Jim Priestley

Tech, Sailor, Cyclist, Father of 5, Azure Specialist, work for Microsoft, but these are my opinions.

[Ashley Willis (McNamara) @ashleymcnamara]

My Uber driver was so impressed with me until he asked me where I went to college. It’s been dead silent since I told him I’m a dropout and now we’re stuck in traffic. 😂

[Jim Priestley @CloudyNJ]

@nickgraynews @xtinacomputes As someone who takes people out in my work role, I try and say coffee or a drink to try and be more inclusive.

[Jim Priestley @CloudyNJ]

@alexlindsay Worried you were hacked! Would never click an unexplained unexpected QR code. URL phishing zero days…

[Jen Gentleman 🌺 @JenMsft]

A senior developer, walking a junior developer through the legacy code base

"One day, this will all be yours" https://t.co/ttwfU6UOUs

[Basic Apple Guy @BasicAppleGuy]

Lesser known Apple Watch Workouts:
Moving Day 📦

[Jeff Hollan @jeffhollan]

Secure your APIs with Private Link support for Azure API Management https://t.co/81TRQBSm2n

[Jim Priestley @CloudyNJ]

@shanselman Gremlins

[Gene Kim @RealGeneKim]

“Java usage within Microsoft has grown way beyond Minecraft. We have more than 500,000 JVMs in production running hundreds of internal Microsoft systems.”

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

3/ The sci-fi stories about a supercomputer that controls a civilization? That's here. We're living in that world. And the time is running out to regulate it before we have no control over humanity's destiny.

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

2/ Yes, it uses that to sell you ads. But it also commodifies your attention. It's rewiring your brain to train you to check it constantly.

The algorithms inside of it powerfully shape our world, what we think is important and what we never hear.

It's terrifying.

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

1/ Consider changing your frame on what social media is.

Facebook is a supercomputer processing 2.5 billion items a day. and learning what YOU respond to. It's learning what keeps your attention, what loses it and what gets you to react.

It does that for the whole human race.

[Jim Priestley @CloudyNJ]

@threddyrex I’m sorry, this is outside my normal working hours…

[Jim Priestley @CloudyNJ]

@JenMsft On Twitter, I go through phases of blocking the accounts of promoted ad tweets…

[Jim Priestley @CloudyNJ]

@engineering_bae Microsoft asked for w-2’s in 2012

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

Do not fly.
this whole day was hell.
no one takes Covid precautions seriously.
everything the airlines are doing is theater
I pray to God my N95 kept me safe.

[Jim Priestley @CloudyNJ]

We’ve all started wearing again in my vaccinated family, too.

[Jeff Fritz @csharpfritz]

After being in DC this weekend, I’ve committed myself to wearing the mask again for the foreseeable future.

Folks just don’t understand and we’re going to be stuck fighting COVID and living in various states of quarantine for years to come

[Thomas Lewis @TommyLee]

Ok @Microsoft geeks, stumbled on a delicious Twitter account from Microsoft Corporate Real Estate you might be interested in, especially if you are an employee who misses the offices right now. Go follow @CREMicrosoft & geek out.

[Jenna Pederson @jennapederson]

ICYMI Here are the slides, recording, and the code for the talk I gave at #DevOpsDays MSP last week, Bringing Software Development Practices to your Infrastructure:

📄 https://t.co/EUQSuyEddD
📺 https://t.co/twPT5G5eX4
💻 https://t.co/tvQBzscLQN

[Jim Priestley @CloudyNJ]

@bdsams This is how you make pizza at home @bdsams , not deep fried in a pan…