Stephen Lead
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Stephen Lead
@stephenlead
I like maps and taking photos of stuff.
Sydney Katılım Ekim 2009
707 Takip Edilen687 Takipçiler


I had a PM at Facebook in 2022 who was reported to HR by a new grad and reprimanded. His offense?
He said "my WIFE" instead of "my partner."
This is when I realized wokeness was out of control.
Paul Graham@paulg
Prediction: Wokeness will recede significantly in 2024. There were always more people against it than there seemed, but many were afraid to say so. Now that it's safer to criticize it, more will.
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It's nice to know that I'm still capable of causing trouble - my ArcGIS Idea is the number one most requested feature addressed in the new ArcGIS Pro release
#gischat

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Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
#30DayMapChallenge

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@Globalstats11 @InternetH0F water truck driver secretly set the other truck on fire a few minutes earlier, parked around the corner, then phoned the Fire Department.....
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@InternetH0F Water truck driver has been waiting his whole life for this moment
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@thechosenberg @uncledoomer it's similar to one of the main ideas in Suits - exams as a service
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I love the replies, which show that it did indeed take a research team, and *10 years* to achieve this
#gischat
Rota@pli_cachete
This XKCD comic was made in 2014. Now these are both equally trivial tasks. Never bet against progress
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@MattHighton Lol I told a young lad on my site about disco stu and he was that young that he didn't even know who he was
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@TheCinesthetic John McClane. He calls the LAPD for help, then whines the entire time they try to help him. He sets off an explosion which covers everyone in glass, for no actual reason. He's low-key racist to Mr Takagi, who has been nothing but polite to him.

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@oledoteth I'm not sure why this popped up in my feed, but it was an interesting read. I'm an Australian but a lot of these resonated with me too. Enjoy the trip
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Thanks for reading!
If you liked this, follow me @oledoteth for more on internet business, AI, psychology, and investing.
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I'm European. I recently visited the USA for the first time since 2018, hitting up Las Vegas and New York City. What I witnessed left me stunned. 15 American oddities I still can't wrap my head around:
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@ownedbyhoundies @brknfixie @Leo_Puglisi6 just checking that all the cyclist haters realise that this is a motorcyclist, right?
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@brknfixie @Leo_Puglisi6 Cyclists are the worst at flaunting this road rule. Also going through red lights.
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@ignitesea 20 years is super impressive! Ignite Sydney can't be too far behind you, with the next event in just 2 weeks!
events.humanitix.com/ignite-talks-s…
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After almost 20 years of Ignite Seattle events, one thing stays true: WE. LOVE. OUR. SPEAKERS. And we are gonna love you!
Submit your talk proposal to us before August 22nd, and we might just put you on stage to tell the world. submit.igniteseattle.com
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@pokateo_maps We're GIS specialists, of course we... are terrible at using an actual paper map in a real-world navigation scenario
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Complete the sentence with your own version! #gischat
"We're GIS specialists, of course we..."
🥔🗺️ ᴘᴏᴋᴀᴛᴇᴏ ᴍᴀᴘs@pokateo_maps
We're GIS specialists, of course we take pictures of every survey marker we see!
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@kidziggurat @ImNotOwned yeah I was saying it in my head as Car-Mabb-La but I think it's meant to be pronounced Karma-Blah
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@ImNotOwned I think it’s like Kama-blah? As in he’s calling her “blah”
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@SteveItAllToMe @AchandoMachiwah @pokateo_maps once in a blue moon you contort up some ridiculously vague description and they say "oh you mean like GIS?"
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@stephenlead @AchandoMachiwah @pokateo_maps “Yeah so I work with like satellites kinda and ……”
“Oh so google maps”
“Well kinda but like not really”
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What's the hardest part about being a GIS specialist? #gischat
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@AchandoMachiwah @SteveItAllToMe @pokateo_maps I'm jealous of mechanics and lawyers and doctors and yoga teachers and anyone else who has a profession that people actually understand
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@SteveItAllToMe @pokateo_maps Among the hardest things out here fr😂
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@LaughCynically @hitsamty @visakanv Get Shorty is criminally under-rated.
I saw it twice at the cinema - the first time on opening night, when the audience was in hysterics.
The second time on a quiet Tuesday when I was the only one laughing......
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