This is a while ago now, but here's what he has previously posted in response to being asked this xitter.cf/i/status/1858989330829…

O n l y e v e r y w o r d ? W e c a n d r e a m b i g g e r

As many people have already replied here, used/thrift is the most reliable way to buy ethically, but if you don't have time (the main cost of thrifting), I think this directory is a great way to find ethical brands to shop from: directory.goodonyou.eco/

This was on the Blank Check podcast ep about the recent Ferrari movie Also to be clear I don't find subtitles distracting, this was just the structure they were explaining, it's clearly pretty Anglo-centric etc etc

Heard an interestingly similar idea about movies set in non-English-speaking places, where actors speak English w "local" accents; it isn't accurate, but viewers are immersed (ie. no subtitle reading) while also giving a sense of this being a "foreign" (ie. not English) place.

I have to decide how comfortable I am repeating "no, it's not an emoji" 247258258 times

My business card just says ; <---- there!

[SECOND CODA] It's worth adding that our program also includes really phenomenal career services to help grads find good jobs, which is another big appeal. Not all bootcamps offer this, and even for others who do I can't speak to what it's like, but ours is really great.

(I feel the need to clarify that Juno College is holding absolutely no ice cream sundae bars as long as there is a pandemic. On top of being unsafe, it would just be impractical; my research indicates that masks block upwards of 100% of caramel syrup.)

Knowing what and how to learn is arguably the hardest part of approaching any new body of knowledge, and bootcamps do that work for you. Plus, some of us give you ice cream sundaes! Stack overflow doesn't even come with sprinkles. Unacceptable.

For every good blog post, there are 1000 outdated / bad practice Stack Overflow replies. If you're the one asking, how do you tell which is which? What order of learning is best for building understandings? What is fundamental and what is extraneous?

[CODA] Those are the biggest parts of what schools offer, but I'll also add another, lesser-but-still-important piece, which is content curation. Sure, the material we teach can all be found online free, but have you ever been on the internet? That place is, like, 95% terrible.

Those opportunities don't come from reading JavaScript tutorial blogs. They come from going to class together.

For members of marginalized groups to succeed in tech, they need opportunities to find and build communities of support. For tech to become more equitable and inclusive, people of privilege and power need opportunities to be part of those communities, to learn to be good allies.

Building social groups is even more important when we think about members of communities that are underrepresented in tech. Just like my old schoolyard, tech is full of shitty little boys who enforce traditionally dominant and oppressive power structures.

This is exceptionally true in the gatekeep-y world of tech. People will ask how you don't know Redux in the same voice that the other boys in my grade school used to ask why I tucked in my t-shirts. That's why you need community. Your friends think you dress awesome.

It's hard to overstate how important this part is. Entering, succeeding or moving up in any field is incredibly difficult without a community of peers to help you emotionally, socially and culturally. It can be scary and lonely out there.

Speaking of relationships (whoa, a segue? On Twitter??), I said that the other big thing bootcamps give students is the opportunity to build a community, and I'm not talking about networking; yeah, there's that too, but I mean social, scholastic and professional community.

Have you heard the quote, "a bad school teaches facts, a good school teaches people"? Yeah, me either, but it seems like the kind of thing someone fancy has probably said. Anyways, you get me - good instructors don't give people content, they give them a relationship to content.

An *unsolved* quantum mechanics problem.