Shaving my head made me a better programmer - StuyHacks 2017

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1. shaving my head made me a better programmer @alexqin #shavedmyhead
2. #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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7. #shavedmyhead @alexqin you had me at “hello, world” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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10. #shavedmyhead @alexqin it felt like I was hyper visible and invisible at the same time #shavedmyhead @alexqin
11. #shavedmyhead @alexqin “Prove it… do you know what a terminal is?” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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13. #shavedmyhead @alexqin “Oh, you’re a programmer?” “Well not really… I’m trying to become one…” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
14. #shavedmyhead @alexqin “Oh, you’re a programmer?” “Well not really… I’m trying to become one…” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
15. #shavedmyhead @alexqin the act of programming makes you a programmer #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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23. #shavedmyhead @alexqin “Oh, you’re a programmer?” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
24. #shavedmyhead @alexqin why do I love code if code doesn’t love me back #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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29. #shavedmyhead @alexqin “When I cut my hair short, I stopped getting harassed at tech events.” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
30. #shavedmyhead @alexqin “Become a BAD ASS programmer” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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33. #shavedmyhead @alexqin BAD ASS #shavedmyhead @alexqin
34. #shavedmyhead @alexqin “How do I talk to women at bars?” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
35. #shavedmyhead @alexqin BAD ASS #shavedmyhead @alexqin
36. #shavedmyhead @alexqin NOPE #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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40. #shavedmyhead @alexqin HACKER #shavedmyhead @alexqin
41. #shavedmyhead @alexqin I was no longer hyper feminine and under skilled #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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48. #shavedmyhead @alexqin HACKER #shavedmyhead @alexqin
49. #shavedmyhead @alexqin my environment doesn’t allow capable, passionate people to succeed #shavedmyhead @alexqin
50. #shavedmyhead @alexqin “cut your hair” “become a bad ass” “be more of a b*tch” “learn to ignore it” #shavedmyhead @alexqin
51. #shavedmyhead @alexqin I shouldn’t have to change the culture has to change #shavedmyhead @alexqin
52. #shavedmyhead @alexqin TEACHER
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57. greatness in programming can come from anywhere #shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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59. code for social good #shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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63. GroGreen #shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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65. GroGreen #shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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70. bettering their skills & themselves + bettering the world = #shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead @alexqin
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73. students & teachers from diverse backgrounds #shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead @alexqin
74. learn to code as means to create social change #shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead @alexqin
75. #shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead @alexqin radical technologists
76. @alexqin gakkoproject.com/newyork #shavedmyhead @alexqin #shavedmyhead @alexqin