Shared today on Twitter

RT @ci_chrisford: @ChloeCondon My dream is to run a booth at a conference with only women’s t-shirts and when dudes complain tell them they…


Last week a lovely (and high profile) speaker reached out to ask if I was interested in substituting for him for a conference he couldn’t attend. It meant the world to me.


Turns out the conference has already lined someone up, which is fine. But the fact that he reached out was so flattering and amazing.


Guys – if you get an opportunity you can’t use, please consider passing it on to a qualified person from an underrepresented group. We don’t get as many, and we’d really, really appreciate it. #champion #sponsor #thebest


RT @johnallsopp: know under represented early career folks in our industry? We’ve just opened diversity scholarships for all our 2018 event…


@jesstelford @sehurlburt LOL. Yeah, it’s amazing how just adding a blazer to a standard tech outfit suddenly makes you look professional! I use this trick all the time. 😂


Found somewhere to work for the day! @ Lowercase https://t.co/B6TjfkrBAv


RT @sbarolo: Gonna write a short thread about applying for that awesome job that you don’t feel 100% qualified for.

The short version is:…


RT @yow_conf: We’re heading back to #Singapore for our 2nd annual #softwaredev conference on 8 Sept!

Join us with a Super Earlybird Ticke…


@minxdragon Somebody sent me the Boing Boing version the other day. So cool!


RT @Amys_Kapers: Just booked my flights for my first @yow_conf #lambdajam in May!
Who’s with me?!


@Amys_Kapers @evanderkoogh @yow_conf No bamboozlement. I’m a damn Haskell wizard now, remember? 😝


@starbuxman @dez_blanchfield Wait. Minties and Vegemite? This person secretly hates you, Josh. (FANTALES = THE BEST FOR ALL TIME.)


Some photos from tonight’s @Wwcodesingapore Meetup! Thanks SP Digital for hosting and @coderkungfu for filming… https://t.co/3Tfx4rA6BE


RT @engineersftw: With immediate effect, https://t.co/XVfoZ3ok4l will not be accepting requests to record any #Blockchain #cryptocurrency #…



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