Gerald Irish

Senior Engineering Manager @ Microsoft
Opinions and tweets are my own

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@huangkuan @Carnage4Life How much NBA are you watching? All four players who received 1st place MVP votes are non-Americans, there are players from 40 countries in the league, more than any other major American sport. The NBA is leading in diversity in the US and it's not even close.

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@huangkuan @Carnage4Life The NBA is literally already doing this. They're investing in Africa and expanding to other markets like China to not only expand the viewer base, but expand the talent base. For decades the NBA has invested in expanding globally, and now we see superstars from around the globe.

[Chris Sayers (he/him) @NotSoLittleC]

so, enough time has passed now for me to talk about why i decided to leave Blizzard. a mixed year with great teammates, but a management that mistreated, lied to me, gaslit me, gave me a fake promotion, and HR that refused to help.

buckle up friendos. 💪

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@DanExellente @bomani_jones Nah, MJ still gets plenty of love from around the world. Snyder is hated by his NFL owner (former)peers, hated by fans, hated by people in the DMV and now doesn't have any influence beyond money. Many, many famous and powerful would love to meet MJ, no one likes Dan Snyder.

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@btmlineman @KarenAttiah Uhh, categorically untrue. Cartridges were the standard on home consoles for about 15 years and Nintendo has had a system with cartridges continuously since the NES.

[dan nguyen 🐮 @dancow]

Nov 2022: "Do you really think he's not up to managing a social network?"

July 2023: "Surely someone who can figure out how to build spaceships can figure out how to distinguish scrapers from legit users"

🤔

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@ParissAthena People falling overboard happens more often than you'd think, something like around one or two dozen a year. Lot of it is drunk people.

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@mekkaokerekebye Man I just watched this, and it is gold! Thanks for posting this

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@engineering_bae I would also try to get as much info as possible about how promotions are done inside the company. Sometimes your direct mgr really knows how things work, sometimes they don't. Also, know what you'd need to get hired at the next level at another company. Sometimes you gotta jump.

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@RayRedacted @yongfook I mean...your surgeon is not billing your medical insurance $99. A good accountant isn't charging you a flat $99/month regardless of hours spent. These things are not alike ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@theActorPhillip @FanMuggsy @TheNBACentral @awfulannouncing The people that hold lawmakers accountable are called voters.

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@TooTallAgee @SBJ @f1miami @JoePompliano This doesn't make sense. Miami GP prices are wildly higher than even the most expensive grand prixes on the calendar. Brazen price gouging is not the same as being upscale. F1 fans are smart enough to do the math and on flying to Europe for less money and a better experience.

[Martin Fowler @martinfowler]

I'm enjoying a vacation, so haven't spent time to do more than scan the recent Prime Video microservices to monolith story. But this analysis from @adrianco looks solid.

https://t.co/VcPBBgSdo7

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@javavvitch

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@pollei_yfdqy @Mpolymer Right, but ideally you've got access logging and controls to "watch the watchers". Sensitive documents should be in a document management system to keep track of who touched what. Impersonation is another thing that's dangerous and should be logged. Can't rely only on trust.

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@Grady_Booch Did you put out something sweet for him?

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@davidfowl Yes, I distinctly remember the start of a long term knee pain from sleeping with my leg folded awkwardly. Ended up having surgery for small meniscus tear 😩

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@filln_theblanks @iamKierraD No, someone is openly advocating lying on resumes to get a job:

[Gerald Irish @GVIrish]

@javavvitch "Everyone has questionable ethics and morals"??? More like, ppl who have questionable ethics and morals think everyone else is as unethical as they are, which is how they justify their behavior. 'Lie on your resume' so you can get fired when your company finds out you lied? FOH