Life
Working out a lot – enjoying being used to the altitude and no longer being sick! Starting to stress about next trip – packing everything up and moving out again, about needing to finish my talk (argh).
Went to the spa, different one this time, which was really nice. I got a massage and a chocolate body scrub – amazing.
Work
Hectic and only going to be more hectic next week. I feel like my attention span is better than it was last week though, which is nice. Probably being sick didn’t help!
Men in tech continue to be obnoxious but thankfully none of the ones I work with.
Places
Went to the Modern Art Museum which was cool, art exhibition by a really cool woman – Débora Arango, and it’s always nice to see earlier Feminist Art. The other artist with a large amount of work there was Antonio Caro. Caro also means expensive in Spanish, and it’s interesting how he uses that wordplay in his art.
Now I’ve found places that I like to eat I’ve just been going back to them. Kinda nice to feel like I’ve explored and I can just go back to places I like. I know there’s more to see and I’ll keep exploring… but not needing to every week is really nice.
Media
Watching How I Met Your Mother Season 6, and catching up on The Good Wife (love that show). Still plodding through One Strategy (getting stuff out of it though), and reading The Runaway Bridesmaid which had a nice story idea, but the writing is like, why use 2 words when you can use 10? The excessive use of flowery adjectives is stressing me out.
Product links Amazon.
Published
- My Process for Writing a New Talk
- Interview Prep Tips
- #GHC15 – CRA-W Leadership Workshop: Gaining Recognition
A new edition of Technically Speaking is out.
I made a storify of that one time when I… live tweeted a date with a misogynist.
On The Internet
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@anarcharaccoon: Roses are red, gender is performative, mass market romance is boringly hetero-normative. -
@lindseybieda: Neopixel Hula Hoop demonstration 🙂 -
@abolishentropy: “Hey Scott, we trained all of the crows in your city to attack you on sight. Have a nice weekend, buddy!” -
@sydbrownstone: *screams* - Helpful advice for new managers from
@skamille – “What do I do with my time?” http://buff.ly/1WjhL8G -
@junayed_: A standoff with a kitchen-knife wielding crab is probably the best thing you will watch today. - This is so cool! Fashion Metamorphosis: Meet the Butterfly Dress – http://buff.ly/1Qz2GMg
@hedgehogdays:- This is really interesting – about the limitations of just “focus on your strengths” http://buff.ly/1PL7MFc
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@anarcharaccoon: You had me at, “Valentines Day is a corporate conspiracy.” - “When you really give a damn, you’re willing to fight for it. Conflict accompanies passion.” ~
@scottbelsky http://buff.ly/1PLiZWm -
@NatashaMurashev: Valentines day strategy for all the single people out there via@catehstn http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/04/travel/japan-one-man-date-photo/ … -
@lrnrd: People have been asking “Should my tech event / community have a Code of Conduct?” So I made this handy flowchart: -
“we don’t have the luxury of neatly dividing… into good or bad, so you can pick the good ones, discard the bad” http://buff.ly/1WlJANN
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“… you need to not only accomplish certain priority items but also prioritize certain experiences of time.” – http://buff.ly/1R3hgyb
- omg look at this sloth
@lara_hogan@webwright! – http://imgur.com/eGIuJsv /via@Eulerizeit -
@Mattermark: “Good Intentions Fail at Scale” by@r343l, explains the challenge of scaling a good company culture – http://www.fancybeans.com/blog/2016/02/05/good-intentions-fail-at-scale/ … - Yikes! Pregnant MP told off for “making women look bad” after she left Commons debate for a snack http://buff.ly/20UCqXr /v
@dontgetcaught - I wanna watch a movie with this beautiful fluffy raccooooooooooooon!
@SilverAssam:- This is beautiful – A strong case against dating abroad http://buff.ly/1U3c5AZ
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@kavbojka: Congrats to me and everyone on the sparklingly brilliant@clubhouse team. We’ve finally launched! Check us out –https://clubhouse.io/signup?referral=camille … -
@anarcharaccoon: Our passion is stronger than their walls. -
@lilghosthands: when u do not view yr fears as a trap which restrains u but as a vehicle which u must use to navigate the world - Ilu hedgie, and have so much admiration for your Practical Skills.
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@Charlotteis: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/conduct/ this is not a good code of conduct do not adopt this code of conduct for your own projects this is not a good code o - This made me think – about company values, what they are, how you define them, why they matter. http://buff.ly/1okvMZs /by
@skamille -
@cultivatecon: “Inclusivity is a competitive advantage because it yields a diversity of ideas & insights at all levels” –@catehstn http://bit.ly/1PODscP - This is great – The Fear Choice or the Love Choice – http://buff.ly/1QiH1hb /via
@Jo_Miller - My awesome boss
@buritica was on@CodeNewbies, talking about building communities in CO and it’s super great – http://buff.ly/1onDX77 - ABSTRELFIE
- Finally! A hedgehog! I can sleep now. Ilu hedgie.
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@theophani: We are lifting our recommendation to not attend JS Beirut. I personally wish my best to the success of the event. - I hope everyone understands this is satire – The software engineer’s guide to asserting dominance in the workplace – http://buff.ly/1Vl6Qep
- Really loved this episode of
@lessthanorequal with@jessicadennis – http://buff.ly/1TqxLYv /via@chiuki - A Modern App Developer and An Old-Timer System Developer Walk Into a Bar · http://buff.ly/20Eswnq /via
@kurko - I imagine that the hedgie, having drank all the tea, sits in the mug. Because why not.
- Don’t create a sense of urgency, foster a sense of purpose. http://buff.ly/1Qll5C4
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@ThisIsPumpkin: Momma I brought you some flowers!#pumpkintheraccoon#raccoon#weeklyfluff#raccoonsofinstagram#instagood… - Sad body week – http://buff.ly/20Gb0Pr /by
@ashsmash /via@triketora - Super interesting – How we dramatically improved 18F’s onboarding process in 3 months – http://buff.ly/20HrIhr /via
@embryoconcepts - A musical hedgie! So talented
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@itsa_talia: An Open Letter To My CEO: https://medium.com/@taliajane/an-open-letter-to-my-ceo-fb73df021e7a#.zhg8q53sh … -
@WorldAndScience: [pic] A life without adventure -
@wwcsf:Advice from@catehstn on advice: http://buff.ly/20gU3Lj#thoughtleader We kid, but it’s a great reminder to think abt other’s perspectives
One reply on “This Week”
I’m all for calling out bad behaviour but I do hope you realise that all the “not 5’7″ and men lie about…size” stuff from the live tweeted date is falling into some of the same patterns you’re complaining about.
Of course this doesn’t excuse his attitude either.