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Alex Qin
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#shavedmyhead @alexqin it felt like I was hyper visible and
invisible at the same time #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin “Prove it… do you know what a terminal
is?” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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#shavedmyhead @alexqin “Oh, you’re a programmer?” “Well not really… I’m
trying to become one…” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin “Oh, you’re a programmer?” “Well not really… I’m
trying to become one…” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin the act of programming makes you a programmer
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#shavedmyhead @alexqin “Oh, you’re a programmer?” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin why do I love code if code doesn’t
love me back #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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#shavedmyhead @alexqin “When I cut my hair short, I stopped
getting harassed at tech events.” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin “Become a BAD ASS programmer” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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#shavedmyhead @alexqin BAD ASS #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin “How do I talk to women at bars?”
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#shavedmyhead @alexqin BAD ASS #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin NOPE #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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#shavedmyhead @alexqin HACKER #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin I was no longer hyper feminine and under
skilled #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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#shavedmyhead @alexqin HACKER #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin my environment doesn’t allow capable, passionate people to
succeed #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin “cut your hair” “become a bad ass” “be
more of a b*tch” “learn to ignore it” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin I shouldn’t have to change the culture has
to change #shavedmyhead @alexqin
#shavedmyhead @alexqin TEACHER
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greatness in programming can come from anywhere #shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead
@alexqin
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code for social good #shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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bettering their skills & themselves + bettering the world =
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students & teachers from diverse backgrounds #shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead @alexqin
learn to code as means to create social change #shavedmyhead
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