Laura Savino

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Tech speaker with heart; builds Photoshop on iOS
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Don’t miss James Dempsey and the Breakpoints tonight!

It’s beautiful weather for a free outdoor acoustic show featuring the high drama of “Almost Dropped My iPhone” and the uncanny catchiness of “The Liki Song.” 🏝️

When: from 6 pm on, music around 7 pm

Where: Bale Breaker in Ballard, outside, at picnic tables

More details here! https://xcoders.org/2025/08/12/special-event-breakpoint-jam-with.html

Special Event! Breakpoint Jam with James Dempsey and the Breakpoints

@inthehands Me too actually (down to the squeals of glee)!! I just got my GSD last week, and I can’t believe how when I arrive at home or work, I feel hopeful and energized just walking in the door. How can a commute be joyful?!

Opposite research experience, though: I heard about a place with month-to-month rentals and ordered the one model that could schlep two kids. I customized nothing and am in love 😅

This should have occurred to me before to ask here but it still feels weird for Reasons.

Do I know someone who would accept money to mentor me writing some research papers? I am very much *not* asking for someone to write them. I just have no great sense of what would be appropriate for some Graduate program applications.

something I just realized is probably an ask/guess culture thing: being “nosy” as impolite behavior because you’re supposed to wait until someone volunteers information if they want to share, vs “failing to be curious” as impolite behavior because you’re supposed to proactively exhibit interest in other people
At #Monktoberfest, @phire recommends taking some not-so-easy steps to keep your values aligned with your work:

Does anyone have an app they like for practicing Devanagari?

I just restarted Hindi and Duolingo is somehow just an utter pain in the butt. I can deal with the context-free drill-and-kill initial lessons, but inconsistent romanization of the trickiest-to-hear letters is driving me up a wall (like ट is “Ta” in one place and “ṭa” in another and I cannot cope)

@heckj hey congrats!!

"So I made a GitHub...."

"You have to update The Repo on The GitHub."

"I didn't just do the GitHub once, I did it TWICE"

😂😂😂😂

The brilliant and hilarious @CSLee at #monktoberfest

@mattgodbolt I sat here far too long trying to figure out what language that was 🤦‍♀️
@christianselig I really appreciate your perspective on keeping fun projects enjoyable ❤️