Personal Insights

Personal insights on career, learning, neurodiversity, and personal growth in tech. Thoughtful posts that connect the human and the professional.

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Microsoft Account and the EU Data Protection Directive: The long and winding road

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After years wrestling with cross-border restrictions tied to a 2002 Xbox Live account, I finally got to migrate my Microsoft profile within the EU. What began as a frustration—unable to update payment details after moving countries—turned into a trek through support calls, community petitions and privacy directives. Now Microsoft has opened account migration, and I can’t help but wonder: was my persistent fight part of the reason?

Remembering Steve Jobs—A green apple with a bite taken out of it sits on a dark wooden desk next to an open spiral notebook displaying a hand-drawn mobile app wireframe, with a blurred laptop and smartphone in the background.
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Steve Jobs: 1955-2011

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Didn’t care much for Steve Jobs at first. That changed during my MBA when I saw what set him apart—not just the tech, but the way he led. A few thoughts on what eventually made me see the value he brought.

Digital Painting portrait of Sérgio Vieira de Mello.
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Sérgio Vieira de Mello: In Memoriam

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Sérgio Vieira de Mello dedicated his life to easing suffering across Lebanon, Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Kosovo, East Timor—and ultimately in Iraq, where he was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing. A principled diplomat and UN leader, he embodied the organisation’s highest ideals. His legacy lives on in every act of humanitarian courage.

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