Prantik

[Prantik @prantik]

+100 to this proposal.

Here's the compiled alternates:
1. Allow/Accept/Admit/Authorized
2. Block/Deny/Ignore/Reject

1. Master/Primary/Leader/Parent
2. Branch/Secondary/Follower/Worker

Good that python community did this https://t.co/RUEU1GQ25o couple of years ago.

[Leah Culver @leahculver]

I refuse to use “whitelist”/“blacklist” or “master”/“slave” terminology for computers. Join me. Words matter.

[Prantik @prantik]

TIL that AI stands for Anonymous Indian.

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Questions for the people who are scared of becoming a minority: Why is that? Are minorities treated differently?

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🥶 COLDEST START TO MAY IN 20 YEARS 🥶

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Many teams require "code review" without putting any effort into establishing a common understanding of that that means.

It's worth taking time as a team to establish a common understand of "code review".

Here are some principles I recommend to my teams:

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Vaccines work. Saying otherwise is a lie.👇🏻

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Vaccinated patients are more likely to experience milder disease— & the vast majority who require intensive care are unvaccinated.” #GetVaccinatedNow

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Not to brag but this year I
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[Prantik @prantik]

@harmophone I'm still surprised why they don't have their own medical insurance network.

[Prantik @prantik]

Congrats @gragtah, wishing you all the success for many more rounds to come!

[Gaurav @gragtah]

🤖 If software is eating the world, artificial intelligence will devour it.

😵 But while there are tons of new developments in AI every day,
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A story thread, with some hard truths to swallow:

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TIL 😳😵‍💫😱. This single line change sped up our data loader 10%

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🎉📈🙌 Long time coming, but today Reddit joins the decacorn club!💰🔟🅱️

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