Father of the cutest kid in the world (I may be biased). Chicago area software developer.
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Bill Svec retweeted
Here is a gift to white people who insist they know what Martin Luther King Jr. would have said.
A thread
Bill Svec retweeted
If I’m the owner of the @Nationals, which means I’m worth 5.2 Billion Dollars, I’d be embarrassed if one of my employees had to start a GoFundMe page to battle expenses due to leukemia.
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Bill Svec retweeted
There's something distinctly off-putting about who gets the label "creatives". That it's somehow restricted to design or music or copywriting or whataever. Have you even seen a masterful service person talk an irate customer off the edge? Lots of creativity required there!
Bill Svec retweeted
TIL about redundant place names like Bredon Hill (“hill hill hill”):
Bre = hill in Celtic
As Celtic died, "Bre" became just a word, & ppl began to call it “Bre Don” (Don = hill in Old English)
As Old English died, “Bredon” became just a word, & ppl began to call it “Bredon Hill”
Bill Svec retweeted
This was published today in The Scotsman, Scotland's national newspaper. Strong language. bit.ly/2mjjf9z
Bill Svec retweeted
I always chuckle when UX designers talk about "journeys." People are paying their phone bill, not trying to get to fucking Mordor. Take it down a notch.
Bill Svec retweeted
What do people REALLY mean when they say "European culture?"
From @JenSorensen ✒ thenib.com/what-people-mean-…
Bill Svec retweeted
BREAKING: In a huge victory, the European Parliament has voted 318-278 against #Article13 and #Article11—the disastrous #CensorshipMachine and #LinkTax copyright proposals.
That means we’re close to stopping these terrible proposals—and we’re gaining momentum.
Bill Svec retweeted
Isn’t this the purpose of politics? Persuading others of a better way forward? I get the glee, but maybe open arms would set a better example: You can change your mind and we will welcome you in. xitter.cf/davidsirota/status/101…
Bill Svec retweeted
This is fuckin nuts.
The US wants to examine re-examine “bad naturalization cases” to find U.S. citizens they say “should not have been naturalized, to revoke their citizenship, and then eventually deport them.” wnycstudios.org/story/uscis-…
Bill Svec retweeted
A major point of my campaign: in the safest blue seats in America, we should have leaders swinging for the most ambitious ideas possible for working-class Americans.
You’re largely not going to get gutsy risk-taking from swing-district seats.
So it’s not luck. It’s mindfulness. xitter.cf/mollyjongfast/status/1…
Bill Svec retweeted
Quitting a job that's fundamentally incompatible with your principles or religious beliefs is admirable. Refusing to do your job for people who don't share your beliefs is indefensible. The Bible isn't a ninja smoke bomb that lets people escape the consequences of their choices.
Bill Svec retweeted
The powerful Shakespeare speech about refugees, set up and simply performed by Sir Ian McKellen
youtube.com/watch?v=ffCl8jPT…
Bill Svec retweeted
YOU DON’T THANK THE KIDNAPPER FOR RELEASING THE HOSTAGES xitter.cf/ivankatrump/status/100…
Thank you @POTUS for taking critical action ending family separation at our border. Congress must now act + find a lasting solution that is consistent with our shared values;the same values that so many come here seeking as they endeavor to create a better life for their families
Bill Svec retweeted
Discussed DRY with a work colleague today and I finally found the words I wanted to say: it's fine to consider removing duplication once it exists, but preventing it from occurring altogether often needlessly complicates. There's great info to be gleaned from similar code.
