@locksmithdon

Loves open software, open science, open electronics, and open people (socially, not physically). he/him

 Auckland, NZ
about.me/don.smith
Joined February 2008
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You know those days when you just can't get over how excited you are to be a software developer? Having another one of those days ... again.
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Currently my favourite thing on the internet: youtu.be/AifAIqHezb8?si=b6LZ… Yes. Yes, you have my attention 🙏
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@Dennis_E_Taylor's new title, Not Till We Are Lost, is dropping within hours. In preparation for the 5th episode in his amazing Bobiverse series, I decided to start again from episode 1, We Are Legion, first.
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I've been excited about this release, since mid-April. I'd forgotten how amazing this series is! It hits all the right spots: emotional, technical, philosophical and relatable.
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Best video on the internet: Handwriting and Calligraphy Basics with Rajiv Surendra youtu.be/8ndwyrfL-W8?si=nVBR… via @YouTube

Handwriting and Calligraphy Basics with Rajiv Surendra

There was a time when handwriting was a vital skill to most people....

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This guy takes 4 million pictures every single day. But why? Let me tell you the incredible story of Will and his team, and how their pictures are saving the world.. Special thanks to Planet Labs for showing me this amazing tech!
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INTERSTELLAR feat. @danajeanphoenix
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mailchi.mp/gapingvoid/the-ne…

Rise Up

If you study your history and the actual lives of real people in real places, there’s a rise that dwarfs them all. And that is the rise of women in both business and political life.

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Wow, so many gems of wisdom in this article. David, thanks for writing it and @richchurcher thanks for bring my attention to it.
David Brooks
@DavidBrooks22418 Jan 2019
That early neuroscience breakthrough reminded us that a key job of a school is to give students new things to love. It reminded us that what teachers really teach is themselves — their contagious passion for their subjects and students nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opini…

Opinion | Students Learn From People They Love (Published 2019)

Putting relationship quality at the center of education.

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"Enspiral Dev Academy’s web development programme has been recognised for its excellence, and granted Student Loan eligibility for its unique approach to tertiary education.... medium.com/enspiral-dev-acad…

It’s official: Dev Academy celebrates Student Loans!

In a week that’s seen New Zealand universities fall from the world top 200 rankings, Enspiral Dev Academy’s web development programme has…

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Boo ya!
Rich Churcher@richchurcher2 Dec 2018
Replying to @DevAcademyNZ
@DevAcademyNZ Sometimes I'm just plain proud of our students. Not only are they getting to grips with projects using continuous integration, their test count is up to 45 and growing...
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We can be impressively productive when we're procrastinating.
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I support @EFF because digital rights are human rights. eff.org/Shipshape
Verifying myself: I am dons on Keybase.io. HdeASdWIRdSNYoc0XNuakgKy5DI7uw7N0jMo / keybase.io/dons/sigs/HdeASdW…
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As a member of the coordinating team, let me know if you have any questions. xitter.cf/JuniorDevNZ/status/975…
Junior Dev NZ@JuniorDevNZ18 Mar 2018
We've officially launched!! 💥 We're here to support Junior Developers in New Zealand! 👩‍💻👨🏾‍💻 come along to our first ever meetup, happening Tuesday, 10th April at @Xero in AKL bit.ly/2G1uj6B
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Date, time and location: Thursday, March 8th @ 5:30pm. Looking forward to seeing you there. Feel free to let me know of you have questions. xitter.cf/ElyseWyatt_NZ/status/9…
Elyse Wyatt@ElyseWyatt_NZ28 Feb 2018
Here are a bunch of junior devs - if you're hiring juniors, can you hit me up ASAP? We'd love for you to come to our graduation next Thursday where we'll present our final projects! 😊 (AKL)
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Miromiro was such a fantastic cohort. They made my time in Wellington SO worth being away from home for 2 months. xitter.cf/SilviaZuur/status/9284…
Silvia Zuur@SilviaZuur9 Nov 2017
Fabulous shirt wearing @locksmithdon who has been teaching this cohort at @DevAcademyNZ shares just how much work they have done!!
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“The future of the open internet — and our way of life — is in your hands” by @ossia medium.freecodecamp.com/insi…
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My last day and my first day staltz.com/my-last-day-and-m… via @andrestaltz Comforting to know I'm not the only one on this train. Well said Andre
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JavaScript Without Loops: jrsinclair.com/articles/2017… (Bye for and while, hello map, reduce, filter and find!)
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Not too surprising. (from politicalcompass.org) Are there other assessments worth checking out?
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Slamming doors on Refugees is wrong, @POTUS. Millions of #GlobalCitizens want you to reverse it - glblctzn.me/2jIE1fu
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