My Career At Microsoft Really Was Getting

Software-industry Battles Are Fought By Highly Paid And Out-of-shape Nerds Furiously Pounding Computer Keyboards While They Guzzle Diet Coke. The Stakes Aren't Very Dramatic. Life? Liberty? The Pursuit Of Happiness? Nope, It's About Stock Options.

It's Very Hard For Individual Inventors To Get Paid. For The Same Reason That Private Equity Is Valuable - Broadly, That's A Good Thing - In The Case Of Patents, Many That Own Them Aren't In A Good Position To Take The Next Step.

I Have A Very Pragmatic Approach To Diets. Ones You Can't Stick To Don't Do You Any Good. Some People Say, 'just Eat Half Of What's On Your Plate,' But I Can't Do That!

A Blowtorch Is A Wonderful Thing. You Can Get One Of Those For About 25 Bucks At Home Depot. And There's A Ton Of Things That You Can Use A Blowtorch For, In Browning A Steak Or Touching Up The Browning Of A Chicken Or Making Creme Brulee.

If You Talk About Sous-vide, Then You Have To Talk About Food Safety, And Microbiology, And Heat.