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I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: Introduction to Data Engineering from IBM! coursera.org/verify/SWGJMFY7…

There is nothing quite like an African sunset! 🤩 #Botswana sunsets.

Stunning! Hirthy Photography captured the moment a cloudburst met shelf clouds in the northern beaches area of Sydney, Australia. 📸 by Hirthy Photography: m.facebook.com/story.php?sto…

It's always interesting to read the answers to such questions.

Something happened to business software. You used to pay for it once, install it, and run it. Whether on someone’s computer, or a server for everyone, it felt like you owned it. And you did. Today, most software is a service. Not owned, but rented. Buying it enters you into a perpetual landlord–tenant agreement. Every month you pay for essentially the same thing you had last month. And if you stop paying, the software stops working. Boom, you’re evicted. For nearly two decades, the SaaS model benefitted landlords handsomely. With routine prayers — and payers — to the Church of Recurring Revenue, valuations shot to the moon on the backs of businesses subscribed at luxury prices for commodity services they had little control over. Add up your SaaS subscriptions last year. You should own that shit by now. SaaS still makes sense for many products, but its grip will slip. Installation and administration used to be hopelessly complicated, but self–hosting tech is simpler now and vastly improved. Plus, IT departments are hungry to run their own IT again, tired of being subservient to Big Tech’s reign clouds. Once upon a time you owned what you paid for, you controlled what you depended on, and your privacy and security were your own business. We think it’s that time again. ONCE.com

The Australian Computer Society NSW Emerging Professional Committee panel discussion on career paths is getting off to a great start! #Careers #CareerPaths #IT #ProfessionalDevelopment #ACS

Phone number privacy and usernames are now rolling out to everyone using Signal version 7.0! Update your app to take advantage of these new features 🎇

This photo is 113 years old. It was taken by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, an early pioneer of colour photography. If you've ever wondered what the world used to look like, Prokudin-Gorsky's photos will show you...

Milei just banned the Argentinian Government from using the word “free” to describe any service it provides since there is no such thing. Finally someone in government somewhere in the world who has a basic understanding of economics and then some.

This has nothing to do with the fake antisemitism allegations and everything to do with punishing Elon for creating a social media platform where you don't have to pretend the Emperor isn't naked.

Well done @elonmusk! I'll pay triple what I'm paying now for Blue. The world needs as much free speech as it can get!

This is how you handle woke bullies. You refuse to give them what they want because what they want is your integrity. The Bee is doubling our pledge to advertise on X from $250k to $500k. I wish we could do more but we spend too much on DoorDash.

An interesting take on how mirrors work by @tweetsauce 🪞 x.com/Levandov_2/status/1729…

Signal Messenger Testing Usernames to Replace Phone Numbers Read more: restoreprivacy.com/signal-me… #Signal #PrivacyTools #messenger #cybersecurity

Last week I had the opportunity to share some of my journey with Domain-Driven Design principles and practices while building out @AstranaApp. I'd like to say a big thank you to @ChrisSimonAu, @sonalpremi and the rest of the Domain-Driven Design Australia team for creating the opportunity to share with the #DDD community! It was a great experience and I encourage more of the #DDD community to share their own experience and attend future meet-ups! #Astrana #AstranaProject