Resolving Gradle Error Unexpected Parent Dependency
in IntelliJ (1 mins read).

How to resolve the error Unexpected Parent Dependency
when building Gradle projects in IntelliJ.
Of the few cat words I understand, surprisingly they all seem to be related to "no" or "stop that" 😅
In a scary turn of events, it's already October! But that means it's #Hacktoberfest, which is super exciting - reminder that it's #HomebrewWebsiteClub Nottingham on Wednesday which will be Hacktoberfest themed - I hope to see you there for some Free and Open Source contributing! https://events.indieweb.org/2020/09/homebrew-website-club-nottingham-hacktoberfest-edition--dTrYgmFEBZff
Last night I got a hand delivered awesome #ProjectFunction hoodie from the lovely Project Function team - it's super comfy and super awesome! You can get one too by becoming a VIP Patron on https://www.patreon.com/join/ProjectFunction
Week Notes 20#39 (4 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2020-09-21?
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Me: how's your new job going A fellow woman in tech: I hate it but they don't harass me so I'm gonna stick around How is the bar so goddamn low in this industry. It makes me really sad sometimes. 😭Shubheksha ✨ (@ScribblingOn)Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:01 +0000
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A former tech employee in a documentary about why social media is bad (social media is bad)
Rachel Wenitsky (@RachelWenitsky)Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:54 +0000
Debugging Git Errors Using Environment Variables (1 mins read).

How to use environment variables such as GIT_TRACE
to debug what's going wrong / what's happening under the hood with git
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Also #github
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The trolley problem at Facebook.
Ro (@Rochelle)Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:57 +0000
Week Notes 20#38 (3 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2020-09-14?
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Please, teams of tech people who think you're really clever, please before you release a thing can you ask yourselves unbelievably basic questions like: - does this work for Black people? - would a domestic abuser find this handy? - can this be used by a government to oppress?Dr Ellie (@ellie_made)Sat, 19 Sep 2020 13:31 +0000
Just watched #TheSocialDilemma - some really powerful stuff in there, helping to emphasise the real dangers of #SocialMedia and the money makers fighting to maximise your attention. Strongly recommend watching!
Celebrating Four Years at Capital One (3 mins read).

Reflecting on my time at Capital One so far.
Reminder that it's #HomebrewWebsiteClub Nottingham tomorrow! I hope to see you there at 1730 for some website stuff - it'll be the last non-#Hacktoberfest themed one until November! https://events.indieweb.org/2020/09/homebrew-website-club-nottingham-4BIUc3geqfW0
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(1/2) Out running this morning on a new route and a lady runs past me. Despite only passing, when I get home @Strava automatically tags her in my run. If I click on her face it shows her full name, picture and a map of her running route (which effectively shows where she lives)Andrew Seward (@MrAndrew)Mon, 14 Sep 2020 15:34 +0000
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The public respect for Chris Evans’ privacy/feelings is wonderful. Wouldn’t it be nice if it extended to women when this kind of thing happens?
Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat)Sun, 13 Sep 2020 17:36 +0000
Week Notes 20#37 (2 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2020-09-07?
The first answer, [$]
resolved this for me.
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It's official! We're having a #Hacktoberfest takeover for #HomebrewWebsiteClub Nottingham in late September and October! https://www.jvt.me/posts/2020/09/08/hwc-hacktoberfest/
Hacktoberfest Comes to Homebrew Website Club Nottingham (2 mins read).

Announcing Hacktoberfest-themed events at Homebrew Website Club Nottingham in late September and October.
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We're giving away a Fathom cat hoodie. They are in super high demand and cannot be bought anywhere. And this will be the only time we do a retweet competition for a cat hoodie. RT to win. Good luck 😃Fathom Analytics (@usefathom)Mon, 07 Sep 2020 15:49 +0000
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Week Notes 20#36 (3 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2020-08-31?
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we have our speaker for Sept 10th join us online to talk code complexity with @RobDWaller #phpminds #nottingham #tech #phpc link to follow soon - if you already have our email please rsvp also we have free @jetbrains stuff & maybe a book giveaway cc @RebelRecruiters @wearejhphp[minds] (@PHPMinds)Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:38 +0000