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Gayle Laakmann

After three internships at Microsoft, one internship at Apple, and three years at Google, Gayle Laakmann decided that she'd spent enough time at the biggies. She left Google with best wishes to her co-workers and went out to explore the world. She spent six weeks in Argentina and three weeks in Asia. Gayle is now back in Seattle exploring the startup scene.

Projects & Activities

Gayle Laakmann spends her time working on CareerCup and Seattle Anti-Freeze. CareerCup is a source for technical interviews, job postings, interview training, and more. Seattle Anti-Freeze is a company Gayle founded a year ago that organizes parties and other events for people in their 20s and 30s.

Silly Bugs

Obvious bugs in software annoy me. Obvious bugs in software that have been there for a while annoy me even more. Obvious bugs in software that have been therefore for a while that should be trivial to fix make me laugh.
Wed, Dec 26, 2007
Philadelphia International Airport, (PHL) to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, (SEA)
Flight: United Flight 2234 operated by US Airways (on Airbus A321-100/200)
Depart: 05:55 PM, Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
Arrive: 09:09 PM, Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA)
Total Travel Time: 3 hrs 14 mins
3 hours west to east? Nope. Don't think so.
Sun, Sep 23, 2007
Philadelphia International Airport, (PHL) to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, (SEA)
Flight: US Airways Flight 753 ((on Airbus A321-100/200)
Depart: 05:55 PM, Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
Arrive: 08:57 PM Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA)
Total Travel Time: 3 hrs 2 mins
Sorry.
Mon, Sep 3, 2007
Flight: Delta Air Lines Flight 533 ((on Boeing 757-200)
Depart: 02:23 PM, Atlanta, GA (ATL)
Arrive: 04:30 PM Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA)
Total Travel Time: 2 hrs 7 mins
Ooh... two hours coast-to-coast... I want to be on that plane!

And yet... it used to work at some point:
Tue, Feb 27, 2007
Flight: United Flight 2032 Operated by US AIRWAYS( nonstop )
Depart: 08:35 AM, Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA)
Arrive: 04:31 PM, Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
Total Travel Time: 4hrs 56min
At some point, between Feb 27 and Sept 3, Travelocity forgot what a timezone is. Travelocity still doesn't know. Nice work, guys.

Google Seattle/Kirkland Tech Talks

Google Seattle/Kirkland is running its tech talk series with speaking from inside and outside of Google. Here's the lineup:

February 21, 2008
6:30 - 9:00 PM
Web Archives & Interfaces for Social Studies of Online Action
Kirsten Foot, Associate Professor of Communication, UW
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March 20, 2008
6:30-9:00 PM
Here Come The Robots
Helen Greiner, Co-founder and Chairman, iRobot Corp.
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Register at http://www.google.com/events/seattle_techtalk

Contact seattle-events@google.com with questions.