Vicky Harp
@vickyharp.com
Product person, recently ex-Microsoft. Dev experiences, Al, data. Helper of experts. She/Her. Black Lives Matter.
This meeting could have been a riot.
This meeting could have been a riot.
I find that monitors wash me out, so I use a large image with a warm color temperature instead
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I find that monitors wash me out, so I use a large image with a warm color temperature instead
Weirdly enough I checked the admin password I had for my BBS in 1995 and it would take about 76 years to break even now. Way to go 16 year old Vicky!
It says my non admin password would last 25 seconds but on balance it took like twice that long to even dial in and you only got 3 tries.
It says my non admin password would last 25 seconds but on balance it took like twice that long to even dial in and you only got 3 tries.
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Weirdly enough I checked the admin password I had for my BBS in 1995 and it would take about 76 years to break even now. Way to go 16 year old Vicky!
It says my non admin password would last 25 seconds but on balance it took like twice that long to even dial in and you only got 3 tries.
It says my non admin password would last 25 seconds but on balance it took like twice that long to even dial in and you only got 3 tries.
Wait, is this a Great Muppet Caper reference? Because I need more of those in my life, thank you.
October 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Wait, is this a Great Muppet Caper reference? Because I need more of those in my life, thank you.
You should know that if you go over to the base of that rock you will probably see sea otters in the water and it is thrilling.
October 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
You should know that if you go over to the base of that rock you will probably see sea otters in the water and it is thrilling.
So of course I was mortified and deleted the message and tried to explain the backstory, and I am sure it sounded pretty sus.
But with the benefit of a few additional years I can also say: while it was accidental, it was also the correct response to what they were telling me :)
But with the benefit of a few additional years I can also say: while it was accidental, it was also the correct response to what they were telling me :)
September 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
So of course I was mortified and deleted the message and tried to explain the backstory, and I am sure it sounded pretty sus.
But with the benefit of a few additional years I can also say: while it was accidental, it was also the correct response to what they were telling me :)
But with the benefit of a few additional years I can also say: while it was accidental, it was also the correct response to what they were telling me :)
As it happened I was still using the same multitouch device after all that time, and I was reaching across or something, I don't know exactly how, but I managed to trigger that gibberish gesture and replied to them with 256 characters of 'blah blah blah"
September 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
As it happened I was still using the same multitouch device after all that time, and I was reaching across or something, I don't know exactly how, but I managed to trigger that gibberish gesture and replied to them with 256 characters of 'blah blah blah"
About 12 years later I was having a tense chat conversation with my new boss over Teams. We were not really getting along well and they were telling me they thought that if we were both in a meeting I should refrain from speaking because it made them look bad if I had more context than they did.
September 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
About 12 years later I was having a tense chat conversation with my new boss over Teams. We were not really getting along well and they were telling me they thought that if we were both in a meeting I should refrain from speaking because it made them look bad if I had more context than they did.
I saved the data as the output for a custom gesture that was basically gibberish - but at least reproducible enough I could demonstrate the result. I filed the bug and never went back and cleared the gesture because I just never got around to it.
September 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I saved the data as the output for a custom gesture that was basically gibberish - but at least reproducible enough I could demonstrate the result. I filed the bug and never went back and cleared the gesture because I just never got around to it.
Something like this: "Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah" - maybe a bit longer
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Something like this: "Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah" - maybe a bit longer
I go anytime I am holding a garage sale or similar, to get ones :)
September 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I go anytime I am holding a garage sale or similar, to get ones :)
In a meeting looking at all the data supporting RTO. It's just out of frame.
September 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM