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Hey, I found my initials!! Thanks @kotlin and @HaysDigiTechAU. 😁 #YOWconnected https://t.co/nSORUm22vr


The first break was full of important schedule decisions. Red or green? 🤔 #YOWconnected https://t.co/7SvVp1qugI


RT @sammy_lee12: @web_goddess @sveta_isakova #sketchnotes are on Twitter before the speaker even finishes, how is that for live notes? #yow…


Designing with accessibility in mind is better for everybody – the “kerb cut effect”. @LareneLg talking a11y + React Native at #YOWconnected https://t.co/0ZWclzuiPa


So clever! // TODO: tweet link, and then @LareneLg did it live! Will steal that for future talks. #YOWconnected https://t.co/21gwqRcyGr https://t.co/aaMPtpFhf6


@richbuggy @sveta_isakova She was talking FP more than serverless. 😉


Having just one accessibility person on your team is a recipe for sadness. #YOWconnected @LareneLg https://t.co/vdtgC4Gk4U


@The_McJones We’re missing you! Somebody actually asked me last night where the Tasmanians were.


Live React Native coding is happening! Along with a11y testing using VoiceOver and Accessibility Inspector. #YOWconnected @LareneLg https://t.co/EJpcHFLsPJ


For Android, you can use Accessibility Scanner to screenshot and auto-annotate a11y issues. Neat! (Sorry, no iOS equiv yet.) #YOWconnected https://t.co/FlsHED6CrG


Some React Native libraries don’t expose a11y properties in UI components. If you find them – fix and submit PR! @LareneLg #YOWconnected https://t.co/hM2exjXtWm


More accessibility resource goodness from @LareneLg! #YOWconnected https://t.co/6FrwWPwGFZ


@battlepanda_au Not at this time of year!


Hilarity ensues as @larenelg gets everyone to turn on voice navigation on their phones. 😂 #YOWconnected https://t.co/sOZVLFHh0F


@yow_conf Pretty sure @mklin was unable to turn his off. 😂


The crowd at @mootpointer’s talk is (surprisingly!) skewed more towards machine learning than dog fans. Unpossible. 😳🐶 #YOWconnected https://t.co/k8nShKwNN8


RT @sammy_lee12: @DevDiner I enjoyed your overview of leaping into voice interfaces and AI #YOWCONNECTED #sketchnote https://t.co/lZyJCEUpy5


How @mootpointer’s good dog detector was inspired by the 🐶 at WWDC. 😂 #YOWconnected https://t.co/W2naXbGvH4


RT @StewGleadow: @FakeSamRitchie talking about using the elm architecture in swift at #yowconnected. So far it’s punderful https://t.co/UXx…


Live coding is happening by @mootpointer, but once again I am distracted by the excellent sketch noting by @sammy_lee12… #YOWconnected https://t.co/dXNyXVpVwG


@mootpointer Pretty sure I spotted cameos by @phillfarrugia and @mattdelves in there, maybe?


I’d be tempted to build a Good Cat detector, but A) they never look at my camera, and B) they’re evil (but lovable). https://t.co/TtYir6dzK8


Trolling the audience with Natural Language Processing: “Sydney is better than Melbourne… sentence… FACT.” 😂🔥 @mootpointer #YOWconnected https://t.co/eHJ66i2gym


Never seen a tech speaker use a MUFFIN as a prop in their Conf talk! 😂 @mootpointer #YOWconnected https://t.co/KmZwfBQRMc


@battlepanda_au @StewGleadow @FakeSamRitchie That’s his second talk. This one is pants-required. 😉


@halans WHAAAAAT so cool! Thanks


This is definitely relevant to my interests. Bookmarking for future reading… https://t.co/oJMNn4svhd


RT @sammy_lee12: @mootpointer I enjoyed sketching your talk on using ML to help answer the question “who’s a good doggy 🐕?” #yowconnected h…


It’s not recommended you try to train your ML model on the device. It doesn’t have enough computing power; push that to cloud. #YOWconnected https://t.co/tsjcEUarNz


A final admonition from @mootpointer to Do No Evil. Don’t build ML systems that encode biases or could be easily misused. #YOWconnected https://t.co/JumZZK96Tu


RT @SydTechLeaders: Meet up is on tonight, 3 fantastic speakers. Please update your RSVP if you cannot come, open up a slot for someone on…


@KittyHybrid @mootpointer It was great! Except for his anti-🐱 bias. 😑


@matth332 @LareneLg They do have smiley faces on them now too to help! 😉


It’s all about hardware and how you can design your own in the #YOWconnected green room with @JamesDestined! https://t.co/OHKZoAmgEW


Early prototypes of the Arduino Thinkershield designed by @JamesDestined at the @maasmuseum. Soldering was an issue… #YOWConnected https://t.co/btsMwvgMX2


RT @unixbigot: “I have found that Pinkifying workshops is not a way to get girls to come to [programming] workshops” – @JamesDestined #YOW…


Thinkershield is being used for everyone from students in disadvantaged schools all the way up to Sydney uni & UNSW! #YOWconnected https://t.co/X8GZAZt8w7


We all like @JamesDestined’s dream board, but unfortunately teachers found it too scary. User testing is important! #YOWConnected https://t.co/gXKRpupves


Next session in the green room is @mnemote talking about using Micropython and SoCs to create IoT. ❤️ his punchcard shirt! #YOWconnected https://t.co/K8FsKFrRie


Cheap components mean you can use them for crap, potentially destructive, FUN projects! #YOWconnected @mnemote https://t.co/LINTH14gQy


Micropython means you can just type in commands and get stuff to happen. Nostalgia for the glory days of early programming! #YOWConnected https://t.co/HDdqzVKOqa


Obligatory xkcd as @mnemote explains about the @internetofshit! #YOWConnected https://t.co/iYEBIGt0Gu


Catching up with my new friends at @MessageMedia1! #YOWConnected https://t.co/6aLncDuDKB


Next session in #YOWConnected red room being introduced by @hima_tk! https://t.co/U8FeLdgAs9


“When every Thing is connected, Everything is connected.” @unixbigot gives good soundbite in his Devops for Dishwashers talk. #YOWConnected https://t.co/GMRsfcO2UG


RT @Donna_Ignia: CSIRO are looking for tech mentors! Happy to provide more info! OR https://t.co/LUXPHrMnwB https://t.co/eOes2czWIz @web_g…


Biggest IoT tip from @unixbigot – Go serverless. “It doesn’t mean there are no servers; it means they’re not your problem.“ #YOWConnected https://t.co/wp0k05JCEr


RT @sammy_lee12: @tarciosaraiva @dius_au I enjoyed putting together some #sketchnotes for making petrol stations talk using #iot #yowconnec…


@bmousti Don’t worry. We talked about you. 😂


Always lovely to hear from @inplaneterms from @Ephox, who is talking design to a room full of devs! #YOWConnected https://t.co/GgIyacIOAn


Hey, Juicero! I talked about that bit of Silicon Valley nonsense in my @dddperth talk last week. #YOWconnected https://t.co/VdaJFxccZA


Book recommendation from @inplaneterms: “Predictably Irrational” by Dan Ariely. #YOWconnected https://t.co/Twv6jxwrrX https://t.co/Dqt300CB0c


@unixbigot Oh no! You were fine. Everything seemed part of your talk; no obvious hallucinations.


RT @knightstickc: “Truth, love and value is the API between developers and designers” @inplaneterms #YOWconnected


RT @hima_tk: People don’t buy technology. They buy the way technology makes them feel. @inplaneterms recommends Ted talk by @simonsinek @yo…


@handcoding @dugboticus Oh neat! Hmmm, I use @tweetbot and I don’t see that setting. I wonder if they support…


How to close the gap between dev and design: Eat together, sit together, and sprint together. ❤️ @inplaneterms #YOWConnected https://t.co/qT58PUHH4V


Final talk: @aaronmorton telling us about IoT & Cassandra. (And he managed to take the piss out of me before starting!) 😂 🇦🇺 https://t.co/F4fmuljCGB


@unixbigot @aaronmorton SHMEMANTICS.


RT @inplaneterms: How cool are these sketchnotes by @sammy_lee12 🙏 @yow_conf #yowconnected https://t.co/Ai0xkQvC5n


@MichelePlayfair 😂 She was just starting her talk so I wanted to snap it quickly. Bad timing I guess.


@polleyg @darren_cibis @benteese @ChaiseHock @shinebytes We will miss you!


@polleyg @sammy_lee12 I would definitely second that nomination!!


RT @IndecisiveMatt: Timbertown in Wauchope is supporting marriage equality and they’ve painted their sign to match! https://t.co/CgFHksMia9…


@ricardoy1 ❤️


Great energy as @whalec kicks off Day 2 at #YOWConnected! Designing for an unknown future… https://t.co/xOpqQLmdoJ


“We can’t know the future. We’ve all seen Back to the Future 2, and we know where that leads: Biff Tannen! He’s a dick!” 😂 #YOWconnected https://t.co/WEqOxABnzz


“The future isn’t Mobile. The NOW is Mobile.” Chuckles as @whalec relates incredulous tales of CMOs who Just. Don’t. Get. It. #YOWConnected


4 yrs ago, relationship in “Her” was considered sci-fi. In 2017, “it’s pretty frigging close.” Hardware exists now. #YOWConnected @whalec https://t.co/9kmYXsEAfF


“Are we still doing platform wars? Really?!” @whalec calling out platform purists. To build the future, you must be flexible. #YOWconnected


RT @unixbigot: Cam @whalec boils down the purpose of keynotes; inspiring us to spend the rest of the day celebrating enthusiasm for new ide…


!! @whalec exhorting iOS devs to go home tonight and check out Android, and vice versa. Look outside your tech bubble! 👏📱 #YOWConnected https://t.co/k9CplR0M4W


How do you understand the future? BY CREATING IT. 🙌 Really loving @whalec’s inspiring call-to-arms this morning. #YOWConnected https://t.co/O8vsrIO1Do



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