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    We are 12. 😂❤️🏳️‍🌈 #mardigras2020

    We are 12. 😂❤️🏳️‍🌈 #mardigras2020


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    Lesbian Drum Line is my new aesthetic. 🏳️‍🌈❤️ #mardigras2020

    Lesbian Drum Line is my new aesthetic. 🏳️‍🌈❤️ #mardigras2020


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    I’m not normally a manicure girl, but it’s a special day… #mardigras2020

    I’m not normally a manicure girl, but it’s a special day... #mardigras2020


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    @developerjack @Amys_Kapers I’ll be in the Parade!! In front of the Glamazon float, carrying the big O. (Yes, really. *eyebrow waggle*)


    RT @adblanche: #AusTech! I’m cooking up a badass intersectional feminism Thing and need your referrals / ideas.

    Who are the coolest, most…


    @adblanche @ellenbroad Meet @minxdragon, who is AMAZING. ❤️


    RT @johnb78: In pleasing news, that company that raised everyone’s salary to US$70k is doing really well five years later https://t.co/WoUE…


    @mxstbr @JedWatson @ReactConfAU JED!! 👏👏 What a mensch. 👍😊


    Crispy Cheese-and-Kimchi-Topped Skillet Rice, courtesy of the Snook! @seriouseats https://t.co/t00xRkyGP7 https://t.co/vP6XYs8JzT


    RT @ireaderinokun: When your code works on the first try https://t.co/CEKhaiObF6


    RT @yow_conf: Submissions to our YOW! New Voices in Tech speaker development program close on Sunday 29 March 2020 – that’s 1 month away!…


    RT @FaasArt: Request for Crowley cleaning ink stains out of Aziraphale’s wings. #GoodOmens #GoodOmensFanart #myart https://t.co/uCejnrGeax


    RT @DanRather: I don’t mind leap years. I know why we need them. But 2020 doesn’t strike me so far as a year that deserves an extra day.



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    Crispy Cheese-and-Kimchi-Topped Skillet Rice, courtesy of the Snook! @seriouseats



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    Crispy Cheese-and-Kimchi-Topped Skillet Rice, courtesy of the Snook! @seriouseats

    Crispy Cheese-and-Kimchi-Topped Skillet Rice, courtesy of the Snook! @seriouseats


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    WAIT A SECOND. We have a @samplecoffeebar cafe in Chippendale now?? 😍☕ #chippolove https://t.co/ODwJYxSev1


    @samplecoffeebar LOLLLL @diversionary https://t.co/322AMAJkvX


    RT @FangirlTennant: Sleep? Don’t know her.


    If you want to buy it now… https://t.co/QrhmeVTfQ1 #sydtechleaders https://t.co/g6tX4lOmnl


    And this one was literally recommended to me by our next speaker @AU_JohnDw20 just last week! #sydtechleaders https://t.co/Jdb1VNobmh https://t.co/SoWc8JQgpl


    Unrelated to content of talk, but I was in a customer meeting yesterday where someone was explaining “air-gapped” and I helpfully (or so I thought) chimed in, “Like Battlestar Galactica!”

    (It was not helpful.) #sydtechleaders https://t.co/1Wkwhm0g4g


    😐😐😐😐😐 https://t.co/ilCjZcKyJ2


    Oh. My. God. #sydtechleaders @owensenior https://t.co/AZhYVxUFdI


    “Who’s been to a big Data Center?” (Most people raise their hands.)

    “…Sorry Kris.” 😫😫😫 https://t.co/ilCjZcKyJ2


    @LapTop006 I’ve heard from a reliable source that you guys are open about the locations though. For us they are TOP TOP TOP need-to-know secret.


    Schitts Creek season six took eight episodes to made me cry. 😭


    @samplecoffeebar Is it going to be open on the weekend??


    @mattstratton Same same.


    RT @SarahMoran: All Tech Index is an All Male Index – InnovationAus

    “98 per cent of the CEOs of technology companies on the new tech-focus…


    @phermens @SydTechLeaders Thank you for coming, Pat! I’m glad you made the effort. We’re a pretty welcoming (though occasionally silly) community. 😃


    @phermens @SydTechLeaders Absolutely. Normally we end up with a slightly larger crowd – and more women – but I think a lot of our regulars were at #ReactConfAU that day.


    I feel seen, Spotify. 😍 https://t.co/eZOL7Fh9pB https://t.co/oiboYXfcG1



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    @Mandy_Kerr @darthted @ReactConfAU @SydTechLeaders How did I miss that Mandy was in town?? 😍 Hope you can make it to STL…


    RT @DDDMelb: It’s that time again… DDD By Night is coming up in just over 3 weeks! Join us for a fun evening of short and sharp talks on…



  • Shared today on Twitter

    The benefit of having colleagues with 3D printers! #babyyoda ❤️ https://t.co/QECScMXo6E https://t.co/X3nSuWLFfl


    RT @Malala: She’s the only friend I’d skip school for. https://t.co/uP0vwF2U3K


    @BronwenZ I don’t think so at the moment, but I tend to share these things on FB and LinkedIn the moment I hear about them!


    @Malarkey 2001 iMac, complete with hockey puck. First Mac I owned myself, and I still miss it.



  • Shared today on Facebook

    The benefit of having colleagues with 3D printers! #babyyoda ❤️

    (Edited to add: THANK YOU Bobbino Cubano!)




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