‘Some of You Lied About Your Gender:’ Men Swamp Tech Conference for Women
At a conference meant to give women and non-binary technologists networking and career opportunities, male attendees reportedly swarmed the career fair and took over recruiter lines.
@zachleat@zachleat.com Have you ever read the post of how the Ikea site it built? 40mn static pages assembled at the CDN https://medium.com/flat-pack-tech/history-of-ikea-com-static-files-and-microfrontends-6def9d7c4285
Road Hazard: Evidence Mounts on Toxic Pollution from Tires
Researchers are only beginning to uncover the toxic cocktail of chemicals, microplastics, and heavy metals hidden in car and truck tires. But experts say these tire emissions are a significant source of air and water pollution and may be affecting humans as well as wildlife.
Seventy-eight percent of ocean microplastics are synthetic tire rubber, according to a report by the Pew Charitable Trust.
Ben Shelton on His Electric US Open Run and Djokovic Stealing His Signature Celebration
With a big serve and an even bigger stage presence, the 20-year-old American stole hearts (and more than a few matches) at the US Open. Next up: superstardom.
I hope you enjoy this technique, even if it is a little different to the other previous Ultimate Technique videos. Let me know how you get on!Check out @wire...
If you work in tech and haven't heard about "being glue", I would say that it's vital to read about it: https://noidea.dog/glue You'll either feel extremely heard, or it will open your eyes to what some of your (disproportionately female) coworkers struggle with on a regular basis.
So I'm annoyed at a collage of minidiscs ending up in my timeline because I follow "diskette" but that's not important... So, it's a portmanteau of "disk" and "cassette". Disk as in "a round flat t…
Every Construction Machine Explained in 15 Minutes
A very quick overview of nearly every machine you'll see on a construction site
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Overview rsync is a fast and versatile file copying/syncing tool used in Linux and OSX operating systems. It is useful for backing up your content to your local computer, as well as for pushing yo...
In case you missed it, a UVA student teacher at Greer Elem was told they could not wear a shirt that said "Protect Trans Kids." Even though other staff at the school have worn them before. And even though ACPS's own policy statement last week uses those exact words. 🧵— Mary McIntyre (@marymcintyre) October 14, 2022
In the mid-Nineties, I spent about eighteen months working as an editor for the British edition of a new magazine called Wired, which had been founded in San Francisco as a sort of house journal of the exploding Bay Area tech world. London at the time was fairly sure of itself culturally; this was a […]
