I'm a software developer, recently retired from Microsoft, where I most recently worked on the Windows Azure Storage team. In the previous 17 years with Microsoft, I worked in areas including English language query processing, speech recognition, and anti-spam e-mail filtering.
My interests include compact knowledge representation, and real-world performance measurement.
Politics
Q&A for people interested in governments, policies, and political processes
Stack Overflow
Q&A for professional and enthusiast programmers
Law
Q&A for legal professionals, students, and others with experience or interest in law
Worldbuilding
Q&A for writers/artists using science, geography and culture to construct imaginary worlds and settings
Retrocomputing
Q&A for vintage-computer hobbyists interested in restoring, preserving, and using the classic computer and gaming systems of yesteryear
Electrical Engineering
Q&A for electronics and electrical engineering professionals, students, and enthusiasts
Super User
Q&A for computer enthusiasts and power users
Engineering
Q&A for professionals and students of engineering
Code Review
Q&A for peer programmer code reviews
Software Engineering
Q&A for professionals, academics, and students working within the systems development life cycle
Home Improvement
Q&A for contractors and serious DIYers
Personal Finance & Money
Q&A for people who want to be financially literate
Academia
Q&A for academics and those enrolled in higher education
Signal Processing
Q&A for practitioners of the art and science of signal, image and video processing
Biology
Q&A for biology researchers, academics, and students
Puzzling
Q&A for those who create, solve, and study puzzles
Meta Stack Exchange
Q&A for meta-discussion of the Stack Exchange family of Q&A websites
Linguistics
Q&A for professional linguists and others with an interest in linguistic research and theory
Physics
Q&A for active researchers, academics and students of physics
Android Enthusiasts
Q&A for enthusiasts and power users of the Android operating system
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Q&A for science fiction and fantasy enthusiasts
Seasoned Advice
Q&A for professional and amateur chefs
Mathematics
Q&A for people studying math at any level and professionals in related fields
History
Q&A for historians and history buffs
Raspberry Pi
Q&A for users and developers of hardware and software for Raspberry Pi
English Language & Usage
Q&A for linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts
Server Fault
Q&A for system and network administrators
Islam
Q&A for Muslims, experts in Islam, and those interested in learning more about Islam
Hardware Recommendations
Q&A for people seeking specific hardware recommendations
Skeptics
Q&A for scientific skepticism