A 15,000 person Facebook group called Moms in Tech is in crisis due to issues of censorship and white fragility. In recent weeks, members say they were kicked out for calling out racism in the group: theverge.com/21339756/moms-…
I am doing a workshop about navigating your money as a creative professional this Wednesday at 12PM pacific, hosted by @Patreon - free and open to all. It will be fun! I may be dressed as Bowie.
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The one and only @anomalily is joining us on Wednesday at 12pm PT for "Budget Better Than Bowie" – a free workshop all about navigating money issues as a creative profe...
…and deploy our static sites on Netlify!
(also a Ruby backend, which frankly astonished me when I first learned of it)
Devs: We moved away from Ruby. It's a dying language... and it has scalability problems.
Also devs: Let's host our projects on GitHub, use Stripe as our payment processo...
Continuing the paradigm shift…
Instead of fruitless SSR vs. SPA debates, it's helpful to think of Web Architecture as a spectrum, with many hybrid states between the two poles.
I happen to think the sweet spot is in the middle! But others might lean towards blue or yellow. https://t.co/HUBDRVpIGc
It's time to change the narrative.
I started researching the history of frontend Javascript frameworks.
Did you know SPA web architecture is well over a decade old?
Di...
Today is National Scotch Day, and all I have are Japanese whiskies. 🤨
A camp of our unhoused neighbors needs help TODAY (July 27) from 12–2pm with supplies and cleanup to avoid a sweep.
The community is asking for help. They filmed this message to @OregonGovBrown and @tedwheeler.
Not only should they NOT be swept this week, they need immediate help. #S...
Damn Microsoft up to the same old, same old
Take rest wherever you can find it during eternal Caturday.
Not sure if @lilly at #imagecon knows that we are applauding, but we are.
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So much good stuff in this "14 Day Detox for Designers:
The Ultimate Weight Loss Guide for Your Ego" by Erica Silver. And can confirm Day 14's reading of #JennyOdell is time well spent!! volume-1.org/14-Day-Detox-f…
Let’s keep picking on Cotton about this https://t.co/6krP27t1Wj
Tom Cotton is shown verbatim transcript of what he said about slavery, claims he didn't say it nymag.com/intelligencer/…
"If capitalism is an economy that values masculine traits, what could another economy look like?" Loving qualities of a feminine economy from @feminineist and especially the well-articulated business principles that accompany them. Excited to think through with @superorganism__ .
Stella digging her face into my jacket
It's time to change the narrative.
I started researching the history of frontend Javascript frameworks.
Did you know SPA web architecture is well over a decade old?
Did you know that React was invented roughly the same time as Pjax or Turbolinks? (And pre-Rails v4??)
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So how can we build in multiple lanes of learning for the lurkers to the loud mouths? What strategies would you offer? #edu522 (quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/s/1m8IPW)
This!!! We must counter the narrative that Portland has been invaded by "violent anarchists" and only federal troops can quell the uprising. It's utter nonsense.
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As a Portlander, I wanted to counter the narrative that our city is no longer safe since it's being overrun by violent protests. So, I made maps for perspective on them.
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A post run thought - Animorphs could have easily swamped Harry Potter in the live action scene tbh but it didn’t have the funds for it. We know that funds are more important than actual quality in these times.
I’ve been pining for college football. Not just on TV. I want to go to Bobby Dodd and look at the Atlanta skyline and hear the band play Ramblin’ Wreck. I want to sit in Hard Rock stadium and experience the earth-shaking energy as the ‘Canes demolish a foe.
COVID-19 is a jerk.
Oh, you know, just watching #Hamilfilm yet again on this fine Sunday evening. Nice reminder of what we are fighting for in November. Looking forward to casting my vote for @JoeBiden and restoring some dignity to the office of President.