In Diversify Tech this week,
💼 ButcherBox is looking for a Senior Data Scientist in Watertown, MA
📆 Python Unplugged, a free online Python conference, is next month
⭐️ Applications are open for DjangoCon’s opportunity grants
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#DiversifyTech #WomenInTech
If you're new to the software industry, or looking for a job, you really should be listening to those doing the work. You don't have to agree with everything they say, but you should be listening. Ask questions and challenge everything -- even if you can't afford to say it out loud.
It was too icy to run, so instead I wrote a blog post. Some thoughts about the new problems generative AI introduces in the content operations pipeline, and why my spidey-sense for plagiarism is broken rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/202...
Instead of "the left isn't paying enough attention to these machine gods" they're claiming to build, perhaps we should write an article about how effective altruists brand themselves "left", ask who is writing these articles, and trace their cults and sources of funding.
Some people can't afford the cost of a Real ID, or a copy of their birth certificate, which is why it's important for those of us who can help to help. Even helping just one person goes a long way.
This is about preparation for any foolishness while we continue to fight for our right to vote.
exploring what a WinGet TUI would look like github.com/shanselman/w...
Games are being played with your right to vote. I know it's not possible for everyone, but I'm making sure I got all my paper work in order. Voter registration, certified copies of my birth certificate, Real ID, and U.S. passport.
And the start of early voting is marked on my calendar. No excuses.
Folks make doing alt text harder on themselves by not going into it with a clear idea of the goal.
Preview of my thread:
1. Alt text is not to describe everything in the image.
2. Alt text should usually be pretty short.
3. Alt text should change depending on where/why the image is posted.
#NollaignamBan
The first woman admitted to the all-male Royal Astronomical Society, Agnes Mary Clerke's analyses were so reliable, thoughtful & wide reaching that she became a revered authority. The Clerke lunar crater was named to commemorate her. www.dib.ie/biography/cl... #DIBLives
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Heads up Twin Cities, the roads and sidewalks are terrible right now! Be careful out there
Gullah-Geechee descendants on Sapelo Island may be facing a massive property tax increase that could open the doors for developers to turn the island into a vacation spot for the rich
A meeting for property owners to give feedback is scheduled for today
Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
Are you new to #knitting and looking for an easy #beginner project that is actually useful? I still use this pattern today its so versatile 🧶
theimperfectknitteruk.blogspot.com/2024/10/squa...
Discover the secret to a perfect knitting seam. Embrace a slow technique for an elegant and almost invisible finish.
tenrowsaday.com/chain-seam/
#knitting #yarn #handmade #crafts
#knitter #handknit #fiberarts #bskyknits
#knitsky #diy #beginnerknitter
#art #textiles #crochet
We have several Christmas yarns, including more than pictured, available and ready to ship. Those typically ship within two business days, and sometimes same day. Shop here:
hartfordyarnworksllc.etsy.com
#Yarn #Christmas #Knitting #Crochet #christmascrafts
Learn how lifeline knitting can prevent costly mistakes and make unraveling your work easier and stress-free.
tenrowsaday.com/lifeline/
#knitting #yarn #handmade #crafts
#knitter #handknit #fiberarts #bskyknits
#knitsky #diy #beginnerknitter
#art #textiles
Anyone know what the fuck is going on with new car washes being built everywhere?
Is it a future water rights scam?
U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the TSA announces
My friend told me she always bakes muffins with her leftover cranberry sauce, and I was amazed that had never occurred to me.
So I looked up a recipe for cranberry coffee cake. Will be trying that tomorrow.
Just got the tip that if you want deviled eggs to transport well you can slice off a little piece at the bottom to make them flat so they don’t wobble and 🤯
Learn how to substitute yarn effectively to match your project’s needs and maintain the right texture and gauge.
tenrowsaday.com/substitute-y...
#knitting #yarn #handmade #crafts
#knitter #handknit #fiberarts #bskyknits
#knitsky #crossstitch, #diy
#crochet #crocheter #crochetart
really recommend cameron mcwhirter’s book on the AR-15 www.amazon.com/American-Gun...
Often when we follow a pattern for a project worked in the round, somewhere at the very beginning the pattern tells us to “join stitches for working in the round”, but in most cases, it doesn’t tell us how exactly to do that.
#knitting #knit #knitsky #knittingsky
tenrowsaday.com/join-round/
Camden is an underfunded school in North Minneapolis, and they weren’t able to put on a fall play this year due to lack of funding. Camden Drama Club is a very important space for queer kids who don’t have a lot of safe spaces in their lives, and they need to raise funds to continue. Can you help?
If you like a salt-n-vinegar potato chip, these are delicious.
Had some of these last weekend. They taste kind of like the vinegar sauce that you use to baste barbecue. So salt and vinegar with maybe some paprika, black pepper, and sugar in the mix.
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Graphic with an image of the word ‘wanted’ for the Black Tech Pipeline newsletter marketing fresh job listings and roles that still need to be filled.
Looking for a job? We got you!
Check out this week’s newsletter to see new job listings and roles that still need to be filled below.
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#techjob #remotejob #hiring #tech
Guess I gotta get my bike together then.
Went to a new-to-me chocolatier today. I now know where to go when I need a great host or client gift.
In Beverly Hills.
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Mexico started a new program back in 2018 that provides unconditional cash every 2 months to everyone over age 65. It's had a dramatic impact on poverty, reducing it by 26%. Isn't it amazing how countries can just choose to provide cash to their people to reduce poverty?
Poverty is a policy CHOICE.
