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Secondary computing teacher, Assistant head of TAS, Data Analyst, #pythonista, Co-convener of Education track for PyconAU, GPN content creator, uni lecturer, #crochet er, climbs walls, rides a bike
So interesting 💭 "Relighting 'Nighthawks' - bit.studio reimagines Edward Hopper's classic artwork, turning the most crucial element, the 'light,' into something you can actually control!" The exhibit is held at the bit.studio gallery on the 3rd floor, Slowcombo building in Samyan, Bangkok. #art
Online music streaming service: "We have a billion songs!" Me: "Awesome! I want to hear a song released on July 27, 1997" Online service: "No. You can't search by date" Me: "Oh, ok then I want <song title> by <artist>" Online service: "Here's 300 popular recommendations unrelated to your query"
It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better
Jars of capers and anchovies really should be wide enough to get a utensil in in order to extract the contents.
My dad grew some chillies this year, and dried them into flakes. He knows I love hot food, and told me they have "a bit of a kick". I tried some yesterday, and have since been unable to blink in unison, for fuck's sake.
There are too many American words in Australian English period
The idea that there's an easy abundance of free resources to learn to code is laughable once you've done what I've done and been a VP of research at a company that helped thousands of people break into tech careers. There's an abundance of *beginner tutorials*
Programming tip: never type out a 10-character command when you could instead press the up arrow for 5 minutes until you find that command in your history
Just joined CA (Cinephiles Anonymous) for their 39-step program
Andy Budd: To hire a top designer, you need to know what “good” looks like. andybudd.com/archives/202... @andybudd.bsky.social
What a High Performing Designer Looks Like | Andy Budd
In order to hire a top end Designer—or for that matter a Product Manager, Marketer or Engineer—you need to know what “good” looks like. Otherwise you may end up hiring somebody who looks good on…
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7:30am: egg white omelette with mushrooms 10am: apple 12pm: cut up fruit with yogurt 3pm: banana 6pm: grilled chicken with salad (light dressing) 8pm: frozen yogurt 830pm: 2 cookies 845pm: 4 cookies 850pm: 8 cookies 9pm: bag of Doritos 930pm: Big Mac and fries
Love clues by @lrlr.bsky.social but wish you could decode them better? Come to my @pyconau.bsky.social talk in August
David Astle (alias DA)@dontattempt.bsky.social · 3w agoLove the clue from @lrlr.bsky.social in today's Age & SMH: Flexible yogi (unlike me) an iconic performer! (5,7)
Last night on radio we learnt the inability to stack a dishwasher properly is called DISHLEXIA
So a reasonable question here would be... why are students using AI to do their coursework (especially when it's against the rules for a class!) if they also think that it's bad for them? Because they assume that everyone else is using it, and if they don't, they will be at a disadvantage.
From a dino nerd point of view I don’t find the movies (or books) annoying at all. Do I talk about the inaccuracies a lot? Yes. But that comes from a place of wanting to share real dinosaurs with people but the movies (the first 3) are some my favorite comfort movies. I love them so much.
RIP Sam Neill, a truly amazing talent who inspired 7 year old me to want to be a paleontologist. A big loss.
So, I found out on Friday that my gig at the Guardian is coming to an end in late August. Needless to say I'm rather bummed by this development AND in need of a new job so if anyone's looking for a cartoonist HMU.
If code agents are so good can someone make Ms office clone that I can buy without subscription?
My generation was brought up on lemonade stall (start a business) and Carmen Sandiego (solve all the crimes)
Two old coppers pulled me over. Gave me the verdigris
A swag of students nailed the perfect shot—batting in South Australia, hitting the ball clear over New South Wales and getting caught out in Queensland.
I've gone this far without learning what sunk-cost fallacy is, so I'm not starting now.