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Good news: @carlcod_es talk “DDoS My Desk: Load Balancing Live and Uncut!” is back at the umBristol meetup!
📅 Tuesday, Apr 28 · 6:00–9:00 PM BST
📍 Gibe Digital Ltd, Paintworks, Bristol
🎟️ Save your spot: https://www.meetup.com/umbristol/events/313867222
Don’t miss out this time — sign up while you can!
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A quotation from Lyman Beecher
Eloquence is logic on fire.Lyman Beecher (1775-1863) American minister, preacher, abolitionist
(Attributed)
More about this quote: wist.info/beecher-lyman/83457/
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Eloquence is logic on fire. This phrase is widely attributed to Beecher, but I cannot find a primary source. It is possible the overall phrase is from a combination of different Beecher comments about Theodore Weld (1803-1895), one of the founders of the American abolitionist movement. Beecher one time described…
New #cfp added for Frontend Fiesta (https://front-end.social/@fronteers) in September 2026.
More details at https://cfp.watch/cfps/2026-frontend-fiesta/.
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1.09K Posts, 103 Following, 273 Followers · Founded in 2007, Fronteers is the non-profit professional association of Dutch-speaking front-end developers. Its goals include the professionalisation of our trade, (improved) recognition of the front-end discipline, and improving the position of front-end developers in their companies and the web design/development world in general.
New #cfp added for React Day Berlin in December 2026.
More details at https://cfp.watch/cfps/2026-react-day-berlin/.
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New #cfp added for WordPress Accessibility Day (https://wptoots.social/@wpa11yday) in October 2026.
More details at https://cfp.watch/cfps/2026-wordpress-accessibility-day/.
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973 Posts, 23 Following, 137 Followers · Official Mastodon account for the WordPress Accessibiltiy Day Conference. A virtual 24-hour conference on #WordPress and #a11y.
Btw, CFP for kubecon NA is open. Deadline is May 31st. I have never been on the committee, but I have a good track record of getting talks in, and I have a standing offer to review your proposal if you want or need help with it*. Send me a DM!
* I will not review proposals that have been written by a robot instead of a human, please don't waste my time. Also the CFP specifically says slop proposals are unwelcome and might get you banned, so it won't help you to submit one anyways.
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/program/cfp/
New #cfp added for Cloud Native Days Norway in October 2026.
More details at https://cfp.watch/cfps/2026-cloud-native-days-norway/.
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New #cfp added for DevFest Paris in November 2026.
More details at https://cfp.watch/cfps/2026-devfest-paris/.
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