• Shared today on Twitter

    Another fine bit of fodder for the @SydTechLeaders #techtivus rant… https://t.co/IatnTxTMeu


    Morning #BuildStuffLT keynote – @julielerman is talking legacy apps and has people stand for the age of the software they support. @the_snook was up for 5+ years… https://t.co/DofYvnVW6Z


    💃💃💃 Last night’s hyperparameter tuning job has made a big difference to model accuracy! Come hear all about it at #BuildStuffLT tomorrow at 1:10pm in Alfa. https://t.co/mBCHdhBHUT


    Always excited to see a sneaky @jessitron shout out! #BuildStuffLT https://t.co/1eyL8eZyle


    Working on legacy code
    – does not have to suck
    – is not a career killer
    – is what most of us do in real life

    Nice advice to keep in mind at a tech conference when the tendency is to get dazzled by the new! @julielerman #BuildStuffLT https://t.co/FHHiL4i82a


    Proud to be representing #shebuildsonaws at #buildstufflt this week! https://t.co/9iuMJnzAUs https://t.co/zi82Xj7XVH


    @gytisrepecka He’s one of the speakers. 😂


    @daiva_hadiva @gytisrepecka While I agree that in general women are subjected to more stringent attitudes towards dress, I’m at the conference wearing jeans and a t-shirt.


    @boicy @suksr You’re already gone?! 😱 Catch you back in Sydney in a month…


    RT @ewarren: Maybe if I were sticking $3 trillion under a mattress. But I’m not. I’m using it for:

    ✅ Universal Child Care
    ✅ Canceling stud…


    “It’s another in your long running series of Me Imitating a Statue.” https://t.co/FGcWwG2OdV https://t.co/JJqRDXosHb



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    Proud to be representing #shebuildsonaws at #buildstufflt this week!


    Bus tour of Vilnius on a grey and rainy day. Imposing edifices and stunning street art! @ Vilnius, Lithuania


    Beers and burgers with my boy. 🍺🍔 @ Vilnius, Lithuania


    “It’s another in your long running series of Me Imitating a Statue.”



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    Never been to a tech conference before that started with a drum circle! 😳🥁 #BuildStuffLT https://t.co/vUrwSmAksx


    @danielmarbach I learned a term for this – “contempt culture.” I’m going to mention it at the end of my talk Friday, so it was interesting to see an example right at the start of the event.


    RT @markusfriedel: Add hooks in your stories to increase dopamine. @davidjpphillips @BuildStuffLT #buildstuffLT https://t.co/FbprPu8buw


    @quorralyne Still haven’t spotted you, but I’m sure we’ll collide at some point!


    The question is – dare I knit during a session at #BuildStuffLT? It’s good advertising for my talk Friday! 🧶


    Excited to see @quorralyne talking about building voice apps at #BuildStuffLT! Surprised to see only two of us have built voice skills. It’s so fun! https://t.co/PammC5jQm2


    Nice crowd for @AlinaWhoCodes, who is giving her first ever conference presentation! Here to learn about AR on the web… #BuildStuffLT https://t.co/Gw8CsjxylO


    Are you wearing an interesting jumper at #BuildStuffLT? I might be interested in photographing a bit of it for the ML demo in my talk on Friday! 🧶 https://t.co/zY0CoquA0P


    Some very cool and effective AR demos from @AlinaWhoCodes #BuildStuffLT https://t.co/Z1E0YllOzf


    @AlinaWhoCodes I was going to stop afterwards and let you know that I couldn’t believe it was your first conf talk – you did so well! Really, very good job. But I didn’t even get a chance because you had so many folks crowding around. The mark of a successful talk. 😃


    @abertrotzdem I have no shame. I’ve been accosting Lithuanians all day. 😂



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    Hello Vilnius! Excited to see the #BuildStuffLT takeover at the airport. ❤️ @BuildStuffLT https://t.co/8yPWiKzSSW


    Hello Vilnius! #buildstufflt https://t.co/Wi2cEkCUCh https://t.co/bJIjlFUYbN


    @Jan_de_V It’s a bit late, but I’d never say no to Stroopwafels!!


    @rdegges 👋👋👋


    Found my happy place! 🧶 Came away with Estonian wool and Lithuanian linen. https://t.co/UFSzkwtWh9 https://t.co/Tj8GwgZEyG


    And now we’re in @the_snook’s happy place. It’s literally a “Beer Library!” 🍻 https://t.co/3Xv90DdZ1s


    Nothing makes you more aware of the constant erosion of Internet privacy in your day-to-day life in Australia like going to Europe and noticing that every website is suddenly at pains to tell you about its cookies and tracking.


    @randomknits I found a beer for you. https://t.co/qBh5k67ZZu https://t.co/qOQ0tbYnj8


    RT @bessbell: 🎶 I waaant something else/To get me through this 🎶 https://t.co/P8fMalmgxF


    TFW you get a brainwave for your #BuildStuffLT demo and stay up wayyyyy too late seeing if it pans out… 😴



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    Hello Vilnius! #buildstufflt


    Found my happy place! 🧶 Came away with Estonian wool and Lithuanian linen.


    And now we’re in HIS happy place. 🍻Beer Library FTW… @ Vilnius, Lithuania


    Managed to fend off jet lag long enough for a traditional Lithuanian dinner. (We passed on the Cannabis beer though…) @ Alinė “Leičiai”




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