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Anant Shrivastava @anantshri.info · Mar 23

I am curating the Supply Chain Security track at #Rootconf2025!

Got stories, tools, or lessons from the trenches? Come speak — or just show up and learn.

hasgeek.com/rootconf/2025/

#DevSecOps #SBOM #CI_CD #InfoSec #DevOps #OpenSource #CloudSecurity #SupplyChainSecurity #SRE

cc: @hasgeek.com

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Speak at Rootconf 2025 Annual Conference

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VizChitra @vizchitra.bsky.social · Feb 19

🎉VizChitra Launch Party!🚀

Are you a data storyteller or aspiring to be one?

Join our first virtual hangout with @chartwaali.bsky.social & @rasagy.bsky.social to connect, create & chat about data, design & innovation!

Register here: hasgeek.com/VizChitra/la...

We can't wait to see you there!✨

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VizChitra @vizchitra.bsky.social · Feb 18

Four months ago, some of the coolest minds on the Indian internet asked: If data is the new soil, what will you grow?

That’s how @vizchitra.bsky.social was born. Now, we’re ready to share it with the world.

What is it? Who are we? What are we creating?

Stay tuned to find out! 🌱

The image features a modern, minimalistic design with a white background. The text in the center reads:

"DATA IS THE NEW OIL SOIL, SO WHAT WILL YOU GROW?"

The word "OIL" is crossed out and replaced with "SOIL," emphasizing a shift in perspective. The word "GROW" is in large, bold letters.

Below, in smaller text, it says:
"We’re creating something special. Stay tuned."

The design includes geometric lines in pastel shades of orange, blue, and pink, connected by dark circular nodes, creating a structured yet dynamic layout.

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Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Jan 28

If you are curious about self hosting, just like @karthikb351.com @sasank.bsky.social, come off to today's @hasgeek.com review of Ente at⌚️6 pm.
📝Details at has.gy/XRIF

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Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Jan 26

Paying attention to microbes, bacteria and fungi with composting experiments, and setting curds.

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Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Jan 26

Finished reading Chikkamma Tours over 3 days. Thanks for the lovely book @unmana.bsky.social though I wish it ended differently.

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Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Jan 21

Continuing to feel vulnerable, and going about ...

Sunil Pai @threepointone.bsky.social · Jan 21

feeling down, anon? have you tried
- walking somewhere
- lifting something
- creating something
- helping someone

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · Jan 14

I want to stress again, that Americans hate and distrust Elon and Zuck SO MUCH that they've voluntarily given their data to China, and BEGUN LEARNING MANDARIN TO DO IT.

And they're having FUN.

Whew. It's going to be a wild ride.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · Jan 14

And you're going to have a hard time manufacturing consent for aggressive action against China when 170 million American TikTok Refugees are mutuals with half of the RedNote netizens.

This is absoLUTELY going to have diplomatic ramifications.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · Jan 14

I am watching 30 years of propaganda melt away at first contact with actual Chinese folks.

Every comment section on RedNote are the Chinese users welcoming the Americans, "I'm so glad you're here! We can be friends now! We are not enemy!"

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Sunil Pai @threepointone.bsky.social · Jan 14

can’t get that gaiman piece out of my head. he’s a monster. existing on this plane, getting away with it for years and years.

it’s changed me, not in a good way. is this what they call a blackpill? feels like it.

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Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Jan 13

Building a stomach.

Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Jan 11

Battling with thoughts abt "have to run" versus "run for fun".

Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Jan 10

Building core muscles to stomach the world's BS. Plus Zuck ducked content moderation which anyway sucked for FB.

Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Jan 9

Building muscle - in strength and equanimity.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · Jan 8

I wrote about why Mark Zuckerberg is spectacularly evil in a three-part series here - based in part on my experiences reporting in Myanmar in the early 2010s.

little-flying-robots.ghost.io/facebook-des...

Facebook Destroys Everything: Part 1

In Southeast Asia in the early 2010s, I watched as Mark Zuckerberg's creation began to destroy Myanmar. Here's why I'm never using Threads.

little-flying-robots.ghost.io

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Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Jan 8

One kind of poverty is a lack of ideas and imagination. Such a poverty causes a brain fog.

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Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · Jan 7

India is not for beginners: January 2025 edition —"villagers, on their routine walks, found the transformer missing. It had been stripped of everything that could be sold — copper wires, oil, and other metal segments"

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Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Jan 7

I absolutely loved reading AI Snake Oil for precisely this kind of understanding on how to separate the fluff from the stuff. @randomwalker.bsky.social @sayash.bsky.social

Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Jan 7

Pacing is true for every aspect of life. #running

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Abhishek Baxi @baxiabhishek.info · Dec 24

Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄

Except to those committing and backing genocide in the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Thoughts with the people of Palestine in mourning this holiday season. 🇵🇸

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Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Dec 24

So, is India's economy as bankrupt as its politics? #GST #taxes

Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Dec 19

I strongly recommend working with @chartwaali.bsky.social and @revisual.co A great organization is built by great people - if you are seeking greatness in design and growth of self, this job is really your next destination!

Revisual Labs @revisual.co · Dec 18

RVL’s team is growing and we are looking for a talented designer to develop engaging and thoughtful visuals for our projects ✨

➡️ More details + application form in our job description: bit.ly/Designer-RVL...

Job recruitment poster for Revisual Labs looking for a full-time Designer. The poster has a black background with white and red text. At the top, 'rv.l' is displayed in white. The headline reads 'Revisual Labs is looking for a Designer (full-time)' with 'Designer' and '(full-time)' emphasized in red and italics.

Below, bullet points describe the ideal candidate:

A generalist with expertise in 2–3 of the following design streams: UI/UX, interaction, graphic, visual, or information design.
Interested and excited about working in data visualisation.
Has 3+ years of experience.
Willing to work with autonomy and in a collaborative team setting.
Additional job details:

Remote, based in India.
Last date to apply: January 10th, 2025.
At the bottom, a red banner states: 'More details in the job description • Apply only via the link in our caption.'

The poster uses clean and minimal design with red accents, including small cross-like graphic elements.

Zainab Bawa @zainabbawa.bsky.social · Dec 15

14 years - 14 as in dog years. HBD @hasgeek.com

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