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The photo up the top of this blog post was taken 259 days ago, 15 and a half thousand kilometres away in Budapest and with 1.3 billion records less in Have I Been Pwned. It was also taken in an environment that unbeknownst to all of us at the time, would be inconceivable just 6 months later; a packed conference room. Last week I received my third biennial Microsoft Regional Director recognition for doing precisely the sort of thing I was up to in that photo. In thinking about what I'd write to...

I received a very nice email this week: > Congratulations, your nomination has been accepted to the Microsoft Regional Director program! I am pleased to welcome you back to this worldwide community of technology thought leaders and thank you for being a part of this community. Just over 2 years ago, I first became a Microsoft Regional Director [https://www.troyhunt.com/microsoft-regional-director/]. This is a role that has meant a great deal to me over that time; it's not one you can sit an e...

This was not what I was expecting earlier this week: > I am delighted to welcome you to the Microsoft Regional Director program! [https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4LX7MFBmD2M/VtgQGXTimKI/AAAAAAAAI5g/TAhUk372Arw/s1600-h/msrd-logo-192px-alpha2.png] More specifically, the nomination I received some weeks back was not what I expected and this week’s message was what I’d dared not get my hopes up too much about. A bit of context first – I’m not going to work for Microsoft and despite the ti...