Stella (Cotton) Conyer

Ruby dev @dropbox, former @fogcityruby & @andconf organizer, @Hackbright alumna. She/her. Lots of opinions, all are my own. 🏳️‍🌈

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If you missed it at @railsconf, the video for "So You've Got Yourself a Kafka: Event Powered Rails Services" is up! 🌈 https://t.co/wRc1uRsxAG https://t.co/Cb4tEJAGRQ

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Thanks to everyone who came to see "So You’ve Got Yourself a Kafka: Event-Powered Rails Services" at #railsconf! You can check out the slides here: https://t.co/Ly0AqG1vMC

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@svcghost also the location of one of my high school proms!

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@svcghost lol the right answer is "a place where I used to get dropped off for hours on a Saturday". There's also an indoor carousel right behind where the camera is!

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@_jbfitz TransHealth in Northampton, MA https://t.co/AloP2sKb7p

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@lilliealbert @WorkmanPub @sandraboynton Would buy!

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@mikelikesbikes @TheAmyCode I went back to TurboTax this year. I was too stressed to let her do them again!

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@TheAmyCode It might! My accountant last year did not notice that I needed an adjusted cost basis (common with RSUs) and my tax liability went from $25k to half that when I pointed it out and she fixed it.

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@wigu I couldn't quite figure out why I find Fyre Ants so offensive but The Verb is Herb small town charming. This really helps clarifies tbh.

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@breanneboland @justkelly_ok The greatest horror for me is clearly having someone publish all my best/worst shit talking in the NYT.

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Two weeks ago, my wife and I welcomed the sweetest little nugget into the world. Peter may have been three weeks early but he was right on time. 💕

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@devoncestes We also like https://t.co/UpW3EIq4eq with tofu and make okonomiyaki with almond flour. We also use sweet potatoes/chickpeas/quinoa to bulk things up and I just make sure to measure out portions.

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@devoncestes It's tough! Not sure how adventurous your kids are but greek yogurt + nuts, egg based dishes any time (as quiches or frittatas), things like shakshuka with https://t.co/NufTEEYgQG rolled into a thin flat bread, this salad with soft boiled eggs https://t.co/QSVdF4Ghio

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@TheGreenGreek Oh I will also say that I feel so lucky that we had the financial cushion/remote flexibility to make it possible. Factoring in local employment opportunities/salaries would have definitely made it even more complicated of an equation.

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@TheGreenGreek Putting that into a Venn diagram with "friendly for raising kids as a queer family" and "walkable/bikeable" cut a very large portion of the US off our list.

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@TheGreenGreek But also a big component was how seriously the state/municipalities were taking climate change. e.g. are the cities re-evaluating flood maps, are they investing in renewables to hedge against rising energy costs.

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@_jbfitz But I guess since science doesn't exist in a cultural vacuum, the words "male" and "female" in that context don't either. Curious to see what other folks think.

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@_jbfitz E.g. Someone with XX chromosomes that has the sex determining region of the Y chromosome (so XX at a genetic level) would have male reproductive structures. That person's gender could also be a woman.

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@valeriecodes Better stock up on First Response because god help you if you wait for that missed period at 6 weeks + 1 day. 😒

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@lizthedeveloper It's always shitty losing a parent, but it was reallyyy isolating to lose one in your 20s/30s. Not a lot of peers understand what you're going through. Sending lots of supportive vibes your way. ❤️