dgb

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About me

Location Seattle, WA
Introduction I've been a software engineer for over 30 years. I was at Microsoft for about 20 of those. I have a PhD in computer science from UW. I've been politically active for more than a decade. I'm interested in politics and policy, particularly redistricting, population and its relationship to climate change, and health and economics.
Interests My kids and family, hiking, scrambling, snorkeling, politics, history, technology, traveling, health policy, population issues
Favorite Movies M*A*S*H, Blues Brothers, Stripes, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Favorite Music Grateful Dead, Joe Jackson, Johnny Clegg, Robbie Robertson, Sting; Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Indigo Girls, Susan Tedeschi, Rolling Stones
Favorite Books Guns Germs and Steel, Jitterbug Perfume, Lord of the Rings

When you hesitate before hitting snooze on your alarm clock, are you being lazy?

I don't use an alarm.