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Chris Newman

2008-04-17T05:34:06Z

Nifty:

'''[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=655094120 Chris Newman]''' is the founding [[treasurer]] of [[KGB]].

==A Story==
At some point during his [[President|presidency]], [[Abe]], intent on finding a [[The real world|job]] in the game industry, had an on-campus interview with [[Microsoft]]. The interview went on in a small room in the [[dungeons]] of the [[University Center]]. There was your usual technical question and then the topic shifted towards general matters, and it went something like this:

"I notice you've written on your résumé that you're the president of the [[Carnegie Mellon]] [[KGB]]," said the interviewer, a guy in his late 30s or early 40s who had worked on various Windows platform bits.

"Oh, yes," said Abe, who was accustomed to this coming up, "[[KGB]] is a social organization on campus..." and on. "It's a good time. We have weekly [[meetings]] and abide by [[Robert's Rules of Order]], so--"

The interviewer butted in, somewhat surprised, "[[Still! Huh.]]"

''Still.''

"Oh." This was unexpected. "Yeah..."

"I was the founding [[treasurer]] of the [[KGB]]."

"'''''Oh.'''''"

Abe apparently passed the on-campus interview in spite of completely bombing the aforementioned technical question, and proceeded to the phone screen stage.

==Is the story true?==

While many former KGB folks have worked at Microsoft, including the founding corresponding secretary [[Dan Lovinger]], Chris Newman only worked for Microsoft as a summer intern once in 1988 so he wasn't part of this particular story.

Well, I really don't remember the guy's name, but I definitely had an on-campus interview with someone who declared himself as the founding treasurer of KGB. Pretty sure it was treasurer. Could've been * secretary. [[User:Arwong|Arwong]] 03:07, 7 January 2008 (EST)

That would make more sense. Dan Lovinger, has worked for Microsoft since he left CMU. --[[User:Eeyore|Eeyore]] 21:47, 8 January 2008 (EST)

==How the Penny Throwing Started==

Since I was the founding treasurer and the organization had no money, it seemed appropriate to ask for money during the Treasurer's report. So I started doing that, and resourceful KGB members decided to take the request literally in the form of one cent coins flying in the general direction of the treasurer. I found it entertaining so it became a tradition (cue fiddler on the roof music).

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User:Nifty

2008-01-01T01:59:39Z

Nifty:

Founding Treasurer of KGB. See [[Chris Newman]].

[[http://profiles.yahoo.com/cjnifty]]

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User:Nifty

2008-01-01T01:26:21Z

Nifty:

Founding Treasurer of KGB. See [[Chris Newman]].

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User:Nifty

2008-01-01T01:19:12Z

Nifty: New page: Founding Treasurer of KGB. See Chris Newman.

Founding Treasurer of KGB. See [[Chris Newman]].

Chris Newman

2008-01-01T01:16:58Z

Nifty: /* A Story */

'''Chris Newman''' is the founding [[treasurer]] of [[KGB]].

==A Story==
At some point during his [[President|presidency]], [[Abe]], intent on finding a [[The real world|job]] in the game industry, had an on-campus interview with [[Microsoft]]. The interview went on in a small room in the [[dungeons]] of the [[University Center]]. There was your usual technical question and then the topic shifted towards general matters, and it went something like this:

"I notice you've written on your résumé that you're the president of the [[Carnegie Mellon]] [[KGB]]," said the interviewer, a guy in his late 30s or early 40s who had worked on various Windows platform bits.

"Oh, yes," said Abe, who was accustomed to this coming up, "[[KGB]] is a social organization on campus..." and on. "It's a good time. We have weekly [[meetings]] and abide by [[Robert's Rules of Order]], so--"

The interviewer butted in, somewhat surprised, "[[Still! Huh.]]"

''Still.''

"Oh." This was unexpected. "Yeah..."

"I was the founding [[treasurer]] of the [[KGB]]."

"'''''Oh.'''''"

Abe apparently passed the on-campus interview in spite of completely bombing the aforementioned technical question, and proceeded to the phone screen stage.

==Is the story true?==

While many former KGB folks have worked at Microsoft, including the founding corresponding secretary [[Dan Lovinger]], Chris Newman only worked for Microsoft as a summer intern once in 1988 so he wasn't part of this particular story.

==How the Penny Throwing Started==

Since I was the founding treasurer and the organization had no money, it seemed appropriate to ask for money during the Treasurer's report. So I started doing that, and resourceful KGB members decided to take the request literally in the form of one cent coins flying in the general direction of the treasurer. I found it entertaining so it became a tradition (cue fiddler on the roof music).

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