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Month: January 2018

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @gilmae @drwitty_knitter @randomknits 😜 I’ve hit 20 three times now. Finally able to step away.

    @net_hues That’s nice. Would it carry a 13″ laptop?

    I’m up to three 20’s. 💅 https://t.co/uUO4u5sKIQ

    @Thriobologist Twenty!

    Four days of playing Twenty has given me carpal tunnel syndrome. 😕

    @thejameskyle Dammmmnnnnn

    @jonoabroad 💃💃💃

    Can I just say so far in 2018 I feel like a major influencer? I got a bunch of you to buy Google Home, and now you’re all obsessed with Twenty. I’ll have to plan my next blog post carefully…

    @bodil I’ve gotta build up to that.

    Cracking the code to Hong Kong milk tea https://t.co/3dvujvjoUp // Reading this while drinking coffee is giving me cognitive dissonance. ☕️

    @fox I’m not surprised US tech giants are funding them. Not sure about Melbs, but in Sydney they are plundering the ranks of senior tech women. I can’t begrudge folks getting great opportunities, but it sucks when many of the leaders in the community head overseas.

    @fox Mostly I just really, really wish Aussie companies would invest more in growing the pool *and* retaining the experienced folks who help train the next gen.

    RT @hellohoooligan: jimmy ma competing skating nationals to Turn Down for What is how i want my entire 2018 to be

    RT @nareenyoung: Dear #CraigMcLachlan. No woman has ever ‘benefitted’ from reporting, pursuing or going public with sexual harassment alleg…

    @sean_batt The game is called Twenty. But I warn you – incredibly addictive.

    @thisismywww @gilmae Yesterday @thejameskyle casually posted a screenshot of 7 x 20’s in my mentions. Which is why I was up til midnight giving myself carpal tunnel last night. 😐

    @gilmae @thisismywww @thejameskyle Literally speechless at the self-restraint and willpower involved.

  • Shared today on Facebook

    DAN CARBO! Happy birthday!

    LOVED this! The timing of that first jump, and then the whole bit during the final reprise… the dancing… clearly if he wasn’t skating, this kid would be doing musical theater. ❤️

  • Shared today on Twitter

    I have decided I need a new bag to replace my aging backpack. I have just gone down an “EDC” rabbithole. Anyone have a great satchel/messenger bag they recommend?

    @bonaventuresoft I’m watching the video review of the Cadet right now!

    @MsAmandaDean I’m not a huge fan of the aesthetic, and the stupid names of their styles annoy me.

    @EricPorter @bonaventuresoft Right now I’m leaning towards @toffeecases Commuter Satchel: https://t.co/ppHaJBW5qT. I like that it’s not huge. Some Messengers are very big.

    @alexlouden Yep. The Commuter is sitting in my shopping basket right now… And they’re local! I like that.

    @joneaves I’m not really a fan of most of the styles.

    @frconil Ooh, those look good. Thanks… checking them out now.

    @frconil I just bought the Judge 15″! Thanks for the suggestion. https://t.co/CdWx0L2BEk

    RT @amberleyjohanna: A few more: For the dev world — knitting patterns are literally programs https://t.co/H1i7GvB2xW There’s also a color…

    RT @thatgirlsalina: beware of destination addiction: The idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job, or even with the next part…

    Bag update! I ended up getting a Judge bag from @stmgoods. It’s probably a little big for an EDC, but I reckon it’ll be perfect for travelling. https://t.co/CxwhrWObbc https://t.co/c58QurWBSy

    @frconil I’m not sure. I’ll find out next time I fly. 🙂

    @developerjack Sounds like the STM I just bought!

    @randomknits BOOM!

    Beautiful sous vide salmon, Ottolenghi’s beetroot salad, and Aldi rosé. #livingourbestlife 🤟 https://t.co/W4RLrB6vYz https://t.co/9Rs7FTZ37q

    @Thriobologist Nothing fancy or unusual, sadly!

    @amykate_94 @Mandy_Kerr @kylietimpani @jessbudd4 @stringy @the_patima @benderham88 @LJKenward @PhuongTHuynh @evanderkoogh Great post. Getting to know you and some of the other Perth folks better was definitely one of the highlights of 2017! I’m excited to see what you do next. ❤️

    RT @mridukhullar: “You’re so lucky that you have a husband who supports your work and passions.”

    No, actually, I’m very smart. Because I d…

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Beautiful sous vide salmon, Ottolenghi’s beetroot salad, and Aldi rosé. #livingourbestlife 🤟

  • Beautiful sous vide salmon, Ottolenghi’s beetroot salad, and Aldi rosé. #livingourbestlife 🤟

  • Shared today on Twitter

    My plan to escape addiction through getting other people hooked on Twenty has backfired. Because now I’m worried they will get to 20 before I do. (side-eyes at @gilmae)

    @gilmae I pointed mine at my office on Monday. Spent the whole day shifting furniture, throwing things out, and organising. Felt very productive despite not tackling any of the things I really need/dread to do.

    @pyko @the_nathanjones You missed it! It’s here: https://t.co/3mcpFkPYiB 🙂

    @mmastertheone I saw that mentioned in some reviews. No. (Not yet. Trying to be strong.)

    @WoodyZuill @gilmae I haven’t played in 3 hours. I think I’m starting to twitch.

    @The_McJones I binged it a few months back. I love it. I’m here for this discussion.

    RT @hannahmosk: i’m seeing all this “introverts don’t like being touched without consent” stuff going around and like…what the fuck do y’…

    @randomknits Cool. Teach Em and Bonnie to play so I can ruin the entire family.

    @The_McJones But wait. There’s a difference between doing good stuff to get into Heaven and doing it for earthly kudos. Tahani was the latter. Do we have any evidence that the former is frowned upon? It’s the basis of most religions!

    @The_McJones Right, but there’s still a balance. She still had more shitty stuff on her scale to outweigh that (like the fact that she’s still a porn watching coke fiend). 😂

    @The_McJones I also keep thinking back to the Points system, but we don’t actually know if that’s really the metric used for determination, right? Michael could’ve just been lying about that.

    @TheRealBnut @Astarael Sorry I broke your girlfriend. (Not sorry.)

    @The_McJones This is fun and all, but really all I care about is getting Jason and Janet back together because the love of an artificial intelligence and a simple-minded Floridian DJ is what 2018 needs.

    Allotted myself 20 minutes to play after lunch, and fittingly… 20!!!!! 🎇💃😆 @randomknits @gilmae https://t.co/csxfwbDGMa

    Some lovely person sent me a beautiful piece of art! There was no note. Was it you? https://t.co/mXqgXNZu3j https://t.co/lrPuOH3Yhv

    I want to go to there. https://t.co/dJbZWoqvU2

    @jenlooper Ha! I was very tempted by east coast women’s colleges. I remember having quite a lot of brochures for Mount Holyoke. Ended up staying closer to home. 🙂

    @NickyWill100 Surely not with all the niceties mentioned in the thread though… 😂

    @yow_conf @brianleroux Don’t forget “iloveyou”. I’m thinking something with Schnapps for that one…

    It’s not every day you get to send sanctioned nudity to a bunch of important folks…

    The #lca2018 Art + Tech miniconf program is online! I feel confident that I’ve curated the only miniconf with an official crossover with the Marvel universe. 😂 🌌
    https://t.co/GJssSdFynI

    RT @mcclure111: Children are yelling “McDonalds! McDonalds! McDonalds!” https://t.co/NBp8xIRj6w

    RT @banditloaf: The X-Files is on TV, everyone is screaming about Hillary Clinton and there’s a bug in Pentium chips. Thanks to all involve…

    Yay, the Art + Tech miniconf is one of @KathyReid’s top #lca2018 picks! (And she specifically calls out the Knitting Printer. No pressure @chixors… 😜) https://t.co/XO2ZEsfCQ3

    @mark_sabbatical I feel very strongly that our Club needs a Newt Fancier, and I’m prepared to wear that mantle if it comes to it.

    @MahouShoujoD I knew you liked me for a reason! 😛

    @crankymate It’s all @minxdragon’s fault, what with their sexy sexy art.

    @amykate_94 Getting approval for some imagery in one of the LCA miniconf talks. 🙂

    @johnallsopp @Apple @smule ACMA ran the premium SMS companies out of Australia for doing that type of thing. Even those of us who worked for those bottom feeders cheered.

    @hannahcancode Thought about it, but frankly I already have too much hardware and too little time to play with it.

    @hannahcancode Its really fun and the organisers are super helpful. (Is it @geekscape again?)

    RT @CatSwetel: today my son drew a picture of Grace Hopper. she’s waving a sword at a laptop. when I asked about the sword, he looked at me…

    @starbuxman I did some extensive research on it in the Notre Dame dining halls circa 1995-1999, but results are fairly limited to Golden Grahams.

    Anybody in the Sydney area interested in a really great fold-out sofa bed? I’d much rather reclaim the space in my office… Details here, but I’ll sell to you for half price! (Stylish denim cover is now discontinued. How retro.) https://t.co/mI2WnRnC4z https://t.co/I2GppIbts4

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Some lovely person sent me a beautiful piece of art! There was no note. Was it you?

    Not only do I help run some of the best tech conferences in Australia as my day job, I’m doing it again as a volunteer side project. I’ll be running the “Art + Tech Miniconf” as part of LinuxConfAU in Sydney on Tuesday, January 23rd. The full program is now online, which includes computational creativity, art and literature created by neural networks, music, knitting, embroidery, Maker projects, blinkenlights, and even a tie-in to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This is going to be fun. 🙂

    (Okay, okay. There’s even some crochet in there too.)

    https://rego.linux.conf.au/schedule/main/

    OMG Bev Snook – you’re getting a big Milo tin! We definitely have to visit. 🙂

    Trying out FB’s marketplace to get rid of our sofa bed. It’s actually a really great piece of furniture, but we rarely get stayover guests and I’d much rather have the space back in my office. Anybody interested?

  • Some lovely person sent me a beautiful piece of art! There was no note. Was it you?

  • Casual Games I Recommend for Fun (and Obsession)

    There was an article in the BBC recently about how the World Health Organisation has classified gaming addition as a disorder. Symptoms of video game addiction include “impaired control over gaming (frequency, intensity, duration);” “increased priority given to gaming;” and “continuation or escalation of gaming despite negative consequences.” I would add a few additional ones based on personal experience over the last ten days: persistent soreness in your dominant iPhone wrist, an ache in the shoulders, and a dull headache at all times.

    So yeah. I went down a rabbithole with a few games over the holiday break and I’m starting to think an intervention is required. As part of my self-prescribed treatment, I decided I’d write a blog post about the games in the hope that getting other people hooked will make me feel less guilty. 🙂

    It all started when I read this AskMetafilter post on Boxing Day. Someone was looking for a Bejeweled clone for iOS that had no ads, cool-down periods, or in-app purchases. I’m a Bejeweled fan from way back – I wrote a post 17 years ago about my scoring strategy! – so this question appealed to me. The casual games I’ve been playing for the last couple years are Angry Birds Pop and Panda Pop, which are fun Puzzle Bobble-type clones but riddled with all the negatives mentioned. So when the very first comment mentioned two matchy puzzle games with light RPG elements? I was ALL OVER IT.

    The first is 10000000 from Eighty Eight Games, which came out in 2012. I was immediately charmed by its retro 8bit aesthetic. You figure out the game mechanics as you go, and I was quickly engaged with upgrading my character’s gear and working towards the goal of 10000000 points (and “freedom”). It was challenging at first to keep my eyes on both the scrolling dungeon at the top and the puzzle board below. That’s not the only difference with Bejeweled – the most important of which is that you don’t want to make matches willy-nilly as you see them. When you’re facing down an enemy, you need to match swords and staves. When it’s a treasure chest, you need keys. (Of course, sometimes you have to make other matches because there are no other options.) Sometimes you find spells and food that help you out, as well as gold, wood, and stone that can be used to upgrade your gear. I loved this game, and I played it pretty straight through until I finished it about 8 hours later. (Yeah.  Not so “casual,” right?)

    The second game that was recommended is You Must Build a Boat, which is actually the sequel to 10000000. (It came out a few years later.) The basic mechanics are the same – you still run through dungeons and match tiles to battle monsters and unlock chests. There are additions though – the most fun of which to me was domesticating some of the monsters to become my crew and then summoning them to my aid with a magical kickass horn whenever I was about to die. I also found the dialogue of the NPCs really funny, like the guy who just says “Hmph” and the seemingly useless garden lady. I stretched this game out over two days before I got to the East Wind, and then I accepted the option to start over on a harder level. I’m going slower this time. It’s still fun and awesome. And there are daily challenges to keep you coming back! Highly recommended.

    A few days ago I was telling my friend Peggy about these games – again, in a pathetic attempt to hook other people so I wouldn’t feel like such an obsessed loser – and she in turn told me about her favourite casual game: Twenty by Stephen French. “Oh really?” I said. “Maybe I’ll check it out.” FAMOUS LAST WORDS, PEOPLE. This game is so, so addictive. All you do is drag tiles around to match two of the same number together. When you do, they turn into one tile and increment. Over time though, more rows appear at the bottom of the screen, and if you get to the top the game is over. There’s also a diabolical mechanic where at higher levels some of the blocks are “locked” together so you can’t move them around without first unlocking them. It’s frustrating and brilliant. The goal is to get to a 20 block, but so far my highest is only 18. Oh! and there’s evidently a 2-player mode, but I haven’t checked that out yet. And did I mention you can play it online? Goodbye, productivity.

    Now that I’ve exorcised my own demons, it’s time go cold turkey for a while… Wish me luck!

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @girlgerms GORGEOUS!

    @webdirections Will you be running a CFP for the one dayers like Culture and Leaders? Didn’t see those listed.

    RT @marlousteh: Long overdue, but better late than never 😀 Cheers to these awesome folks from HKG for their involvement & support for our…

    RT @jonnysun: idea for a black mirror episode: a technology called IceBox™ is invented to store food past its natural lifespan by keeping i…

    RT @melissa_loh: So LinkedIn (& @web_goddess) reminded me I’ve now worked for @yow_conf for 8 years.

    Holy crap, that’s 2 years away from b…

    @TheRealBnut As many as you can get! They’re very popular 🙂

    @TheRealBnut WAIT, THEY’RE PATCHES?!

    @TheRealBnut I thought they were stickers! Yes, please, I’d love one

    This is my life now. I blame @pyko. https://t.co/7EHtL6BCos

    @the_nathanjones @pyko It’s called Twenty. Available on iOS and Android. It’s very addictive.

    @jonoabroad @pyko Game is called Twenty. I’m now obsessed with it.

    @the_nathanjones @pyko I’m writing a blog post about it and a few others right now. Stay tuned…

    Casual Games I Recommend for Fun (and Obsession) https://t.co/3mcpFkPYiB // I figure if I lower the productivity of the entire economy, I’ll stand out less. 😜 https://t.co/4pI9mVKihY

    RT @mktoon: Doug Jones openly gay son Carson glaring at openly homophobic VP Mike Pence is ALLLLLLLLLL of us. #SHADE https://t.co/ZPZpfXvz4J

    RT @DenchenThe: I want to prove something to someone.

    Please RT if you are happy with a female Doctor.

    @WhovianLeap https://t.co/swUNSV…

    @gilmae Timely.