Month: April 2018

  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @yow_conf: #YOWData is officially 2 weeks away from today! 😱
    This conference wouldn’t be possible without our amazing sponsors – THANK Y…


    If my sewing projects have inspired you, this week Aldi has sewing bargains! Nice entry level machine. (Thanks @knitterjp for the link!) https://t.co/ahXmXyuku4


    RT @Techmeme: F8 will be a more “muted” event this year, with developers blindsided by API changes and sources saying much of the event has…


    Hearing over to Melbs! Only a few days until #voxxeddaysmelbourne… https://t.co/Tsr9bcaE5H https://t.co/AQXy1xS4VC


    @randommandelbot @gilmae Is anyone selling Mandelbrot wallpaper? Because I legit want this. Ideally FLOCKED.


    RT @jrhunt: Developer Evangelism is 100% the best job in the world. I get to travel the world and see places I never would have seen before…


    It’s not just me, then? Phew! https://t.co/XvgXOsjA7D


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    Hearing over to Melbs! Only a few days until #voxxeddaysmelbourne…


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @DuchessFounder Hi Linda! Sure… but what’s an exposition? 🤔


    RT @al_davies: I feel like the #GDPR has aged me by about ten years… https://t.co/Y5h4ySM4vw


    About to rewatch the Snook’s favourite movie. 🤠

    Me: “You might have to put up with me live-tweeting it!”
    Him: “You’re a daisy if you do!” https://t.co/EfWwe7IelX


    @The_McJones As a moustache aficionado, this is basically my porn.


    I may have jumped the gun. We play actual discs so rarely, we didn’t realise we had a damn region mismatch. VLC hopefully to the rescue?


    We’re in business! https://t.co/VZrwZPXc1y


    Whoa! Both of Starlord’s dads are in this! https://t.co/yh0vcy9vYA


    The first time that upper lip appeared, I heard him mutter: “Now THAT’s a moustache.” https://t.co/rdVGnKasAt


    He giggles like a little boy at every single Doc Holliday line. 😂 https://t.co/XGvuIP8NI6


    “Is that… Billy Bob Thornton?” IT IS! https://t.co/CVnVAYYH7c https://t.co/PnYF84Tm62


    @tobyeggleston Not yet!


    I forgot Billy Zane was in this! And hey, Deadwood had an ACTOR storyline too. Was that a Thing in the old West? Must’ve been. https://t.co/FYBaU7y3qt


    “Is laudanum like codeine nowadays? I’d totes be a laudanum addict in the old West.”


    Ugh. She’s so anachronistic. I’m supposed to like her but I can’t stand her. https://t.co/lFIXMqp6fK


    “It happens to be a nocturne. You know – Frederic fucking Chopin?” (Apparently they only got that one F-bomb with the PG rating.) https://t.co/JC1yLEWnZl


    @erinrileyau You’re so right!


    Hey! It’s Locke! https://t.co/o7vJy4R7pc


    This fearsome lawman who holds guns to bad guys’ heads has only killed one person ever? I don’t buy it. https://t.co/L3ZTKdSt0R


    @emd3737 He’s basically doing Val Kilmer karaoke at this point.


    Shhhh. I took advantage of the Snook’s bathroom break to google how old Sam Elliott is and whether he’s happily married. 😉


    It’s on! https://t.co/W47a16yu57


    “You’re a daisy if you do!” There it is. https://t.co/p1Kxi0me4E


    Me: “WAIT. Is Val Kilmer old now?! Kurt Russell got old. DID VAL GET OLD??”


    Michael Biehn has always been super sexy. “Say when.” It appears I will be sewing someone a red waistcoat. https://t.co/bmFUoq6KsJ


    @Lin_Manuel Australia is!!!


    Kurt Russell is such an amazing actor. https://t.co/CC5tDqMOTm


    RT @siilkytofu: janelle monae booping thessa thompson on the nose rt if you agree https://t.co/k8MICkYzfM


    @unixbigot 😳


    Noooo. NOOOOOOO! 🔫😡 https://t.co/hTgggbZpiL


    Why, Johnny Ringo! You look like somebody… just walked over your grave. https://t.co/fynaJNHpuY


    Wait, Ike gets to live?! Jesus, Grandpa, what did you read me this for??


    Movie’s over and he’s still talking like Val Kilmer. He just called me the Antichrist! 😂 https://t.co/XjyeZBDdcT


    @unixbigot Oh god I looked. And he’s not even 60! 😢


  • Shared today on Facebook

    Quick sewing project – Montrose top from @cashmerette! 4hrs from start to finish. #whomakesyourclothes


  • Montrose Top

    I think this is my fastest sewing project yet! This is the Montrose Top from Cashmerette, and I whipped this up in about 4 hours today.

    The fabric is Liberty Saville Poplin in a lavender print that I bought at The Fabric Store during their last sale. (Savvy blog readers will notice that I used it for the Snook’s most recent Simon Shirt. I deliberately bought enough so I’d be able to make something simple for myself too!) The only real design feature on the garment is a curved and gathered back yoke, which was pretty simple to do.

    In terms of sizing, the pattern offers 9 different sizes, 3 different cups, and 2 different sleeves, so it’s suitable for pretty much everybody! I cut a straight 20 C/D, and it’s comfortably roomy. (I might go down to an 18 next time.) This is definitely the best sleeve fit I’ve ever had on a garment I’ve made for me. I made one alteration to lengthen the front and back, just based on the fact that the pattern was written for someone who’s 5’6″. I’m closer to 5’10” but I’m also short-waisted, so I decided to add in 2″. However, when I tried it on it was still too long, so I ended up chopping that length off and rehemming. Next time I’ll go back to the original length.

    I can see myself making these in lots of different colours. Just a great little wardrobe staple! I reckon I like it even better than the Colette Sorbetto…

  • Shared today on Twitter

    I LOLed. Gotta say – I was expecting something else for Australia. 😉 https://t.co/Z32YNrQovy


    RT @michaelisvy: speaker line-up for Yow! Singapore conference looks awesome. Lots of book writers in the Agile and Tech space @yow_conf ht…


    @jamiebuilds That’s what I was expecting!


    “Scritch pleeease!” Look at this spoiled jerk. 😻 https://t.co/WAlrv5Vqyf https://t.co/qbbDbsTynC


    RT @yow_conf: Brisbane, join our next #yownight on May 3 with @eleybourn. He’ll be sharing the state of business agility around the world.…


  • Shared today on Facebook

    “Scritch pleeease!” Look at this spoiled jerk. 😻


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @minxdragon That “the world has no right to my heart” bit… that’s when I start to cry, every single time. (Did I mention that @chixors has knitted me a Hamilton blanket on her amazing hacked machine? ❤️ I’ll show it to you next week!)


    @soxyface I’m not sure if it’s live for the public – may have just been a faked up demo. It was def using Hangouts


    RT @yow_conf: Our Perth Ambassador @Amys_Kapers sat down with @stringy to talk about her experiences in our New Voices in Tech Speaker Trai…


    @kouky Congrats Kouky!


    RT @freesewing_org: Network graph of our https://t.co/5fK8bUOZRr repository. Showing how the great work of our translation team is flowing…


    @chadfowler @robqnm @SydTechLeaders @owensenior @darthted Interested in functional programming at all? We’ve got a few special people speaking in Sydney! https://t.co/W2b5GiK2pa


    @chadfowler @robqnm @SydTechLeaders @owensenior @darthted Unfortunately the next @SydTechLeaders is scheduled for the 17th – week too soon!


  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @butwhoiskat: “Why give a conference talk? But also, why not.” by @lynnandtonic https://t.co/j8Q09CISy1


    @spidie @gctechspace @aus_hack Nice one! 👏


    RT @MelissaKaulfuss: After @railsgirls 4 years ago I thought I might want to be a dev (had zero experience). Attending my first @rubyconf_a…


    @damncabbage Yikes! Hope your recovery is fast and as painfree as it can be. (And hospital bed selfie is some next level selfie game. 💯)


    @carbocommander @carbolicious Lovely post. As someone far far away who can really only donate, where would be the best place for me to contribute? I see the Camp accepts donations – anywhere else?


    @johnallsopp I saw a really good talk at MeasureCamp Melbourne a few months back by Mike Robins, founder of @snowflake_data! Would recommend.


    @chixors YES! I was totally going to email you. Will send now. I guess that means I pack the bigger suitcase. 😃


    RT @johnath: Hint: nobody who’s good at them calls them “soft skills”.


    @mmastertheone @sarahmei Just shared it in the @yow_conf team chat! 👁️


    RT @yow_conf: There might be some hairy bits of TensorFlow, but our upcoming 2-day #deeplearning workshop with @SilverpondDev in Sydney ne…


    Sit next to @notsolonecoder at a meetup, score a homemade ANZAC biccie!! 👏🍪 https://t.co/rLajyZf1mW


    Big crowd for tonight’s #sypy! Thanks to @iress for hosting! https://t.co/nGDnCjjbHP


    A very laid back @glasnt doing a talk (that I haven’t seen!) on ORM at #sypy… https://t.co/5bxqvEfu5N


    Heh. We went from a bird hunting bugs in kale… to emoji. Because @glasnt. 😂✨ #sypy https://t.co/lrXftgyEPs


    @samthor @notsolonecoder They were so good! Chewy rather than crunchy, which is just how I like ‘em.


    Next up – security talk about template injection from @pi3ch from @elttam! #sypy https://t.co/aiTYG3MchQ


    A warning from @pi3ch: “this is going to look Super Un-Pythonic.” Coincidentally, that’s the name of my next album. #sypy https://t.co/fKDz1JD16j


    I’m not sure I know enough Python to understand the context of @glasnt’s horrified “Nooooo” whimpers during these simulated injection attached. 😂 #sypy https://t.co/Z2hzpYXJb7


    The train UI is having a problem. Really confused me at first – thought I got on the wrong one! 😳 @TransportforNSW https://t.co/jMNBf957Iy


    RT @GRobilliard: I wrote a little something about my personal experience of taking a career break – https://t.co/ycWomYlU9I


    @minxdragon I love that song. She does it perfectly, right?


    RT @betterallies: I don’t look astounded when I meet someone at a tech conference who mentions they’re one of the speakers. Regardless of t…


    Second meetup in 12 hours. 😱 Data Science Sydney Breajfast kicking off… (Thanks @SydneyGA for hosting!) https://t.co/Gt8wElpjDd


    The Feynman Principle for problem definition. I didn’t know about this. Good tip! #datasciencebreakfast https://t.co/05JSz82p6V


    Now for the speaker – @MongrelMarketg relating some of the lessons he learned at SxSW this year. #datasciencebreakfast https://t.co/hPczrg1LwB


    Amazing – the city of Montreal bright data from all over the city together to light up their bridge. Beautiful. #datasciencebreakfast https://t.co/wRpl5Z1hKD https://t.co/SE1ZnXuHdP


    This is an amazing data visualisation of a human heart. If this type of thing interests you, @tomaszbednarz will be talking about it at #yowdata next month! #datasciencebreakfast https://t.co/LoBKaVsSwZ https://t.co/MAljukzOCX


    Holy crap. Everyone is laughing, but I find this example of an “emotional AI interface” SO CREEPY. 😳 #datasciencebreakfast https://t.co/Dy3aobsSEg


    @micheinnz They’re real people! 😂 It’s that the video chat software gives them advice on what to say based on the other person’s mood.


    @gilmae They also showed a facial recognition payment system, where you have to smile to authorise your account. 😐