Month: July 2020

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @jcnsingapore @kcarruthers @katejinx Totes. *cringe*


    5:57pm – I message @gilmae that I am winning at the tech this weekend.

    7:10pm – It’s nothing but Heisenbugs and race conditions, everywhere I look.

    I deserved that. 😩


    RT @HeartOfPluto_: Thanks to Disney+ I saw the famous #Hamilton broadway musical for the first time and I finally understand why I get so m…


  • Site migration nearly finished…

    Following on from my previous post detailing how I moved this site from shared webhosting to Amazon Lightsail, I’ve since completed a few more of my To Do list items:

    • Installed the Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags plugin and set a default image for sharing to Facebook. I’ve also hooked up my Facebook app ID and secret so I can clear the cache on Facebook when updating a post on my site.
    • Used the WP Sweep plugin to clean up hundreds of old post revisions. I also set a limit in wp-config which will be used going forward.
    • Set up automated security patching as per this guide.
    • Went through my Google Search Console to check for errors and fix where possible.
    • Killed off the old shared webhosting!
  • Shared today on Twitter

    Rebuilding a Passap E6000 computerised knitting machine – That is SO COOL. https://t.co/ILvYo6xnEn (Thanks @apocraphilia for the link!) https://t.co/AyiMB3bc7e


    RT @ryanjhiggins: The symbolism of Betsy DeVos having a bookshelf with no books on it 😂😂😂 https://t.co/UMYh8Pv2Nq


    RT @moorehn: Every woman in leadership who has been told to reduce her visibility so that a man could have more: Please stand up.

    https:…


    The cool thing is, every bit of advice in this mentoring article is equally applicable to tech, if you just swap out the different industry. https://t.co/b96NS72eJu


    @pjf @evanderkoogh Good for you all. I went to the Broadway Shopping Center in Sydney and it was < 5% wearing masks. 🙁


    RT @RoaldDahlFans: Are you a serious Dahl collector? You should check out Richard Walker’s “Guide to Collecting Dahl First Editions”! https…


    No. https://t.co/SbnejkcWoy


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @MichelePlayfair Ugh, do I even want to know? 🙁


    RT @glasnt: You have a 0% chance of being accepted if you don’t submit anything!

    Worst case, you don’t get accepted, but you get experienc…


    @MelissaKaulfuss Well, you’ve made me want them now, so at least you’ve spread it around.


    @laimelde @qikipedia In America it’s just linen, that you put in the linen closet.


    @StampsCom Australia is not on any of those suspended lists, and the last update for it appears to be from April.


  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @tmclaughbos: Enjoy or want to learn AWS serverless?

    Tired of social isolation and want folks to hangout with?

    Sign up for the Serverl…


    @melissa_loh My favourite part is how they rolled it out without actually making sure it works for all functionality, which means fun things like going into the tools for a Page and seeing warnings that it won’t work in the new UI.


    @gilmae The number of times @the_snook has given me an odd look for watching the same shows over and over and over… is a lot.


    I checked my lists. There’s a lot. Nothing too controversial, but there are some real head scratchers in there… 🤔

    Tech Heads
    Fibery Tweeple
    Tatters (I don’t tatt!)
    Awesome People
    smart-socialmedia-people
    Old-school-bloggers
    Gr8 Ppl 2 flw in EdTech (Huh?!)
    Meatspace https://t.co/SwxbU05lue


    Arduino-people
    Visual Content Savvy (💅)
    Forward Thinkers (I take this as a compliment)
    Interesting
    Actual People (Uh, thanks.)
    GRL PWR (✊)
    Vegemite
    Tech Feminism
    Lady Geeks
    Xxx Haskell (NOOOO)
    Chix0rs
    Not “Guys” DevRel Folks
    El valor de la marca (wtf?)
    Miscellany
    Downunder


    Hey @StampsCom – my mom sent me my uni diploma via expedited international shipping two weeks ago, and the tracking hasn’t been updated in 10 days since it departed Chicago. Starting to get very nervous here…


    @AndrewADavidson @beccagarciatech Actually, that’s 8am here in Sydney so it’s doable. Happy to help! Feel free to DM me to discuss if you like. (Thanks for the tip, Andrew!)


  • Big news

    In case you haven’t heard yet (or seen it on social media), in the next few months I’m going to be transferring to a new team at AWS. This is super exciting, and I’ll share more about the new role once I’m able. But in the meantime, that means that my existing team has an opening for a Solutions Architect Manager! We’re looking for someone who is passionate about helping Aussie businesses reap the benefits of moving to the Cloud, as well as growing and coaching an amazing team of technical folks. Bonus – you get to work with an awesome team of really smart folks! The job description is here, and it’s worth noting that the role is open to both Sydney and Melbourne! Hit me up if you have any questions about it…

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Spent 20min trying to pick new USB-C dock because mine is short one slot that I need and they’re all stupidly expensive and I was getting cross and then the Snook pointed out that my MacBook does, in fact, have an audio jack that I somehow overlooked, and it solved everything. 😐


    @moylecroft Why do they all have memory card slots? Who actually uses a memory card in 2020??! *tears hair out*


    @moylecroft Yeah, but that number is vanishingly small and getting smaller by the day. https://t.co/Nk1FsJgx0H


    Big news – I am soon going to be transferring to a new role at AWS, which means @frankarr is now recruiting another SA Manager to my team! If you like helping businesses with the Cloud and coaching amazing technical people, you should get in touch: https://t.co/QrdGOuUPDy


    @frankarr And my DMs are now open if you want to ask me more about it…


    And should have also mentioned – role is open to both Sydney and Melbourne!


    I’m really sorry to hear this. I know how hard @charis works on this great event every year, and it’s one of the best web confs I’ve had the pleasure of attending! https://t.co/yNZ52qfWfN


    @msharp Wow! Have you been to Tidbinbilla?


  • Shared today on Facebook

    Big news – in the next couple months I’m going to be transferring to a new team at AWS (more on that later), which means that my existing team has an opening for a Solutions Architect Manager! We’re looking for someone who is passionate about helping Aussie businesses reap the benefits of moving to the Cloud, as well as growing and coaching an amazing team of technical folks. Bonus – you get to work with absolute legend @Frank Arrigo! Feel free to ping me if you want to hear more about the day-to-day…

    Oh, and the role is open to both Sydney and Melbourne!


    The Snook has levelled up his baking skills – homemade Turkish pide bread! 😍


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    The Snook has levelled up his baking skills – homemade Turkish pide bread! 😍

    The Snook has levelled up his baking skills - homemade Turkish pide bread! 😍

  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @AmberBenson: Kanye’s announcement is a great reminder that men look at job descriptions and think—“hey, I’m not remotely qualified, but…


    @parisba @The_McJones Rodd knows the “real” version, but this is the type of thing I say every time I have to spell something over the phone.


    RT @DevOpsGirls: We are taking our “DevOps Girls in Testing” workshop, online. 🎉

    https://t.co/HKOMc1UMcX

    #devops #devopsgirls #testing #…


    @Gaohmee I’m so sorry you’re going through this. That really sucks.


    Guess who just got a ring light? 😂 Trying out different settings, as well as propping behind my laptop… (Clockwise from top left: none, 100% white, 50% blue, 100% blue) https://t.co/Tx1ayNcRro


    @AndyDentPerth I need some sort of anglerfish contraption that holds out in front of me 2 feet. 😂


    @BronwenZ Neewer – https://t.co/ryAUpdOGpQ


    @StokesXandra Up close with the phone out definitely did. For the laptop it’s not too bad. I’ve got it dimmed to about 50% and that’s still enough to make a positive difference visually without making me feel like I’m on the nightly news. https://t.co/YceJjlRX96


    Winnie the Bish as a better Phoebe is a hot take that I can get behind! https://t.co/c0rzj5wSJm


    RT @JuddApatow: All to sell shoes and cars. https://t.co/5bpvujqlu8