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Jen Gentleman
@jenmsft.bsky.social
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I work on the Windows engineering team at Microsoft and help with feedback for Start menu, Settings, taskbar, input + more

You can find me on most of the other social media apps including Twitter and reddit with the same account name @jenmsft
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Yes, I hate cleaning the house

But also: I have to confess I feel so much better when it's done
October 27, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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We're currently rolling out a refreshed gaming task view experience when in xbox mode to Insiders - I hope you like it 😊
A screenshot of the new gaming Task View - with new navigation bar to make key system actions easier to access while gaming (exit to desktop and power). The whole view has a big game window front and center, with left and right bumper actions, a big clock and showing the systray icons in the top (like batter %)
October 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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What he says: A

What goes through my head: A➡️B➡️C➡️D➡️E

What I say: E

Him: ?????
October 25, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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This is a plantain chip appreciation post
Holding up a plantain chip. Mmmm
October 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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There's something so satisfying about the sound of walking through fallen leaves in autumn
October 24, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Instructions unclear - just add water?
My cat Biscuit as a kitten, curled up in the bathroom sink My cat Biscuit as he is today - still curled up in the sink but now instead of a small kitten the sink overflowith with his 16lb fluffy glory
October 23, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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Walking to the gym takes 15 minutes

Walking back takes 20

The difference is staggering
October 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Waking up this morning
A man walking into a room holding a bunch of pizza boxes. He looks taken aback at the room, where a bunch of people are fighting, there's a fire, someone is on the ground. Captioned "php" on the fire
October 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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"I won't be able to get to that until November"

Oh 😢

Wait

I check the calendar

WTF that's only like a week and a half away
October 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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"Going to a restaurant is just paying more for mediocre food"
Mad Max: Fury Road - That's Bait
Alt: A man pointing and saying "That's bait"
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October 19, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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My kitten is going to be so sad when she stops getting a pill pocket twice a day
October 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Have you ever just said fuck it breakfast for dinner
A plate with fried eggs, bacon, and breakfast sausages
October 18, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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Went to see 8 bit big band last night - what a fun show, the musicians are crazy talented
Photo of the group of musicians on stage at beneroyal hall in seattle. Their logo (bright and colourful saying their name) is projected on a screen above
October 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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If you never see me again there are monsters in the mist
Looking out at trees in the distance, misty with the morning fog, everything's blurry
October 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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That's a nice task you have to get done

It'd be

A shame

If you had meetings

All day

And had no focus time
October 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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To the French teacher who originally explained le monde: It really means the world to me
October 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Explaining legacy code to new employees
This man looks absolutely crazy. Also there appears to be some sort of crime scene map behind him as he gestures wildly
October 13, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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She's safe here

Safe from Mondays
My kitten Coco peering out of a small box. Behind her, the sofa has been shredded
October 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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Hi, I’m a sighted alt text user! Here are some reasons I use it:

- Slow Internet on an airplane

- I’m over 40, I have no idea who that celebrity is

- Bluesky broke images again

- My vision sucks and that text is too small to read otherwise

- Conveys further context and authorial intent
October 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Death by chocolate?

Yes please
A miniature chocolate cake shaped like a coffin. It says RIP on top
October 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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We've been making a bunch of updates to Sound Settings in the Insider builds based on your feedback - I hope you like the changes 😊
A screenshot from the flight notes describing all of the Sound Settings changes, basically making more options available directly in settings without having to go to control panel, and a number of UI refinemens. I don't think all of the text can be pasted directly here, so I will link the release notes directly in the post below so you can just read them there
October 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Successfully actually told someone that Friday is my no meetings day and convinced them to move the meeting so I'd have time to focus - be proud of me
October 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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If you're in Seattle go look outside!! The sunset is pretty
Vivid oranges and reds and pinks and purples across the sky, through a window mesh
October 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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To the person that filed feedback saying "This is my cat" — you really shouldn't be filing feedback like this, but your cat is very cute
October 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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I reach up to grab the paper stack of tearable puns on the high shelf - these are the top tier jokes
October 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM