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Month: June 2015

  • Computer Systems Analyst FTW.

    Will Your Job Be Done By A Machine? : Planet Money : NPR – Interesting little tool. I plugged in some of the professions relevant to the Snook and myself. “Computer Programmer” has a 48.1% chance of being automated, but “Software Developers Applications” is only 4.2%. But then “Information Security Analysts, Web Developers and Computer Network Architects” falls in the middle at 20.6%. (I wonder what the distinction is?) “Computer and Information Systems Managers” looks pretty good – only 3.5% chance of being automated. The C-suite is even better at 1.5%. But I think “Computer Systems Analyst” is probably the the absolute best – only 0.6% chance of being automated! Maybe I should’ve got that IIBA certification after all… (The backup plan, as always, is to chuck it all and become a full-time “craft artist.” Only 3.5% chance of being automated! Sure, nanotech will replace a lot of production, but there will always be a market to sell quality handmade goods to the Vickies, right?)

  • “Roger that. Approaching CHOWDAH!”

    In Flight – NYTimes.com – This is an absolutely beautiful interactive piece written by a pilot describing a flight from London to Tokyo. I immediately sent it to the Snook; he’s a big fan of airplanes and flying. (Interesting trivia: his original major in uni was aeronautical engineering.) The writing is lovely and I appreciated the touches of humour throughout. The infographics were really helpful too as I learned about waypoints and sky countries and the problem with altimeters. I also marvelled at the overall design of the piece – the way the background and text colours shifted as I scrolled, mimicking the airplane’s long journey, bookended by the takeoff and landing sequences. What a fantastic way to present a longform essay. I worry sometimes that the Internet has broken my ability to digest longer pieces of text, but I absolutely savoured every word of this one.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    I’m heading over to Surry Hills for lunch. Anybody free to grab a coffee later? @johnallsopp?

    @johnallsopp Of course! Let me know if there’s ever anything I can do to help. Always happy to pitch in for @webdirections. 🙂

    Optical Adjustment — Medium http://t.co/QjbERJQqNH // Great examples of why good design always involves tiny tweaks! http://t.co/GWB5Um6nLi

    @SallyPompom Nope. I spoke to Albert briefly when I was there but they were pretty busy. Sounds like he’s trying to get Ann there too!

    Banana bread with cinnamon butter and black coffee. I like this place. http://t.co/UsoI0p5utu http://t.co/7AGd5iODqm

    How Wollongong’s iAccelerate stopped ‘paying lip service’ to women entrepreneurs and closed in on 50/50 http://t.co/szyfMZmIh1

    w-g: Two finished scarves! Zig-Zag and Linen Stitch. Just in time for winter… http://t.co/kUBz6lKFTR http://t.co/xiQOm6ftNU

    Landry just won the game and I think Tyra’s about to break up with him and I might cry! (The Friday Night Lights marathon continues…)

    @imdominating She’s “Harry and the Henderson”-ing him! DAMN YOU TYRA. HE KILLED FOR YOU.

    @imdominating I was gonna say!

    @drkknits Does it have hair spray in it? Doesn’t count otherwise.

    @imdominating I hated him in Breaking Bad, but I love him as Landry/Lance.

    @imdominating Dude, is reborn Lyla about to 3-way with Street and Riggins?!

    @imdominating She called it off “to pray.” Girl, I am disappoint.

    @drkknits You look fantastic! I’m sure you NAILED it!

    In Flight – NYTimes – Lovely interactive essay; well worth a read. (CHWDH made me LOL.) http://t.co/s9wi01R5ND http://t.co/I6Z2VvT6TN

    Will Your Job Be Done By A Machine? : NPR – “Computer Systems Analyst” FTW, I guess. http://t.co/wSioB4smHj http://t.co/t8JkvZYxoL

    Cameron Adams – Canva | TheNextGag – Nice interview with @themaninblue! http://t.co/SGLGucKOBZ

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Banana bread with cinnamon butter and black coffee. I like this place.

  • Two finished scarves!

    Two Scarves

    Finally some finished items to show! Both of these are with wool purchased at the Convent and Chapel Wool Shop in Rylstone a few months back.

    First up is the Zig Zag in Zauberball Crazy. I bought the wool without any idea what to do with it-“I just liked the crazy autumn colourway-but then I saw Gemma’s Show Stopper in the Easter Show last April and fell in love! So I asked her to share the link to the pattern, which she kindly did. (It’s here!) It’s a super simple three-row repeat and knits up gratifyingly fast. I basically just knitted until I used up every single bit of it. I love the way the horizontal ribbing lines up with the colour changes, almost like stripes. It’s also really smooshy and squishy and warm. Very satisfying project! You can see a close-up of the stitch pattern here. (Ravelry details.)

    Next is the Linen Stitch scarf in Marlyn Alpaca. This stuff is SO SOFT. I originally intended to knit something with long lengthwise stripes, but I saw a sample of linen stitch and I was impressed how classy it looked. I thought it might make a nice “businessman’s”-type scarf for the Snook. So I casted on a bazillion stitches and then started knitting random width stripes of the two colours. Man, linen stitch rows take FOREVER to knit! I basically just knitted until I couldn’t stand it anymore. Then I put some fringe on both ends to finish it off. Very nice! He wore it to work today. You can see a close-up of the stitch pattern here. (Ravelry details.)

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    Banana bread with cinnamon butter and black coffee. I like this place.

    Banana bread with cinnamon butter and black coffee. I like this place. @ SLY

  • More Women in Tech Stuff

    Women in TechTwo great new initiatives for women in tech:

    • Women to Speak Directory
      @sandimac is launching a directory of women in technology who are willing to speak at conferences and on panels and podcasts. If you’re interested, just fill out the form.
    • Women in Tech Podcast
      @EspressDevora from @WeAreLATech is launching a new podcast for women in tech. If you register with your email, you’ll be the first to find out when it goes live!