Shared today on Twitter

@pwcc @KathyReid The Hollywood thing popped into my head too. But it’s not a perfect analogy. Tech means we can work anywhere. I’ve met folks who work on digital effects for Hollywood movies right here in Sydney.


@pwcc @KathyReid As someone who didn’t grow up here, I always wonder how much cultural cringe plays into decisions to head overseas…


Oh! Turns out that others have written about cultural cringe and the local tech industry for a while now. https://t.co/QUxbb1ZO2k https://t.co/QZhMaYcv1q


@samthor Seriously! 😂


@joshprice This, but with turkey and pecans: https://t.co/T39wNgE888


RT @ekp: Time for Tech Firms to Take Responsibility for the Havoc They Wrought: @sw on prioritizing ethics and empathy https://t.co/0MsCOxD…


RT @johnmaeda: I like to think that PHP stands for “People Helping People” as I have learned in the #WordPress community — that attitude pr…


@mmastertheone Oof.


TIL Roald Dahl was a big Thatcher supporter back in the 80’s. 😐 https://t.co/mD7oLWYq5K


We are through the looking glass, people! 😳 https://t.co/XK09fQnLxj https://t.co/sUX406XJU5


@spidie Excellent! Most of the program is online. I think we’re set for everything. 🙂


Dinner a la Snook: beer-basted “boar” ribs (from the World of Warcraft cookbook! 😂), champ, sweetcorn, and beer https://t.co/oQnYJahDiq https://t.co/rGP8jEWRSX


guess who got a Google home mini today


Interesting. Doesn’t include any capitalisation or punctuation. I’m also curious whether it’s limited to my voice… https://t.co/01HDN5FXzI


@tinypang @JamesStewartNYT @NewYorker Oh god, that’s lovely. (I was in a production of Fiddler once. We didn’t have a real violinist for that part.)


@AshKyd We’ve had a Home for a while now. Today’s experimentation was around setting up separate users, creating some IFTTT integrations, etc.


@AshKyd The usefulness has superceded my privacy concerns, to the point where I’ve just put the Mini in the bedroom. 😂


RT @maetl: If you’re coming to LinuxConf AU in Jan, check out the Art/Tech miniconf—software in the morning, hardware in the afternoon.

I’…


RT @unixbigot: New year’s resolution: https://t.co/j7a0RpCFn7


@spidie Indeed. It was his Christmas gift from my mother! https://t.co/J7rIszd6X1


When you say “It’s country music time” in my house, Google Home now starts playing “Ghost Riders in the Sky.” 😂


There’s an IFTTT applet to have your Google Home send an emergency email blast triggered by a secret phrase. I’m depressed that this is needed in the world. 🙁 https://t.co/3xJzkNhYib


@mmastertheone It’s a little mean spirited in places, but it’s largely accurate.


@fox Well done! Can’t wait to see the Program.



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