Happy Valentine’s Day! Bring on the junk food.
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Women in Tech and Empathy Work
Women in Tech and Empathy Work – Brilliant. This part rang especially true for me:
…part of me wishes I’d kept my coding skills up if only so that I could keep up my side of a tech-centric conversation, and so that I could stop having dark nights of the soul thinking that I’m playing into cliches and conventions about women in tech.
Interestingly, it was the fact that I was taking on extra “caretaker” work as a developer that led me to my career as a BA. I was the one giving presentations, writing documentation, and training users, and eventually I decided to move over to that side entirely. If my male teammates hadn’t been so slack at that side of it, I might still be writing code!
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Inside the Battle of Hoth: The Empire Strikes Out | Danger Room | Wired.com
Inside the Battle of Hoth: The Empire Strikes Out | Danger Room | Wired.com – A military analysis of the Battle of Hoth. Yep, Vader totally screwed it up.
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@imdominating Also, aren’t Chick-fil-A homophobic jerks? Now I’m double boycotting them!
RT @anildash: Imagine if a rapper had 1. Threatened the President 2. Brandished assault rifles 3. Got invited to the SOTU 4. Showed up i …
RT @neil_killick: “..when engineering provides the Basis of Estimates, reality of what it takes to complete job clashes with Price to Wi …
@emmainsydney Brilliant, thanks! Have forwarded @technocrat_au’s website to my friend. Will be on the lookout for more for you… 🙂
I find it amusing that SEO “experts” (i.e. spammers) think I’d give them business when they don’t have an online presence themselves.
@knitdra I’ll buy yours from you! 🙂
@joshmillard Shh. There’s a secret club of devotees to old Tweetdeck. You can still find it online…
@knitdra Awww, thanks! If it’s free, I might be able to talk Rodd into going with me. 🙂
@RoseRed_Shoes Yeah. I’ve got one freebie (for me); I’d like one more (for him)
Getting my twee on for Valentine’s Day! http://t.co/AfqsGjXa
It occurs to me that with my purple shoes and skirt covered in owls, my “twee” is another person’s “manic hipster clown.”
@rachievaichie Yeah. My stepmom made my sister and I them for Christmas. Basically like a necklace!
The breakfast sausages were 3 days expired. I ate them; @the_snook didn’t. At the end of the day, we shall see who is right and who is dead.
@justalex75 Take some time off and see if it fixes itself. I didn’t – and still dealing with it a year later! Knees are tricky things.
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@lemon_lime At least a lot of the comments are good. Looks like there’s a movement to fire that bigoted asshole teacher.
Amazing talk at #ggdsyd tonight about Aaron Swartz. Lots of stuff I didn’t know about him…
This is by far the most subversive #ggdsyd talk I’ve heard. She’s reading a transcript of an Anonymous video! It’s cool. I like it.
Look! @redambition is talking at #ggdsyd! (KNITTERS GUILD REPRESENT.) http://t.co/xV9VkYzQ
@nazzer I had debate with @the_snook after about your topic. Shouldn’t the net be decentralised enough to withstand such gov meddling?
@nazzer Sure, I can see where Syria can cut off ties to world. But could US or AUS do it? I think there’d be major outcry, wouldn’t there?
Success! Donation made. Now for a cookie. (@ Red Cross Donor Centre) http://t.co/kyUKwYGS
Does anybody remember the name of the company at @GGDSydney last night that was looking for Drupal devs? I might know one. 🙂 #ggdsyd
@Helen__H Wait, you were there? Dammit! I was sitting like three seats to the left of @redambition!
@wheelyweb When I switched, Telstra gave me a better package for less than Optus. Being willing to switch gives you leverage! Worth a try.
@wheelyweb That’s weird. I went into Telstra shop at Broadway 18 mth ago and said I wanted to switch, and he did me a deal. New policy?
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@catehstn I’ll be interested to hear what you think! I got a Fitbit One for Xmas. I like it but I worry I’ll lose it since it’s so tiny!
Dear @the_snook: Will you be my Valentine… at @DoTheDip? 😛 http://t.co/hSYBAeLY
RT @the_snook: @web_goddess @DoTheDip What are you waiting for sweet cheeks? BOOK IT ALREADY! // This is why you are my Valentine.
@Illdrinn Unfortunately I come from the Midwest, so I live with this reality. What I paid in Sydney would buy a MANSION in Indiana. 🙁
@tali3sin I’m not here against my will. 🙂
@tali3sin There are other downsides to living there. Having to drive everywhere, shit weather half the year, crap coffee, etc…
@tali3sin My partner & I talk about moving there someday. When I’m older and I care less about going out, etc.
@tali3sin In a parallel dream world, I am rich enough to alternate summers in Sydney and Chicago.
RT @ZachWeiner: Every now and then I really wish Hyperbole and a Half were still updating. Hope Allie Brosh is out there somewhere very …
@Illdrinn We actually checked prices when we were home at Christmas. My brother bought a foreclosed farmhouse for a song.
@laimelde congratulations!!
Dear Tegan & Sara: I would get more work done if I didn’t have to stop every 3 minutes and favourite another of your songs on Spotify.
@Kat13v Good on you. I’m trying again on Wednesday. Got permission from the doc this time. 🙂
@tali3sin Chicago in the summer is a wonderful thing. Lake, sun, concerts, park, festivals, baseball, everything.
Saying farewell to @trpurcell in the office! http://t.co/VV7uHPSW
Pozole! Slow cooker Mexican pork soup with hominy. YUM. http://t.co/NNjclLZp
@that_alison Google it. It’s corn that’s been treated in a special way.
Apparently Margaret & David are programming Rage this weekend. That is awesome. However I am old and sleepy, so I will set the DVR.
@steven_noble Very cool! Jude sounds like a great kid. 🙂
Dear Leopard Print Trench Coat in the Louis Vuitton window: I love you, but I would wear you with pants.
@codepo8 I like the use of pink and blue. BECAUSE I’M A GIRL, AND I LIKE BARBIES.
@codepo8 Sadly, Computer Engineer Barbie is gazing at me with betrayal. I’m sorry, Barbie. Your pink specs are awesome.
@randomknits I think they should just be more honest and call it DIABETES FLAVOUR.
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Dear Tegan & Sara: I would get more work done if I didn’t have to stop every 3 minutes and favourite another of your songs on Spotify.
Woot, my knee-jerk don’t-overthink-it pub-quiz answer was Iran which seems to be [✓]. I ‘knew’ it was more populous than…