Amanda Russell

Producteer, UXer, amateur baker. I say "iterate" a lot. Learning about security.
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[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

Why strip all personality and branding out of your logo? Everything looks the same and it's all so freaking boring.

[OH no Type Co @OHnoTypeCo]

EVERYBODY FALL IN LINE!

[Matt LeMay Doesn't Live Here Any More @mattlemay]

1/ THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PATIENCE while I tell you why I think the movie Metallica: Some Kind of Monster should be *required viewing* for cross-functional product teams. https://t.co/n9hsulN7xZ

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

@BlackHatEvents Considering what can be done using a phone #, can I ask: what you do with this all attendee info and how it's protected?

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

Is it ironic that security webinars require 1000% of personal info they don't need? I don't want to hand over my phone # and zip code just to watch. (And this is the 2nd in a row! 😑)

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

I hope this is fake, but at my first real job, a woman I worked with kept a spreadsheet tracking what I wore each day. I was 22 and repeated clothing (because work clothes are expensive!) It was such a weird thing to find out 🤯

[relationships.bsky.social @redditships]

My coworker (42/F) has decided I (35/F) chew too loudly and sent a "food diary" to HR to prove it

[Adam Conover @adamconover]

In 2012, Zappos exposed the names, addresses, passwords, and CC numbers of myself and 24 million other users. Seven years later, here's their response: A 10% off coupon to Zappos! Pathetic. If we don't punish companies for serially violating our privacy, they'll never stop.

[Rita J. King @RitaJKing]

Cleaning out my closet, I came across this gown and remembered the little girls who sent me a letter and asked me to wear something sparkly for a talk I gave at NASA so they could believe that scientists could also be sparkly.

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

Live from #ATTACKcon! Great first session on threat intelligence and identifying techniques from @likethecoins and @_whatshisface 🕵️‍♀️

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

I'm shocked by how many tech companies still expect people to move to SF/SV. It would be so much cheaper and easier to base your company.. anywhere else? Explore allowing remote work? Consider your employees quality of life?

[Adam Singer @AdamSinger]

Moving to Silicon Valley right now is like buying a seat at the last World Series game from a scalper for 10x markup, it's already the 9th inning, the stadium is literally on fire, you will never get ahead if not already rich and your team is losing by an impossible margin.

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

Whenever people ask what kind of company I'd love to work for, I say "Basecamp." Manageable growth, focus on employee retention, overall sane approach to building things. There are not many like it

[Jason Fried @jasonfried]

Out of the current 56 people who work at Basecamp, 33 have been with us for 5+ years. Of those 33, 25 have been with us for 7+ years, and 10 have been with us for 10+ years.

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

@monteiro The @hiretechladies community (which is🥰) is the only reason I even consider logging into Facebook these days

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

Links should look like links. Text should look like text.

I've said this everywhere I've worked, because it's been an issue with sites, software, apps, everything. It's blatantly anti-user.

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

Puzzles! 🧩

[Arvind Narayanan @random_walker]

The point is, some products are sold directly to the end user, and are forced to prioritize usability. Other products are sold to an intermediary whose concerns are typically different from the user's needs. Such products don't HAVE to end up as unusable garbage, but usually do.

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

@dive_monkey @wisporg Hi! I'm not in security (yet) but I'm learning. In-person opportunities like this are invaluable! 🤓

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

The skills section on my resume literally has a bullet point that says "so many spreadsheets" -- it's funny because it's true.

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

Truly a nightmare thread 😱 You've been warned https://t.co/1VF1VOlYZF

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

Plus, engineers benefit from discussions and group activities like everyone else! Time that helps reinforce why we're doing this, who we're doing it for, review research, ask big picture questions, etc.

[Amanda Russell @agr3237]

Companies that hire remote engineers and require in-office for everyone else drive me crazy. If you can support remote work, why not for everyone?

In my experience, it prioritizes in-office discussions/decisions (where most are) and remote folks lose context.