Amitha N Murthy

[Amitha N Murthy @n_amitha]

@vattam Lovely!

[Amitha N Murthy @n_amitha]

@vattam Ooo!! Guinan! Nice!

[Taylor Poindexter @engineering_bae]

In today's episode of "Shopping While Black": while in Whole Foods, a guy comes up to me, looks me up & down and says "Are you an Amazon worker?!". Confused, I say no & he walks off. But as I continue to shop, the interaction weighs on me. So I find the guy & ask why he asked...

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@editingemily Like this? https://t.co/Iqov8a33XW

[zaкovsкa @sanjazakovska]

Devs watching QA test the product

[Katie Mack @AstroKatie]

Confusing planetary motion terminology time:

A planet ROTATES (spins around on its axis) while it REVOLVES (orbits in space) around the Sun.

One trick to remember the difference: think of spinning plates and cars going around tracks. "Rotate like a plate, revolve like a Volvo."

[Amitha N Murthy @n_amitha]

Reading *Invisible Women* by Caroline Criado Perez. I think I am gonna like it.

[Jean-Luc @CattainJeanLuc]

Sharpening my reflexes.

[Jean-Luc @CattainJeanLuc]

I know. I'm adorable!

[Ashley Willis (McNamara) @ashleymcnamara]

Great thread and I know many people with similar stories.

[isha @ishadesign]

mentally i need a 2 month vacation, physically i need a treadmill, emotionally i need 2 dozen bagels

[Sy Brand @TartanLlama]

Not a woman, but as soon as I started presenting more feminine I got stories like this.

At a conference dinner we were discussing a C++ standards paper (like an RFC) and some guy stopped, turned to me and said "I'll explain the paper for you".

I wrote the fvcking paper.

[Amitha N Murthy @n_amitha]

Yup. His dedication to the mission was at a whole new level!

[Jean-Luc @CattainJeanLuc]

My right eyebrow said goodbye while I was on a secret mission. The sacrifices I have to make to carry out my responsibilities I tell you!

[Amitha N Murthy @n_amitha]

Really going where no one has gone before @CattainJeanLuc.

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

Hey folks, one of my visually impaired students is looking to connect with other VI folks located in the US. He wishes to learn about attitudes regarding disabilities in the US, in tech & academia. If you are VI or know anyone in your circle please DM. Please RT for visibility.

[Dr. James Quinn @TweetwithQuinn]

I think my jaw dropped at least 3 times reading this extremely thought-provoking piece by @Meliseymo, this can only be part of the problem, we all need to educate ourselves and reduce this disparity and improve diversity together! https://t.co/LEyGTQPJlm

[Suzanne Lucas @RealEvilHRLady]

Fat and female can be a deadly combination when unconscious bias is involved. @realevilhrlady https://t.co/lWv9z0bNhe via @Inc