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At the second company in a row where they rolled out a new HRIS that displays legal names by default. Once again, I’ve had to alert HR to their actual and potential deadnaming of trans employees. It is well past time for HRIS companies to build in better protections against this.

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“What is the worst thing that could happen at a wedding?” “There is no pasta. The pasta is not there.” He should have been awarded points for both interpretations of that answer.

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🚨 The House will vote on their extreme Trump-endorsed budget on Tues. We can block this! A budget that mandates $2 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other vital programs to pay for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts for the rich is NOT POPULAR. 🔥📞🔥 Demand your rep votes NO 👉 5calls.org/issue/budget...

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I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org

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Bitch better have my money Bitch doesn’t see you in our invoice system Bitch is wondering if you ever sent in a W-9? Bitch isn’t seeing it Bitch is wondering if you could send another copy and we’ll get them taken care of right away

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I finally followed the advice of @tristanlombard.bsky.social and signed up for WOW Presents Plus. RuPaul’s Drag Race is my comfort show, and I need the full international experience!

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Libro. fm is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join their growing team! @libro.fm makes it possible for readers to buy audiobooks from their local independent bookstore of choice.

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Jan was weeks of wildfire disaster, and then my husband needing unplanned spinal surgery, throughout which I managed the launch of a new website at work. Feb is a continual assault against the most vulnerable, throughout which I'm working on an AI agent for customer support. No brain cells to spare.

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DMs open! 💌 Please get in touch with leads for paid #freelance and #consulting work. Can start immediately. #WebDev #Frontend #FullStack #A11y #Accessibility #UI #UX #DesignSystems #WebDesign

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I’m looking for my next opportunity. After being in DevRel, I’m going back to being a Data Engineer or a DevOps Engineer (full time or contract). Currently in Belfast, Ireland & open to relocation in: United Kingdom Ireland US Please reshare and reach out for a copy of my CV. Thank you! 💕

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🐸 The next Friends of Good Software #FroGSConf Open Space is this Saturday! If FroGS means nothing to you, read frogsconf.nl. If you're already a fan, check that the schedule works for you at bit.ly/frogs-feb2025. I hope you can make some time for it; it's better when you're there. 💚

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It’s not going to solve anything, but a peony as a place to rest our eyes and spirits for a moment mid-battle can’t hurt.

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Referred @sarahedo.bsky.social 's Career Ladders Framework for Engineers to the CTO of a Fortune 100 company looking to act on employee feedback around role clarity and the team loved it. Highly recommend it to anyone adding structure to these often vaguely defined roles career-ladders.dev.

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If I wanted to learn the fundamentals of ML so that I can better lead a team of ML engineers, what resources, blogs, or books would you recommend I check out ? PS- I’m already a software engineering manager and I have no ML experience.

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Someone reminded me yesterday that my book is in fact Black (queer) history as I talk about Luther Vandross, André Leon Talley, Marsha P., Miss Lawrence, Derek J, Miss J and so many more. Make sure you get your copy and if you already got one, get it for someone else. 🩷🌈🦄

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<david attenborough voice> although similar in texture, the small gray rabbit is the natural enemy of the white rug… here you see the two coexisting in an uneasy truce

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I heard you like critical thinking. Come hang out February 20th and learn how to encourage it in any organization that's not actively opposed. Evidence-based decision-making is possible! www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-do-de...

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“What do you mean you’re autistic? You’re so good with people.” Yea, I’ve spent my entire life studying people, trying to build the perfect mask to fit in. My personality is a patchwork of traits I’ve picked up from others, things I thought were cool, things that made me seem normal. I’m exhausted🫠

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For my friends in data, keep working on those traditional ML and data infrastructure skills. When the GenAI bubble pops we’re going to be left with lots of “AI” experts who know promoting, but not many that know how to build, tune and evaluate predictive ML models.

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Watch. These. Spaces. I hate I gotta say this in 2025, but get your paperwork tight. Have at least 2 valid forms of ID. If you don't have your birth certificate, get it. Passport, renew it. Married women, I'm talking to you especially. Women's rights at risk go further than reproduction.

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gonna wait to see if the IRS still exists in April before filing my taxes 🙃

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a lot of all of this fuckery we're seeing boils down to "i don't want to be forced to acknowledge the existence and humanity of people who are different than me."

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Shopify selling Kanye’s Heil Hitler Swastika t-shirts seems about as good as any for a thread on Shopify’s role as a far-right political business venture disguised as a typical tech company and their reputation for not taking down hate merch. 🧵 ⬇️

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Been thinking about different approaches to behaviour change recently and trying to dig into my own biases and preferences. I think I generally lean more towards influence via system change. I like to trying to create an environment where people can learn and make choices themselves.

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It looks like I'm officially looking for new job opportunities. If you're in need of an experienced senior developer, with an equal amount test experience), let me know! I didn't have this on today's bingo card... 😵‍💫

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“And then, AND THEN, he had Serena out there crip walking, your honor!”

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Microsoft's own research confirms something that was already pretty obvious: relying on a text generating machine to come up with answers erodes critical thinking, and is a method favoured by those who never liked doing critical thinking in the first place advait.org/files/lee_20...

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this is long, but lays out important antecedents of the attempt to take full control of government systems w/o oversight

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How to Channel Your Anger at Trump into Meaningful Action from my friend @danpfeiffer.bsky.social www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-cha...

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Good suggestions from our Congressperson @balint.house.gov on things we can do to fight back.

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-= We hoped we never had to do this but here we are and we now have to do this. =- American trans humans are under threat and like in 1930s Germany, they now have to GTFO of their home country. We have decided we need to collect some information on the possible ways out. So we made a wiki.

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Thank you to our DevOps, AI & Beyond community and who voted for your most preferred book club discussion pick for February. 📚 Details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/trista...

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It is more important than ever that we support the LGBTQIA+ community, that we protect vulnerable young people, and that we make a stand against bigotry and dangerous practices like conversion. Please share and support this initiative 🖤

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We as an industry need to take a hard look in the mirror. Yes, young people think they’re invincible. But after 15 years in tech I can say without a doubt that “move fast and break things” has had horrific consequences on accountability.

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My commitment to quality and craft is always at odds with someone’s commitment to cutting corners and arbitrary deadlines.

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I know this might seem bizarre/laughable on it’s face, but this is a well worn historical pattern: substandard automation has often been used for to destroy organizations and labor forces as they stand, to sweep something new into place, by greedy men with too much money who want ever more power.

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slowly but surely ramping up a job search. my goal is to apply to one job that i find interesting a day. the challenge is that there aren't many out there that i find interesting. 😅 www.linkedin.com/in/ericajoy/ is my linkedin, lmk if there's a role you think i should be looking at!

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Uhh..ADHD life expectancy is 7 years shorter for men, 9 years shorter for women.. on par with smokers & 5y LESS than heavy drinkers. Fine, I'll go get the yearly Dr appt I've been avoiding for the past...5 years? However, 🖕😡🖕 www.theatlantic.com/health/archi... (I 💚 12ft.io for stripping paywalls)

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Do "requirements" really exist in software development? I tend to think there are only "problems to solve". It's very problematic when developers think of their "tasks" as instructions to implement. First, AI could do that. Second, it implies some genius has already figured out what needs to be done

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Call of Duty studio co-founder pleads guilty to crashing drone into firefighting aircraft

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