Hello Recompilers,
We’re hoping to clear out some of our stock of back issues, and maybe you’re looking to fill in the gaps in your collection! We’re running a sale at the moment: buy any two issues and get the third one half-off. Use the code READER18 at checkout.
Reading:
Thousands of employees, from two-thirds of Google’s offices worldwide, walked out on Thursday in protest of Google’s culture of harassment. The organizers of the walkout explain their seven demands, including better systems for reporting sexual misconduct and a commitment to ending pay inequity.
(by Claire Stapleton, Tanuja Gupta, Meredith Whittaker, Celie O’Neil-Hart, Stephanie Parker, Erica Anderson, and Amr Gaber for The Cut)
Social media bots have been used to amplify anti-semitism. Researchers analyzed millions of tweets in a recent two-week period and discovered a disproportionate amount of antisemitic harassment comes from automated sources.
(David Pescovitz for Boing Boing)
The Economist‘s recent article about fast.ai overlooks all the work that it actually takes to learn and apply complicated skills like coding for artificial intelligence. Sara Hooker was mentioned briefly as a success story–she took the course and now works at Google on AI. But she’s uncomfortable with how that simplified narrative is, basically, untrue.
(Sara Hooker for Medium)
Listening:
Pursuit Podcast: Contributing to Open Source
On the twentieth anniversary of open source software, Jessica Rose and VM Brasseur talk about, well, how to contribute to open source software.
Conference Talk of the Week:
This talk is part of our “Favorite Talks” YouTube Playlist. Check it out and subscribe!
Five Conversations I’m Sick of Having About Diversity
Holly Burton at DevOpsDays Portland 2018 talks about all the missteps people take in their attempts to promote diversity in STEM.
Opportunities:
Outreachy applications are open for 3-month paid internships in Free and Open Source Software. Applications are open to anyone who faces underrepresentation, systemic bias, or discrimination in the technology industry.
GETConf (Gender Equality in Tech) call for papers is open until November 15. Only open to speakers who are women or non-men.
Pycon 2019 call for proposals is open. Tutorial proposals are open until November 26. Talk, Charlas, Poster, and Education Summit proposals are open until January 3, 2019.
DevOpsDays Seattle 2019 call for speakers is open until January 6, 2019.
Upcoming Events:
All conferences have been screened and abide by clear and strict Codes of Conduct.
API the Docs London 2018
November 9, London, United Kingdom
PyCon Canada
November 10 – 13, 2018, Toronto, Canada
DevFestLA 2018
December 2, Los Angeles, California
CopyleftConf 2019
February 4, Brussels, Belgium
SunshinePHP
February 7-9, 2019, Miami, Florida
RubyConf Australia 2019
February 7-9, 2019, Melbourne, Australia
PyTenneesee 2019
February 9-10, 2019, Nashville, Tennessee
PyCaribbean
February 16-17, 2019, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Ruby on Ice 2019
February 22-24, 2019, Tegernsee, Germany
PyCascades
February 23-24, 2019, Seattle, WA
ConFoo Montreal
March 13-15, 2019, Montreal, Canada
DevOpsDays Seattle
April 23-24, 2019, Seattle, WA
GETConf
April 26, 2019, Omaha, Nebraska
Pycon 2019
May 1-9, 2019, Cleveland, OH
Do you know an upcoming conference or CFP that should be included? Email leads to info@recompilermag.com.
This newsletter compiled by Margaret Killjoy (@magpiekilljoy). Margaret is an author, activist, and musician based in Appalachia. Her most recent book series is the Danielle Cain novella series, which starts with The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion.
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