Jeremy (Farmer) Darling

Look past the cover (letter) Brief Forward: this article is about looking past the first impression, not looking for polished well rounded edges. In that spirit I haven't ran in through peer review, I'm not using AI to help rewri...

My LinkedIn feed for the past week has been filled with posts about #GivingChances Here's a few stories about #LookingPastCoverLetters to find #HiddenTalent

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Good news, everyone.

[🏫 In-Person] Finding Your Meme Twin with Embeddings & Vector Databases, Mon, May 5, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup **This event will be a single talk on Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Finding Your Meme Twin with Embeddings & Vector Databases with Guy Royse** ⚠️ This will be

🎤 Speaking TONIGHT at @dotnetsheff.co.uk (May 5)!
"Finding Your Meme Twin with Embeddings & Vector Databases" at Pendo. I'll show how to transform memes into embeddings and then find your meme twin! Doors open at 6:15pm.

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#Embeddings #VectorDatabases

When Employees Feel Unseen, Undervalued, or Unfulfilled: A Leadership Perspective I've found I've found myself in several conversations recently where someone asked me about a subordinate or co-worker (sometimes a friend) who was in a position where they didn't feel valued. Quick i...

I’ve found myself in multiple conversations with peers and colleagues about employees who are struggling. It’s a tough spot to be in as a leader. Sometimes, you can help, sometimes you can’t.

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#Leadership #PeopleFirst

Script used "Create a picture of me as a 3D action figure toy, as if it were displayed in a transparent plastic packaging, blister packaging model. Give it a Linux laptop, yoga mat, and tool bag as accessories. Use "Jeremy Darling" as the packaging text."

I wasn't going to do it, I said I wouldn't do it, I kept seeing others do it, yeah... I did it.

#ChatGPT #ActionFigure

Trying to make use of this 3 hour flight home, creating github repo for talk slides, setting up bluesky, and flushing out slides for other upcoming talks... Sometimes a good conference is all it takes to get your productive juices flowing again!

#Leadership #MentalHealth

I promised to post my slides from the talk this past weekend at #OrlandoCodeCamp. Rather than just posting them, I decided to create a place to host those and upcoming talks and ideas at: github.com/jdarling/man...

#Management #MentalHealth

PS: Sorry not sorry, I know my developer is showing ;)