Nick Young

@youngnick

Black lives matter. Trans lives matter. Maintainer on Contour (). Views are my own. He/Him

Sydney, New South Wales
Joined May 2007
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  1. Aug 8

    It's the "quote" that really gets me in this one. Glorious.

    Principled Gamer Only Buys From Studios Where Allegations Haven’t Come Out Yet
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  2. Aug 3

    So, I got a Stream Deck a while ago, and soon learned that you can put gifs as icons on the buttons. I don't think I can top this one. (The button turns off the room lights and locks the PC, thus "Bye Everybody!")

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  3. Jul 27

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  6. Jul 27

    Sharing my timeline cleanse for today - two things I didn't know could go great together, Tenacious D and Evangelion.

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  7. Jul 23

    This one was a bit tricky! Everyone using Contour should upgrade asap.

    🚨Contour v1.17.1 released. This is a security release, which fixes the security advisory available at Release notes at for all the details. This is a required update for all users of Contour, as the advisory is rated-High(CVSS 8.5)
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    Jul 7

    🎉🎉🎉Hi Contour People, Happy to announce that Contour 1.17.0 is released! Major updates: -Added Initial Support for TLSRoute -GatewayClass Support -CA is No Longer Ignored when Downstream "Skip Verify" is True Contour: Operator:

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  9. Jun 30

    There's a good chance they've both seen it before, but this seems like extremely and content. (found from a work slack channel)

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  10. Jun 21

    Love to see someone I look up to a lot get a chance to show how much they shine. :)

    I made the news.
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  11. Retweeted
    Jun 21

    I've been an engineering manager/director for 17+ years, and if you're an under-represented person in tech looking for guidance, advice, advocacy, or even an ear, my DMs are open - RT for reach

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  12. Jun 16

    Given all of that though, remember that for most conferences, acceptance rates are low, from around 10 percent. Most talks *won't* be accepted. So if your talk doesn't make it, don't throw it away! Ask for your feedback, make some edits, and give it another go!

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  13. Jun 16

    I said before that you shouldn't be shy about spoilers in your abstract, but that goes tenfold for the "Benefits" section. Spoil your whole talk. Tell the reviewers where you're going, so they can make a better call about your talk.

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  14. Jun 16

    I'm a fair chunk of the way through reviewing proposals atm, and I had another tip for proposals: The "Benefits to the Ecosystem" section is not only for you to explain how your talk will benefit people who come to see it, but a chance for you to talk to your reviewers.

    So, my top tip for writing tech conference talk proposals: Your abstract shouldn't be a book blurb. You don't need to worry about spoiling the ending. It should be more like an academic paper abstract. Tell us what you're going to tell us. If I like that, I'll come and hear it.
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  15. Jun 9

    Watching play the at Commander was great fun. Cool commanders, great plays, and a great win at the end.

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  16. Jun 6

    Fuck every single person involved in keeping these kids in detention. Fuck their evil banality. Fuck the callous cruelty masquerading as "security". If you support this, never speak to me again please.

    BREAKING: Tharnicaa (nearly 4 years old) is being medically evacuated to Perth for treatment of a suspected blood infection. She was hospitalised yesterday on CI after suffering a high fever, vomiting/diarrhoea & dizziness for 10 days. Pls keep our little cockatoo in your hearts.
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  17. Jun 6

    This lets reviewers see where your talk is going while reviewing, and lets the actual conference-goers make better decisions about where to spend their scarce actual-conference time.

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  18. Jun 6

    I think the best talk abstracts say something like: “I’m going to tell you how I foozled by hoisting the warble. You’ll come away with an understanding of what foozling is, and why you should hoist the warble instead of raising it."

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  19. Jun 6

    Why yes, I am reviewing proposals at the moment, how could you tell?

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  20. Jun 6

    So, my top tip for writing tech conference talk proposals: Your abstract shouldn't be a book blurb. You don't need to worry about spoiling the ending. It should be more like an academic paper abstract. Tell us what you're going to tell us. If I like that, I'll come and hear it.

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