Um, yeah. I’m definitely ordering these when they’re available!
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Shared today on Twitter
Monday just got awesome. Thank you @hazel_gascon! STICKER ALL THE THINGS. http://t.co/yb3Vuk2GYK http://t.co/jPRNK71CAZ
Now my sticker collection rivals only that of @developerjack!
Canva’s CEO: 5 ways Aussie startups can attract foreign investors http://t.co/lODpXjyhV1 Woohoo! Canva’s media onslaught begins. 🙂
@gilmae @randomknits Looks yummy. (But I don’t handle oats well, and Snook doesn’t like sweet muesli. WE SUCK.)
RT @canva: Here’s a way to bring consistency to your graphical design http://t.co/YOn6Bwbt9v via @BIT_au
For @roseredshoes. Go on, say it. You know you want to. http://t.co/HkScgkU4wh http://t.co/zGYaKXrM0p
Bride with grandma as her bridesmaid is the sweetest thing ever http://t.co/6tK4VUjusV
When I have a rock band, my first album will be “Sporadic Professional Death Wish.” (Yes, I’m re-watching Angel while drinking cocktails.)
@gilmae I didn’t actually read it as a typo. You relaxed it!
RT @TheRegister: If G is for Google, then W is for WTF, T is for Tax, and A is for Antitrust http://t.co/VLUEiL773T #Alphabet
Now With 4 Million Users, Design Platform Canva Launches To Businesses http://t.co/sr7BjQH4aU We’re in TechCrunch!
Windows Solitaire Cards. http://t.co/GQtTCHb329 When these come back into stock, I’m so getting for the @Canva office.
@i386 The OC? SHUT YOUR MOUTH. That’s news to me. 😛
RT @StartupDailyANZ: The magic of @canva’s new Canva for Work platform is the way it facilitates team collaboration: http://t.co/NVCl7LMJxB…
Also demoed at the July SydJS meetup. Definitely worth a vote! https://t.co/6VaREYL9iq
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Shared today on Facebook
Monday just got awesome. Thank you @hazel_gascon! STICKER ALL THE THINGS.
We’re getting lots of media attention this week!
For @roseredshoes. Go on, say it. You know you want to.
Woohoo!
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Space vegetables are on the menu for the first time at the International Space Station | The Verge
Wow, that’s cool! I keep thinking of Red Mars and Hiroki and the farm team of colonist hippies.
And this part made me go “Awwww…”
Fresh fruits and vegetables could help improve mental health by giving astronauts something to nurture. They also give astronauts a little piece of Earth to bring with them on long journeys.
Source: Space vegetables are on the menu for the first time at the International Space Station | The Verge
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Shared today on Twitter
Bee research in Sydney – free public talks: http://t.co/vnUW8Lv1Eb For the aspiring apiarists. @Saibhai @TheRealBnut @i386 @nikyoudale
RT @InsidersABC: The latest Huw Parkinson mashup featuring Bronwyn Bishop: http://t.co/sSeWO9z5jw @rabbitandcoffee #auspol #Insiders http:/…
w-g: Negotiation http://t.co/ZMyrXoycUj Shout-outs to @WWCSyd, @meganwcook, and @conniecodes! http://t.co/mv0s904cTa
@randomknits Oh no!!
Does Stating What Your Company Stands for Affect Your Bottom Line? http://t.co/xiMu0SOuVR
@darthted Haha, I wondered if you’d call me out on that one!
Sewing Indie Month Bundle https://t.co/hzdPrM6KI3 OOH! Whaddaya think, @randomknits? http://t.co/Y8YnXp2j4Y
@randomknits Yep. And of course the ones I like the most are the three at the $38 tier.
RT @randileeharper: Why are only 2% of open source developers women? IT IS A MYSTERY.
http://t.co/5fkMOk1opI
“Fresh fruits and vegetables could help improve mental health by giving astronauts something to nurture.” AWWWW! http://t.co/69OZS81mV5
RT @zachkitschke: Start-up Canva has launched a new platform that is already used by @HuffingtonPost + @Upworthy http://t.co/l1Ns5c8BOf via…
@gilmae @canva Haha, I’m not sure – that decision pre-dates me. But if you want more fonts… just wait a little longer. 🙂
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Wet Hot American Summer Bingefest
I read recently that Netflix was producing a new prequel series for the cult movie Wet Hot American Summer. I’d never seen it before, but I knew that it had Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd and a bunch of other famous people in it. And then I found out it that it was created by the guys from The State, which I absolutely loved. ($240 worth of pudding, anyone?) So last weekend I watched the original, and it was just as silly and rude as I expected. I can see how it would get funnier every time you watched it with friends. The Snook didn’t watch the whole thing, but he caught a few bits and was mildly amused.
Then this week we started watching the new prequel series, and it’s even better than the original. I love how it provides some backstories for the returning characters, but also introduces new ones (which keeps you guessing what will happen to get rid of them). Here’s a guide to some of the callback jokes. Elizabeth Banks’s retcon is so well done, and I loved her super high-waisted jeans. We both lost it when Paul Rudd wafted a fart at Katie in an attempt to flirt. And then Michael Cera said this, and we had to pause it because we were laughing so hard. Soooooooooo funny (and stupid, but funny).
And then yesterday I watched the documentary, which is more silliness. They were all so young! And yet not as young as their characters, even back then. And I finally found out how to play Snaps, so that’s something.
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Negotiation
Last Monday I attended a Negotiation Workshop put on by Women Who Code Sydney. The speaker (Megan Cook from Atlassian) walked us through the reasons why negotiation is particularly difficult for women, along with a framework that we can use for negotiation in the future. Her approach was very similar to the one from Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, a book that I read in the Mi9 book club last year. The idea is that instead of viewing negotiation as a zero-sum game (where if I win you lose), we should instead approach it as a collaborative attempt to solve a problem. People asked questions like how you handle an offer from a startup versus an established company, and thorny ethical issues like whether you should lie when they ask your previous salary. (That one was mine, and FWIW I come down on the “Either lie or decline to give an answer” side of the spectrum.)
Coincidentally, on Friday I had breakfast with a friend who is starting out in her tech career and has a few competing offers to weigh up. I found myself advising her to push harder than I’ve done myself in previous negotiations. (That was a common thread at the workshop – the fact that women feel more comfortable negotiating on someone else’s behalf than their own.) I acknowledged as much, telling her my own history and the times I’ve regretted not asking for more. I’m also in the unique position now of having spent more than a year hiring developers for a team, so I’ve seen firsthand how it works from the other side of the table. “I know what you’re worried about,” I said, “and they won’t not like you if you negotiate. Trust me.” You can even turn down jobs and still remain on good terms with the company you rejected. It’s not as personal as you think.
And just to round out a negotiation-themed week, I found a couple great links that should be required reading for anyone weighing up a job offer from a tech company:
- What to Considering in Your Startup Job Offer
- How to Negotiate Your Offer at a Tech Company (or Anywhere)
Hopefully you find them as useful as I did!
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Baltezera Karuselis 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAMATekiRUs
Hey Dad, next winter you should totally build the Boner Lake Ice Carousel!
Woot, my knee-jerk don’t-overthink-it pub-quiz answer was Iran which seems to be [✓]. I ‘knew’ it was more populous than…