Pamela worked for Google on the Wave project but was heartbroken when it was cancelled. She then tried working remotely from home, in cafes, and in a co-working space but faced various challenges including distractions, limited wifi/outlets, and feeling alone among strangers. She realized she needs freedom but also wants to be around others driven by the same passions, so is considering rejoining a company to gain a community of colleagues.
Talk given by Pamela Fox (me) at Ignite Melbourne, all about my favorite type of sleepwear. Remember to submit pics of you in your onesie to footedandfabulous.com!
http://mindpersuasion.com/
If you want to get better at talking to girls, the only thing you need to do is practice talking to girls. Learn More: http://mindpersuasion.com/girlfriend-generator/
Talk given by Pamela Fox (me) at Ignite Melbourne, all about my favorite type of sleepwear. Remember to submit pics of you in your onesie to footedandfabulous.com!
http://mindpersuasion.com/
If you want to get better at talking to girls, the only thing you need to do is practice talking to girls. Learn More: http://mindpersuasion.com/girlfriend-generator/
For more details on our products and services, please feel free to visit us at: service dog etiquette, service dog puppy raiser, guide dog, puppy in training, assistance dog.
pennis amplify ribbon.
i happened to run throughout the following quote from dr. tim birkhead, professor of evolutionary biology on the university of sheffield, inside the following article:
"penis duration in human beings usually varies from 10-20cm (erect), however there is a tribe in africa wherein the male member is a lot longer, and its owners tie it into a loose knot while strolling."
is that this quote accurate? if so, what is the call of this precise tribe so i run a google search on it??
from some experiments i ran over the weekend with a kielbasa, i don't see how it is viable to tie a penis right into a knot until the period-to-diameter ratio is at the least 15:1. consequently, so as for this to be true, i think that this tribe need to accomplish this feat through attaching weights to their penises for lengthy intervals of time, growing its duration however decreasing the diameter.
what is the directly dope?
if 'there is a tribe in africa' is as accurate and express as the best professor can manipulate, i assume it is a truthful wager that he is at first-class poorly knowledgeable.
in some african tribes, the penis is suspended by a soft ribbon looped across the waist and tied loosely around the collected prepuce, protecting the penis in an upright function, out of damage's manner; i suspect a misreading of an account of this practice is at the foundation of the tale.
if 'there may be a tribe in africa' is as accurate and express as the good professor can control, i suppose it's a truthful guess that he's at exceptional poorly informed.
in a few african tribes, the penis is suspended by way of a smooth ribbon looped around the waist and tied loosely around the accrued prepuce, preserving the penis in an upright position, out of damage's way; i believe a misreading of an account of this practice i. Pennis Enlargement Tips at the root of the tale.
it definitely sounds like a misinformed declaration to me. the guy's studies pastimes (http://www.shef.ac.united kingdom/aps/tim.html) endorse examine of african tribes isn't always excessive on his schedule.
i think the kicker in this one is the word 'knot', which is a misnomer mangetout disregarde. Pennis Enlargement Tips easily.
moreover, haven't you men visible 'puppetry of the penis'?
any man who writes books just like the one noted under need to (assumedly) have an awesome concept of the way large male human members are and can be. the "knotting tribe" cite is utter bs, however you have to ask yourself
Presented at Ignite Sydney 2010 as part of Global Ignite week, this talk introduces the ultra feminine Computer Engineer Barbie, and why it's a damn good thing.
If you are gearing up for a trip to Europe and are after some tips and ideas on ways to maximise your money then you are in the right place. I am currently about 6 weeks into a 1 year trip overseas. I am travelling with 1 friend who has a limited budget so we are trying to be as economical as possible while still having maximum fun and seeing all the sights
Here are cheap Europe travel tips and ideas that I had wished I had known before I left:
http://mindpersuasion.com/
Most guys seek out dating gurus for one reason. To avoid actually getting out there and getting some real experience, which is always the best experience. Here's how to make it easy: http://mindpersuasion.com/girlfriend-generator/
Making JavaScript Libraries More ApproachablePamela Fox
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A talk given at NotConf in Phoenix, Texas in 2012.
(Alternative title: Why nested ternary operators make me want to kick inanimate objects in the nuts.)
Living in the Cloud: Hosting Data & Apps Using the Google InfrastructurePamela Fox
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In the modern web, the user rules. Nearly every successful web app has to worry about scaling to an exponentially growing user base and giving those users multiple ways of interacting with their data. Pamela Fox, Maps API Support Engineer & Developer advocate, provides an overview of two technologies - Google App Engine and the Google Data APIs - that aim to make web development and data portability easier.
Growing up Geek: My Dad, the Computer ScientistPamela Fox
Ā
An Ignite talk given at Google I/O, about my life with two geeky parents and how I got involved in web development and related areas.
I've pasted my pre-scripted lines on top of the slides so that it makes sense.
I'm entering this in the Tell a Story contest since it happens to be a story, and there's a checkbox for entering it. :)
This presentation compares Flex versus HTML 5 in terms of features that compose a typical RIA (rich internet application).
This talk given at Ignite Sydney 2009, where every talk was 20 slides, 5 minutes, 15 seconds each slide. These slides have been annotated with the narration from the talk. Check Youtube soon for the actual video.
Relevant links are in this blog post:
http://tr.im/html5flex
Most modern websites still place a large burden on the server, constantly sending it requests and asking it to do heavy computations. In the brave new world, the client is king and the server is its faithful shadow. In this talk, we'll look at how cutting-edge technology like Gears, HTML5, and Google App Engine can be used to create websites where the caching, storage, and computing is done primarily in the browser/desktop and the server is used merely as a backup store.
Presented at Webstock 2009.
Original version (not PPTed):
http://tr.im/clientkilledserver
Sharing of information is what is winning in the world and it is where things are headed. And this holds true for your careers as well. The world values the sharing of information.
For more details on our products and services, please feel free to visit us at: service dog etiquette, service dog puppy raiser, guide dog, puppy in training, assistance dog.
pennis amplify ribbon.
i happened to run throughout the following quote from dr. tim birkhead, professor of evolutionary biology on the university of sheffield, inside the following article:
"penis duration in human beings usually varies from 10-20cm (erect), however there is a tribe in africa wherein the male member is a lot longer, and its owners tie it into a loose knot while strolling."
is that this quote accurate? if so, what is the call of this precise tribe so i run a google search on it??
from some experiments i ran over the weekend with a kielbasa, i don't see how it is viable to tie a penis right into a knot until the period-to-diameter ratio is at the least 15:1. consequently, so as for this to be true, i think that this tribe need to accomplish this feat through attaching weights to their penises for lengthy intervals of time, growing its duration however decreasing the diameter.
what is the directly dope?
if 'there is a tribe in africa' is as accurate and express as the best professor can manipulate, i assume it is a truthful wager that he is at first-class poorly knowledgeable.
in some african tribes, the penis is suspended by a soft ribbon looped across the waist and tied loosely around the collected prepuce, protecting the penis in an upright function, out of damage's manner; i suspect a misreading of an account of this practice is at the foundation of the tale.
if 'there may be a tribe in africa' is as accurate and express as the good professor can control, i suppose it's a truthful guess that he's at exceptional poorly informed.
in a few african tribes, the penis is suspended by way of a smooth ribbon looped around the waist and tied loosely around the accrued prepuce, preserving the penis in an upright position, out of damage's way; i believe a misreading of an account of this practice i. Pennis Enlargement Tips at the root of the tale.
it definitely sounds like a misinformed declaration to me. the guy's studies pastimes (http://www.shef.ac.united kingdom/aps/tim.html) endorse examine of african tribes isn't always excessive on his schedule.
i think the kicker in this one is the word 'knot', which is a misnomer mangetout disregarde. Pennis Enlargement Tips easily.
moreover, haven't you men visible 'puppetry of the penis'?
any man who writes books just like the one noted under need to (assumedly) have an awesome concept of the way large male human members are and can be. the "knotting tribe" cite is utter bs, however you have to ask yourself
Presented at Ignite Sydney 2010 as part of Global Ignite week, this talk introduces the ultra feminine Computer Engineer Barbie, and why it's a damn good thing.
If you are gearing up for a trip to Europe and are after some tips and ideas on ways to maximise your money then you are in the right place. I am currently about 6 weeks into a 1 year trip overseas. I am travelling with 1 friend who has a limited budget so we are trying to be as economical as possible while still having maximum fun and seeing all the sights
Here are cheap Europe travel tips and ideas that I had wished I had known before I left:
http://mindpersuasion.com/
Most guys seek out dating gurus for one reason. To avoid actually getting out there and getting some real experience, which is always the best experience. Here's how to make it easy: http://mindpersuasion.com/girlfriend-generator/
Making JavaScript Libraries More ApproachablePamela Fox
Ā
A talk given at NotConf in Phoenix, Texas in 2012.
(Alternative title: Why nested ternary operators make me want to kick inanimate objects in the nuts.)
Living in the Cloud: Hosting Data & Apps Using the Google InfrastructurePamela Fox
Ā
In the modern web, the user rules. Nearly every successful web app has to worry about scaling to an exponentially growing user base and giving those users multiple ways of interacting with their data. Pamela Fox, Maps API Support Engineer & Developer advocate, provides an overview of two technologies - Google App Engine and the Google Data APIs - that aim to make web development and data portability easier.
Growing up Geek: My Dad, the Computer ScientistPamela Fox
Ā
An Ignite talk given at Google I/O, about my life with two geeky parents and how I got involved in web development and related areas.
I've pasted my pre-scripted lines on top of the slides so that it makes sense.
I'm entering this in the Tell a Story contest since it happens to be a story, and there's a checkbox for entering it. :)
This presentation compares Flex versus HTML 5 in terms of features that compose a typical RIA (rich internet application).
This talk given at Ignite Sydney 2009, where every talk was 20 slides, 5 minutes, 15 seconds each slide. These slides have been annotated with the narration from the talk. Check Youtube soon for the actual video.
Relevant links are in this blog post:
http://tr.im/html5flex
Most modern websites still place a large burden on the server, constantly sending it requests and asking it to do heavy computations. In the brave new world, the client is king and the server is its faithful shadow. In this talk, we'll look at how cutting-edge technology like Gears, HTML5, and Google App Engine can be used to create websites where the caching, storage, and computing is done primarily in the browser/desktop and the server is used merely as a backup store.
Presented at Webstock 2009.
Original version (not PPTed):
http://tr.im/clientkilledserver
Sharing of information is what is winning in the world and it is where things are headed. And this holds true for your careers as well. The world values the sharing of information.
There is nothing more important than loving our jobs. You should enjoy getting up for your job each day. Nothing good ever happens and nothing good will ever come to you when you are doing tasks and jobs that do not interest you.
Where you choose to write makes a difference in how productive you are. This presentation explores the advantages and drawbacks of different writing environments.
A presentation on famous writers and their working space and process. Used as the basis for a video lecture in the course, "Creating a Sustainable Writing Process," offered by Eastlake & Roanoke.
11 What I have learned to do when I sit down to work on a shitty.docxhyacinthshackley2629
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11 What I have learned to do when I sit down to work on a shitty first draft is to quiet the voices in my head. First there is the vinegar-lipped Reader Lady, who says primly, āWell, thatās not very interesting, is it?ā And there is the emaciated German male who writes these Orwellian memos detailing your thought crimes. And there are your parents, agonizing over your lack of loyalty and discretion; and thereās William Burroughs, dozing off or shooting up because he finds you as bold and articulate as a houseplant; and so on. And there are also the dogs: letās not forget the dogs, the dogs in their pen who will surely hurtle and snarl their way out if you ever stop writing, because writing is, for some of us, the latch that keeps the door of the pen closed, keeps those crazy ravenous dogs contained.
12 Quieting these voices is at least half the battle I fight daily. But this is better than it used to be. It used to be 87 percent. Left to its own devices, my mind spends much of its time having conversations with people who arenāt there. I walk along defending myself to people, or exchanging repartee with them, or rationalizing my behavior, or seducing them with gossip, or pretending Iām on their TV talk show or whatever. I speed or run an aging yellow light or donāt come to full stop, and one nanosecond later am explaining to imaginary cops exactly what I had to do what I did, or insight that I did not in fact do it.
13 I happened to mention this to hypnotist I saw many years ago, and he looked at me very nicely. At first I thought he was feeling around on the floor for the silent alarm button, but then he gave me the following exercise, which I still use to this day.
14 Close your eyes and get quite for a minute, until the chatter starts up. Then isolate one of the voices and imagine the person speaking as a mouse. Pick it up by the tail and drop it into a mason jar. Then isolate another voice, pick it up by the tail, drop it in the jar. And so on. Drop in any high maintenance parental units, drop in any contractors, lawyers, colleagues, children, anyone who is whining in your head. Then put the lid on, and watch all these mouse people clawing at the glass, jabbering away, trying to make you feel like shit because you wonāt do what they wantāwonāt give them more money, wonāt be more successful, wonāt see them more often. Then imagine that there is a volume-control button on the bottle. Turn it all the way up for a minute, and listen to the stream of angry, neglected, guilt mongering voice. Then turn it all the way down and watch the frantic mice lunge at the glass, trying to get to you. Leave it down, and get back to your shitty first draft.
15 A writer friend of mine suggests opening the jar and shooting them all in the head. But I think heās a little angry, and Iām sure nothing like this would ever occur to you.
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Shitty First Drafts
Anne Lamott from Bird by Bird
Born in San Francisco in 1954, Anne Lamott is a graduate of Gouc.
Thinking about giving a talk about something you love? Possibly at Skepticamp? No? Why not? Here are some reassurances, planning tips, and dos and do-nots to get you up there sharing your expertise with the world.
A talk given at WDCNZ 2011. Abstract:
"We all know what āuser experienceā is and we know that itās important. We analyze drop-off rates for sign-in flows, do A/B testing on color schemes, and organize user focus groups for new features. But we rarely talk about the ādeveloper experienceā - what we all go through each time we try to use a developer tool, library, or API. How do we decide what tool to use? Is it easy to integrate with our development environment? How flexible is the API? Where do we go when something goes wrong? Those are the sort of questions that we can ask to understand what itās like for a developer to use a product - and where it can be improved.
Whether you simply use developer products or you actually build one yourself, you should walk away from this talk with ideas on how to make a great developer experience - and why it matters."
Google Wave 20/20: Product, Protocol, PlatformPamela Fox
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These slides introduce the various facets of Google Wave. They were originally delivered as a talk in the 20/20 style (20 slides, 20 seconds each) at the Adobe Platform Users Group Sydney. The slides have been captioned with what was approximately said.
A look at the various open source/open data options for an open maps stack - OpenStreetMap, OpenLayers, etc. Also goes into a bit more detail on the Mapstraction library.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Ā
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
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91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
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Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as āpredictable inferenceā.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
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I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
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In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
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Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdf
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A Year of Hermit Hacking
1. Heyaz, I'm Pamela. About 2 years ago, I was working for Google and I was in love with it. I was working on Google
Wave and their APIs and throwing my heart and soul into the project.
2. One morning, this big important exec dude came over the VC and told us that Google Wave was no more. I was
young and naive and I thought that projects were forever- I was heartbroken. I couldn't stay at Google anymore
because I thought to myself that anything I worked on, they could kill one day.
3. So I said f ne, I won't work for this company or any company. I'll be a free-range developer, hacking in the grass. If
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anyone kills something, it will be me. But f rst, I needed a place to hack.
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4. So I thought I'd start with the obvious: work from home. I'd have home-cooked meals, adorable cats to pet whenever,
and I wouldn't have a commute down the nasty San Francisco streets that are perpetually under construction.
5. But then there's the actual reality of working from home. When I'd see my kitchen, I'd think to myself that I should
probably make some vegetable stock, stick some kale chips in the dehydrator, slow-cook some pork...and pretty soon
I have timers going off every 10 minutes, and I haven't managed to code anything.
6. Plus, my formerly adorable cats decide that my laptop is the warmest seat in the house and do anything they can to
take their nap on the keyboard - and when I'm programming interpreted languages like Python or JavaScript, a
napping cat on my keyboard means constant syntax errors. And when I'm banging my head against an error, it's just
way too easy for me to f nd myself in the living room watching a Glee marathon.
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7. So when I realized I just couldn't do the work from home thing, I f gured I'd try the cafe. I could pay just a few bucks
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for a bottomless cup of tea, I could people-watch the hipster nerds, and I could eavesdrop on people brainstorming
the next big startup (and code it up while they were talking :).
8. But then there's the reality. First, cafes weren't designed for hackers, and they have limited outlets. These are actual
maps of the 3 cafes nearest to me, with markers for the outlets and best seats near them. So you have to know the
locations, and you have to be the f rst one to get to them.
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9. At this one Starbucks, I was always competing with this homeless guy for the outlet seat. Now, when the homeless
guy got the seat, I was pretty much out of luck for the whole day - cuz homeless guys don't really have anywhere to
go, they're quite happy to sleep all day. The employees at that Starbucks always gave me my drinks for free, and I
think that's because they thought I classed up the joint when I was actually able to get the seat.
10. But, let's say I actually get a good seat and I set myself up with my laptop, my charger, my mobile testing devices and
USB cords...and then I realize I really need to go to the bathroom. I sit there staring at the bathroom, fantasizing
about how amazing it would be, putting it off until the very last possible minute.
11. When I realized I didn't have the bladder for cafe life, I decided to try co-working. There would be outlets everywhere,
free WiFi, unlimited tea, toilets galore, and people!
12. So I joined a space thinking that there were all these people around for me to talk to. I started talking to them and
found one was a geologist, one that was a wikipedia ghost writer. One was an author of an advice book on sex -- for
people over 50, so not so useful for me. I also found multiple life coaches, a job that I didn't even know existed.
13. They all had interesting jobs, but I didn't really know what to talk about with them every day. We had very different
goals in life and ways of getting there. When I wanted to rant or rave about something during the day, I found it much
easier to ātalkā to Twitter.
14. But hey, I told myself, we're all adults and we have this default way of talking to each other no matter what ā drinking!
The co-working space held a happy hour every Friday to enable that form of stranger socialization.
15. I had 2 problems with it. 1) It was at 4pm, which is apparently my productivity peak and the moment that I'm always
just about to deploy. 2) I was actually working on a nutrition-tracking tool at the time, so it'd just be a little weird for me
to join them in binge drinking while deploying my nutrition app, right?
16. At the end of nearly a year in the space, I had the sudden realization that I was surrounded by strangers - people I
didn't really know or particularly want to know. I felt more alone at the co-working space than I did at the cafes and my
apartment.
17. I was so sad with this realization that I couldn't hang around anyone that had colleagues, because I would just get so
jealous that they had someone to banter with during their workday.
18. So over the course of this year of hermit hacking, I f gured out what's most important to me. First, I really need the
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freedom to pee whenever I feel like it.
19. But equally important, I need to be around other people. Not just arbitrary people that happen to work in the same
vincinity as me, but people that are driven by the same passions as me and working towards the same end goal.
20. Now I'm starting to think that it's time to join a company again. Sure, I would lose a little bit of control over what I'm
working on, but I would gain the privilege of a community of colleagues - and now I know how important that is to me.