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    TFW you’re having brekkie in your favorite cafe in Singapore and it turns out @marksbirch is sitting three tables over. 😂❤️

    TFW you’re having brekkie in your favorite cafe in Singapore and it turns out @marksbirch is sitting three tables over. 😂❤️


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    @pjf I remember using Gopher to get my grades back in uni.


    There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s AWS Innovate – AI/ML Edition! Learn the skills you need to design, train & deploy AI applications and machine learning models. Reserve your spot now. https://t.co/V0RBl0vC9x

    #aws #machinelearning #ml #ai https://t.co/d77teVNRmt



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    @justkelly_ok If you haven’t listened to the excellent Lolita Podcast by @jamieloftusHELP, she talks about Allen and Manhattan in one episode. Can recommend – excellent deep dive into the book, dramatisations, and culture of sexualising children. https://t.co/mRBnA1v1jK


    RT @thebeebs: Last chance to register for #AWSInnovate Online Conference! Don’t miss the opportunity to level up your AI & #MachineLearning…


    You might think that moving to the other side of the world would mean that men would stop asking me to share my binders full of Aussie technical women looking for jobs. You would be wrong.

    (In case the sarcasm isn’t clear, THERE ARE NO BINDERS.)


    @jcnsingapore The great secret of the tech industry is that there are loads of talented women developers just desperate for new jobs, but the only way to find them is to ask another women to act as unpaid recruiter and spoonfeed their names to you, right? 😂


    @darthted I enjoyed the recruiter today who was basically like, “I know you’re not looking, but here are ten .Net developer roles I’m recruiting for in Sydney if you want to, like, do my job for me.” I mean, dude. No part of that has any relevance to me.


    RT @cliffobrecht: 1/ THREAD: We’re excited to be welcoming @Smartmockups and Kaleido (@remove_bg) to Canva! 🎉🌍

    Both companies share in our…


    @thebeebs Whoops. I wondered!


    @FourRedShoes I see it, especially if she has a fringe too. 😂


    @FourRedShoes Throw on an anklet and you got yourself a Snorkmaiden for sure!


    @QuinnyPig Slight disagree on this one. I’ve seen (personally and through connections) lots of companies who acknowledge you’re worth more, but offer you less because it’s either all they can afford or the minimum they think you’ll accept. But it’s not your *worth*.


    @QuinnyPig I don’t disagree with any of that. I’m just burnt from startups and social orgs that have explicitly cited their vision and mission as a reason candidates should accept massive pay cuts for the privilege of working for them. 🙁


    RT @adzz_s: Yeah Amazon did VERY well for their Christmas advert 🙌🏾👏🏾 https://t.co/jC38IP4luy


    Wonderful news. Texting Mom and Dad right now… ❤️ https://t.co/30Wy9tq4fx


    ‘Dare mighty things’: hidden message found on Nasa Mars rover parachute // I’m very, very tempted to knit that into a blanket! 🧶 https://t.co/ttJofJM4QK



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    @themaninblue Uh, I want that on in *everything*.


    Basic and unrepentant. https://t.co/qFYmI9zJqM https://t.co/JcCZFjkbKe


    Pressure Cooker Ribollita courtesy of the Snook! (Recipe from @seriouseats.) https://t.co/K7gxickJgh https://t.co/68fMNbxdHb


    Nearly forgot to mention – CHOPPED! 💇‍♀️ https://t.co/i0rYEVRpTd https://t.co/Ekvo2Pr4QE


    Ahhh, the end of Feb. The time of year where I once again lament that the various Women in Tech groups can’t combine to hold a single IWD event instead of scheduling six all in the same few days. I guess there’s no branding benefit if you have to share the credit, eh? *sigh* 😕


    @mmastertheone I guess we’ll find out…


    @damana @sundress A party would be amaaaaaazing.



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    Nearly forgot to mention – CHOPPED! 💇‍♀️

    Nearly forgot to mention - CHOPPED! 💇‍♀️


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    Pressure Cooker Ribollita courtesy of the Snook! (Recipe from @seriouseats.)

    Pressure Cooker Ribollita courtesy of the Snook! (Recipe from @seriouseats.)


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    No classic gun barrel intro? Graphics that look like a video game? The Snook is not amused by Quantum of Solace so far. https://t.co/1KniY1EyUQ


    “Oh hey, it’s her. Robb Stark’s Terrible Mistake.” https://t.co/xr1pZ9Oo3X


    The unofficial theme of Quantum of Solace was FONTS! After too many films of boring sans serif, it’s like they got a bulk license and decided to use them ALL. Every location? Different font. https://t.co/Olnz85yNtL


    @DamonOehlman Well, technically he has a Twitter account… he just never uses it. @the_snook



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    Melbourne is definitely a cooler city, but there also seem to be a lot more smokers. 😒


    @melissa_loh I’m only comparing against Sydney, really.


    I forgive you the rain, Melbourne. 😍 #cubano https://t.co/fU3wpNH3jm https://t.co/0bjoAI9qZM


    @nickzoic @KenScambler Just wandering down from about 5 tonight, I’d say. I’ll tweet when I get there. 😉


    @Doctor_Astro Wait, you’re working for Hyperloop now? I somehow missed that. That’s awesome – congratulations!


    @candeira Not the most authentic Cubano, perhaps, especially with the fried egg, but damn it was good.


    Can’t wait to get back to Perth next week. Hope to see some of you there! https://t.co/B6MT2KbFNX


    @battlepanda_au Oh fantastic! Would be great to have you there.


    @battlepanda_au Do you know if they’ll be filming it? I should probably ask my contact at BW.


    At Arbory – lurking and trying to find a table! @KenScambler


    @KenScambler Yep. We got a table! Come down the ramp – I’m right by it


    Earlier tonight. Part of the great DevRel summit… 😂 @DeveloperSteve @evanderkoogh https://t.co/eFM9k8Pmfm


    @JedWatson Animal. (Declare amnesty. Delete them all.)


    Excited to attend my first @MeasureCampMelb today! The crowd is gathering… #measurecamp https://t.co/hd6WBXsMqP


    RT @evanderkoogh: As of last week I have joined the team at @yow_conf as a Developer Evangelist part-time. I have always been a massive fan…


    RT @MeasureCampMelb: And they’re off! Board prep begins #MeasureCamp https://t.co/HT6PN14Fka


    That’s freaking beautiful @betsybookworm. I’m in awe! https://t.co/tl2K86Lv0u


    Decisions, decisions… (I’m speaking on how to give a tech talk without sucking at 2:15!) #measurecamp https://t.co/4MivO6AQvx



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    RT @alandownie: If you thought running a startup was terrible for “imposter syndrome” try mentoring, it’s much worse 👍


    LEGEND. https://t.co/vgfw5XwBYw


    Negroni at the top of the Marina Bay Sands. Breathtaking. https://t.co/mnYqxnWc5E https://t.co/qw2nd2E6F5


    Pre-Negroni. The bar is on the top bit at the far left – the sticky-outy part. 😳 https://t.co/mYJD5yvyGR https://t.co/kzLbFpLS19


    @dnahodil Sazerac? I was debating. It felt like cocktail hour.


    RT @pescami: I think you may be confusing freedom with Amazon Prime. https://t.co/GOvfJOAZDr


    @yow_conf @BernHyland @lady_nerd @rebeccaparsons That list was very Silicon Valley-centric, wasn’t it? Will definitely have a think. 🙂


    @dnahodil Ah. It wasn’t on the menu, and they didn’t seem like the type of bartenders who had a Thorough Grounding in the Classics.


    RT @MelissaKaulfuss: I think I’d like to give this a shot – anyone else want to try? 💅🎀 https://t.co/uaEcvqnOXW


    @ticky FWIW, I took part in it in 2015 (well before I worked there) and it was incredibly useful. Conway is an excellent teacher.


    Pondering over brekkie why people are so quick to assume bad faith. @altfo said last night he reckons devs are natural pessimists. 😕


    @ticky TBH I’m not super enomored of the wording myself. I don’t even like calling it a competition. I usually say “training program”




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