While chatting to Rory in the hallway of building 20 before filming our Channel 9 video he mentioned he was leaving. I made a very poor impassioned plea for him to stay - but it's hard to do when don't know someone all that well. It is a shame he couldn't find a niche within Microsoft. Sometime the lure of the creative urge and one's hometown is too much to resist. He did mention he was a big fan of Stumptown in Portland and specifically purchased a condo to be close to it: so he isn't without taste (albeit he said this while using the Starbucks iBrew. If the Daleks had a special 'Coffee Dalek' it would be the iBrew).

I've read Rory's blog for years. I've followed the ups and downs of his life. When he came to Microsoft I was excited for him and Microsoft. When he came to Redmond I hoped he would be the 'technical' Scoble (sorry - I never liked Scoble - but that is another story).

Good luck Rory. I'll look for your book on Amazon.