Ruby dev @dropbox, former @fogcityruby & @andconf organizer, @Hackbright alumna. She/her. Lots of opinions, all are my own. š³ļøāš
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17 May 2018
If you missed it at @railsconf, the video for "So You've Got Yourself a Kafka: Event Powered Rails Services" is up! š confreaks.tv/videos/railsconā¦ x.com/practice_cactus/statusā¦
18 Apr 2018
Thanks to everyone who came to see "So Youāve Got Yourself a Kafka: Event-Powered Rails Services" at #railsconf! You can check out the slides here: speakerdeck.com/stellacottonā¦
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23 Jul 2021
Two weeks ago, my wife and I welcomed the sweetest little nugget into the world. Peter may have been three weeks early but he was right on time. š
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22 Jul 2019
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22 Jul 2019
also @practice_cactus just shared this great pamphlet with me that i havenāt read yet but am still going to share with you anyway, be safe and get prepared: pubs.usgs.gov/gip/2005/15/giā¦
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22 Jul 2019
It was me, I was the one not yet truly horrified about the cascadia subduction zone until this weekend
22 Jul 2019
it has recently come to my attention that literally everyone has not been truly horrified about the cascade subduction zone by this new yorker piece, please do check it out, esp. west coast folks: newyorker.com/magazine/2015/ā¦
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21 Jun 2019
Omg @superhighfives did such an amazing job on this Heroku #Pride wallpaper!! Happy Pride, friends! š³ļøāš
Heroku supports our LGBTQ employees, customers, and the wider community. We hope you enjoy our #Pride wallpaper for your laptop, desktop or tablet! heroku.com/art/electric-pridā¦ #SalesforceOhana
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14 Jan 2019
Excited to have a post up on the @heroku blog today! š If you missed "So You've Got Yourself a Kafka", here's a blog post that covers some of what I shared in the talk.
On the Engineering Blog: @practice_cactus from Heroku builds a service-oriented architecture with #Rails and #Kafka: hrku.co/fn6mA1 #RailsConf2018
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3 Dec 2018
It's been real, y'all! Hope to see some of you next Tuesday for @fogcityruby's farewell party. š
3 Dec 2018
Friends, all good things must end. Come bid farewell to Fog City Ruby next Tuesday, Dec 11 at @carbonfive. No tech talks, just celebrating! meetup.com/fogcityruby/eventā¦
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14 Nov 2018
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Hello from @hone02 @practice_cactus and the team at #rubyconf. Stop by the booth to learn what's new with Heroku, as well as what we've been working on to continue our support of the Ruby community.
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13 Nov 2018
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11 Oct 2018
Itās hard to believe itās been almost a whole year (!!) since I started my coming out journey. Itās been weird/nbd/hard/easy in almost equal measure. #nationalcomingoutday
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11 Oct 2018
Thanks to the people in my life who went with it when I played coming out super cool and thanks even more to the people who followed up after to be like āthis is nbd!! but also Iām here for you if it turns out its not actually nbd!!ā ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
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11 Oct 2018
And special thanks to three strangers @rebeccasugar, @designsponge, and @cameronesposito whose Queery interviews changed my life. They helped me see that everyone deserves a coming out story & its never too late to share yours. x.com/queerycast/status/9174ā¦ x.com/queerycast/status/1011ā¦. š
26 Jun 2018
Today on the podcast: @designsponge founder Grace Bonney! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ā¦
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8 Oct 2018
Some of my favorite people are sharing their spooky code tales tomorrow night. Come eat some Halloween candy with us! RSVP at the link below and show up even if you're on the waitlist. We'll let ya in. :)
8 Oct 2018
We hope you're ready to get spooky tomorrow!! Only scary code stories tomorrow, at @siderreview . See you there, unless you're too scared?!!? meetup.com/fogcityruby/eventā¦
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Stella (Cotton) Conyer retweeted
27 Sep 2018
Always read KimberlĆ© Crenshaw. nytimes.com/2018/09/27/opiniā¦
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21 Sep 2018
Thanks to everyone who came to my talk at #webexpo2018! You can check out the slides here: speakerdeck.com/stellacottonā¦
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12 Sep 2018
So ready for this!! Spooooky Ruby is my favorite Cutie Ruby. SF Ruby friends, please submit your spookiest code talks to the CFP and come eat Halloween candy with us next month. š
12 Sep 2018
We are so very excited to announce the return of our spooky lightning talks event! Tell us about that time you dropped the production database, or whatever other scary but funny thing that's happened to you or someone you know! 3-5 min only, Oct 9th! fogcityruby.com/cfp/
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Stella (Cotton) Conyer retweeted
6 Sep 2018
Ever wanted to use Futures or Promises in Ruby? @elg0nz is here to make your concurrent Ruby dreams come true, Tues. Sept. 11th at @carbonfive meetup.com/fogcityruby/eventā¦
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Stella (Cotton) Conyer retweeted
21 Aug 2018
Feeling so many things about this.
When THE FIFTH SEASON won the Hugo, Jemisin was The First Black Author to Win a Hugo for Best Novel. (nytimes.com/2016/08/25/booksā¦)
Now, The Only Author to Have Won Best Novel 3 Years In a Row is a black woman, & I want to shout my joy to the sky.
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1 Aug 2018
Hope to see some of you there! ā¤ļø
1 Aug 2018
Just announced: another super cool meetup featuring crypto hacks and static type checking in Ruby! Don't miss it! Tues 8/14 at @braintree meetup.com/fogcityruby/eventā¦
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24 Jul 2018
This is tonight! šš»āāļø x.com/confluentinc/status/10ā¦
24 Jul 2018
In San Francisco tonight and want to learn about @apachekafka? Come to the joint @doximity's Tech Night & Bay Area #Kafka meetup for double the fun! Featuring talks from @Hojjat and @practice_cactus on #KSQL & Event-Powered Kafka Rails Services.
>>RSVP! cnfl.io/july-24-2018-meetup
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