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Outreachy Internships Available
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Eight] Grant for Humanitarian Open Source Communities Deadline: 01 March 2021 at 1600 UTC Outreachy is a paid, remote internship program. Internships last three months. Interns and mentors work completely remotely. Outreachy’s goal is to improve diversity in open source. Past interns are 92% women, 64% people of color, and…
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SheSharp Community Day
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Seven] I am super excited to tell my coding story at SheSharp’s upcoming First! Ever! Community Day!! ! By sharing my experience, I hope to inspire others to dive into and embrace their own coding adventures. BONUS! I’m also going to talk a bit about negotiating compensation. And I…
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I Love Ya, Tomorrow
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Six] Why are you so looking forward to tomorrow, Leander? Just, cause, y’know. No big deal. I mean, really, whatevs. But first the news: Dutch to announce new coronavirus measures on Wednesday, curfew possible 10% of Dutch coronavirus infections last week tied to B117 mutation The ‘British’ coronavirus: Could…
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You Shall Not Pass!
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Five] In case you missed yesterday’s updated post, I tested NEGATIVE for COVID. Go, me? But just taking the test yesterday meant that my fever went away – I started feeling better already last night, so I wasn’t surprised when I woke up this morning feeling fine. But first…
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Shit. And a Temperature.
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Four] Time to schedule a test. Test Scheduled. And they’ve gotten so streamlined about it that I’m getting tested for three hours from now. I’ll let you know how it goes. Test Taken. “You were tested on January 17, 2021. Your test result is negative . That means you didn’t have corona at…
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Escape Room: EXIT Theft on the Mississippi
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Three] It’s 1872, and you are traveling down the Mississippi on a paddle-wheel steamboat en route to New Orleans to solve a case. But then a robbery happens — right on board the boat! A successful businessman was carrying documents of inestimable value, and they have now disappeared. Are…
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For Realsies Sick
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Two] Yup, I took today off because I woke up MORE tired after a day of rest PLUS a sore throat. Good times. And while I slept the day away, the Dutch government collapsed. But first the news: Dutch government collapses in fall out from child benefit scandal Rutte…
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TFW You Think You’re Just Tired But Actually…
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred One] Yesterday I had an absolute blast joining a panel at Contributing.Today’s virtual meetup to speak on mental health in the open source space. And today I woke up absolutely exhausted. So I called out sick from work. Thinking I just needed rest. But first the news: Mutated virus…
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Contributing.Today Meetup : Open Source Mental Health
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred] Tonight! At 2000 GMT+1! Streaming via Contributing.Today! I’m super chuffed to join a panel at the https://contributing.today meetup on mental health in open source with the amazing Tierney Cyren (@bitandbang, he/they), OSS Engineering + Developer Advocacy at Microsoft and the awesome PJ Hagerty (@aspleenic, he/him), founder DevRelate, Senior Developer…
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There’s Too Many Kids In This Tub
[Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Ninety Nine] There’s too many elbows to scrubI just washed a behind that I’m sure wasn’t mineThere’s too many kids in this tub. Shel Silverstein But first the news: Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (January 12) 79% of Dutch support lockdown extension; 82% will get…
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Dutch Lock Down Extended by Three Weeks
[Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Ninety Eight] It’s not official, but it’s officially leaked – the Dutch cabinet met yesterday to debate / discuss the lockdown and measurements – we’re getting three more weeks of lockdown. “The Dutch coronavirus lockdown is ‘almost certainly’ to be extended by three weeks… there will not be any…
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In Case You’re Wondering What the Dutch Think
[Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Ninety Seven] This is a reprint from NL Times with attribution but without permission – hopefully I won’t get in trouble – the highlights and links are my own. Anti-fascism protest in Amsterdam following insurrection at US Capitol A demonstration against fascism will be held in Amsterdam this afternoon.…