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@gilmae @drwitty_knitter @fbz @randomknits But I’m going to control mine via a computer! ๐Ÿค–โค๏ธ


@200ok @boundvariable I opened the blind in the hopes/fear that I’d be staring into someone *else’s* shower. Sadly, not.


RT @yow_conf: We are SOLD OUT in #yow17 Melbourne!!!

Thank you, everyone! We cannot wait to see you all in only 3 more weeks. https://t.cโ€ฆ


@drwitty_knitter @fbz @gilmae @randomknits No, I definitely talk about machine knitting at the end!


@fbz @gilmae @drwitty_knitter @randomknits That’s just @gilmae being a troll. He knows that every time I mention the talk, some dickhead dude always asks me about Jacquard Looms. ๐Ÿ™‚


@drwitty_knitter @fbz @gilmae @randomknits That’s the part where I talk about @knityak (which is @fbz’s project) and things like the Machine Knit Identify Preserving Bitmap Balaclava.


@fbz @gilmae @drwitty_knitter @randomknits It’s more that every guy assumes I don’t already know about them. If you do knitting and computers, you know, right?


RT @yow_conf: Thank you to @ROKT for coming onboard as a #yow17 Sydney SILVER sponsor! https://t.co/9i4Sdo5MuD


Brisbane – last call for tickets to tonight’s @yow_conf night with @LeeRyanCampbell! https://t.co/IFo4TCBsFH It’s gonna be good…


Today’s remote working view. Not bad, Brisbane. https://t.co/1hLTI3nyzw


Just lined up first meetup talk for 2018. Downtime? What downtime. ๐Ÿ˜† Thanks @nicolarushton for the invitation! https://t.co/Mf186lkiX3


@LJKenward @MichelePlayfair @MelissaKaulfuss @duyenho @CaitlinPB @Mandy_Kerr @MishManners @Zajakot @keirasaid @SarahMoran @MsAmandaDean @Asher_Wolf @lilapinot @letitia_may @georgiecel @the_patima @hannahcancode And here I was just singing *your* praises in Brisbane! #mutualadmirationsociety ๐Ÿค—


A year ago I was in Melbourne and excited. Then I came out of a meeting, checked my phone, and everything changed. https://t.co/77Wtg2eoRT


I have a vague memory of meeting @hima_tk for “coffee” that turned into drowning my sorrows with cake and booze.


Damn. Seller has decided to quadruple price on me. The knitting machine dream has died before it even began. ๐Ÿ˜ซ @fbz @gilmae @drwitty_knitter


@fbz @gilmae @drwitty_knitter I don’t think it’s necessarily overpriced – the original price was a steal. It’s just more than I wanted to drop on a whim for a new hobby!


RT @LEBassett: The man who wrote the anti-trans bathroom bill just lost the election to a trans woman. Let that sink in. https://t.co/KFEZXโ€ฆ


RT @SikhProf: Hoboken, New Jersey just elected the first turbaned Sikh mayor in American history.

Well done, Ravi Singh Bhalla! And well dโ€ฆ


@charis @webconf_asia Wow, that’s great news! Bigger and better. ๐Ÿ™‚


@charis @webconf_asia I love how the text looks like the @webconf_asia branding!


@maetl You’ve sent me down a rabbit hole with that hashtag. What’s #procjam ??


Just about to kick off tonight’s #yownight at @Suncorp! The gang’s all here: @evanderkoogh @LeeRyanCampbell @smithcdau https://t.co/PQjavuvSzL


One consideration for longetivity: will you be able to find devs for your stack? [Redacted] in Perth is looking for COBOL devs! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ #yownight https://t.co/MS7vU7U36q


“If you need to be endorsed for ‘mocking’ on LinkedIn, we’re doing something wrong.” #interfacehell #yownight @LeeRyanCampbell


Expected the left pad reference; was not disappointed. ๐Ÿ˜‚ #yownight @LeeRyanCampbell https://t.co/YeWDpyt3Hv


@chriswithpants @LJKenward @MichelePlayfair @MelissaKaulfuss @duyenho @CaitlinPB @Mandy_Kerr @MishManners @Zajakot @keirasaid @SarahMoran @MsAmandaDean @Asher_Wolf @lilapinot @letitia_may @georgiecel @the_patima @hannahcancode Suddenly feeling pressure to live up to inspirational expectations. Really, folks, it’s mostly selfies and food. ๐Ÿ˜‚


It’s a novelty seeing someone from Perth give a talk that isn’t riddled with puns. *glares at @FakeSamRitchie and @the_patima*


Today I learned that Australia’s largest pizza lives in Brisbane, and we order it for @yow_conf events. You jelly? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ• #yownight https://t.co/SQmc0N6DJR


@gilmae @yow_conf ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ That’s what it says on the box!


@gilmae @yow_conf I’ll get a photo with the box for scale later.


We’re not here just to moan, @LeeRyanCampbell says. Time for alternatives. Break out of single repo hell. #yownight https://t.co/ZU3ssmaHf3


Build your multi repo strategy around cohesive pieces of work. If it changes together, it lives together. #yownight https://t.co/DOr42q5Xhq


@LJKenward @chriswithpants @MichelePlayfair @MelissaKaulfuss @duyenho @CaitlinPB @Mandy_Kerr @MishManners @Zajakot @keirasaid @SarahMoran @MsAmandaDean @Asher_Wolf @lilapinot @letitia_may @georgiecel @the_patima @hannahcancode Not for 11 more months. #frocktoberfatigue ๐Ÿ˜‚


Code is happening! @LeeRyanCampbell is walking us through a simple domain model. Nothing injected; everyone can understand. #yownight https://t.co/kXT0fd6i13


Lots of great questions from the audience! #yownight @LeeRyanCampbell https://t.co/VdcuoSbTPN


@samnewman @LeeRyanCampbell We filmed it! And you got namechecked in the Q&A, I believe. ๐Ÿ˜‰


My head for scale. ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ˜‚ #giantpizza #yownight https://t.co/vCuR89gGRN


This is the face of a parent who dragged his daughter to a tech talk ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY. #yownight (He’s not sorry.) @unixbigot https://t.co/jzeZxnXpQ5


For all who were at tonight’s @yow_conf #yownight! https://t.co/G6evE8U59B


So this is happening. I blame @mcallana, @dibblego, and @daveathomas. (Haskell, here I come.) https://t.co/6nJMfeoNZT


@unixbigot So was it your kitten? Or just, like, a chaser for the printing disappointment?


@unixbigot Awww, she looks a bit like our Petey Cat, except he has a pink nose.


Wow, gorgeous! Thanks for the tip, @taminap. https://t.co/roomcTXOtX



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