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Ash Iddya

1 year

Since I’ve gotten back into reading books about, here’s a list of books I’ve read so far 1. The newest Keigo Higashino murder mystery. Always a gripping reading that I can finish in hours in one sitting

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

Future Generations: "So misinformation was free and facts were hidden behind a pay wall?...And you all wondered why democracy was brought down by masses peddling conspiracy theories?!?"

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

Spoke to a friend in India recently. They said it's like living in a country with not one but 20 radio rawanda type broadcast orgs blaring incendiary stuff demonizing a particular group all the time. This has near universal support from the educated elite. Pretty dark stuff

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3 years

Honestly the situation in India is nothing like we've experienced in the US...there is no curve for the exponential growth of cases, it's a straight vertical line..we should donate the Astra Zeneca vaccine stockpile that we're not using

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This is what’s happening in India right now. We can help. We have to help. Please add your voice.

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

@JDVance1 "Elite-favored protests"? How morally bankrupt are you? These people are literally begging not to be murdered. They're risking their lives from Covid to protest human rights violations.

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

I hope my parents never find out about this dude

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Jonny Kim, aged 37, changed his career three times and has achieved becoming a Navy Seal, trained Harvard doctor and NASA astronaut.

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

She's finally here! After 4 years of trying, we are so grateful to behold our precious summer bloom. We are in love! 😍😍 #ScienceBaby #IVFBaby

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

5 years

@NerdPyle @dog_rates @darth "I thought you wear Bowow ties, Roo"

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

@NerdPyle @nicolepagelee This is our Neighbor's Biden Gnome Garden

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

Of course my Mom made me open the Microsoft org chart to show her how far down the reporting chain I'm from @satyanadella . Satya, if you're reading this, she's a big fan and wants me to IM you over Teams

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 months

Today was my last day in Microsoft! After 13 years my stint is done! Excited for what's next!!

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

5 years

They didn't choose the thug life, the thug life choose them (Doodle Edition)

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

Husband wants to make Tandoori Chicken Spicy Nachos for tomorrow’s Super Bowl game and I’m seriously torn between: “Please Caucasian man, stay away from my culture” and “Oh my god that’s a genius idea”

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@aiddya

4 years

I'm 7 months pregnant today. For the first 5 months I threw up every day. I also moved to a new city and a new house. Then I interviewed for a PM role and transitioned to a new role. Then a pandemic hit. I've handled all of it it stoically but today I feel EXHAUSTED. Send hugs

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

11 years in Microsoft today! When I started, Office 365 did not exist. Azure did not exist. My first week was at an internal conference where I saw Satya Nadella do an extremely complex Hyper -V Live Demo that I did not understand a word of

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@aiddya

3 years

10 years at @Microsoft and I finally got to be on the same call as @matvelloso . Is this a sign that I'm moving up in life?

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@aiddya

2 years

@zeynep The real story of Spare is the corrupt media ecology that has no accountability due to official sanction. I'm surprised this didn't come up in most reviews.

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@aiddya

3 years

My Indian mother: What is Christmas like in the west? Me: it’s a GIANT parent funded stimulus package for kids

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

We are heart broken. Today we said goodbye to our beloved dog Milton. He was the sweetest, gentlest, goofiest good boy ever. His battle with cancer is over. Rest in peace sweet pup. 😢

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

5 years

@NerdPyle @DonaldJTrumpJr He also won with the help of Russians but hey who is keeping score of the cheating at this point 🤷‍♀️

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@aiddya

4 years

Decided to make myself a fancy two tiered Chocolate Raspberry cake for my birthday today to celebrate handling a cross country move, new job, giving birth during a pandemic and becoming a new mom this year. I feel like I've earned me some cake

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

7 years

@KatyTurNBC No Katy, this is how you report when you don't have to worry about access

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

5 years

Officially became citizen of the United States of America today! I'm so grateful to the kindness and generosity of the American people who helped me in my journey as an immigrant to this great nation 10 years ago #USAUSA

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 months

Who in Microsoft did this, I want to know?

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

8 years

@MarkHalperin pretty despicable. I regret buying your previous books considering how ethically challenged you are

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

8 years

@IsaacDovere if you can't understand how this crossed the line, then you shouldn't call your self a reporter

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

8 years

@IsaacDovere are you insane? How are the two equivalent?

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

There's got to be a name for that parental transition where you go from "I'm never exposing my child to screens" to "Elmo is your parent now, Child"

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

We had a Diwali party in the backyard with neighbors and friends. 15 people, 6 different nationalities, multiple religions, multiple ethnicities, all bonding over good food! Happy Diwali

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

I joined Microsoft exactly 10 years ago when the stock price was $26.67 and the logo was different. It’s been an incredibly fun 10 years, contributing to the company’s growth in cybersecurity across different roles- Sales, Product Marketing, Engineering & Biz Dev.

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

1 year

I've heard a lot of bad ideas, but this is up there as one of the worst things I've heard

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1 year

I heard about a company that is making a "Wall of SHAME" - On it? Team members who fail 3 times in phishing simulations. Let me hear your thoughts on this one.

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

7 years

There is nothing a good ear rub (from the favorite human) won't fix

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

7 years

@jaketapper We are honestly better than this

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

@donasarkar @Microsoft none of these seem dyslexic friendly to me, Can we please please have folks with reading challenges have a major say in this??

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

@edbott @inthefade @WSJopinion Only a WSJ dude (who was bestowed an honorary degree) can manage to condescend to a woman who worked night & day to earn that PhD

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

He was the best dog in the world. Made us better humans. We were enormously lucky to spend almost 9 years with this magical angel.

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

Still can't believe that my husband, a Canadian, brought up in the Tundra of Canada makes the best Chai I've ever had with a complex clove, cardamom & ginger profile. This is why you have to teach others your mad skills. They'll take it & make it infinitely better

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

5 years

Yo she had a food series on BBC years ago. That's why I love her - she helped all of us south asian girls realise that we could solo travel and eat exotic food. You have no idea how remarkable that was growing up in a patriarchal society

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'Top Chef' host @PadmaLakshmi is getting her first solo food series on @hulu

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

@TalKopan @AdamParkhomenko Umm they also got bail?!? This is the first time I've seen people plotting a terrorist act get bail

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

8 years

@jaketapper so why not make a media hysteria of Tax returns? When was the last time anyone asked Trump that? Why subject only HRC to it?

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

Nearly forgot that yesterday was my 9th anniversary at Microsoft. These 9 years at Microsoft have been the best almost-decade of my life. Thanks to MSFT I got to live in Chicago, meet my husband, do amazing work with great people, Have a great set of mentors. Truly Blessed!

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

@gauravsabnis You know in India, vegetarianism is not about eating vegetables when they tell you that you can't eat mushrooms, onions, garlic, radishes etc because of made up notions of "impurity". Vegetarianism is Indian culture is a purity contest. Burn this all down

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

6 years

Happy day! I got promoted today!! My manager took a chance on me when he hired me from sales into a PM role and it has been incredibly challenging and fun. I'm super grateful

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

8 years

If anything, Comey's irresponsible antics made me email my Milwaukee organizer & tell her to hold a canvassing spot for me @AlGiordano

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

When your skip ( @ajohnsocyber ) sends the whitepaper you authored to Satya

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

Hugs to all my friends in Tech. Living in anxiety is brutal. :(

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

5 years

What was your favorite book(s) that you read this year? Mine was "The Anarchy" by William Dalrymple, which detailed how the East India Company, a corporate entity of 200 people, took over the ruling & looting of India, the second largest economy in the world at that time

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

I love being in cybersecurity because every day you come to work to think of how to protect the world. Today I take on a new role to drive new security investments for Microsoft and I'm super thrilled that I get to work for one of the best leaders here @ajohnsocyber

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

@kaitlancollins @brianstelter I love that he thinks that the problem with his polling is that the nation doesn't hear from him enough!

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

Lot of focus on MSFT now requiring vaccination proof for onsite access but for me the highlight was specific acknowledgement that those with young unvaccinated children can continue WFH till January. Thank you for thinking of us @chriscapossela

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@aiddya

3 years

Am in a internal call and someone referenced @shanselman 's podcast and called him the "Mr. Rogers of the developer world"...Wow! Talk about legacy!

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

My 70+ year old parents are flying trans atlantic Business Class on @emirates for the first time in their lives and my dad called to ask if he should wear a suit. He’s so excited!

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

Omg my husband did it! He made Tandoori Chicken Nachos and they’re AMAZING!!

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@aiddya

3 years

Husband wants to make Tandoori Chicken Spicy Nachos for tomorrow’s Super Bowl game and I’m seriously torn between: “Please Caucasian man, stay away from my culture” and “Oh my god that’s a genius idea”

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

@AdamSinger @sacca Second this! Everybody I know who is applying for a job through Linkedin or company portal has gotten auto rejected. The only way to land a job is to somehow have someone refer you to the hiring manager. Recruiting is so broken

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@aiddya

3 years

@kavitharao @kookykarthik No it isn't. MBA admission in the US are very friendly and there are severe repercussions if student or alumni interviewers are rude to prospective students

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

8 years

@IsaacDovere Still astounded at this tweet. This is victim shaming at it's finest. You should be ashamed for writing this

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@aiddya

3 years

Wait! What email did I just get Kathleen?!?

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

@djbrunetti @briebriejoy Twice. People didn't vote for him TWICE. You'd think they'd get the message about how unpopular their candidate and campaign was but apparently never their fault

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

8 years

@jaketapper You and your colleagues need to ask Trump or Trump surrogates why people are shouting Nazi slogans at his rallies.

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

Thinking about Satya having to cope with such a devastating loss but still needing to go to work because 180,000 employees depend on him. I hope he gets the time & space to grieve. 🥲

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

Traveling internationally tomorrow with a baby who hasn't seen people, airports or the inside of a plane. Tomorrow is going to be a DAY

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

Today in Bellevue real estate: 2Bed + 2Bath = $1.7 Million, $1225 HOA Dude, you're not Manhattan. You're Bellevue, where the hottest restaurant is the Cheesecake factory. SMH

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

8 years

@davidaxelrod nope no praise for him ever. He did the unthinkable and interfered 10 days before the election. Unforgivable

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

When my baby was born she was at the 3rd percentile of weight. It was really distressing to take in. Today at her 6 month weigh in she's now in the 16th percentile. It may not mean much but for me it's been an arduous, exhausting journey to get her to a decent place on the curve

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

@brianschatz Are you guys doing something for Gary Peters? I'm most worried about that race

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

@yashar It is kind of wrong framing because according to the article itself only 41% of his staff is Ivy meaning 59% is not... like according to Math, Biden is not “stocking” his staff with Ivy League.. happy to be corrected

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

Celebrating my amazing husband’s promotion to Full Professor of Economics! So proud of him for being a kick ass Game theorist and a great teacher to his students! I took him to a restaurant that also has a book store in the back

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

Two years ago, this day, I was isolating at home, scared to give birth during a pandemic. I had no family to help me, there was no vaccine. So many scary unknowns. Very grateful I had the support of this beautiful dog. He was by my side the whole time

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

My parents left for India today. Really grateful for the 3 months I got to spend with them after 3.5 years. Feeling slightly bereft 😢

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

So blessed to be spending Father’s Day with my dad after 3 years!!

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

Checking Twitter to tweet about the demise of Twitter is the most Twitter thing about Twitter

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

I really want a feature where I can set the max limit of meetings in a day. Once my limit is reached, the day shows as unavailable.

Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

I don’t know if this makes sense but for me it is not the duration of the meetings but the total number of meetings in a day. I think the max number of meetings anyone should do in a day is 5. Anything more than that is brain overload.

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

11 months

In India because my mother needed emergency heart surgery. The surgery was complex, took 5 hours and 4 cardiac surgeons worked on her. Thankfully all went well. Give doctors & nurses everything in the world because they are just incredible. So incredibly grateful for all of them

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

Today I’m celebrating my husband who got an Econ paper accepted in the most prestigious journal in his field *WHILE* he was taking care of the baby full time. He took the baby to all his co-author meetings, made revisions while she slept in his arms, cooked dinner..incredible!

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

1 year

10 year anniversary today! How it started How it's going

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

Seriously how do people lose weight with a kid? Every time the kid refuses to eat, I shovel food into my mouth because my Indian upbringing doesn’t permit me to waste food 😭😭

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

8 years

@jaketapper Did you guys have a similar panel when Steve Bannon's domestic abuse story came out? on how it would impact the Trump campaign?

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

8 years

@brianstelter @jonfavs @anamariecox no. The attention is disproportionately on anxiety of Trump voters. I'm a non white immigrant. Petrified

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 months

15 years ago, almost to the day I came to America with 2 suitcases, a near empty bank account and a broken sense of self. America and its people put me back together, gave me a sense of self and gave me opportunities I couldn’t dream of. I love this country more than anything!

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

1 year

On the day that @shanselman got promoted to VP, I come back to this gold piece of advice. It's probably the best advice you'll get in your career

Scott Hanselman 🌮

@shanselman

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A boss that doesn’t trust you, or isn’t excited about you WINNING, will inevitably betray you, even if accidentally

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

2 years

I took my sweet little pup to the park, his favorite place. The cancer treatments are over. Nothing more can be done. It’s all about making sure he has the best days of his life from now on. Filled with walks, treats, pats & chew toys 😢

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

5 years

Everybody, today is Milton's 6th birthday. His sage life advice to everybody - " Be a champion sitter. Sitting gets you treats" He is the love of our lives ❤️❤️

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

Ok can employees get this as a gift for getting through the pandemic?

Brad Sams

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Surface Laptop Studio

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

7 years

@jdawsey1 Which turned out to be more secure that state department email which was hacked ( I finished the sentence for you)

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

Me typing “Victoria” in the search bar.. Google: Did you mean “Victoria Secrets?” Me: Sir, you don’t know my life if you think I was looking for Victoria Secrets instead of Victoria Sponge cake right now

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

9 months

Life in India is extremely hellish if you're a maid, driver or cook or anyone whose means of survival is serving the elite. This is an extremely classist ignorant take. Gross

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

5 years

Today is my 10 year anniversary of coming to the United States. 10 years ago I came here with two bags, no money and no friends. I'm so grateful to all the people I've met who've helped me in my journey. 🙏🙌🙏

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

8 years

@jimsciutto apologize for what? The FBI had only itself to blame

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@aiddya

3 years

@gauravsabnis RW bay area bros get vaccinated for free, bring their parents here & get them vaccinated for free but then get on whatsapp to advocate for why the modi govt. is justified in charging for vaccines. They want cruelty towards others as long as their privilege is preserved

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@aiddya

4 years

It feels weird to be celebrating anything during these times but I'm pretty excited about starting a new role in @Anderson 's org as a Sr PM focusing on SMB Security & Management tools + experiences

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

5 years

@dog_rates This is Milton too! He just wants to play with the doggos of the world

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

11 months

My 40th Birthday was this month. The husband is treating me to a lovely dinner tonight at a 2 Michelin star restaurant in Chicago. This is me at 40

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

3 years

I'm firmly in the minority here but I think Microsoft's SBC needs to get a new storyline. As good as the training is, the plot is getting a bit old for me. Next season I'd like to see a Helicopter chase and why expensing choppers is against corporate transport expense policy

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Looks like Evening Magazine has a behind the scenes segment on Microsoft’s Standards of Business Conduct series airing Monday 11/1.

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8 years

@KellyannePolls @Nate_Cohn @MELANIATRUMP should be easy. Just copy the speech @FLOTUS gave in Philly

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3 years

I swear, putting your baby to bed and then slinking out of the nursery with ninja like deftness and silence is wayy more nerve wracking than anything the ninjas actually did

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

4 years

WHOAH. For the first time in my 9 years at Microsoft, my Skip level manager initiated a meeting to chat with me on how things were going in my new role. Usually, I would be the one initiating such a meeting. I'm most def working for the right person

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Ash Iddya

@aiddya

5 years

I blocked out the whole of today to listen to SMB customer interviews on their security challenges to protect their business. Can't recommend this enough. Just hearing raw feedback is so clarifying. Totally credit my manager for prioritizing customer/partner voice

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3 years

Making Latkes for a Hanukkah dinner at my neighbor's. With a 92 year old matriarch to do the taste test. No pressure

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Ash Iddya

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4 years

Our elderly neighbor felt bad for us that we were raising a newborn on our own & that our parents couldn’t travel. So she brought us dinner + installed herself as a standin grandma to spoil our baby. Pittsburgh folks are just extraordinary warm!

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3 years

Thinking about how caste, which has haunted my family for generations, will never be a factor in my child's life. My grandparents were ostracized, my parents were the first to go to school. My child gets to experience life without it ever being anything to her. Blows my mind!

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@aiddya

8 years

Honestly tired of this WWC angst angle. POC have the same issues, why not get their perspective too?

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8 years

Working class whites "feel that the press is either indifferent" or "condescending" -- @JDVance1

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