Likes from 26 September 2020

https://twitter.com/garyshort/status/1309971828476125186

Looks like you just adjusted your language to use a gender neutral term 🤷🏻‍♀️

Emma Seward (@MrsEmma)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 22:37 +0000

‏َ (@DIGIG00N)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 11:34 +0000

What you refer to as The Empire is actually called The GNU/Empire...

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What is Darth Vader saying?

I❤️80s (@IL0VEthe80s)Fri, 25 Sept 2020 12:45 +0000

Noah Abrahams (@Noah_Abrahams)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 21:38 +0000

all ants are british because they colonize

Andy Bell (@hankchizljaw)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 21:52 +0000

I highly recommend accepting the fact that you’re probably wrong about a lot of things and will continue to learn that you are wrong about a lot of things

Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 00:41 +0000

https://twitter.com/garyshort/status/1309810115403448322

So how many guys have you slept with?

Elsa (@marmaladegirl)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 21:20 +0000

https://twitter.com/garyshort/status/1309810115403448322

Every time this comes up I link to this blog post that covers it quite well, please read it: xaprb.com/blog/you-guys/

Carol 🌻 (@CarolSaysThings)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 20:12 +0000

https://twitter.com/garyshort/status/1309922858953572352

Why not do both, actions and words. People are telling you that the word guys makes them feel excluded. So start with actions, such as listening to them and believing them and then words, like saying "people" or "folks". The decision to ignore them is itself an action.

Andrew Seward (@MrAndrew)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 18:36 +0000

https://twitter.com/MrAndrew/status/1309917057627160578

I’ve recently started substituting “guys” for “folks”. It’s not easy to change the habit of a lifetime, but it comes at no cost to me, I’ll keep at it.

Oliver Tomlinson 🇪🇺 (@dotDestroyer)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 18:19 +0000

https://twitter.com/MrAndrew/status/1309915653101555715

People look to you as a leader. In using language like this you set a standard that others will follow. You send the message that such language is acceptable, that men are the default and those who are not men are secondary and that affects how people who look to you behave.

Andrew Seward (@MrAndrew)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 18:05 +0000

https://twitter.com/garyshort/status/1309912822252478465

The language you use is a part of being inclusive, you cannot separate the two. This is such an obvious point I'm surprised I have to make it. When you refer to a group as "guys" you are by the dictionary definition of that word excluding people, which is not inclusive.

Andrew Seward (@MrAndrew)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 18:00 +0000

https://twitter.com/garyshort/status/1309907216821084160

How it is acceptable to communicate, particularly when it comes to nouns that refer to groups of people, change over time. What's arbitrary is where you are choosing to dig your heels in.

Andrew Seward (@MrAndrew)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 17:41 +0000

Today I’m going to talk about something uncomfortable Do you have friends or colleagues who don’t have children? Here’s some things not to say Thread... 1/n

Nitin Arora #WearAMask (@aroradrn)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 08:10 +0000

oh it's simple. you write the app, then you write the dockerfile. then you write the helm chart. then you write the deployment to describe the helm chart which describes the deployment for the containerized app. In this simple tutorial, we will launch a hello world app.. 1/496

fraq, tamer of pods (@0xfraq)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 16:25 +0000

😭

Sean Murray (@NoMansSky)Fri, 25 Sept 2020 20:02 +0000

why is this cat all of us?

The Mary Sue (@TheMarySue)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 14:30 +0000

It's a hazelnut doughnut that looks like a burger 😄 (and is small burger-size)

Gen Ashley (@coderinheels)Sat, 12 Sept 2020 14:43 +0000

no pain au chocolat no gain au chocolat

Adam Smith (@adamndsmith)Fri, 25 Sept 2020 14:23 +0000

Peak masculinity bullshit.

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wtf

decentrelyssa 💣 (@vrijomslachtig)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 01:22 +0000

Aral Balkan 🕷 (@aral@mastodon.ar.al) (@aral)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 15:06 +0000

https://twitter.com/garyshort/status/1309810115403448322

There are plenty of words you won’t use because other people might find them offensive. Adapting how we present our messages to ensure they are received in the spirit they intended is a basic communication skill. Why wouldn’t you do this for the word “guys”?

Andrew Seward (@MrAndrew)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 15:13 +0000

Don't use the word "simple" to describe how to do something, especially if you don't know how to do it yourself. What's simple to you isn't necessarily simple to someone else.

Kelly Vaughn 🐞 (@kvlly)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 15:09 +0000

https://twitter.com/garyshort/status/1309810115403448322

I feel excluded by it. I'm not a guy.

Emma Seward (@MrsEmma)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 15:00 +0000

https://twitter.com/pete_codes/status/1309767145543340032

in the same vein @pete_codes Friends don’t have friends who don’t call out those that refer to people as resources

Shaun (@sdh100Shaun)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 14:57 +0000

https://twitter.com/lskiuk/status/1309768317385797632

Hmm... Not great... I know its just a word, but, it's not at all inclusive, and worse can rightly be a trigger for some too. There are so many better words to use, I like @shanselman's "friends", I tend to just use "everyone". Being "used to saying" something is at best lazy.

Pete Gallagher - Azure #MVPBuzz #MSIgnite (@pete_codes)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 08:17 +0000

https://twitter.com/garyshort/status/1309810115403448322

Your beliefs aren't others' experiences. It reflects an absence of inclusion in the perspective (but perhaps not intention) of the user. It is uncomfortable even if it is not directly offensive.

E-quipper - grateful for the mask you wear (@annwitbrock)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 11:15 +0000

https://twitter.com/WiT_Notts/status/1309868460789452801

To @pete_codes and every single one of our supporters and allies, thank you for learning and choosing to stop saying words like guys because you believe in helping others 🧡

Women In Tech, Nottingham 🌈✨ (@WiT_Notts)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 14:54 +0000

Friends don't let friends... Use the word "Guys" when addressing a mixed gender room... Infact, just don't use the word "Guys" at all...

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Friends don't let friends ____________________ Fill in the gap. And tag two friends. @ShanesCows @sbisson

Luise Freese💙💜💖 | MVP | #poweraddict (@LuiseFreese)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 06:44 +0000

Pete Gallagher - Azure #MVPBuzz #MSIgnite (@pete_codes)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 08:09 +0000

I still need to find some dielectric grease before I can build it, but I’m already incredibly excited about my new keyboard. Hear how clicky this switch is 🥰

Carol 🌻 (@CarolSaysThings)Fri, 25 Sept 2020 15:51 +0000

THIS 👏 IS 👏 A 👏 VALID 👏 LAST 👏 NAME 👏

Maria De-Arteaga (@mariadearteaga)Fri, 25 Sept 2020 17:05 +0000

Just spoken to my son who is a student in Scotland. They are now not allowed to visit each other’s flats, banned from going to pubs & all tuition is online. So they’re getting in debt paying huge amounts of rent & fees to stay imprisoned in their rooms. This can’t be right

christinalamb (@christinalamb)Fri, 25 Sept 2020 11:35 +0000

Gonna miss this kid. @SawyerBlatz 's last review 😭

Emily (@EmilyKager)Sat, 26 Sept 2020 00:00 +0000