RT @lindydonna: Women in tech: don’t forget the career benefit of public speaking. Especially on technical topics.

At an earlier job, I s…

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@catehstn Welcome back. We missed you!

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@4colorcowboy That’s amazing! Congrats. 🙂

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Congrats to everyone who got selected! I recognise some names on that list. Should be a really great day. 🙂 https://t.co/brQPyTTN0B

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Freshman year of uni. https://t.co/kWoRHcn8fy

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RT @rickhanlonii: WHO DID THIS

https://t.co/cr9IG8zD6o https://t.co/Hr6XJt841F

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@gilmae On it. *salutes*

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RT @smidbob: My daughter is very keen on Wonder Woman but still says Wonder Moomin, so I drew the crossover absolutely no-one was waiting f…

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Hey @AskWithings – can you please work with @ConcernedApe on an integration so I don’t feel guilty when my watch thinks I’m napping when really I’m playing Stardew Valley? Thanks. 😂🐓🍅🌶🗡⛏🦞🐟

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A timely reminder from @haveibeenpwned that the next @SydTechLeaders on Thursday is talking about Security! https://t.co/Qsb2sgxxUY (I only wish the engineers from @evite could attend… 😠) https://t.co/kzLI8BR8RZ

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RT @josie_is: Petition to call in sick to work and just watch Always Be My Maybe on repeat until 6pm.

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RT @awscloud: We listened to you & we responded! Take a look at our new dedicated security documentation for 40+ AWS services, a direct res…

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@TheRealBnut Yeah, it’s fine. I use it publicly.

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Congrats to all the women and men who participated in #shehacks2019! Work travel conflicted for me this year, but it looks like @azadehkhojandi and the rest of the team put on the best event yet. ❤️ @GGDSydney @canva

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@Catharz @helenpringle @dralycemcgovern I can’t see the video due to geoblocking, but if you’ve seen the Aussie entry it’s likely my friend Kelly. Does she knit in a grocery cart and light a Moomin on fire?

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As airline lounge meals go, I’ve had a lot worse. 🍜🍺 https://t.co/pIgUyOYVzb https://t.co/x4ZZQR4tNx

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RT @Lagomorpho: The Sleep Blanket

A visualization of my son’s sleep pattern from birth to his first birthday. Crochet border surrounding a…

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RT @allPowerde: The new @AWSCloudANZ #EventBridge links an AWS application to any other SaaS application. This may become a game changer fo…

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RT @crankymate: @web_goddess This is the worst. The first time I saw it, I thought it was an interesting idea and maybe could help with imp…

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@hannahyanfield @darthted @gilmae It has begun. https://t.co/00zP2nBkbD

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@hannahyanfield @darthted @gilmae PS yes I got an iPad and I am That Person now.

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@coder_bec @hannahyanfield Nah, that actually sounds interesting. That’s basically an Ignite talk. Karaoke is when you have *no idea* what slide will be shown and just have to babble based on them.

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@DamonOehlman @crankymate “PowerPoint Karaoke, also known as Battledecks or Battle Decks, is an improvisational activity in which a participant must deliver a presentation based on a set of slides that they have never seen before.” 👎

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Just realised that my personal Hell would be delivering a PowerPoint Karaoke talk consisting of nothing but images of “graffiti knitting.” ⚰️

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@crankymate @boundvariable @DamonOehlman @TheRealBnut +1

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@msandfor As a training exercise, okay, maybe. But I mainly see it done at events by people who I’d much rather hear coherent thoughts from rather than in-jokey nonsense.

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I’m glad there are people willing to take on unpaid D&I work to try to increase the pipeline and “raise awareness” and whatnot. But I’d much rather spend my time mentoring, hiring, and promoting women. The impact is immediate. https://t.co/ggu4mg1uay

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@MichelePlayfair I’m sure @frankarr could probably assist…

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RT @SydTechLeaders: Our next meetup will be July 18 with the (sadly evergreen) theme of Security! Come to hear from experts from @canva, @A…

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@devdevcharlie OF COURSE YOU WERE. 🎉

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I probably personally contributed 20% of Parks & Rec’s minutes. That show is my happy place. https://t.co/Z1AsptwBu8

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I used to work in a company where the CIO wouldn’t let the < 5% of women in the tech team have a lunch club because “the men would feel excluded.” Protip: don’t be like that CIO.

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RT @jeffbarr: Amazon EventBridge – Event-Driven #AWS Integration for your SaaS Applications – https://t.co/K6KGoZkhIP https://t.co/jdi75AoY…

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I would like to thank @buzzyNZ for his considerate and measured rebuttal of my “PowerPoint Karaoke sucks” argument tonight. He’s good people.

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@mattstratton @buzzyNZ I have revised my opinion to “it sucks 90% of the time.” Does that help? 🥺

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@mattstratton @buzzyNZ @thelongshanx I just find that in nearly all cases, I’d rather hear that person talk about something they’re actually interested in, rather than random pictures.

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Flashbacks to Sydney Summit. 👋 @kneekey23 #awssummit2019 https://t.co/WTmE4FcSwU

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@mattstratton Uhhh, what? I have friends who were in Chicago improv for years. Namely @taradefrancisco. Ever crossed paths?! (PS IMMA HOOSIER)

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@mattstratton @taradefrancisco @fuzzy @erinjshea If you have actual improv training, then all complaints are rescinded. But let’s be honest – 99.9% of tech geeks don’t. #theaterdegree

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@mattstratton @ArrestedDevOps I feel like at some point a stage manager = project manager tech conf talk is in my future…

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I’m not even a dev anymore yet I still have to explain weekly why there’s a rubber duck on my desk. https://t.co/zE9QKXGgwS

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RT @deniseyu21: Periodic friendly reminder 😇 https://t.co/Q9vKGaejA8

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@SaraJChipps This is why we fought a revolution you know.

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RT @wonderfulcrafts: I am the resurrection and I am the life https://t.co/qWXRywhBet

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RT @codepo8: “Making an interactive hoverboard game using JavaScript and web sockets.”

https://t.co/LJmsPT9gnh

@devdevcharlie creating ma…

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Unpopular opinion: I think “PowerPoint Karaoke” is boring and pointless. *ducks tomatoes*

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I know, I know. I shouldn’t “yuck other people’s yum.”

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@rotnroll666 Exactly!!

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@jonoabroad The thing where someone has to speak to random slides that they don’t control, and it just becomes nonsense, and it’s supposed to be funny to watch babbling.

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@PubConf Hey, PubConf is totally different and fun! No spray in y’all’s direction. 😉

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RT @heatherbado: The best advice I’ve received in a long time… “be less Kermit and more Miss Piggy”
#strength https://t.co/t9JDJ6Q9lf

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RT @gojkoadzic: new blog post: S3 or DynamoDB? How to choose the right storage system for AWS Lambda functions https://t.co/wxboQu6ja3

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@darthted @gilmae @hannahyanfield You just reminded me to start making my Grievances list NOW so I don’t forget any.

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@hannahyanfield Oh dear sweet Summer Child! If you ever hear the phrase, RUN.

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I love how when I zoomed in, my eyes immediately identified @Mandy_Kerr. Great job, artist! Also recognised @msandfor and many others… https://t.co/wlfNQ93JI5

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RT @keandrews: If you’re under-represented, getting promoted *is* diversity work.
– @whereistanya at #theffactor

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RT @mipsytipsy: Ooooohh. This is the kind of story I wish to hear much more often: how to create and cultivate a career as a deeply techni…

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