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Who's got two thumbs and is Blizzard Entertainment's newest Senior Engineer?

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Who's got two thumbs and is Blizzard Entertainment's newest Senior Engineer? http://www.shackpics.com/... : DianeOfTheMoon
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- In before 'Cock goes where?' : DianeOfTheMoon
- Congrats! : The Grolar Bear
- Get back to work and release Diablo 3. : aethyr
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  Holy shit! EPIC! Gratz! : SqueegyTBS
  - No..not EPIC...Blizzard! : jcrockerman
- Congratulations! : alnya
- Congrats Diane!! That's awesome I am happy for you and Blackcat! : grendel
- Grats! : daVinci1980
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  Congrats! Is this on the web team or the dev team? : Frozen Pixel
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    On the web team, doing "interesting stuff." : DianeOfTheMoon
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      i bet that's going to be a blast. : dahanese
      
      I'm already extremely excited. It seems to be doing a bit of everything, which is right up my alley. : DianeOfTheMoon
- Flipping sweet! : spazzium
- Cooongratulations! : orgcaptainnemo
- Yay!! : jenisthebest
- WOOOOOT!!! :D : dognose
- awesome, congrats! : sicko
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  LET'S TALK ABOUT CLASS BALANCE : Sapiens
  - (Grats!) : Sapiens
- Congrats! : XAVdeMATOS
- Holy shit congrats! : Rotten Deadite
- good work!! : mXENO
- Congrats! : Serpico74
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  Senior Engineer as in Software Developer? Or something else? : Kentor
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    Their office building are falling over. They need a structural engineer to keep it all upright! : SqueegyTBS
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      That would be civil engineer. :) : DianeOfTheMoon
      
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      I've met a few that are pretty foul-mouthed : digital_d
      
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      Wouldn't that be a bio-engineer? : DianeOfTheMoon
      
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      Wouldn't that be fowlmouthed? : mattavius
      
      I think that's an ecological engineer. : DianeOfTheMoon
    - Senior Engineer can be applied to infrastructure folk as well in areas where the term isn't regulated, he... : Kentor
- Grats! : Visceral Monkey
- congrats! : genocidalrobot
- holy shit... grats, Diane! : vile
- Sweet! Congrats :) : action wombmate
- wowowow gj!!! : pancake humper
- Hey, you don't happen to go to the UW do you? : digital_d
- BOB KELSO! congrats! That's great news. : Goblin au
- I hear Blizzard HQ is a HUGE place, must be daunting for the new people. Congrats! : byorn
- congrats! how much xp did I earn last night before we stopped? was it 100 each for the trap room? : MisterPhoton
- Kickass, gratz! : Nerdsbeware
- Congrats!!!!!! : JohnnyRey
- GRATS!! :D : smax
- AWESOME! congrats Diane! : Nitrium
- Quit attention whoring and get to work on Heart of the Swarm! Congrats! : theangrywaffles
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  if this is true why aren't all your posts on the shack in blue now? : ovrlrd
  - also grats! : ovrlrd
- congrats! : dahanese
- Awesome! : MagicWishMonkey
- Hooray! Congrats! : Fenring42
- Grats!! : deveus1
- Congrats! : slax0r
- photo of you with one of the giant statues on campus will be expected asap : smacknca
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  The next thing you need to link is http://blizzard.com/diablo3beta/d3installer.exe : jingletard
  - i clicked :( : r3dn3ck
- Congrats!! : jonin
- Awesome! : Haku-Jin
- Awesome!!!! : chungathebunga
- Woot! Congrats! : kallanta
- Oh wow! GJ! : Dr_Cube
- So I'm guessing the Worgen Guild is going to be EPIC! Congrats! : Vegtro
- congrats and try to leak a diablo 3 build on the internet : hanged_man
- Grats! : rmjackson
- sweet, congrats! : askedrelic
- Time to get slizzard! : jcrockerman
- Grats! : Haxim
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  What's a senior engineer do? - congrats btw, I know you've been wanting to get in bad. : abrasion
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    Tell the regular engineers what to do, play WoW, and then take all the credit. : DarkWolf5
    - Those are Leads. : Frozen Pixel
  - They make seniors. Duh. : capt tripps
  - drives the train to awesomeville : drucifer
- Congrats! : ZeroSignal
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  So do you get Cataclysm for free or what? : action wombmate
  - Well, its not not free : rmjackson
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    I already paid for it. :/ : DianeOfTheMoon
    - All good, not like it isn't worth paying for! : action wombmate
- grats! : harold.johnson
- soo awesome. : drucifer
- Good on you, well done. : bombay
- Whoa, good job! : Hemtroll
- Congrats! : Crw22
- Sweet! And Congrats! Now get back to work! : MacemanInTW
- holy shit for real?!?! that is AWESOME!!!! congrats!!!!! pls give d3 beta key thx : vitek r
- WOOOOOOOOOOOO posting in this historical thread. CONGRATS, girlfriend!! : Megara9
- Grats! That's really exciting! : MrBig0
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  this is awful but I feel like the shack comment system needs a like button :( Anyway, congrats! : bagelcc
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    UNF is our like. : dahanese
    - How very Tim The Tool-Man Taylor. : Deathlove
    - then this gets UNF'd : Megara9
  - thats what lolscript = inf tag is for. dont listen to dahanese^^, she's just unfing to get some ass. : papaskot
- _/$\_ : mwasher
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  As I kept telling people during the interview, I was going to try and become an aeronautical engineer bef... : DianeOfTheMoon
  - Cool! : OmegaRed59
  - your welcome! (i have nothing to do with games besides consuming 'em). : j0nchan
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    I take it this all started from the conversation we had outside of the movie theater after seeing Incepti... : Ctrl-Phreak
    - That's exactly where it came from! Just us talking that night and being told to hand over a resume and n... : DianeOfTheMoon
- Congrats Diane!! : ColoradoCNC
- Gratz!!! : cjcharv
- Congrats! : Kentor
- Gratz! I really wanna work at Blizzard or Bioware but I lack skills for any of the positions. : jdmSlix
- Yay! Congrats, Diane! : Dschinghis Khan
- That's p. ace, miss. Nice one. : Alice O'Connor
- Awesome, congrats! : ant_hillbilly
- wow awesome : bolneze
- congrats! : retardhumper
- congrats! : graah
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  That's awesome. Now you can bring your Worgen powers to fruition. : Chod
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    Now I can directly complain to Chris Metzen. mwuahahahaha! : DianeOfTheMoon
    - Just walk up to him and put your arm around him. "Chris can I call you Chris? We have a lot to talk about... : Chod
- Nice job! A winner is you! : tashtego
- Wow, congrats! : kazanma
- Awesome! : shavenewok
- Hey! Hey! Congrats! You deserve a stellar job like that. :) : arcane_
- Congrats! Can you get me a beta invite? :( : Nihilist
- Amazing! Grats! : Geoffrois
- GRATS DIANE! = D You are now obliged to get me in the diablo 3 beta if my other connections fail = ) : pixelat3d
- D3 beta invite to all! : Fish_Bulb
- Holy crap they've never responded to me. Congrats!!!_! : PixelPie
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  Diane did you already work at Blizz or did you just now get hired from outside? Freaking grats either wa... : lefthighkick
  - I was an outside hire, but an inside man (an AWESOMETASTICSUPERCOOLFROODDUDE) convinced me to send in my ... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  very nice. Now can you get me a shirt like that? : TPSReport
  - Yes. http://www.jinx.com/world_of_warcraft/men/warlock_class.html?catid=41&cs=2&csd=41 : BlackCat9
- Holy snap! GrAAAAAATS! : HL3dsx
- Amazing! Congrats! : furiouschuck
- That's awesome!! Congrats! : stuka
- now to exact revenge for those who dare mess with blackcat in WoW! muhaha! : bosst0ne
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  That is awesome dude, pretty much my dream company to work for. Congratulations! : jeffmoeller
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    I just said dude, and then the photo loaded...well I call everyone dude. : jeffmoeller
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      In this case, it's even funnier that you did! : Morgin
      
      Twist! LOL. : Super Sparker
      
      Haha. : paulatreus
      
      Dude looks like is a lady! : boarder2
      
      Lol! : riptyde
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  Their EU team only need Senior Project Manager and Senior Web Designer right now (according to their webs... : SilverSnake
  - That would be pretty cool. :) : DianeOfTheMoon
- Congrats! : EricZBA
- Sweeeeeeet! Best of luck there! : freakynipples69
- yes but how many toes do you have? : tunis5000
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  Holy fuck. : Danny5225
  - I mean congratulations! : Danny5225
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  nerf resto druid please : Nighteyes
  - oh yea, TERRAN OP : askedrelic
- congratulations! : hirez
- eff yeah! : persuxe
- GRATS!!!! Looking forward to shacking while at work! : MercFox1
- Grats, that's brilliant! : felicia
- You got it! Congratulamatorians all around. And now you can give yourself all that tier 11 equipment on y... : locater16
- now hook me up with a spectral tiger mount plz : crypt420
- YAY! Congratulations to you! : PuppyStomper
- Grats! Time to ban goonsquad? : skitzo
- nice! get to work on World of Starcraft! : riptyde
- Grats Diane! : mem
- Congrats! But shouldn't it be seniorita engineer? : uncle slappy
- Sweet, congrats, I just renewed my WoW account after 2 1/2 years. : towlpanda
- Grats!! Now sneak into the server database and make me 'kingslayer' Chuk. =D : chuk
- whoa, freaking kick ass! : dignan
- What kind of technical questions did they ask you? Or are you not allowed to say? : integer
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  Free lifetime WoW subscriptions for all shackers, right? : passingstranger
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    ::ziiiip:: : DianeOfTheMoon
    - Shiiiiit, I've been doing that for free. : BlackCat9
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  Congrats! What's a senior engineer at Blizzard make these day? About 10 years ago I had an offer from Bl... : Simulacrum
  - You know I can't divulge stuff like that. :p : DianeOfTheMoon
- Congrats and good luck :) : steauengeglase
- holy shit no way. for the horde, right? you better not be an alliance spy : Downforce
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  That makes 2 transvestite engineers working at blizzard that I know. What an odd statistic. : sammyl
  - Games programming is the most popular job for transexuals outside the sex industry. : BlackCat9
  - FYI, calling me a transvestite is a very big misnomer as I don't get sexual satisfaction from dressing li... : DianeOfTheMoon
  - Diane is not a transvestite, lol : riptyde
- What's a senior engineer? Also They still haven't given me a prize for February's comic contest :( : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
- Couldn't happen to a nicer person; fully deserved! : massdev
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  Damn, congrats! The Shack is slowly spreading through the game development community. Like a cancer som... : SolrFlare
  - I'm in remission. : RomSteady
- Wow congrats. : re-verse
- way to go! : lord_omega
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  Sweet, you can use the blizzard paycheck to buy a real camera : Entity
  - also, congrats. My first post looks nastier than it's supposed to :/ : Entity
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  lol, girls can't do math. : Boxelder
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    I don't see the problem! : crazywigga
    - Everyone is equal. : Navy Spitfire
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  omfg! no fucking way! you're a girl?!? : davislovestacobell
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    Well, perhaps you should sit down... : trOmblyj
    - lol : bolneze
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  grats that is the most truly the most hardcore way to play diablo 3 early
  
  Nov 04, 2010 7:21pm PDT
  
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  grats that is the most truly the most hardcore way to play diablo 3 early : spiderfill
  - inorite? I got tired of paying for Blizzcon tickets. : DianeOfTheMoon
- too awesome! congrats : moshman
- Good job! : wytefang
- Awesome! Congratulations! : funnynamehere
- that's badass! : das_runt
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  Wow, that's fantastic! Congratulations! Will your monthly WoW fee get automatically deducted from your pa... : tinfoilhatter
  - lol :D : DianeOfTheMoon
- Ok, i give up. Who? : Snuffles-
- that's awesome... congrats : shakybonez31
- Welcome to the world of game development! Leave your soul at the door. : Fred Garvin
- Just in time for release parties.. W00t. GJ : rmjackson
- woot! : deject
- Will you get Diablo 3 released quicker? : sanchez
- Can I have a million gold? : snuff
- No doubt a dream job. Congrats. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous. : Ellissd
- Very cool. Congrats! : Greymatter42
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  Big congrats, Diane. Do you know what project you'll be assigned to? I'd so love to see another Ghostc... : LoioshDwaggie
  - I'll be in the web & mobile division, but who knows where I could go to? I'd kill to be on the class des... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Wow, awesome, congratulations! Did you have a hard time in the interviews because you kept thinking "wow... : hunhauu
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    Actually, no. I kept talking about how wonderful it would be that I could work there, and about how it h... : DianeOfTheMoon
    - Cool, it's really nice when you get to an environment where you feel you can learn from people and still ... : hunhauu
- Nice work! : Drewus
- Congratulations!!! That is completely awesome, I am jealous. : VictoriouSecret
- Congrats! : EnderWigginDA
- Congrats!! Very Very Cool! : Hiro
- Congrats :) : akaigirl
- That is awesome. : baconisgod
- who is that. : papaskot
- Sweet deal! Do we all get Diablo 3 beta keys now? :-) : Reeves
- damn! awesome news. You rule. : DapperDan
- so does that mean you'll be working with shlonglor now? I get the feeling he doesn't actually have any t... : brewsterdog
- Holy shit, congratz. You are still my heroine but even moreso. : Lightzout
- Congrats! : Portax
- Awesome! I'd like a Diablo 3 beta key please. : herradura99
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  Awesome! Web and Mobile, eh? Time to bring the WoW auction house to mobile devices? If I still played, th... : boarder2
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    Wow you really haven't played in a long time, that has been around for months now. It's built into their ... : ovrlrd
    - Oh, well there you go then! I haven't played in years. : boarder2
- Congrats and best of luck!!! : metldude
- Congrats, DianeOfTheMoon mounts in game for shackers?! : supermonkeyballz
- you lucky lock! : CecilPhilpot
- great googly moogly ....gratz!!!! : cap n KRUNCH
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  Can you look into my resume I sent over a year ago? I know they're on a hiring freeze in the GM depot, b... : Anastomosis
  - Also... HIGH FIVE! : Anastomosis
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    Being serious and not condescending here, but what exactly do you have to have to be a good GM? Play a lo... : Phreakin
    - From what I gathered from people I know who are GMs, you have to be able to troubleshoot. Hard, I know, ... : Anastomosis
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    If you speak French I might be able to help you with a GM position : ColoradoCNC
    - Negatory. What I do have going for me is years in the customer service industry. A few of those years i... : Anastomosis
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    I interviewed for a GM job about five years ago and didn't get it. I know that I was more technically pro... : BlackCat9
    - Luckily, I have done some call center work. For a mortgage bank. Worst job ever. Not being a call rep,... : Anastomosis
- that's fantastic, great job. : sixfoot6
- mods, does this mean her name turns purple now? (grats btw) : Wikus Van De Merwe
- Congrats! You gained another level. : d fluke
- omfg. i can't think of anyone who i would wish such good things on more Diane. Congrats!! : AMikaboshi
- holy poo poo congrats : GloriousCow
- Completely awesome!! : happynoodle
- Congrats :) : MoreVespeneGas
- I give you lovin' if you mail me the alpha build of Diablo 3. ;D : DM7
- Woah, congrats!!!! Go and insert your seniority on some fools! :P Oh yeah, Diablo III please! : Alco23
- wow you must be stoked : crummynz
- this picture confuses me : fried rice
- congrats Diane!! : suicidemachine
- Always good to see a fellow lock get ahead in the world :) Congrats ! : Lightbulb
- Awesome! :) Don't forget to tell us all about the 'moneyhat' room where employees get to jump into a ... : laidback
- Congratulations :) what sort of mobile stuff is Blizzard doing? : dael
- awesome! : klearlyunseen
- Let me throw in here too...awesome! Congrats. : jason bergman
- Best. Job. Ever. Gratz! : node
- Awesome, grats.. : [7]kami
- wow. congrats! : dirge23
- Congratulations and good luck ! : Lukiopimp