Mark Michaelis

Announcement: Overlanding The Length of Africa mark.michaelis.net/2023/05/07/ann…

After some humming and hawing Josh decides to attempt to reseat the wheel with gasoline and a lighter. Yes... this is the time for Macgyver-type measures. And, what do you know, it works the first time. Wow!! At 3:30 AM, 12 hours later, all cars free.... mark.michaelis.net/2023/03/14/was…

Beartown Series by Fredrick Backman mark.michaelis.net/2023/02/25/bea…

Join us for the .NET Conference on Jan 19, featuring industry experts like Microsoft RD @MarkMichaelis! Buy your tickets on eventbrite: bit.ly/spodotnet2023 #dotnet #microsoft

LAST CHANCE to RSVP! Microsft RD @MarkMichaelis is presenting at tonight's Spokane .NET Users Group Meetup. Join us in the IntelliTect office or online at 6 pm to learn about the internals of modern-day C#! Sign up on Meetup: meetup.com/Spokane-NET-Us… #csharp #Dotnet

Obviously, while not enough to do anything significant but we quickly walked up to the Iglesia Católica Santa Ana and then, in my wisdom, I casually directed us to purchase some ice-cream... It turns out, I was wrong. Not deterred, I ran and jumped... mark.michaelis.net/2022/06/03/3-d…

Back at the hostel the owner suggested we rent scooter and go exploring. They were 25 USD each and we headed out to see Lake Ilopango, navigating through San Salvador. mark.michaelis.net/2022/06/05/2-d…

@MarkMichaelis is presenting at this month's .NET Users Group meetup! Join us on June 14 to discuss modernizing C# guidelines! RSVP on Meetup: meetup.com/Spokane-NET-Us… #csharp #techmeetup #dotnet

@billwagner @srisunraam @davidfowl @jonskeet Thanks @billwagner! @srisunraam, let me know if you have any questions.

There’s a path from things like Minecraft, and scratch/make code to coding with a programming language. It’s very interesting watching my kids pick up computer skills.

I have lived more than 70 years and never once have I felt the need to own a gun. So, sport and hunting aside, why do we need 400 million guns in America? No other developed country allows this. And yes, 2nd amendment folks, you have the Constitutional right to own a musket.

I don’t understand why every police Union in the country isn’t demanding gun safety legislation,because they suffer the consequences of guns run amok. If the police organized their voices for gun safety Congress would pass it before the Fall elections.

This time when u are getting stressed over guidelines and new features in C# 😂 #devsum #dotnet #nullability @MarkMichaelis

Visiting Homes in Goma, DRC with World Relief (East Africa Day 8: 2022-04-20) mark.michaelis.net/2022/05/05/vis…

Undoubtedly, @GiveDirectly recipients were not making negative choices with the cash transfers they received. Even so, several questions arose for me based on my visit. mark.michaelis.net/2022/04/27/giv…

My initial attraction to GiveDirectly was the extensive studies they did in the onset to show the positive impact of the cash transfers and verification that, in fact, recipients overwhelmingly made positive choices in what to do with the money. mark.michaelis.net/2022/04/25/giv…

This time we decided to be more deliberate in walking into areas that were less tourist and commercial (but staying within the safety boundaries suggested by the hotel). We headed north along the main road until we found a dark enough alley... mark.michaelis.net/2022/04/21/wal…

From my perspective, both GiveDirectly activities were emotionally charged and the joy and excitement palpable. I had to suppress my emotional joy bordering on any tears leaking out. I was honored and blessed to be included. mark.michaelis.net/2022/04/21/int…

We spoke with the doctor at length and she was quite open about her experiences. She talked about how the surgery was not always sufficient because in many case when the women left they were going back to the same crappy circumstances i mark.michaelis.net/2022/04/19/eas…

Log book entry: Traveling from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda to Lake Ruhondo, Rwanda mark.michaelis.net/2022/04/24/eas…

Wow... tracking gorillas.. a once in a lifetime experience mark.michaelis.net/2022/04/18/eas…