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Software is hard science. Speaker, blogger, massive geek. All puns intended. #Queer, so expect comments. I speak for the servers.

Toronto, Ontario
Joined January 2013
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It's been 125 years since Canadian James Naismith invented basketball! We've come a long way from peach baskets #WeTheNorth
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BALL GAME. @NBA CHAMPIONS!!! #WeTheNorth
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I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR TWENTY-FOUR GODDAMN YEARS
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Can I just put this on a flag
Replying to @oldjetsam
They apply the language of criminal law to *any* circumstance where they suffer consequences for their behaviour, which is very telling
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Terrifying. Prayers for those who have been injured. And solidarity for all those who were attending the mosque and had to face a car ploughing into the crowd. Reports of Islamophobic provocation and behaviour are worrying bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lo…
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1969: -what're you doing with that 2KB of RAM? -sending people to the moon 2017: -what're you doing with that 1.5GB of RAM? -running Slack
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It seems to me that when Brett Kavanaugh attempted to deny a 17-year-old immigrant an abortion, he believed that the decisions you make as a minor ought to have lifelong consequences. Let's treat him the same way.
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how to prepare an apple for your girlfriend
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More fiction is written in Excel than Word – at Wisconsin, USA
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By definition allies are not a part of a community, they are working alongside that community to meet common goals. The British and Americans were allies in World War II, that didn’t make Americans British or Britons American.
So the other ‘A’ for Allies is a point of discussion this morning. We like this. Should allies be considered as part of the LGBTQI+ community or not? Please tag us in your responses.
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“How is that racist?” - White proverb – at San Diego, CA
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An upcoming edition of New York Review Of Books will feature a cover story by Jian Ghomeshi. Louis CK "came back" after 6 months. It took 20 years before anyone gave Monica Lewinsky a platform and she had done nothing wrong. So, that's that.
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Still one of my favorites... bit.ly/2dl0trb
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Hey, infosec fam! I’ve had a crappy day so let me improve yours. 👉🏻Who needs a new infosec gig and who needs new good employees? 👈🏻 Please note location / relo / remote, and the general role you’re seeking.
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So, to summarize: 1. Black man, sitting in his own apartment, is murdered by white officer who says she went in wrong apartment. 2. Police now trying to smear the murdered man by saying they found weed in his apartment. 3. And some of y'all still wonder why they kneel.
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the city is still hiring for elections gigs. apply if you're able, share if you're not. toronto.ca/city-government/e…
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Daughter: What does gays mean? Me: Well you know mum and dad love each other - two men can love each other the same way Her: So what's 'penetrating gays'? Me: Er... read me the whole sentence Her: "She stared at him with a penetrating gaze" Me: Oh
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I seldom apologize in emails. Alternatives: - Thanks for flagging! - Good catch - I will make the updates/changes. - Many thanks for noticing the error, [name], we will [verb] - Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We will [verb] Stop over-apologizing at work.
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