He saw my face and corrected himself. "Oh, I meant atypical. That's what they call THOSE people now, right?"
It's not the word, you fucker. It's the utter contempt in your voice. #ConferenceAdventures
It's not the word, you fucker. It's the utter contempt in your voice. #ConferenceAdventures
June 5, 2026 at 11:53 AM
He saw my face and corrected himself. "Oh, I meant atypical. That's what they call THOSE people now, right?"
It's not the word, you fucker. It's the utter contempt in your voice. #ConferenceAdventures
It's not the word, you fucker. It's the utter contempt in your voice. #ConferenceAdventures
A guy at a stand just used the word "neurodivergent" in the same way you'd use the r-word. The euphemism treadmill is fucking real. #ConferenceAdventures
June 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
A guy at a stand just used the word "neurodivergent" in the same way you'd use the r-word. The euphemism treadmill is fucking real. #ConferenceAdventures
The goal for today is to get the IG of any cute girls who compliment my rainbow pin, instead of, as last time, realising six full working days later that they were, in fact, hitting on me.
Oh, also, to crush my talk, but y'all know that's a given ;) #ConferenceAdventures
Oh, also, to crush my talk, but y'all know that's a given ;) #ConferenceAdventures
June 5, 2026 at 6:30 AM
The goal for today is to get the IG of any cute girls who compliment my rainbow pin, instead of, as last time, realising six full working days later that they were, in fact, hitting on me.
Oh, also, to crush my talk, but y'all know that's a given ;) #ConferenceAdventures
Oh, also, to crush my talk, but y'all know that's a given ;) #ConferenceAdventures
June 5, 2026 at 6:30 AM
68% of companies surveyed feel people are taking more sick days.
Gee, I wonder if that has anything to do with how we let a virus that affects the immune system and increases disability rates run rampant #ConferenceAdventures
Gee, I wonder if that has anything to do with how we let a virus that affects the immune system and increases disability rates run rampant #ConferenceAdventures
February 19, 2026 at 9:18 AM
68% of companies surveyed feel people are taking more sick days.
Gee, I wonder if that has anything to do with how we let a virus that affects the immune system and increases disability rates run rampant #ConferenceAdventures
Gee, I wonder if that has anything to do with how we let a virus that affects the immune system and increases disability rates run rampant #ConferenceAdventures
At an extremely corporate event organized by an extremely corporate consultancy firm, and the main speaker starts talking about how the growing inequality is a bad sign.
What... What is happening? #ConferenceAdventures
What... What is happening? #ConferenceAdventures
February 19, 2026 at 9:04 AM
At an extremely corporate event organized by an extremely corporate consultancy firm, and the main speaker starts talking about how the growing inequality is a bad sign.
What... What is happening? #ConferenceAdventures
What... What is happening? #ConferenceAdventures
Alright, friends, today is conference day! I'll use this thread to comment on it. Feel free to mute it and/or follow along, depending on what you're into #ConferenceAdventures
April 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Alright, friends, today is conference day! I'll use this thread to comment on it. Feel free to mute it and/or follow along, depending on what you're into #ConferenceAdventures
(See the #ConferenceAdventures hashtag) it's a lot less likely than you'd think.
You're more likely to get insta-rejected by one of the application questions (e.g. you click the "I prefer remote work" option in an application questionnaire and a simple IF ELSE script rejects you)
You're more likely to get insta-rejected by one of the application questions (e.g. you click the "I prefer remote work" option in an application questionnaire and a simple IF ELSE script rejects you)
March 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
(See the #ConferenceAdventures hashtag) it's a lot less likely than you'd think.
You're more likely to get insta-rejected by one of the application questions (e.g. you click the "I prefer remote work" option in an application questionnaire and a simple IF ELSE script rejects you)
You're more likely to get insta-rejected by one of the application questions (e.g. you click the "I prefer remote work" option in an application questionnaire and a simple IF ELSE script rejects you)
They're presenting the results of a survey on AI usage. 75% use it, but only 20% say it makes a real difference in their output.
Wish they'd asked that 20% if that difference amounts to "I write emails faster" #ConferenceAdventures
Wish they'd asked that 20% if that difference amounts to "I write emails faster" #ConferenceAdventures
March 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
They're presenting the results of a survey on AI usage. 75% use it, but only 20% say it makes a real difference in their output.
Wish they'd asked that 20% if that difference amounts to "I write emails faster" #ConferenceAdventures
Wish they'd asked that 20% if that difference amounts to "I write emails faster" #ConferenceAdventures
I feel like any analysis that doesn't take into account that we're pouring literally trillions of dollars into tools that will never be able to produce that amount of value can be safely ignored tbh #ConferenceAdventures
March 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I feel like any analysis that doesn't take into account that we're pouring literally trillions of dollars into tools that will never be able to produce that amount of value can be safely ignored tbh #ConferenceAdventures
Second speaker also keeps prefacing everything he says with the disclaimer that he of course understands all these legal concepts are very complex and very hard to understand.
Which is understandable, as most of the audience seem to be C-level executives #ConferenceAdventures
Which is understandable, as most of the audience seem to be C-level executives #ConferenceAdventures
March 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Second speaker also keeps prefacing everything he says with the disclaimer that he of course understands all these legal concepts are very complex and very hard to understand.
Which is understandable, as most of the audience seem to be C-level executives #ConferenceAdventures
Which is understandable, as most of the audience seem to be C-level executives #ConferenceAdventures
The guy giving the talk starts going on about how complex and difficult to understand the EU's AI Act definition of "AI system" is.
I don't know, man. Maybe it's because I'm so used to parsing complex texts, but it seems to me like this might be a skill issue #ConferenceAdventures
I don't know, man. Maybe it's because I'm so used to parsing complex texts, but it seems to me like this might be a skill issue #ConferenceAdventures
March 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The guy giving the talk starts going on about how complex and difficult to understand the EU's AI Act definition of "AI system" is.
I don't know, man. Maybe it's because I'm so used to parsing complex texts, but it seems to me like this might be a skill issue #ConferenceAdventures
I don't know, man. Maybe it's because I'm so used to parsing complex texts, but it seems to me like this might be a skill issue #ConferenceAdventures
Arrived to the corporate event I had been invited to very proud of my H&M blazer only to discover it had more of a Louis Vuitton vibe #ConferenceAdventures
March 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Arrived to the corporate event I had been invited to very proud of my H&M blazer only to discover it had more of a Louis Vuitton vibe #ConferenceAdventures
Pro-tip: QR codes should always be black and white. Don't invert the color scheme, either. Many phone models struggle to capture them otherwise. Also, you should always include the url.
Your fancy inbound sales form is useless if people can't fucking access it, dipshit #ConferenceAdventures
Your fancy inbound sales form is useless if people can't fucking access it, dipshit #ConferenceAdventures
November 7, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Pro-tip: QR codes should always be black and white. Don't invert the color scheme, either. Many phone models struggle to capture them otherwise. Also, you should always include the url.
Your fancy inbound sales form is useless if people can't fucking access it, dipshit #ConferenceAdventures
Your fancy inbound sales form is useless if people can't fucking access it, dipshit #ConferenceAdventures
Got a flyer that promised a gift to anyone who visited a stand.
When I showed it to the man running it, he reached for a water bottle and asked me how many employees the company I work for has.
When he heard the answer, he made a face and gave me a pen instead.
Rude.
#ConferenceAdventures
When I showed it to the man running it, he reached for a water bottle and asked me how many employees the company I work for has.
When he heard the answer, he made a face and gave me a pen instead.
Rude.
#ConferenceAdventures
November 7, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Got a flyer that promised a gift to anyone who visited a stand.
When I showed it to the man running it, he reached for a water bottle and asked me how many employees the company I work for has.
When he heard the answer, he made a face and gave me a pen instead.
Rude.
#ConferenceAdventures
When I showed it to the man running it, he reached for a water bottle and asked me how many employees the company I work for has.
When he heard the answer, he made a face and gave me a pen instead.
Rude.
#ConferenceAdventures
Seriously tho, the people at the stands are super stingy with their merch. They'll only give it to you if you can convincingly lie your way through a conversation that convinces them there's a real possibility that you'll buy their products... And I'm not a very good liar :(
#ConferenceAdventures
#ConferenceAdventures
November 7, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Seriously tho, the people at the stands are super stingy with their merch. They'll only give it to you if you can convincingly lie your way through a conversation that convinces them there's a real possibility that you'll buy their products... And I'm not a very good liar :(
#ConferenceAdventures
#ConferenceAdventures
BAD: The people at the stands seem very unwilling to give out merch
GOOD: The people at the stands are VERY willing to give out free food
It's only twelve and I've already eaten a donut, a croissant, a mantecado and a waffle, plus two cups of tea
#ConferenceAdventures
GOOD: The people at the stands are VERY willing to give out free food
It's only twelve and I've already eaten a donut, a croissant, a mantecado and a waffle, plus two cups of tea
#ConferenceAdventures
November 7, 2024 at 11:11 AM
BAD: The people at the stands seem very unwilling to give out merch
GOOD: The people at the stands are VERY willing to give out free food
It's only twelve and I've already eaten a donut, a croissant, a mantecado and a waffle, plus two cups of tea
#ConferenceAdventures
GOOD: The people at the stands are VERY willing to give out free food
It's only twelve and I've already eaten a donut, a croissant, a mantecado and a waffle, plus two cups of tea
#ConferenceAdventures
At a talk about remote work.
The speaker totally gave up on pretending she's analysing the phenomenon and is just telling us about her company's cool remote policy to recruit us.
And hey, it's working. I already applied to their company #ConferenceAdventures
The speaker totally gave up on pretending she's analysing the phenomenon and is just telling us about her company's cool remote policy to recruit us.
And hey, it's working. I already applied to their company #ConferenceAdventures
November 7, 2024 at 10:21 AM
At a talk about remote work.
The speaker totally gave up on pretending she's analysing the phenomenon and is just telling us about her company's cool remote policy to recruit us.
And hey, it's working. I already applied to their company #ConferenceAdventures
The speaker totally gave up on pretending she's analysing the phenomenon and is just telling us about her company's cool remote policy to recruit us.
And hey, it's working. I already applied to their company #ConferenceAdventures
November 7, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Don’t want to give the panelist too much credit as her go-to example of autism was Sheldon. But tbh the panel was good... except for the part where the audience really didn’t want to engage with the message. Including my co-worker, who made some... remarks after it #ConferenceAdventures
November 6, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Don’t want to give the panelist too much credit as her go-to example of autism was Sheldon. But tbh the panel was good... except for the part where the audience really didn’t want to engage with the message. Including my co-worker, who made some... remarks after it #ConferenceAdventures
The next skeet is too long so have it in image form.
(Audience member 2 didn’t say that *exactly*, but my bullshit filter makes it impossible to remember their actual words instead of what they actually meant. Use your imagination.)
#ConferenceAdventures
(Audience member 2 didn’t say that *exactly*, but my bullshit filter makes it impossible to remember their actual words instead of what they actually meant. Use your imagination.)
#ConferenceAdventures
November 6, 2024 at 5:31 PM
The next skeet is too long so have it in image form.
(Audience member 2 didn’t say that *exactly*, but my bullshit filter makes it impossible to remember their actual words instead of what they actually meant. Use your imagination.)
#ConferenceAdventures
(Audience member 2 didn’t say that *exactly*, but my bullshit filter makes it impossible to remember their actual words instead of what they actually meant. Use your imagination.)
#ConferenceAdventures
At a conference like this one every talk is trying to sell you something.
Sometimes they're selling a product. Sometimes they're selling someone's career as an expert consultant.
If I have to listen to a sales pitch, I'd rather it has something real behind it to back it up.
#ConferenceAdventures
Sometimes they're selling a product. Sometimes they're selling someone's career as an expert consultant.
If I have to listen to a sales pitch, I'd rather it has something real behind it to back it up.
#ConferenceAdventures
November 6, 2024 at 3:28 PM
At a conference like this one every talk is trying to sell you something.
Sometimes they're selling a product. Sometimes they're selling someone's career as an expert consultant.
If I have to listen to a sales pitch, I'd rather it has something real behind it to back it up.
#ConferenceAdventures
Sometimes they're selling a product. Sometimes they're selling someone's career as an expert consultant.
If I have to listen to a sales pitch, I'd rather it has something real behind it to back it up.
#ConferenceAdventures
This is new. A talk that discusses what AI can realistically do well and what it can't.
The person giving it is from a company whose main competitor has based their entire value proposition on AI, so I'm sure some will dismiss the talk, of course
#ConferenceAdventures
The person giving it is from a company whose main competitor has based their entire value proposition on AI, so I'm sure some will dismiss the talk, of course
#ConferenceAdventures
November 6, 2024 at 3:23 PM
This is new. A talk that discusses what AI can realistically do well and what it can't.
The person giving it is from a company whose main competitor has based their entire value proposition on AI, so I'm sure some will dismiss the talk, of course
#ConferenceAdventures
The person giving it is from a company whose main competitor has based their entire value proposition on AI, so I'm sure some will dismiss the talk, of course
#ConferenceAdventures
Love when I ask vendors what their AI products have to offer and the answer is "the same analytics your old platform already give you automatically, but more expensive."
#ConferenceAdventures
#ConferenceAdventures
November 6, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Love when I ask vendors what their AI products have to offer and the answer is "the same analytics your old platform already give you automatically, but more expensive."
#ConferenceAdventures
#ConferenceAdventures
Summary of this conference so far:
Chatbots.
All of these products are chatbots.
The best ones are powered by ChatGPT or Gemini, which means you could avoid the middleman and just use those platforms instead.
The other ones are worse than ChatGPT, which is saying something #ConferenceAdventures
Chatbots.
All of these products are chatbots.
The best ones are powered by ChatGPT or Gemini, which means you could avoid the middleman and just use those platforms instead.
The other ones are worse than ChatGPT, which is saying something #ConferenceAdventures
November 6, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Summary of this conference so far:
Chatbots.
All of these products are chatbots.
The best ones are powered by ChatGPT or Gemini, which means you could avoid the middleman and just use those platforms instead.
The other ones are worse than ChatGPT, which is saying something #ConferenceAdventures
Chatbots.
All of these products are chatbots.
The best ones are powered by ChatGPT or Gemini, which means you could avoid the middleman and just use those platforms instead.
The other ones are worse than ChatGPT, which is saying something #ConferenceAdventures