Will Gries

@wmgries

Azure Files and Windows Server Data Deduplication PM at Microsoft. University of Iowa alumnus. I tweet about politics a lot. Opinions are exclusively my own.

Redmond, WA
Joined November 2008
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  1. Retweeted
    1 hour ago

    When announces its 2020 dates and I’m reminded that it needs to be virtual this year and I’ll miss out on an in-person conference that was one of my favorite work memories from 2019. (CW: language)

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  2. Aug 4

    Sir, this is a Wendy’s...

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  3. Retweeted
    Aug 4
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    Yeah how dare they send ballots to people who didn’t vote last time (which is what “inactive” voters are)? Everyone knows if you sit out an election, you’re not allowed to vote ever again.

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  4. Retweeted
    Aug 4

    A mini thread: I periodically see folks suggest that to prevent weak passwords you should dump AD and compare the hashes against known bad passwords. DO NOT DO THAT. Let me explain.

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  5. Retweeted
    Aug 4

    Name one “temporary” change about the pandemic you hope becomes permanent. I’ll go first.

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  6. Aug 4

    Jesus.

    This is the first day of school in Paulding County, Georgia.
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    Aug 4
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    lol this dumb mf just found out republicans aren't voting because he terrified them with his constant lies about postal voting safety

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  8. Retweeted
    Jul 31

    . to everyone else who has sat down with Trump: "That's not an interview. That's an interview."

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    . is not only one of the best reporters covering the White House...he's one of the best on-camera interviewers in the business. His interview with the president airs on Monday at 11 PM ET
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  9. Aug 3

    The President of the United States of America is impossibly stupid.

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    .: “Oh, you’re doing death as a proportion of cases. I’m talking about death as a proportion of population. That’s where the U.S. is really bad. Much worse than South Korea, Germany, etc.” : “You can’t do that.” Swan: “Why can’t I do that?”
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  10. Retweeted
    Aug 3

    Checks out.

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  11. Aug 2

    Especially since Obama ended up golfing a lot less than Trump has.

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  12. Aug 2

    Yes, it’s true that business is sometimes done on the golf course. It’s also true that some people golf to relax. Nobody would object to the him playing golf if he A) ever got stuff done (on or off the course), and B) hadn’t publicly criticized the last guy for golfing too much.

    It’s not a coincidence that the vast majority of people who criticize the president’s golf outings have never run their own businesses. It’s easy to think all deals are done in the boardroom. Pro tip: Many of them are done somewhere between the tee and the green.
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  13. Aug 2

    Agreed, remember everyone: vote the bastard out. Also, Kevin McCarthy is up for re-election too, so if you or someone you know is in CA23... do the thing!

    Don't count President Trump out. (Just ask Hillary.)
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    Aug 2

    "But Tom, do you really mean voting against *all* Republicans, even if it means losing the Senate?" Yes. Yes I do.

    Trump thanks Blackburn for blocking requirement to notify FBI when foreign nations offer election aid via
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  15. Aug 1

    I thought this was just being a human.

    ADHD is when you buy a blender and then make smoothies every day for 2 weeks and then never make one or even acknowledge your blender ever again.
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  16. Jul 31

    Wait... can the president actually *just* ban an app? The concerns about TikTok are real, but how does the president even have this power? Seems like he doesn’t...

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    Jul 31

    Microsoft buying TikTok? I’m only interested if we are gonna get more TikTok videos like this

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  18. Jul 31

    Voting in WA state is great. Seriously. Everywhere should do vote by mail as the main option.

    In Washington State we have NO POLLS, NO LINES. NO CORONAVIRUS exposure. NO TIME OFF WORK to vote. Every registered voter gets a ballot in the mail. (You don't request one; you just get one.) You sit in your easy chair, fill out your ballot and MAIL IT. NO STAMP. NO FRAUD.
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    Jul 31

    Federal Troops Tear-Gas Yankees Off Field So Trump Can Throw Out First Pitch

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    Jul 31

    “Why does a product work like it does?” At Apple, our answer was: “This is how we think it works best. We like it this way.” We developed a point of view, and we were willing to ship our opinions.

    “Google couldn’t decide between two blues, so they’re testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better. At Apple, we never would have dreamed of doing that, and we never staged any A/B tests for any of the software on the iPhone.” - Ken Kocienda
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