Shared today on Twitter

@mtnygard This is like one of those “one sentence horror stories.” 😱


Day 8. Lady Skater dress. #madebyme #wrinkly #frocktober #frocktober2017 https://t.co/g3gyHzAG8P https://t.co/X8GwgIBUH8


RT @TheDweck: Trump: You’re really hurting our budget, Puerto Rico!

also Trump: Mike, fly to Indiana for 2 seconds to show how much you ha…


The fact that, in 2017, I still have to write BBcode just to put a link onto @Meetup enrages me. [rage]WHYYYYY??[/rage] https://t.co/pfDdDTyUTf


Massive crowd for @Startmate Demo Day! Really excited for @simonraikallen. Saw him keynote at @yow_conf West 2017 – inspiring! #startmate https://t.co/7QJYqGYv1F


Cheers as @holasammy kicks off #startmate! @startmate https://t.co/4geMRVCe3e


Ran into @MarisaWarren16 and @cmack4life. Excited for the #startmate pitches! @Startmate https://t.co/f6azGk9MkZ


A year ago @simonraikallen told me he had an idea for a startup. Now it’s a reality! #Startmate @startmate #teambigcrunch https://t.co/IPDwOSFgL1


RT @mattallen: Love @simonraikallen’s energy at the #Startmate demo day! https://t.co/EJLAJg73eP


Bulk email marketing is hilariously ineffective. 😂 @smartrmail #Startmate @Startmate https://t.co/KDXuYKtwJi


@tuppaware @i386 I’m pretty sure that @thecolourfool was the source of this review. 😂👏


Using AI to analyse the cricket? MASSIVE CHEER from the crowd. 😂 @Flixsense #Startmate @Startmate https://t.co/DtuOQx192a


@Holly_Stephens Ooh, I’m at the same event! Somewhere to your right judging by photo. 😂


Love the design of https://t.co/rA6ot8rMUJ – but I love the idea more. Leadership training for everyone in your org. 🙌 #startmate @Startmate https://t.co/oNah5GHvzS


Another way to get a big cheer – announce a seasoning “that makes anything taste like bacon!” 😱🥓 @dseasonings @startmate #Startmate https://t.co/sjBxH5xASE


@Holly_Stephens Straight back from the screen, in front of the balustrade!


“Yes, we are working on our diversity issues…” 😂 👱‍♀️👱👱‍♀️👱‍♀️👱‍♀️ @flauntermedia #startmate @Startmate https://t.co/d7IJUJkn4f


@nickdrewe Loved your pitch. Would love to get you speaking at a @yow_conf event next year. 👍


@nickdrewe @yow_conf We’re looking for talks for our CTO Summit right now: https://t.co/cLJVgnfcBV. @simonraikallen is one of the hosts!


RT @pc0: Wow! @NightingaleAus is for purpose #startmate company delivering cost effective 100% fossil fuel free #housing. #startoz #brunswi…


@rcsbaker Nice to see you again! At our current rate of meeting, I’ll look for you again in 2019. 😂


@nxdnz @Flixsense @startmate A COMPUTER did, Nigel!! 😳


RT @lady_nerd: I did a thing. Hoping my mom now believes I have a proper job. Thanks @iodboi @bruntonspall @jimrbird for being an awesome t…


@lady_nerd @unixbigot @iodboi @bruntonspall @jimrbird You really did do a thing! Congrats!! 👏


RT @yow_conf: And we just listed one in Canberra! https://t.co/lpPVA9CVwZ https://t.co/mVlBB8JOLh


@puffnfresh Thanks to that post, just discovered the Data61 FP course… which is definitely relevant to my interests. Cheers. 🙂


RT @puffnfresh: Not everything is a trade-off; some tools subsume others. FP + types are silver bullets for the problems they solve: https:…


@johnbarton What, like one of those bottles from a minibar?


I met Kim & Kelley Deal when they came to knitting shop 10 yrs ago. Hilariously, I didn’t recognise them at first. https://t.co/Py0x40DfA8


@puffnfresh @queenslandfplab Damn. I’ll be in Bris the week after! Will it happen again in the future? This is part of my dev plan; would love to do it at some point.


@puffnfresh @queenslandfplab @dibblego I’m sure I could help with that! (Actually, we’ve talked about maybe doing an “intro day” at LJ next year. We should talk…)


@RMcKergow @evanderkoogh I’m coming to visit you in two weeks, Ryan. Speaking at the IoT meetup on 23rd, and Ruby meetup on 24th!


RT @rachelandrew: If you speak at conferences and events you might be interested in @benotist, announced today and coming very soon https:/…


RT @b0rk: how to be a wizard programmer https://t.co/S5iK3ahkyf


Day 9. Sportscraft dress in blue. #frocktober #frocktober2017 https://t.co/uMRDe7eC2g https://t.co/h7OVWR1Vjd


When your dress is covered in binary, silver Chucks are really the only choice. #frocktobersneakpeek https://t.co/7wN56fOk4A https://t.co/ktYCzISPfi


@parisba 😳 Cannot unsee Clone Soldier’s crotch. Thanks.



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