Month: November 2017
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You may be a lot more interested in this talk when you discover it’s about a hackathon project solving π½ and π©,. So many puns. π @Hatchman76 https://t.co/dbocPXnIZk
Sewing isn’t high tech at all, right? π (Automatic buttonhole feet are wonders of engineering!) https://t.co/1UiJhLKJIE
Honestly, automatic buttonholers are the shit. And I don’t even have a fancy machine! β€οΈ
DAMMIT. Do the fancy sewing machines warn you when the bobbin is about to run out? π«
@RedParrots Yeah, always do a few practice runs on scrap before I do the real ones!
@minxdragon I actually like my non-computerised version because you can see exactly how it works. It uses springs! And levers! And gears! It’s a bodge, but one that works perfectly. It delights me.
@ImeldaMarcos2 @RedParrots Haha, yeah, that was just a practice bit. You can see an aborted one on the left too in the video where I accidentally had stitch length on 0. π
@Boltonvillista @drwitty_knitter Hm. Honestly, that’s my biggest pet peeve about this machine. You’re tempting me to think about an upgrade…
@keptwench Hm. I’d probably play bobbin chicken too and still end up running out.
RT @jchyip: The Pac-Man Rule at Conferences
https://t.co/lSIsrpCVvb
RT @hels: My take is: all 30 Under 30 lists should include disclosure of parental assets
@yashints Ugh. I know. I have very little. π
RT @sydjs: https://t.co/4VLthxFxQN has opened RSVP for next Wednesday’s event. @ijayessbe @petronbot @web_goddess & @jsscclr Join us to beβ¦
@vicgasco You’re teasing me, right? π This was my tweet: https://t.co/E3xF1yGbgu
RT @WoodyZuill: Estimates and #NoEstimates workshop at YOW! Conf in Sydney Dec 5 https://t.co/8KvS5l9DLC
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Shared today on Twitter
New meetup, Melbourne! https://t.co/GsXr1t09ee
Hey Melbourne – you know what’s more fun than learning FP with @dibblego? Learning it with ME and @dibblego! Still spots available for the @yow_conf workshop Nov 29… https://t.co/5FfilwbTuQ
@dibblego @yow_conf Really, I’m just trying to make sure there are enough people in there that my fumbling attempts at Haskell will go unnoticed…
I got a new phone… and Airpods. (The Snook: “You look ridiculous.”) π https://t.co/JPKXfCUFJL https://t.co/CQ0jF7Jj1p
Kicking off #myobhackday! The vibe is AMAAAAZING. @MYOB @developerjack https://t.co/n2IOVJ63HB
They hacked a teddy bear and poked LEDS in its eyes. π±π #myobhackday https://t.co/8yg19uTId9
Team Pub Lunch – making me hungry! (Nice cameo by a π @buildkite sticker!) #myobhackday @MYOB https://t.co/838auVgT0m
Loving how teams incorporated the Lego imagery into their pitches! #myobhackday https://t.co/QH5Ac1tgNV
I want this guy to give every tech talk. β€οΈ “So Jason sends this thing to something… to the cloud…” π #myobhackday @MYOB https://t.co/Yc19XsRIQe
“Had anyone here ever been carded at a pub?” Of course THIS GUY raised his hand. π πΆ #myobhackday @developerjack https://t.co/yipVbN31oF
@SaraJChipps I sent the link to her dad. π
Using Lego bricks and farm animals in a video game to teach basic accounting principles. “THE COWS ARE BUILDING UP!!” π π #myobhackday https://t.co/geSyAaXZ5d
RT @developerjack: And the team who learned the most, with the “skill stretch” award… Was the office finder guru team! #myobhackday httpsβ¦
@johnbarton π
Are your shitting me now there’s a FOURTH ONE https://t.co/fbsMqlI2xV
@corduroy The other ones are red and yellow. Maybe this one is their baby.
@ClothoMoirai They’re bikes that you can rent and unlock with your phone. This is the fourth competing company that has appeared in Sydney in the past few months. They’re everywhere near my place blocking the sidewalk.
@mmastertheone Same.
@NicolaNaktarr That’s a good way of looking at it. I’m stuck on “irritated” whenever I see them.
@NicolaNaktarr PS if I haven’t yet nagged you to consider submitting something for my miniconf, this is it! https://t.co/cdZhsnAPyG
@NicolaNaktarr Some parts are! https://t.co/8z4EKUjvTX
RT @yow_conf: If you missed the announcement yesterday, our #yowcto summit program for Melbourne is now up! Lots of great talks this yearβ¦
RT @Ihnatko: Attendees at any conference: you donβt know how great it is to be a speaker and see positive Tweets about the talk you just gaβ¦
@unixbigot @TimReedMYOB It wasn’t a preso – a panel discussion. There was a live stream though so it may have been recorded! Check the #d61wit hashtag…
RT @SalingerPrivacy: Everything wrong with capitalism based on data exploitation: βnone of the share bike companies have a working businessβ¦
RT @KloKlo: out of interest: plz RT if Johnny Depp’s presence in a film now actively discourages you from seeing it
RT @shanselman: I refuse to feel guilty about my GitHub activity graph. You should too. https://t.co/U4OPHf10ey
RT @candeira: Thread. https://t.co/EVkE5lydRR
@rockbot Is this crafters.slack or something else?
@rockbot Wait, I’m in WeSoCrafty too! π Too many channels. I don’t log in enough.
@rockbot I’ll sign in now. crafters.slack was started by @OphelieLechat I think; not sure if it’s very active.
RT @i386: Hey @web_goddess want to create a startup thatβs Uber for bikes but PLOT TWIST they all are blue with those little straw basket tβ¦
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RT @AllThingsSmitty: I snuck this little #CSS gem into a project stylesheet to help the team remember #accessibility. π #WebDev https://t.cβ¦
RT @danieljpeter: Let others know how awesome they are.
π΅ Goddammit LONGBOURN IS FOR SALE. And no, I certainly wouldn’t find the local society confined and unvarying. I’ll have you know I’d dine with all four and twenty families! – The house from ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is for sale https://t.co/ydkqnx5p7a via @Home_Beautiful https://t.co/fX2opNMBAD
@JoeJoeKeys Like I wouldn’t notice you!
@JoeJoeKeys If I could tell you how to do it, I would. Random chance, I suspect. Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
@melissa_loh As someone with shitty veins, having an expert is important! (Hope you’re okay!)
RT @yow_conf: 2 weeks to #yow17 Melbourne! Thank you PLATINUM sponsor @NAB! https://t.co/Oh1BIb0NjN
Hey, it’s @sammy_lee12 with that fun robot whose name drives me batty! π π€ https://t.co/7zCf4wwm75
@melissa_loh The Red Cross told me to stop trying to donate. They gave me official permission to just give up and donate money instead. π
@JoeJoeKeys Awww, thank you π
@sammy_lee12 @yow_conf @YouTube I know @LareneLg said she found it scary to watch herself! I did too at first.
@mandamonium @rosie_spragg This is amazing. I’d never seen it before. Thank you for sharing!
I finally upgraded to a new phone yesterday. The Snook is very excited that I have a legit excuse to reply “NEW PHONE WHO DIS” to any text messages.
RT @sarahmei: 1. This ad reinforces a long-standing and widely-believed trope in tech that is actually quite harmful: that code (“building”β¦
@KenScambler @LukeSleeman @sammy_lee12 @yow_conf @YouTube @LareneLg For my recent @ignitesydney talk, I recorded it timed to the slides and then played it on my iPhone when I was on the bus, walking around, etc. That one was all about timing and memorisation!
Lots of excitement as we kick off tonight’s #D61wit event at @Data61news! There’s apparently a live stream you can watch. https://t.co/Jpe3aoPxAX
CEO of @Data61news Adrian Turner welcoming us and talking about the importance of diverse teams. #D61wit https://t.co/4uNylgmxbk
Diversity goes beyond gender. It’s really about having a team of people with different experiences, says @TimReedMYOB. #d61wit https://t.co/dPn7yyRO5w
The average age of a non-executive director on a board in Australia is… 63. π± The audience chuckled in shock. #d61wit
RT @Data61news: If you’re just tuning in, our live-stream is here: https://t.co/filb7bBK1M #D61wit
Question for the panel: what could a young woman do to prepare herself for a board role? What skills are most useful? #D61wit
Interesting – @TimReedMYOB would rather put 3 women on an agile team together rather than split them up across multiple. Support is important. #D61wit
Create your own personal Board of Directors, says @karenlawson2025. Find people who can give you good advice! #d61wit https://t.co/r4o2DQ5e8x
MYOB’s #developHER program provides technology training to mature women looking to change careers. I met someone from the first intake – so inspiring! @TimReedMYOB #d61wit https://t.co/uDwcb6j924
@allPowerde It hasn’t been asked yet. Hoping it will!
The CSIRO used their own machine learning team to perform analysis on their historical salary data to address pay gap! #d61wit
It’s so important for leaders to “LEAVE LOUDLY” when they take time off, go to pick up their kids, etc. Model behaviour for their teams. #d61wit
@TheTonyHam IPhone 8.
Hey, that’s my question!!! #d61wit
Heh. @TimReedMYOB says we need women in executive leadership roles too. Making a plea for women to pause before going straight to board roles! #d61wit
@LizlingC @Data61news I saw a tweet that you could, and it worked!
Skills for board roles: public speaking and confidence, questioning, getting comfortable with difference between governance and DOING stuff. #d61wit
Real talk as @TimReedMYOB tells a story about hearing a sexist remark in the workplace and how he dealt with it. Impressive. The standard you walk by is the standard you accept. #d61wit
YASSSS. Too many Aussie tech companies just poach senior women from each other without supporting younger women in the pipeline. I’ve seen this over and over. Well said, Renee! #d61wit π
@LizlingC πππππππππβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
@MichelePlayfair Are you a writer, my friend?
I’m a node. π€ #D61wit https://t.co/EEevUQiW7e
@antday Nah, I use the cloud for all mine. I’m sure it works the same on both. It’s more just that it was a new phone. π
@allPowerde π
@OphelieLechat Oh god. @developerjack is the poster child for this.
@SydneyPyLadies @pyconau Ahh, I wondered when I saw this week’s meetup got cancelled. Understandable.
RT @SydneyPyLadies: Sydney Pyladies is going to be changing format. Rather than a regular monthly meetup, we are moving to occasional eventβ¦
This is the miniconf I’m running – still looking for a few more proposals! #lca2018 https://t.co/Wf34XrUqkE
The amazing talk with @SaraJChipps from @jewelbots where 8yo Clara from Brisbane live-coded in front of 150+ developers. (Clara’s bit starts at 12:30.) β€οΈ @yow_conf https://t.co/6V2hsKkhuj
@pwcc @DearEvanHansen I shall be listening to the soundtrack in envy. Have a wonderful time!!
RT @janescowcroft: A lil bit of great end of week reading, hot on the heels of our @Data61news #D61wit women in tech panel https://t.co/Di5β¦
@yow_conf I’m going to be a judge later this arvo… I should clearly aim to get there early so I can play! #myobhackday
@yow_conf I’ll try and score/steal you some swag. π
@mike_s_airey Only 6 though! Come on @DDDPerth. I want to show my Mom I did a real keynote. π
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@gilmae Claim the spot and check a day or two ahead of time. You can always relinquish if there is a waitlist. (If it’s the one on Tuesday, men are very much welcome. Don’t hesitate at all!)
@gilmae Ah, yeah, for that one I’m sure @lucykbain would be very appreciative if you give it up if there’s a waiting list. But there might not be!
@koningwoning I’m literally not sure if you’re talking about “crafting” or “making” being a definition that’s been around for ages. I’m arguing that crafting has been around for ages, and it’s well wide enough to fit everything else in. π
@gilmae https://t.co/SB7iuoWuGZ
@NicoleADonnelly Oh no. What happened?
@NicoleADonnelly Ugh, that sucks. Sadly, the only thing that we’ve found that works in Sydney is charging $10. That takes us to 90% attendance, but it does introduce a barrier for some folks. π
@gilmae WAIT A SEC. It *is* on there. It’s the GGD event. So pbbbbbttttttt. π
@gilmae Yeah, that’s weird. Google Calendar shows like 15 events that day. https://t.co/4FACgEZ1py
Blog post: Viral. The past 72 hours on Twitter have been pretty weird for me, to say the least. https://t.co/QNBhd14MRS
I really enjoyed this talk from @whalec from @yow_conf Connected in September! https://t.co/D33rakZIiu
@webethel I know, right??! π
Nicely done, @SpotifyAU. π https://t.co/ofe8KbxRtF
Yay for my old @canva colleagues Shipra and @jeamesbone! https://t.co/mvsgVHxFz9
@anotherclive @DarrinLRogers @RoseRed_Shoes It’s not clear to me at all that it’s useful. I’m already a crafter who uses textiles, code, and electronics. The only thing calling myself a maker does is signify that I’m aligning myself with a brand and distancing myself from tradition.
I went by today and someone had turned it around backwards. π https://t.co/R6P3FxiQOo
RT @LareneLg: My first conf talk on YouTube π± This year, it was my privilege to speak about coding inclusive apps at @yow_conf #YOWconnecteβ¦
RT @LareneLg: @yow_conf It’s so valuable to watch a recording to improve as a speaker π³ but, gosh, I was way more nervous hitting ‘play’ thβ¦
@salcedony I’m so sorry no one ever told you that before. You have valuable technical skills. You do.
How Nick Offerman Is Using Woodworking to Help Americans in Need https://t.co/bRHrCfQV6i via @menshealthmag // Best quote: “the world of craftsmanship doesnβt fall into neatly drawn gender lines.” (No mention of “makers.” Ahem.)
@svthmc @NicoleADonnelly Sadly, the only thing I’ve found that works consistently is charging some nominal amount.
@sassypants81 π‘
Really looking forward to the @Data61news #D61wit event tonight! If you missed out on a ticket, you can watch on the livestream. https://t.co/1IFQseNQ9g
If you want to see @mipsytipsy in Sydney next week, you’ve got two options: Monday night with @SydTechLeaders (https://t.co/zZavRUboqk) or Tuesday night with @GGDSydney @WWCSyd @yow_conf (https://t.co/SB7iuoWuGZ)
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Viral
So as you may have gathered from my “favourite tweets” post of late, I had kind of a weird thing happen. One of my tweets went viral for the first time ever.
It all started when a friend from Singapore shared a link on Facebook to this blog post. It’s about a recent controversy where the CEO ofΒ Make magazine accused a Chinese maker named Naomi Wu of being “fake.” He endorsed an anonymous and sexist rumour that she was merely a front for a group. He’s since apologised, but the damage was done and Naomi is seeing the fallout amongst sponsors and advertisers. The blog post is an attempt to objectively talk about some of the biases at play in the community that led to this situation.
In the comments — and I know, you shouldΒ never read comments — I read this oneΒ from some MRA activist defending Dougherty and smearing Wu. Part of it reads:
4) From Makeβs own numbers, 80% of their audience are men. The βlack of diversityβ that is complained about here, which we often hear about in STEM in general, is seen as axiomatic, despite now several decades of gender equal policy. Women do not seem as interested, even if nothing is stopping them from being interested. This is the myopic ideology of diversity uber alles, which ignores factual realities of the kind that got James Damore fired from Google.
No. Just… no. Plenty of women are interested in engineering and fabrication and creating cool stuff, just as plenty of them are interested in technology and programming. They’re just not interested in putting up with the techbro bullshit that goes along with a lot of that. And 80%? In what universe? Only going by the narrowest possible definition of “maker.” What about the millions of women (and non-cis men and non-binary folks) sewing and knitting and embroidering and crocheting and cooking? Why don’t they count too?
I actually attended a panel that Dougherty was on during Maker Faire Singapore back in July. It was a small event just aimed at educators primarily, but they had an open Q&A at the end. I couldn’t resist directing a question at Dougherty. I said that I was personally uncomfortable claiming the term “maker,” because I came from a long line of women crafters. Why did he feel the need to come up with a new name for just doing what they’ve been doing for generations? To me, I said, it felt gendered, a way for men to distance themselves from “girly” pursuits. He smiled politely and answered that the “maker” umbrella was very large, and that knitters and sewers and everyone else I’d mentioned were all official makers too. He tried to spin it as inclusivity. But I wasn’t asking to be admitted to his club; I was trying to get him to admit why he didn’t want to be part of mine. He was very nice though. We connected on LinkedIn afterwards, where I messaged him about my motivations in asking the question. He sent a short response that he appreciated where I wanted to go with the question and wished me luck.
So, anyway. I read that stupid comment on Sunday morning and it made me see red. So I dashed off an annoyed tweet, as I’ve done any number of times, and then got to work on my latest sewing project. The tweet got a couple responses from friends, and I noticed throughout the day that more and more notifications started coming through. By 5pm I’d hit 1000 likes, more than I’d ever gotten before. By the time I went to bed, it had topped 2000 and seemed to be picking up steam. I noticed happily that Ysolda Teague (a big name in the knitting world) had retweeted it.
I woke up Monday morning to 10K+ likes and 440 unread Twitter replies. Some sort of critical mass had been reached and it just kept going and going. Several people thought they were being helpful by tagging Adam Savage, asking him to retweet or send a reply. By this point I’d also had a handful of responses from trolls though, and I started to get worried what would happen if it got more visibility. (Sadly, this is a reality of being a woman on the Internet.)
By Monday afternoon it was over 20K likes and 5K retweets. Cory Doctorow retweeted it, which is the closest I’ve ever gotten to Boing Boing. I was amused to see Andy Richter had retweeted it too. (Quoth the Snook: “Are you sure it wasn’t one of his brothers?” π) Twitter Analytics told me that it had had over 1M impressions (aka views). I had several hundred new followers. A few of my friends who had replied early were getting tagged in heaps of replies as people read down the thread and chimed in. (Sorry Jane and Lindsay!)
Many, many folks helpfully told me about Jacquard looms and how textiles had inspired programming. Yes, I KNOW. I pointed them to the various talks I’ve done that actually cover that. Many other folks expressed their support for including textile arts and traditional crafts under the “maker” umbrella, pointing out that their local makerspace has a sewing machine or proudly proclaiming that “knitters and quilters are makers too.” (Again, not really what I was going for, but I appreciate the sentiment.) A few folks connected the dots to the Make controversy and weighed in on that topic. Mostly it was hundreds of people saying, “Yes, this. Language matters.” in various forms. It turns out that a lot of us suspect the “maker” label only became popular as a way to market to men.
There were only a handful of people who responded negatively – I’d say less than 25 overall. One guy thought I was clearly just jealous of men who programmed and were DISRUPTING THE WORLD with their COOL APPS and stuff. (He stopped responding when I pointed out I’d also been working in tech for 20 years.) Others were insistent that making and crafting wereΒ different, but none of them agreed on what the difference was. Making involves ENGINEERING and TECH, you see. Or crafting involves LOVE. Or it had something to with a level of craftsmanship. Maybe we should look up the definition from William Morris? And why was I trying to foment some sort of gender war anyway? Couldn’t we just embrace both terms, separate but equal? One guy insisted over and over that we needed both terms because how else would people know to direct their enquiries to him (a maker) or his wife (a crafter)? π
Replies have continued to trickle in over the past two days. One of my favourites came from David New, the son of noted knitter Debbie New:
72 hours after the original post, things seem to finally be getting back to normal. Activity has died down enough that my mentions on Twitter are usable again. I’ve picked up about 800 new followers so far. The tweet has been viewed more than 1.7M times, liked 28K times, received 500 replies, and been retweeted 8500 times. I’ve been invited to appear on a podcast about the topic in a few months. That’s all pretty cool! A lot of folks have sent me lovely comments about my knitting talk videos, and I especially liked when crafters would send me photos of their own projects. The whole thing’s been quite a ride!
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@antiqueseahorse π Ugh.
@greaterthancode Sure, happy to. I’ll follow you so we can discuss via DM.
@the_nathanjones o_O Where are you moving??
@FakeSamRitchie Honest to god, that took me like 2 minutes. Delayed action Dad joke. π
@the_nathanjones Whaaaaaaat. Wow, that’s so cool! Do you speak any Spanish??
RT @birdsong4j: Crocheting is fundamentally geometry-based and I will fight about this. “Maker culture” that only includes Silicon Valley tβ¦
RT @BennActive: Oh wow. Yeah, I’ve been really hesitant to refer to my sewing projects as art, and that’s clearly the internalized misogynyβ¦
@webethel @stephencass Pretty sure that’s what Stephen was saying in his tweet. π
@Ben_f0x @Asher_Wolf @sallyturbitt @jonoxer @sister0 @afield84 @ButenkoMe can probably help! She runs @NodeGirlsSydney. π
@webethel And now I’m excited to learn you’re a fellow Hoosier! π
RT @SydTechLeaders: Next event is up! Monday, November 20 – Engineering Effectiveness – It’s Not Just Docker! https://t.co/paW2A7Y6t8 Lookβ¦
@PstafarianPrice Wow! My Mom @susiegii will LOVE that. (She runs a quilt shop.)
@marypcbuk QFT.
@transprogrammer No shit. This has been surreal!! π³
@Rednuria @debetesse @trixiebee67 @NeolithicSheep ππππ―
@TheFlyingZephyr Why would you assume I haven’t?
One of my neighbours put this out for Council Clean-up Day three days ago, and it’s made me jump every time I’ve walked past. π± https://t.co/eHiDdWR28h
@ProSonicInc It’s a comment on this blog post: https://t.co/ubO3BzDOlj. No citation other than “Make’s own numbers.” The commenter was using it justification that women aren’t interested in making, which… no.
I’m like *thisclose* to muting replies to my own tweet. Appreciate everyone who chimed in, but damn, I’m really tired of it now!
@LoopdiLou I was half tempted to grab it and save it for next Halloween, but that means it would be in my house for 11 months and…. *shudder*
@LoopdiLou I somehow never even noticed that. I just end up staring into that EVIL CLOWN CHILD’S DEAD EYES.
@PawelPabich @tobyhede A friend in Brisbane spotted a car recently with the number plate “DEPLOY” and an Octopus sticker. We reckoned it has to be the founder. π
@maetl I didn’t expect it all. It was a dashed off tweet in response to a troll on a blog post. Very odd what takes off and what doesn’t!
@suldrew They literally stopped printing it 8 years ago.
@LJKenward @shelleglee @dius_au @Xero Yay! Well done to you both as well as @Xero and @dius_au for showcasing! π
@StuartCRyan I am being very naughty and using it as justification that I need to get a new one. π
@elegantpoem @LizRabban @DrNemski @auxesis It’s Sydney based, so I doubt you’d get much out of it @LizRabban. π Tina – I’ll add you!
@jstangroome @PawelPabich @tobyhede THAT’S THE ONE!
@jstangroome @PawelPabich @tobyhede @moo0000 – was it you who spotted the car?
@SerriLaw Oh, are you feeling OLD, Miss Sarah?? π΅
@Yoymiskosas @zentree @RoseRed_Shoes @anotherclive THOSE ARE AMAAAAAAZING! (And creepy.)
A viral tweet is one thing, but hearing about how you helped someone do something they didn’t think they could do? That just made my day. Thanks @LJKenward β€οΈ https://t.co/do7bj64quF
@charis @stickerhd Oh nice! I tried Stickerrobot recently and was happy with them too. Will have to try @stickerhd in the future.
@auxesis @RoseRed_Shoes It just keeps. fucking. going.
@mobywhale @rorosyd Don’t forget! @kytrinyx herself will be in Sydney in December for @yow_conf! π
@nicolaslavin Haha, still do! https://t.co/9RAtnLYo9V 21 years old. π³
@Keladeine Happy to teach you, if you like!
@joannejacobs You may have just convinced me to give the show a try.
@HelenDamnationX @tentaclemade Yeah, I didn’t realise until late that anyone looking at the whole thread would see me repeating myself over and over. To me they’re individual conversations! Lesson learned from my first viral tweet. π
@nicolaslavin Yep, I recognised the name and searched my email! You emailed me a few years back. π
@j__st So close to the end! Having an issue sewing on my collar. My fronts are slightly different lengths, so centering doesn’t quite work. How do I adjust? Should the collar stand on that side be slightly longer?? https://t.co/7MoAKNYaNX
@j__st I’ve centered the collar on the stand though, so there’s the same width on each side. Should I unpick and offset collar slightly? Just trying to visualise how it will line up. https://t.co/aozNdUU8VB
@j__st Really appreciate your help, by the way. I know how much work supporting free software is, so I’m in awe that you had the bravery to add patterns to it too! Will definitely be throwing you some cash. π
@pixel8ted YES. I had the CD, which I remember was a CD-ROM that had a screensaver of shots from the movie on it, which I actually used.
@j__st Ahhh, gotcha. Yeah, I didn’t pick up on the asymmetric-ness of it. Hmm.
@j__st Sounds good. I’ll have to submit a pull request for the documentation! π
@j__st Thanks for the help – I’m at least proud that I worked out that something wasn’t right.
@j__st I figured out the notches actually, but yeah, mentioning would be good. I think the key to fixing is to shift my collar over a little bit. π€
@mollydot @imaginaryerika @timbee @arivero @lauraehall If it’s anything like acrylic knitting yarn, heat will destroy its body and make it go all limp and drapey (which may be desirable in some cases)
RT @AMEquality: π THANK YOU π
This all happened because of you.
We did this together. https://t.co/4vWuIj9bpB
@Xavier_Ho Same. β€οΈ
RT @aussiemoose: HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY! Every state and territory majority YES result #SSM2017 #MarriageEquality https://t.co/E9z9KZSzpp
RT @steven_noble: OK, so it’s a win. Now let’s get it done. Stat. No mucking about. No BS about ‘the right to discriminate’. Just do it.
@i386 β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
RT @paulangov: Thanks #CiGlobal for pausing the conference so we can watch the #VoteYes results. Nice touch. β€οΈπ³οΈβπ https://t.co/TC1hWuHppe
Beautiful. β€οΈπ https://t.co/EfkOXf0bsE
@snaxolotl Well warranted. Cheers!!!!
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@taylorjames9 Yep. That’s in the talk. π
@crankymate DON’T JINX IT.
@kouky Saw this on my street! https://t.co/7AHzBsKYKR
@Malarkey π Made a few things. I suspect it uses a different area of the brain. I have to relearn it every time. It just doesn’t stick!
@David__New @zentree @RoseRed_Shoes @anotherclive Show her @KnitYak. I’ve got one of the scarves. π https://t.co/hquYf6GCts
@sedward5 @MichaelsStores I’m surprised they don’t! That sucks.
@vandracarolyn @BoNovak @JudieannRose π
@zentree @David__New @RoseRed_Shoes @anotherclive @KnitYak Indeed. Made by @fbz!
@nobleknits2 I’m not sure! One of the ladies in the group got them for us. Must be online somewhere…
Why yes, I did spend the whole time in Coles singing “The Schuyler Sisters” to myself. π @pwcc @saberkite https://t.co/rXI67Vkh0x
@Enigmaxiom @doctorow Yep. This is me : https://t.co/1rDhouqpYY
@tentaclemade I know. This is me: https://t.co/1rDhouqpYY
@pwcc @minxdragon @saberkite β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
@tentaclemade All good. It’s just been a weird morning with a lot of folks helpfully pointing out things that I already know. π
@simonraikallen Where is that from?!
π This pleases me immensely. They got my height right too! Looking forward to #myobhackday. https://t.co/TTkuudZq63
@conniecodes @yow_conf Still on the list. Been fun so far though!
RT @kingkoorbloh: @RoseRed_Shoes @Hellchick @web_goddess Itβs how men feel ok about doing βgirlβ things. Itβs like how Coke Zero is Diet Coβ¦
@i386 Giving you hugs and mentally all the gin in the world. π β€οΈ
@artsandsocks Will remember that next time – probably look tidier than what I’ve done!
@kathmayer I know – I talk about it in this tech talk: https://t.co/Qck6Pp1odZ. Cool stuff.
@LisaMcerlaneYao @dapplestone I made one. π Weren’t there some comments from conservative leaders at the time speculating that we’d had them manufactured? They couldn’t imagine that many women coming together to hand make something like that.
Straight from @yow_conf SG to @dddperth, @gojkoadzic on 5 key challenges for software quality tomorrow! https://t.co/aFONzpB3gS
@acmacom LOL. I hope you’ve got a walking foot. Changed my life! π
@LoopdiLou Do some deep breathing. It’s not worth going to bed raging! Save the rage for the morning. π
RT @mamund: @yow_conf join me at @yow_conf Sydney, Dec-06 for a full day of “Building Adaptable Web API Clients from the Ground Up” https:/β¦
@LoopdiLou We’ll smash the patriarchy tomorrow. π Sweet dreams!
RT @sammy_lee12: I had this book, “weapons of math destruction” turn up today. It’s about how biases in big data and machine learning algorβ¦
@RoseRed_Shoes It seems to be tapering off, I suspect as the US is going to bed. There goes our 15 minutes of Twitter fame! π Sorry you got caught in the cross-fire!
@girlyratfish I’m well aware. This is me: https://t.co/fbqlOFEXnn
@paisleyrae @jeff_p_harris @jasmith_yorku I’m not the person in the crochet video though! Was just pointing out that I’ve done some related speaking in the field. π
@gatesvp @OReillyMedia Yeah. π
RT @kevinmarks: Take something 1-dimensional, zigzag it into a 2D manifold to cover a 3D object. Computationally mind bending. We call thisβ¦
@mark_sabbatical This is relevant to my interests. π
RT @yow_conf: How do we teach the curiosity, joy and wonder to our kids? Join @lindaliukas at #yow17 on the principles of play & programminβ¦
@D_Wagemakers I’m aware. π https://t.co/Qck6Pp1odZ
Only had a handful of people disagree today that “making” is just rebadged crafting. You will no doubt be surprised to learn that they were all men, and while they argued the cultures were indeed distinct, they all differed on why. π€·ββοΈ
@Sarah_Lady @David__New @zentree @RoseRed_Shoes @anotherclive @KnitYak Which one? The scarf has no pattern; it was from @knityak and every one is programmatically generated and unique.
@tomkatsumi @RoseRed_Shoes We know. This is me: https://t.co/Qck6Pp1odZ
@Xavier_Ho You’re the second person to tag me on it. π
@Workshopshed It was a comment on this blog: https://t.co/ubO3BzDOlj. The commenter – who is a troll anyway – doesn’t quote his source.
@Graham_Zinc Wait, what? I’m not talking about professions. I’m talking about hobbies. I am a woman in tech. I knit and sew, as well as write code and solder. Please read some more of the replies for context.
@rosemary @unicode YES!!
We’re finally watching Fargo Season 2. Just got to the Ronald Reagan cameo reveal. “OHMYGOD!!!” #soperfect
@kcarruthers Yeah. π©
@gfixler Oh thank you! I’m just learning Haskell and FP myself. Clearly I’ll have to update it next year. π
@saberkite Yeah – I thought it would’ve died down by now!
@laser_matt I went to a Weavers Guild meeting recently and came away with the urge to buy a loom. This is not good. I don’t have room in my house! π
@ClevelandJosh @RealSexyCyborg The comment that triggered my tweet was actually a troll responding to a blog post in support of Naomi. Things coming full circle now…
@littleredhot It’s on this blog post: https://t.co/ubO3BzDOlj. They’re definitely a troll though.
@marybk1 I know. This is me: https://t.co/fbqlOFEXnn
@NancyAdairB @amyizzylou That’s gorgeous!! π
@1001011k @thatpatrickguy YES, please do!!
@kxu65 @Bre_Faucheux π I’ve been in the tech industry for 20 years; I write code; I solder electronics; and I knit and sew. Making stuff is the same regardless of medium. Sewing a shirt involves more science, math, and tech than printing something off Thingiverse.
@notendo Cool, thanks. I’m running an Art + Tech conf in Sydney in Jan. If I win the lottery before then, I’ll fly you out. π
@manyarecalled Nah, it was basically a troll commenting on this blog post: https://t.co/ubO3BzDOlj
@derspiny That’s GENIUS.
Day 2 of viral tweet continues. Feeling sorry for my friends @RoseRed_Shoes and @auxesis, who made the mistake of responding early and keep getting tagged in replies…
@notendo Should’ve started a Kickstarter a month ago: “Fly Jeff to Sydney!” π (And that’s definitely a win)
@kxu65 @Bre_Faucheux I haven’t replied to most, to be honest. I was just annoyed that you assumed I was jealous of people who “write apps” and “change the world,” when that’s literally been my day job for many years.
Ugh. The worst. https://t.co/EahV0nnuJm
@KnudJahnke That’s awesome. Tell her I’m impressed!
@michela @davekempe Please do! I’m still looking for a few more presenters – would love to hear your ideas. π
@kxu65 @Bre_Faucheux Knitting and sewing and weaving involve *heaps* of math and science. You should try them sometime. You might find out they’re way more technical than you think! I did a whole tech talk about it: https://t.co/Qck6Pp1odZ
@videosmithery Pics or it didn’t happen. π
@videosmithery Wait, nevermind, I think I just found them. π
RT @videosmithery: Xmas knitwear remix! Experimenting with my pal Atub at Unique Knitwear. https://t.co/9bFROBdQPL
RT @jewelbots: Our cofounder @SaraJChipps, took some time to write down the things she has learned teaching #JewelbotsBuild events. https:/β¦
@Malarkey As a Pommy expert on boat naming?!
@Malarkey Dr. Zaius McZaiusFace? π
@RoseRed_Shoes @auxesis Effing Jacquard Looms… ππ«
@miftik Australia’s even worse. Without Thanksgiving and Halloween to hold Christmas at bay, the shopping centres here start putting shit up in October. Seriously.
@rubywisp LOL. Trying to imagine the masculinity so fragile it’s threatened by good penmanship.
RT @yow_conf: Want to work with #Neo4j? @jimwebber has a Practical Introduction workshop in Sydney Dec 5http://sydney.yowconference.com.au/β¦
@aurynn *mentally adding another hug to the many I must give you the next time I see you*
@imdominating This is for you: https://t.co/fCAZzhl5Mf
@tiarala @CasualCostumer I’m not sure if Twitter is hiding something from me, but where did “victims” come into it?
