This thread has resulted in a lot of additions to my growing Twitter list of Aussie Tech Women. Thanks to everyone who contributed! https://t.co/SZMfLzsKAk

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RT @pourmecoffee: Little bit of genius. “There are Roads in Australia that are So Boring they Have Trivia Signs to Keep Drivers Alert” http…

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RT @Asher_Wolf: No. Pants and breakfast are to protect and nourish the child. Marriage, you can take it or leave it https://t.co/t2vZazV7r6

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RT @RoaldDahlFans: Honest Trailers – Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Feat. Michael Bolton!) 😳 🤣 https://t.co/curTm24n1K

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@pwcc @yow_conf Seeing Evan Hanson. WE KNOW. 🙃

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@jessitron I’m doing my first keynote in a fortnight. Happy to put my hand up for more!

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I’m sad to miss the awesome folks speaking at @yow_conf HK & SG – @Doctor_Astro, @lynnlangit, @ghohpe (& Maus!), @starbuxman, @mjpt777…

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@yow_conf @Doctor_Astro @lynnlangit @ghohpe @starbuxman @mjpt777 But I’m not gonna lie – it feels nice to stay in my own house for a little while. 🙂

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@i386 Proud of you, mate!

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RT @mrb_bk: Damn this programmer interview whiteboard question has me shook https://t.co/YkmnLQnLA4

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Just in time for @Frocktober! Get on that, Sydney sewers. https://t.co/CYPamMNKTG

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It’s always a pleasure hearing @lightningdb present! He’s at #shindig3.0 sharing customer insights from Woolies. @Shindig_Sydney https://t.co/Ht0H5xohLd

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@diversionary @lightningdb @Shindig_Sydney There’s your next conference talk. #whyistherenodumplingemoji?!

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Tim Fung from @AirtaskerSYD has the crowd rolling as he talks about the importance of trust and how no ones been murdered yet. 😂 #shindig3 https://t.co/EGmdY5JFGD

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Interesting. “Carl” is the AI system @Airtasker uses for task categorisation. Anthropomorphised systems! #shindig3 https://t.co/7RSdbd91lj

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RT @Holly_Stephens: @web_goddess MC at #shindig3.0🙌🏼 https://t.co/8hXzB72q2L

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@twasink @Frocktober @mmastertheone TBH I considered using the “sewists” neologism but it annoys me.

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@starbuxman @yow_conf @Doctor_Astro @lynnlangit @ghohpe @mjpt777 Y’all don’t need me, and it’s been too long since I slept in my own bed. I will see you soon enough, I’m sure!

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RT @alicegoldfuss: dudes are so obsessed with being alpha males, like where can I find a stable release male with some up-to-date docs

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RT @shanselman: BREAKING: Microsoft fixed the “J” smiley face bug in Outlook https://t.co/V6xECkMeAn

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Come learn about the new Android programming language hotness! Did you know Sydney has a Kotlin meetup group? 😃 @SydKotlin https://t.co/u7Y0R8xYYl

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Oh god, this thread is so relevant for me and anyone who meets me at any tech event ever. Please help me out and jog my memory! https://t.co/kOKiKFXIdo

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@webdirections That helps, but context of where I met someone before is crucial too!

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Yeah, no, @LinkedIn. https://t.co/maj9CRtk9Z

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@johnbarton My least favourite thing at @canva was triaging that crap. We got a fair few too. (Good times, eh @brendanh?)

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Really nice cursor effect on this story, @WIRED. (Feeling lucky that none of our hotels on recent trip used those locks!) https://t.co/Ee1cTjyZ7T

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The only thing missing from @GuardianAus’s list of #uglytreasures is my awesome Creepy Doll Decoupage tray. https://t.co/crvhOmA3Y7 😍 https://t.co/tbFSviVhSD

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@diversionary @GuardianAus The Snook’s grandmother made it. It lives under our couch and scares unlucky housesitters.

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I used to think sudden flashes of inspiration borne of looming deadlines were a sign of my incompetence. Now I know it’s just how I work.

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@stephenlead Very tempted to set up Buffer to tweet “Turn around Bright Eyes” at you sporadically through the day.

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RT @tedneward: Every. Single. Software developer. Must. Take. Note.

YOU can go to jail for the code YOUR BOSS tells you to write. https://…

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RT @yow_conf: Know what the most common street name in Australia is? @aduckismyfiend shares how using Open Street Map & Python https://t.co…

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@randomknits DAMMIT DONNA. Needles going in is, like, my #1 phobia. I can stand to have it done, I just can’t WATCH.

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@randomknits I just spent 30 sec flailing about trying to hide that image in Tweetdeck and only managed to enlarge it like 5 times in the process.

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@randomknits In other words – 🤢

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@gilmae @randomknits For god’s sake make some real tweets so it pushes that shit down out of my column. 😩

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The happiness I feel at cancelling work trip next week indicates that I finally hit the Travel Wall. Bound to happen eventually…

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@gilmae Do Australian towns not have a High St or Main St?

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@charis But I will miss not seeing you in Hong Kong!

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@ericscheid @gilmae Way to spoil @ADuckIsMyFiend’s talk, dude! 😂

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I got asked to recommend some Melbourne women in tech for an event, and the list just kept growing! So many amazing ladies there. 😍

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@evanderkoogh @mrembach It took me a year to finally get there.

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Elided Branches: How Do Individual Contributors Get Stuck? A Primer… https://t.co/KJmtGYVE2p Great insight from @skamille!

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Yay, really looking forward to hearing @Hatchman76’s talk! (And patting myself on the back for nagging him to submit… 😉) https://t.co/nTLUe8AyIE

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RT @LukeSleeman: @web_goddess If you have any that can speak about Android or other GDG topics send them our way! Always looking!

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@mobywhale @SydCSS The clock… ⏰ 😂

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Some of the list I suggested: @paulangov, @MichelePlayfair, @LJKenward, @RhianaHeath, @hima_tk, @harrietgl, @MelissaKaulfuss, @linapinot…

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…along with @KathyReid, who I know is in Geelong, but I’m an American with a poor grasp of Victorian geography so whatever.

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@paulangov @MichelePlayfair @LJKenward @RhianaHeath @hima_tk @harrietgl @MelissaKaulfuss Wrong Lina! Whoops. @lilapinot 🙂

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RT @unclebobmartin: New Blog: Just Following Orders. https://t.co/Yvh3lJOMi8

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@Catharz @paulangov @MichelePlayfair @LJKenward @RhianaHeath @hima_tk @harrietgl @MelissaKaulfuss @linapinot @Zajakot Ooh, please share! I recommended these because I’ve met them all, but always up for more to follow on Twitter…

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Beef stew by me; soda bread by the Snook. Yum. https://t.co/p1DZjxsAYs https://t.co/Tk2JFmxOKZ

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@pleia2 I am prepared to die on this ant hill beside you, comrade.

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@diversionary @philoye Agree. That’s so shitty. 🙁

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@cczona @donutjs_pdx ARGH, would love to see this. Definitely relevant to my interests.

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@verbaliza I do. Where’d you get ’em? I’m interested in hearing how you go.

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@verbaliza 💥 Order placed. Thanks for the suggestion!

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@verbaliza Yep – never tried ’em before, but have been researching!

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@gilmae Wait, wait. Was that one meant to be a DM? 😂

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@gilmae I’m an American. We don’t do or understand or appreciate subtlety.

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@saberkite Wish you were in town. I’d give you a hug!

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RT @yow_conf: #Mobile & #IoT developers, join us at #YOWConnected Sept 21-22 https://t.co/NYz3PxHGrE

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The Hardest Working Office Design In America Encrypts Your Data–With Lava Lamps – FASCINATING! https://t.co/XRAsLWMz7b

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@gilmae I managed to go 72 hours in Yellowstone without Internet.

My sleeves cover the scratch marks, mostly.

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@randomknits She looks like a superhero. 😂 https://t.co/m4qoKYFoac

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RT @bodil: Sometimes I think I could go work for Palantir and still be able to face myself in the mirror because at least I’m not in adtech…

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RT @saronyitbarek: A lot of amazing people don’t speak at conferences because they think speaking requires being an expert. It doesn’t. At…

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@TheRealBnut I was one of the first backers. @GLITCHAUS and I are basically BFFs now since I mentioned his work in my talk. 🙂

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@TheRealBnut @GLITCHAUS Given that anyone who’s heard my talk seems to have taken a vow to send me every knitting+code related link they ever see, good luck. 🙂

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Me: So apparently Joss cheated on his wife…

Him: He is always kind of mean to the women in his stories.

😫

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We were missed. 😻 https://t.co/ypuo51EDra https://t.co/jvpxpowO74

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RT @sazzy: My feed is all “Trump. Boxing. Passive-aggressive-political-bias”. I miss the days of “How do I customise my rollovers in Dreamw…

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RT @FriendlyTester: My secret project was three free programming courses,framed for testers.Programming Basics,Java Basics & #WebDriver
htt…

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Almost time to leave America… almost. https://t.co/Burh5w7pLy https://t.co/yuyiPYn1La

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I remember @unclebobmartin predicting this at last year’s @yow_conf in December! https://t.co/d5oeItuWKz

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Home. In a Sydney taxi for < 5 minutes before the driver commented on my damn accent. This is really getting old.

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@NicoleWill100 Yeah, but it’s been even more wearying in the Trump era. Ugh.

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