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RT @rob_prismatik: Absolutely! While we are at it, let’s hire more people based on who will be the best over time, not just on the day they…
RT @jwPencilAndPad: Mike Pence somehow managed to be the least popular Vice-President at a musical about a Vice-President who kills the her…
“Where Are The ‘Hoosiers’ Characters Now?” https://t.co/XHgbhAVhrr This is relevant to @imdominating’s interests.
This Harbour blows me away every time. What a day. https://t.co/fcvoCX2l7O https://t.co/TiGHZVfra9
YOU GUYS. @stuffevabakes has made me the most amazing cake of my adult life!! https://t.co/OJLXHa2LLF https://t.co/y47YGgyudF
@evanderkoogh WOOOO, fancy! Nice job!
@themaninblue If the birth of the universe involves rainbows and candy. https://t.co/DxbeoGDFtP
RT @yow_oz: If you’ve been waiting for the YOW! CTO Summit program in Melbourne, it’s now up! https://t.co/lJPkzpNOXT
RT @caitie: I did an interview with @pfunctional_tv about my upcoming talk @yow_oz https://t.co/q50ZdUMDiG
Shout out to @auxesis in the latest @yow_oz newsletter… 🙂 https://t.co/7PLFYP0x0s
@auxesis @yow_oz Like _that’s_ not going to get annoying… 😜
@joannaferrari48 I’m at the pub! Beer is cold. 👌😁
Meat feast. So full. With @emd3737 and @gammdalf. https://t.co/v6hVPnm7Lk https://t.co/Wra7o6yHqT
@lifeasdaddy He called her office. That makes things complicated and awkward.
@i386 @tekkie Heh. I even gave mine away and had a couple folks using it! Gave up because I hated doing support.
Gahhhhh. If you want to hire more women into leadership, you can’t require that they’ve already done those roles. THE POOL WILL NEVER GROW.
@imdominating Ugh. Screw that shit. 😡
@thisismywww It is indeed! Must’ve been taken 2+ months ago then. 😀
@iRambuk @auxesis @yow_oz We’ll also be recording the talk tonight in Sydney – possibly even live streaming!
Congrats @canva on being named Australia’s Coolest Tech Company 2nd year in a row! (And heh. I’m in the photo.) https://t.co/GIg795XCF4
Great crowd for @auxesis’s #yownight at @canva in Sydney! @yow_oz https://t.co/u17b5G84a0
RT @emsiow: Best #yownight already! https://t.co/D2zIGrOXW6
The @DTO staffs their delivery hubs with the best private sector talent they can find. #yownight https://t.co/5kwUNHqfNC
I love that the very first item on @DTO’s Digital Service Standard is “Understand user needs.” #yownight https://t.co/f1KLEOTUvN
In government – or any large organisation – find the subject matter experts. You’ll make your life a lot easier. #yownight
If you insist on “big deal” assessments/gates between project stages, it’s not Agile. You’re doing waterfall by a different name. #yownight
RT @GRobilliard: Transforming government digitally with @auxesis #yownights https://t.co/R9CLmqZvJD
@Erdbeervogel @GGDmelb @SEEK_Geek @seekjobs @kaylajheffernan Wow, looks fantastic. Great job @annakelk and @hima_tk!
@developerjack Sadly, I know a lot of hiring managers who would thank him for that approach.
Found out that a good friend has been harassed by male online stalker for 3+ years. Blog comments, emails, phone calls. INCANDESCENT RAGE.
@lifeasdaddy Kinda hard to pursue though when they take pains to hide identity.
RT @mgrowan: “Digital Technology is pervasive… Every business is a digtal business” @SatyaNadella #MicrosoftDev
Azure Functions and Azure Logic Apps. Serverless platforms, @evanderkoogh! #MicrosoftDev https://t.co/sljp7cM92U
RT @ceibner: “Swagger is awesome – because self documenting api’s is awesome” @jakkaj #MicrosoftDev https://t.co/9v86aEt5ir
VisualStudio has iPhone emulator built in for Xamarin devs “so you can put your Mac in the corner.” 😂 #MicrosoftDev https://t.co/1miCvqAnpH
Chatbots are the new hotness. #sydneybots #MicrosoftDev https://t.co/BVwh9nGwNZ
Hey, great showcase of the @9NewsAUS Alerts app! Great job, @ninedigital. 😁 #Microsoftdev @kunaal84 https://t.co/Yq0xyeQh0T
Developers Developers Developers. LOL. (@LiviuC_PhD is amused.) #MicrosoftDev https://t.co/5N2ZOAmP7B
@servantofchaos I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night. HOW DO YOU LIVE WITH YOURSELF?!
RT @unixbigot: The government is running on github, Jenkins, CloudFoundry. Hallelujah! #whodathunkit #YowNight #BNE
RT @unixbigot: A great rapid fire presentation from @auxesis at #YowNight #BNE. So much info in that talk. #OpenGov efforts are paying of…
RT @boyter: Not successful enough to buy a full page newspaper ad, but welcome Microsoft! Code search is important! Try https://t.co/b8sYoo…
RT @davecoombes: Very proud to see @IAGAust sponsoring @yow_oz. Some tickets still available for SYD and BNE but selling fast so get in qui…
Last chance for Sydney #yownight tickets for tonight! Check the hashtag to see how much Melb & Brisbane enjoyed it. https://t.co/6Q1uFGm0D1
@gilmae We will be recording it, btw. Or rather, @sir_tilbrook will be. 🙂
RT @yow_oz: Need an Introduction to Clojure? @stuartsierra’s upcoming #yow16 workshop is the one for you https://t.co/hNo0rb1s3H
Hey @LukeMesiti – Nice to meet you today and hear about @juniordev_io! I’ll be checking it out. 🙂
Paging @auxesis… 😂 #yownight https://t.co/XSJ1RLqTl8
@auxesis PHEW!!
So excited to kick off tonight’s @yow_oz #yownight at @Zendesk with our speaker @auxesis! https://t.co/kZFoa4hCcR
RT @saramic: #yownight about to get started https://t.co/ZU4D5X7fkA
The AU government has over 2200 different websites… *that they know of. 😳 – @auxesis #yownight
Oh nice. The @DTO has built https://t.co/LSKtn1twnu – a prototype of how AU gov services might be joined up online. #yownight
In the past, gov releases were big, stressful events. Now with continuous integration and delivery, releases are a non-event. #yownight
It’s a myth that organisations need to choose between speed and reliability. #yownight https://t.co/upHQcqsDID
Man, @auxesis is killing it. Such a good speaker. Brisbane and Sydney – #yownight tickets are still available!! https://t.co/7J44Yepb48
RT @evanderkoogh: Pay attention large corps. Even the Australian government has figured it out: #yownight @dto https://t.co/OG6zjaDGbT
@mark_sabbatical It’s all happening at @yow_oz, mate.
I continue to be delighted by the concept of the government’s ORCA. #yownight https://t.co/q5aLVHuIhn
Heh. And there’s the #CensusFail question. Poor @auxesis! You knew that one was coming. 😂 #yownight
RT @saramic: #yownight @auxesis suggests “AWS Best Practices for DDoS Resiliency
June 2016” https://t.co/g6klMFURKf some good ideas even fo…
Melbourne #yownight folks – sorry I had to run to the airport! Connect with me so I we can keep conversations going. 😁
@Xavier_Ho I think we’re gonna pass each other in mid-air
@Xavier_Ho LOL
Earlier in the day. Such dorks. 😂 @MichelePlayfair https://t.co/EuUBb5oZJV https://t.co/8oMRmnhjzh
@MichelePlayfair Seems good so far. Made it here in record time!
The people you run into at the airport… https://t.co/ji3tPkngzj https://t.co/QAwX0nFozf
Interesting. There was a similar situation involving accusations of copying between AU knitting blogs a few years back. https://t.co/FAQRoQWQPG
@azadehkhojandi I’ll be there!! Once I finish my coffee and get dressed. 😀
RT @azadehkhojandi: With @web_goddess at Microsoft event #MicrosoftDev https://t.co/k1m7B20zSd
Anybody else at #MicrosoftDev event this morning with me and @azadehkhojandi? It’s pretty full! https://t.co/SDWb4JwUV8
@ADuckIsMyFiend 👋
@katsbud @azadehkhojandi @bemaia We’re in the middle, front of the back section (right by the video camera).
@obabic @MYOB 👋 at @developerjack!
Heh. When @satyanadella comes on stage, the crowd is suddenly filled with mobiles. #MicrosoftDev https://t.co/zDv3yoKsXe
HUGE NEWS! Now people can stop DMing me begging for @yow_oz @ctosummit wait list tickets. 😁👍 https://t.co/NYIOZP5qLd
“It’s perhaps not the best day to talk about Australian cricket…” @satyanadella gets a chuckle from the audience. #MicrosoftDev https://t.co/m8RT2aMXQl
Azure Bot Service launching today! Im sure the #sydneybots crowd at @bilue_voice will be interested. #MicrosoftDev https://t.co/9drBD44QdJ
Blockchain, cloud, AI, machine learning, augmented reality. I think that’s BINGO for me!
Wow. Surface Studio video actually got applause!
@gilmae At one point he referred to an “app plat.” I couldn’t tell if he misspoke or he’s trying to make plat happen.
Wow. Mark Kelly actually did use HoloLens aboard the ISS. #MicrosoftDev https://t.co/l7vK1pkOAk
RT @developerjack: “Make a difference in the world”
This is my takeaway from @satyanadella’s keynote at #MicrosoftDev https://t.co/4IIrit2P…
@gilmae DINDINGDING “Blockchain as a Service”
Listening to @jakkaj tell us his story. (Where are you, @codepo8?) #MicrosoftDev https://t.co/eelOaT9Snu
@lightningdb @JemBen You have a separate basketball-focused Twitter account?! 😂
Feel-good yoga isn’t doing the trick. Sadly, no good options here. Big gap in the market, personal trainers! https://t.co/MlBOLyzm7Z
@taybenlor Suddenly very jealous of the adorable mascot on your cards and bereft at the lack thereof on mine.
Final call for tomorrow night’s @yow_oz night in Melbourne with @auxesis! Not many tickets left… https://t.co/r4TzWQJgoI
@rosepowell Cake for dinner is *always* a legitimate life decisions, and this week even more so. (I’ll be having pumpkin pie.)
Woohoo! Thrilled to be invited to speak alongside @aurynn and @jessfraz at #WOOTConf next month as part of @linuxconfau. THANKS @KatieConf!
@evanderkoogh You should totally go! I’ve heard a version of his talk (I think) and it’s excellent. PLUS I’LL BE THERE!
@pixel8ted Yeah, I want to go back to kickboxing but I need to build my knees up slowly first. 🙁
Nice one @andykelk! Looking forward to hearing it. 🙂 https://t.co/vuEgtX1LJR
Really glad to hear that @kiwicon is going forward as planned! https://t.co/h5yT0V4TAO
RT @KatieConf: We’re stoked to announce we have the illustrious @web_goddess and the fantastic @hannahcancode speaking at #WOOTConf!
@noopkat Saw you were having a shit time. Hope things are better. Things really, really suck. I know how hard it is to see any hope. 🙁
@KatieConf @hannahcancode “Illustrious”? 🤔
RT @yow_oz: Still tickets left for YOW! CTO Summit in Sydney https://t.co/foLSY4XY1n
RageDonate – https://t.co/L9yroBxdY9. What a fantastic friggin’ idea.
RT @ACLU: Thanks to all of our new supporters, Donald Trump will confront the strongest ACLU in the 100 year history of our organization.
Melbourne-bound again! (@ T2 Multi-User Domestic Terminal – @sydneyairport in Mascot, NSW) https://t.co/kbKrAZpMvB
Positive action: I’m proud to be in this video about great work @elevacao_org is doing with women entrepreneurs. https://t.co/VFxjZy61Xq
@gilmae Like what? Tell me what more this white American can do.
@gilmae (And I really hope it’s “punch the patriarchy in the face,” because that’s what I’m working towards.)
RT @delitescere: A few tickets left for the @yow_oz / @ctosummit in Sydney, also keynote by @rebeccaparsons! https://t.co/3ipRe86bDq
@ButtCoin Ugh. Of course.
Weekly Meetup Wrap – including Melb MPUG, Melb CTO School, @webdirections Direction conf, and Sydney Bots meetup! https://t.co/OfxP6AdlUZ
She had me in tears at the end. https://t.co/lUwW44u9Wg
Happy (early) Thanksgiving! https://t.co/npXw6vJbcq https://t.co/ttHASa4PFm
RT @msharp: This benevolent god approves 😉 //cc @web_goddess https://t.co/EarlLoAbB0
RT @51monfarrow: Code reuse. https://t.co/KEaoM6DQlw
RT @HuffPostArts: Yoko Ono issues rather appropriate response to Donald Trump’s election https://t.co/BeGvbrWywZ https://t.co/Ws04vQV5mO
@hellomista I’m from the American Midwest. I spent 22 years of my life there. Am I qualified? I escaped because so many WERE bigoted racists
@mmastertheone Thanks. Moomins always appreciated, but this week more than ever!
@hellomista And not only uneducated, but openly hostile to me as a “school nerd.”
@hellomista I don’t mean to have go at you, but rather idea that no urban lefties understand Trump supporters. A lot of us came from there.
@Malarkey We miss you two already!!
@hellomista I know. And there are plenty of good folks in the Midwest. (Waves at @imdominating and @Justacogitating) & I know anger doesn’t
@hellomista change people’s minds. But I also believe you call a spade a spade. The majority ARE uneducated. A lot are bigots.
@hellomista I’m just tired of making excuses for people and I’m embarrassed and ashamed this is where I came from.
@hellomista I shouldn’t still be so livid. I just did yoga. 😂
@hellomista I guess right now I don’t much care if racists get their feelings hurt by me calling them racists. Clearly, I need more yoga!
@mootpointer Ha. Gary from @Domaincomau showed a graph at meetup the other night with regular huge spikes. What’s that? Saturday.
RT @t: Best t-shirt I’ve seen at #sciencehackday #SF via @BasilLeaf:
https://t.co/WBBPHkXnOl
#NASA #NASTY #parody #nastywoman (ttk.me t4kH2)
Positive action: Donate to Planned Parenthood @PPFA: https://t.co/N0ztj8FaVE
Positive action: I just made my donation to the @ACLU – please support their work, too: https://t.co/r9zrHvj99U
UGH. Used @stripe to replace PayPal for my @mefiblue donation but discovered Thiel’s got his fingers in there too. Bitcoin, I guess?
@DarrenNolan_ Peter Thiel bankrolled the lawsuit that ruined Gawker and gave $1M+ to Trump.
@mark_sabbatical …which is the same night as the YOW Night at Canva. There aren’t enough Thursdays in the month!
@tomjadams Natural Language Processing. Big in the AI/machine learning/chatbot scene.
@misswired @the_snook We’re eating. We’ll come back
@misswired @the_snook Scratch that. Too tired! Going home
The best part of running the VR stand is taking silly videos of your friends. @stevelikesyou #Direction16 https://t.co/KxMZJpAS6a
RT @elefontpress: We’re privileged to be able to choose the work we do, so choose work that makes the world a better place.
– @johnallsopp…
Lurking and listening to @DesignUXUI’s excellent #Direction16 talk. https://t.co/CnT0r1o7JN
Impolite software insists that its notifications and needs are more important than yours. #Direction16 @DesignUXUI https://t.co/hQzE8IskTg
Soufflé effigy – why free fonts are bad, and also the name of my rock band’s first album. #Direction16 @WayneATF https://t.co/4pEbOfQSgg
“Supposing is good, but finding out is better.“ – Mark Twain – Great quote from @LucindaBurtt’s talk on data-informed design. #Direction16 https://t.co/bGNKNHq4L8
This made me feel better. https://t.co/S9GVtompbh
@NicoleWill100 I know. But HE can’t.
Our brains are very plastic, and marketing teaches us which type of people are allowed to do things. #WomeninTech #Direction16 @adblanche https://t.co/BMjoNWCoTr
RT @graphqlmelb: 🙋 We’ve just announced the details of our first meet up! 17th of November (Next Thursday)
https://t.co/XMYciXKKYI https:/…
Atlassian overhauled their employer branding, rewrote ads, reached out to women CS grads to increase diversity of applicants. #Direction16
“We don’t want rock stars. Rock stars come in at 11 and suck at building software.“ HA. #Direction16 @adblanche
The #1 predicting factor for those in top US unis is how much $ their parents make. Stop using it to filter job candidates! #Direction16
In the virtual world, @msharp and I rule as benevolent gods. https://t.co/WFEXpWJtQV
Outtakes with @msharp. https://t.co/bwt3aUA5Vw
RT @adrianweckler: Wow, @davemcclure has a MELTDOWN on #WebSummit stage over Donald Trump election https://t.co/aRJmFpYyQA
Attending my first Sydney Bots meetup at @bilue_voice! https://t.co/jqNFEL1gaS
Listening to @markc tell us how @Domaincomau is making use of bots. #sydneybots https://t.co/dMi6tB0QeG
Gary Lo from @Domaincomau telling us about some of the ACTUAL searches people submitted to their FB bot. #sydneybots https://t.co/Hv24Vb0Pla
Gahhh. My second Clippy reference in ONE DAY courtesy of @alexboudreau at #sydneybots. https://t.co/f2d8YoumUg
Interesting. @alexboudreau is tracing evolution of chatbots all the way back to IVR. #flashbacks #sydneybots
One problem I have at tech meetups lately is that I always parse NLP as “neuro-linguistic programming.”
@LizlingC @alexboudreau New meetup group!! https://t.co/Fv4LDAIdGo
@DannyWebs @alexboudreau He’s speaking here: https://t.co/Fv4LDAIdGo
Remember f(x)=y from high school? Neural networks are about learning the f; not the x or the y. @alexboudreau #sydneybots
Heh. I think @whalec is kicking us out. #sydneybots https://t.co/br38TVixlm
@cbiggins The earlier reference was a talk at #Direction16 about impolite and patronising UX. 😂
@cbiggins HA! Did I put a VR headset on your head? I thought that hair looked familiar.
@cbiggins I’ll be there in the morning tomorrow. Come by and try! It’s not barfy. 🙂
@iangrunert @msharp I just finally watched it. HA. JESUUUUSS WEPT!
@wordofmichael Hello! *waves*
Whoa. Sudden pressure. https://t.co/H3aLRsfVHC
RT @ohwitchplease: Good morning. Today, like every day, let’s keep asking ourselves: what would Hermione do?
She would keep working. https…
My 30,000th tweet was, appropriately, Hermione. https://t.co/VyCyP4d70j
@cbiggins I’ve got a wicked headache so I reckon I’m going to stay away today. But you should still do it! @msharp will take care of you. 🙂
RT @gerrycanavan: I think about this poem three times a day. https://t.co/fXkHwQywhQ
@coolbreeeze_ @awkwordly @Lackadazy @imdominating💥 https://t.co/o4lX0VLUeA
I cancelled my @PayPal account. That felt good. Haven’t yet pulled the trigger on @facebook. But I really can’t stand Peter Thiel…