My last name, Tilkov, is Bulgarian. My father was named Jiko Tilkov Jikov, and Jiko Tilkov is the way the French transcribed his name when he arrived in France, seeking asylum after having fled from communist Bulgaria in the 1950s. 2/
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A personal thread, as I’m in a political mood. Just in case you ever wondered where my last name came from (it didn’t sound like a German name to you, did it?) 1/
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Ich bin wirklich froh, dass jemand Ihnen und Ihrer Zeitung sagt, wie absolut unerträglich daneben Sie sind, Herr Reichelt. Wenn Twitter wirklich in Händen »jener« Leute wäre, würde mich das wirklich sehr freuen.
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@ericevans0 @VaughnVernon I would love to learn what you think about this
Excellent slide deck by my colleague @bitboss about DDD context maps: speakerdeck.com/mploed/conte…
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Excellent slide deck by my colleague @bitboss about DDD context maps: speakerdeck.com/mploed/conte…
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Finally, if you’re annoyed by my political views, feel free to let me know if you meet me in person and I’ll be happy to debate you face to face, but not here. //
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Interestingly, I’ve found that 97% of the folks I respect for their technological proficiency share a similar view. If you’re technical, and you don’t, you might want to assess whether you may be on the wrong side of history 7/
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I try to tone it down, but if you’re really annoyed at at a couple or even a dozen political tweets a day, rest assured it’s only a tiny fraction of what I could post if I actually set my mind to it 6/
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The most important of topics to not stay quiet about is the slow normalization of views that are right-wing, racist, fascist, misogynistic, homophobic or transphobic 5/
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But even unrelated to technical topics, I’m convinced anyone who has a less than trivial number of followers around here needs to voice their position on some political topics loudly 4/
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Specifically in a time where the type of technology I’m involved with shapes society, I feel that not speaking out about related topics, such as the influence of AI/ML, the Web as a whole, social media, data protection etc., is just plain wrong 3/
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I feel unable to separate my personality into distinct parts, one of them technical, one of them political. The older I get, the more I believe the separation is artificial, anyway 2/
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Have you tried muting certain words? It would have the additional benefit of working for everyone you follow
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I honestly have no idea, despite having lived in Germany for close to 50 years. Maybe @m3poulin knows more about the horrors the Orange Embarrassment refers to
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