Month: August 2015

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.@NolanBushnell on why schools should throw out their chairs. #WiredForWonder http://t.co/t9h58QuGXa

Hiring in Silicon Valley moving away from credentials & degrees. Uni in U.S. is indentured servitude. #WiredForWonder http://t.co/BWi0U16ZOo

Awwww, @GuyKawasaki brought his son Nate out on stage with him! #WiredForWonder http://t.co/8VK1IDNjlo

Don’t aim for simply MVP; aim for MVVVP. Viable, Valuable, Validating – @GuyKawasaki #WiredForWonder http://t.co/s2YkhiiiAN

@jackandraka Very cool! Sadly YouTube didn’t exist when I was in grade school, but great that kids today have that resource!

.@GuyKawasaki on how @canva uses NPR model: provide such great content that you earn right to market! #WiredForWonder http://t.co/iViVMRHCXM

I just got recognised from one of my @GGDSydney talks by someone at #WiredForWonder! I swear I didn’t stage that…

RT @AshleeMcCusker: “AWShineHack – blending the diversity divide of Women in IT & Business.” on @LinkedIn https://t.co/IIMHsG0XU6

RT @FeverPicture: The man himself; @GuyKawasaki speaking at @wiredforwonder today. http://t.co/4wygdF5ikH

Social skills, communication, and ability to focus/distill information = critical non-digital skills. #WiredForWonder http://t.co/ovwbO2Dswy

I think we have achieved peak-Steve-Jobs invocation already at noon on day one. #WiredForWonder

The brain defaults to unknown = negative, but you can teach it to reframe things as positive. #WiredForWonder

Try hards gonna try hard.

I love it when a plan comes together. http://t.co/Mx06iy6x2g http://t.co/YKyEImWAMf

@vilacides I’m not an actual engineer – I’m taking on coordinating all the various dev projects. But it’s a start!

@RoseRed_Shoes Well spotted! Thank you!

@ricardoy1 Yes! You are only the third person to identify it. 🙂

@RoseRed_Shoes They were at Peter Alexander a while back. I’m sure they’ll return someday!

@vilacides We’re avoiding the M-word. But more or less. 🙂

@RoseRed_Shoes Truth be told these barely fit over my hips, and I think I got the largest size. 🙁

Today’s @canvavibe lunch is my special request, so I thought it only fair that I bake the … http://t.co/UHqRHxgyhh http://t.co/CfplrD0xZr

@RadhikaR Just for that morning to see Guy. I left about lunchtime.

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RT @themaninblue: 8 Questions with: me! Talking about Canva’s journey so far and how we manage growth http://t.co/NARHHlLyQ3

@keisanpablo @ErisBasilio @nicwinton It’s disturbing is what it is. I’m going to start seeing Shamal peeking out around every corner.

@drkknits @imdominating Oh no!!

Join me at @GA’s “Out Of The Garage” Pitch Fest Party: http://t.co/27p4WD7tXT http://t.co/Mxaecvei2T

I’m thrilled that we now have a woman on the @canva engineering team. I’m even more thrilled that it’s me. 😀

The great @guykawasaki kicking off tonight’s #canvatech event! http://t.co/EVJY7jgwyE http://t.co/geisEYWo2F

Patrick Lee explaining “pegs on the bottom,” a concept taken from Disney animation. Fast f… http://t.co/NQidrO9hSf http://t.co/vLmvTnyvLo

“Legacy code is any code without tests.” (I see people nodding at that one.) #canvatech

Now for @julio_ody talking about React and Backbone. (We need a Britney mike so speakers c… http://t.co/id9DScviOw http://t.co/FFnNVX6ZW7

We definitely need a Britney-style wireless mike. (Noted for the future.) #canvatech

Hey look, a cameo by @delitescere in Chris Doble’s talk! #canvatech http://t.co/65eupRZn67 http://t.co/B18ks0qrAs

RT @stowball: Whoah. Weekly front-end meetings at Canva are actually beneficial! Probably because they all want to improve and learn #Canva…

Ratcheting and ESLint to get rid of the bad stuff from your code base. @chrisdoble is evangelising. #canvatech

@DamonOehlman @julio_ody I concur.

RT @GuyKawasaki: Jackpot! Freezer in Canva office! http://t.co/fz6MUk40rq

@jesstelford In startup poker, 3 Andys definitely beats 2 Chrisses.

@JoachimCohen123 @IntelEDU Haha, no charges for me. I think we were the only adults there without kids!

@JoachimCohen123 @IntelEDU But I recently finished my first ever Arduino build, and I’m looking to do more: http://t.co/LR14qmBX8P 🙂

@andre_serna That’s actually I expected him to say. 🙂

@puzzlement Thank you!

The Goonies star calls on fans to ‘respect the dang house!’ http://t.co/InY4okS3aX – Ahem. @imdominating

Wired for Wonder! (@ National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in Kensington, NSW) https://t.co/UFOYpERfr7 http://t.co/t4b11wfpBR

Wow. @jackandraka’s 6th grade science fair project looked way more professional than mine. #WiredForWonder http://t.co/jcTMroM41j

RT @joannejacobs: So far, #wiredforwonder has proven that concentration, and obsessive commitment is more useful for productivity than qual…

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My assault on Table 2 begins now.

RT @alex_macdonald: I will fight to support the Oxford comma until I draw my last breath. http://t.co/Y0T6c3F4iI

Nick Offerman And Megan Mullally Are Going Full Ron And Tammy Swanson All Over Australia http://t.co/y9ZHamgBRy – GAHHH TAKE MY MONEY NOW.

RT @Reverend_Scott: Obama: It’s too hot for a scarf, Joe.

Biden: IMMA DO THE SCARF WHIP

Obama: Please don’t do the scarf whip.

Biden: ht…

IT’S FREAKING ME OUT. STOP IT. https://t.co/dHYjk3DE0y

RT @DaniKBevins: What Sydney needs right now is Uber but for arks.

@anwyn That’s a lovely thought! 🙂

My latest geeky knitting creation is nearly complete! http://t.co/dStb3o3b2Z http://t.co/ad6QdTMRfZ

@imdominating @drkknits This was the intersection of Broadway & Buckland, about a block from my house. Yikes! https://t.co/63lyPBU9YT

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@GuyKawasaki Welcome back! Looking forward to Tuesday at Canva. 🙂

RT @AysegulYonet: Why this Tesla Motors engineer stopped hiding her femininity at work http://t.co/EahbfbGrzA – It mentions Comp Eng Barbie!

Ugh. LinkedIn urging me to congratulate someone on a work anniversary… when he’s not alive anymore. 🙁

Fascinating look at NASA logo design – meatball vs worm. As a child of the 80’s, I have a fondness for the worm… http://t.co/S53Z1DE1Hh

The Mystery Scarf is off the needles!

@lucykbain I love the pink shirts this time!

@Lackadazy @imdominating Pacey’s got a bit of a Dadbod going on. *fans self*

The Meatball vs The Worm

Here’s a really cool article about the design of the “new” NASA logo seen above (which was then dropped in the 90’s to bring back the old “meatball” round logo). I like them both. The worm is the one from when I was a kid in the 80’s, so to me it feels exciting and science-y and space-y… but also a bit dated. I look at it and I think of the movie Space Camp and amusement park rides. The meatball is kinda corny, sure, but in an appealing “Buck Rogers” kind of way. It looks great as an embroidered patch. (I have it printed on a sweatshirt.)