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            <title><![CDATA[Personal virtual computing pt 1: the beginning]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This is a series about my journey in building a multipurpose PC using virtualisation technology and RGB strips. This is part 1, which is mostly made o...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Upgrading video calls]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Making music remotely]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With the need for social distancing, the internet is full of remote shows. Take That got in on the action, as did Dua Lipa on James Corden, and countl...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[TeslaBridge III - keeping up to date]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2020 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Early last year, I detailed the construction of a special guest wifi access point for my car. Then how I had to fix it to make it work. Until recently...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Once upon a time I used to collaborate online and make a lot of music. As I write this, the UK is in the 10th week or so of lockdown (although it's no...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Like many engineers and makers I know and idolise, I like lists. I rely on lists to see the steps I need to take to realise my projects from nothing t...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[My second digital life: replacing Dropbox]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Part of an ongoing series exploring my digital life, starting with "Designing my digital life (again)" With Dropbox positioning themselves as a collab...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[My second digital life: trying Brave and Duck Duck Go]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Part of an ongoing series exploring my digital life, starting with "Designing my digital life (again)" Thinking about privacy and surveillance as I di...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Part of an ongoing series exploring my digital life, starting with "Designing my digital life (again)" Part of understanding my gut feeling for wantin...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Working around DVD regions]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Yesterday, what I really wanted to do was watch 3x3 Eyes. I own the DVD, so this should be a matter of plugging play ... except what I own is the NTSC...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Designing my digital life (again)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Nearly a decade ago I discovered the power of controlling my environment by being deliberate in how I wanted to operate. This consisted of reflecting ...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Experiment: smart watch reminders - 15 minute vibra-chime]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This post is mostly for me. It's not a design diary, it's not a retrospective. Using embedded development tools is tricky and so this represents some ...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Getting started with smartwatch development]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[So the goal here is to have some fun hacking some watch face ideas together for personal use. I'm not looking to sell, or share. When working with emb...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A couple of months ago, I detailed the construction of a special guest wifi for my car, and ended the post having successfully got the car to connect ...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[My first smartwatch]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2019 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Today is day 5 of smartwatch ownership for me. This is a purchase that was made after a lot of thought about my needs and how I might use it, but like...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Design diary: special guest wifi]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2019 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In late 2017 I bought the best toy I have ever had the pleasure of playing with: a Tesla Model S. I'm not a car-person, so I didn't have to overcome t...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lessons in keeping music software up to date - part 2]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Two days ago I realised things were a bit wafty with my DAW setup, but now it's time to do a proper cleanup, because upgrading to Reaper 5 64-bit has ...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lessons in keeping music software up to date]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Back in 2015, when I wasn't working I was trying to make music. I spent a lot of time and some money to assemble a set of tools to support my creativi...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Design diary: inspirational dashboard]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I love Momentum, the Chrome plugin, that welcomes me to each tab I open. I don't use all the bells and whistles it offers, but I really really value t...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Some advice about CVs]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 17:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[One day I'd like to write about the most recent hiring experience I had in 2017, to compare and contrast against my previous written and recorded expe...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Verbal scaffolding]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 22:22:23 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This is about communication. What I want to do is start at the beginning. I mean, isn't that the most efficient way of bringing someone else up to spe...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The uncertainty continuum]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 22:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The uncertainty continuum We're sitting in a meeting room having another conversation about the project, and for the 3rd time someone says "but what a...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Understanding guitar tone]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This post is about a hobby that's been languishing a while: music. It's been a significant part of my life since I've been born, and I've been making ...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Optimising for clarity]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I've spent a lot more time over the past few months listening and talking to people than ever before. As a new manager, I've had to learn a few really...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Interesting people]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Who are your interesting people? The internet has done wonders for opinions, since everyone (including fools like me), can write and publish. Not ever...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Here's something you already know]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[There is a difference between assuming nothing and hammering things home well past the time the point has been made. I had a conversation recently whe...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording software stack]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2015-04-20-recording-software-stack</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I was worrying today about the costs of my recording hobby, having assembled a collection of VSTs and recording software. Once I put the numbers down,...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Forum building]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2010-02-25-forum-building</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[From time to time, as we all do, I get into a new subject or hobby. So into it, infact, that I want to get involved; especially when it's a community ...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New job pt 3: deal or no deal?]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-10-28-new-job-pt-3-deal-or-no-deal</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[For those joining us this late in the game, allow me to recap: - Two companies, both alike in dignity (and their desire to get their hands on me). - T...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[For those joining us this late in the game, allow me to recap: - Two companies, both alike in dignity (and their desire to get their hands on me). - T...]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[New job pt 2: the art of handwaving]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-10-26-new-job-pt-2-the-art-of-handwaving</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Having beaten the first couple of levels, now things get intense. Casual mode is yesterday's news, now we're in to Hardcore territory, and coming up t...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Having beaten the first couple of levels, now things get intense. Casual mode is yesterday's news, now we're in to Hardcore territory, and coming up t...]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[New job pt 1: foot in the door]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-10-26-new-job-pt-1-foot-in-the-door</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Every journey begins with a single step, and for jobs, that's getting your CV to someone who cares. I've been very lucky to have had some excellent ad...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Every journey begins with a single step, and for jobs, that's getting your CV to someone who cares. I've been very lucky to have had some excellent ad...]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[A refrain]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-10-02-a-refrain</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Success. The demon has been banished from my hardware and I am finally able to reliably record at 48KHz 16bit (native resolution for a SB Audigy2 Plat...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Success. The demon has been banished from my hardware and I am finally able to reliably record at 48KHz 16bit (native resolution for a SB Audigy2 Plat...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[A musical interlude]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-09-24-a-musical-interlude</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Being a natural born tinkerer isn't a good attribute when what you really want to do is finish something. The past few weeks I've been working fairly ...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Being a natural born tinkerer isn't a good attribute when what you really want to do is finish something. The past few weeks I've been working fairly ...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Normal service to resume]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-09-01-normal-service-to-resume</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[While the hob is still laying outside in pieces, I am at least back up and running with my PC. Most importantly, with all my data still intact, just w...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[While the hob is still laying outside in pieces, I am at least back up and running with my PC. Most importantly, with all my data still intact, just w...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turbulence]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-07-21-turbulence</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[What started out as killing time at work has actually gone past the "That's cool" barrier and into something practical. To start at the end first, the...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[What started out as killing time at work has actually gone past the "That's cool" barrier and into something practical. To start at the end first, the...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Farming]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-07-02-farming</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the farm! This dokuwiki installation is now part of a wiki farm that also contains http://pam.pesartain.com, http://www.src2pkg.net and htt...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Welcome to the farm! This dokuwiki installation is now part of a wiki farm that also contains http://pam.pesartain.com, http://www.src2pkg.net and htt...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ease]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-06-22-ease</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Catching up on some RSS subscriptions this morning, I found myself reading Kent Beck's blog about the Open/Closed Principle. Flipping back through his...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Catching up on some RSS subscriptions this morning, I found myself reading Kent Beck's blog about the Open/Closed Principle. Flipping back through his...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Interviewfail?]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-06-03-interviewfail</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Interview over. I walked out feeling like that was a total fail. It didn't help that I got a bad case of the nerves just an hour before I was due to s...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Interview over. I walked out feeling like that was a total fail. It didn't help that I got a bad case of the nerves just an hour before I was due to s...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Interview!]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-05-28-interview</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This is what it's all been leading up to. I have a good shot at it providing I don't screw up the C test and subsequently stick my foot in my mouth. 1...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is what it's all been leading up to. I have a good shot at it providing I don't screw up the C test and subsequently stick my foot in my mouth. 1...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Power saving]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-05-25-power-saving</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Since moving to a server/client network architecture at home, I'm finding the electricity bills are going nowhere but up! There are many reasons to ha...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Since moving to a server/client network architecture at home, I'm finding the electricity bills are going nowhere but up! There are many reasons to ha...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Add on domains]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2009-03-06-add-on-domains</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The difference between addon domains and domain parking is important. Which is why I first titled this post "parking", 'cause I got 'em confused. You ...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The difference between addon domains and domain parking is important. Which is why I first titled this post "parking", 'cause I got 'em confused. You ...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Employed!]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2008-09-26-employed</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[What started with a few stressful phone calls at the start of August has lead inexorably toward being employed in the same location, by the same peopl...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[What started with a few stressful phone calls at the start of August has lead inexorably toward being employed in the same location, by the same peopl...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Curiousity Kills]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2008-09-15-curiousity-kills</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I've just pulled the title of this post off a song by Trapt. Since I've started this sort of blog, I've kept brand names out of the posts, I've kept l...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[I've just pulled the title of this post off a song by Trapt. Since I've started this sort of blog, I've kept brand names out of the posts, I've kept l...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Now under offer!]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2008-09-10-now-under-offer</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Another Monday morning, I'm still dozing in about 9am fully intending to get up any minute now, and a surprise phone call. My London interview came up...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Another Monday morning, I'm still dozing in about 9am fully intending to get up any minute now, and a surprise phone call. My London interview came up...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[What interviews are supposed to be all about]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2008-09-07-what-interviews-are-supposed-to-be-all-about</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[So I dashed into London on Friday (2008-05-09) for an interview with no specific job specification. The night before I found myself in a complete stat...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[So I dashed into London on Friday (2008-05-09) for an interview with no specific job specification. The night before I found myself in a complete stat...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Quick-fire round: GO!]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2008-09-06-quick-fire-round-go</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[From the sublime to the ridiculous. The first phone interview I've ever had was very simple and required talking around a bunch of points that my CV h...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[From the sublime to the ridiculous. The first phone interview I've ever had was very simple and required talking around a bunch of points that my CV h...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[The long road]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2008-08-31-the-long-road</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Still no word about the job referenced recently. Since life has been busy I've felt little need to keep this up to date. I have another interview on S...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Still no word about the job referenced recently. Since life has been busy I've felt little need to keep this up to date. I have another interview on S...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Pieter Sartain</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Technically interviewable]]></title>
            <link>https://www.pietersartain.com/blog/2008-08-12-technically-interviewable</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Turns out I made a decent enough impression on the phone interview to warrant the travel expenses and face to face. I can see why you'd want to check ...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Turns out I made a decent enough impression on the phone interview to warrant the travel expenses and face to face. I can see why you'd want to check ...]]></content:encoded>
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