Daniëlle Suurlant

Daniëlle Suurlant

@dsuurlant.dev

Senior PHP Developer @ AlisQI | Available as a speaker | Mental Health advocate | cat mom | gamer | nail polish collector | above all, be kind | https://dsuurlant.dev

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Symfony
@symfony.com

🎉 That’s a wrap — #SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025! An unforgettable week and an incredible community 💙 And the momentum is not stopping there: 🎥 Replays will be available soon 📸 Photos here: pixi.live/gallery/symf... Until next time, Symfony fam… 👋💜 #Symfony #PHP #TechConference #Community

Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

Capt Mark Kelly may be one of the most accomplished veterans in the US today, and calling him a traitor is absolutely bonkers. After what he and his spouse (you know, Gabrielle Giffords, who was nearly assassinated) went through, and have done for their country, this is bizarre

Captain Mark Kelly@captmarkkelly.bsky.social

No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.

Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

this is the second time i've actually broken ChatGPT for myself first time was a memory that was stored weird, polluting the context of all other chats; now, there is a single chat that is so broken that it disabled ALL chats unless 'chatlog history' is turned off at this rate they should pay ME

Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

It took me WEEKS to move my entire Google Drive and Google Photos (+videos) archive to Proton Drive + NAS just so I can cancel Google One and stop giving them money without losing data. And I needed a tool to help me restore file dates from Photos/Videos, so I made one! github.com/dsuurlant/ta...

github.comGitHub - dsuurlant/takeout-redate: A CLI tool for rewriting your file dates after using Google Photos TakeoutA CLI tool for rewriting your file dates after using Google Photos Takeout - dsuurlant/takeout-redate
Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

so one of my neighbors, idk who, has recently gotten a new wifi router that's been completely ruining mine with channel interference. 🤬 Hopefully my manual settings work, but it's seriously ticking me off that this ISP thought "let's grab max signal max width and ruin everything for your neighbors"

Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

Every year my company joins the Great Cycle Challenge and it's a great way to raise money and exercise at the same time. 🤗 I've cycled 4.5 miles (7.2km) today! I'll donate $10 per mile myself. Will you match my donation? 💗 #GreatCycleChallenge greatcyclechallenge.com/teams/AlisQI...

greatcyclechallenge.comHelp AlisQI Quality on Wheels Fight Kids' Cancer!AlisQI Quality on Wheels is riding in the Great Cycle Challenge this September to fight kids' cancer! Please sponsor the team and show your support to help these kids beat this terrible disease. CLICK...
Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

call me crazy but i think "great writers" do the actual writing themselves

Robert DeVore@robertdevore.com

Every time you type a fresh prompt from scratch, you're burning time & creativity. Great writers don’t just know what to ask AI - they build systems for how they ask it. Modular prompting = faster output, sharper tone, consistent results. No more prompt roulette. robertdevore.com/how-to-build...

robertdevore.comHow Modular AI Prompts Save You Hours Every WeekStop rewriting the same prompt every time. Learn how modular AI prompts can boost your speed, sharpen your voice, and help you write smarter, faster, and more consistently
Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

For a guy who's obsessed with going to Mars, Elon Musk sure is canceling a lot of STEM funding. How does he think we'll land on Mars if not through science, engineering, and medical advancements? Duct tape and memecoins?

Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

Sent in 4 CFPs for conferences this year, and all of them got rejected. I think that's just part of the process though. There's only so many spots open and I don't have any reputation built up. But even if I did, I believe rejection is just a part of speakership! No reason to be discouraged.

Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

I'll try to speak at meetups, refine my talks, and possibly come up with new ones. The thing is... I don't know if I'm super interested in tech talks that show a lot of code and such. I really want to talk about core skills more. Culture, mental health, diversity, neurodivergence...

Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

The main argument against DEI is that it means mediocre individuals are preferred above the most capable candidate, but the opposite is true. W/o DEI & anti-discrimination action, the ppl who get hired are the ones alike those in power, whilst the excellent are passed over for being different.

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Daniëlle Suurlant
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Of course, that's the whole point of the anti-DEI movement. It means that mediocre people are no longer afforded the privilege they were accustomed to, and it levels the playing field. Those in positions of power will typically experience movement towards equality as an attack.

Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

Finally, using a tragedy to promote one's anti-DEI agenda is a new low, but hardly unexpected. My heart goes out to the families of the victims, and as a figure skating fan, this is especially heartbreaking to me. 💔

Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

The main argument against DEI is that it means mediocre individuals are preferred above the most capable candidate, but the opposite is true. W/o DEI & anti-discrimination action, the ppl who get hired are the ones alike those in power, whilst the excellent are passed over for being different.

Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

Dismissing DEI will make sure hiring processes will miss out on or even outright reject the best candidates. Without a way to counteract systemic, ingrained biases, those who rise to the top aren't the best - it's those who are the most white, most cis, most straight. Regardless of skill.

Daniëlle Suurlant
@dsuurlant.dev

My first CFP for DPC 2025 was rejected, it's likely that the second will as well. It's probably because I still have to build up more of a speaker profile, or there was a competing talk from someone more well established. I'm proud of myself for submitting the proposals either way!

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Ed Zitron
@edzitron.com

Newsletter: Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA pivot is really just the continuation of years of rotting out the core products of Instagram and Facebook - and begins an era of unrestrained, unrepentant growth where tech will proudly make their products even worse. www.wheresyoured.at/the-slop-society/

wheresyoured.atThe Slop SocietyIn the last week we've seen the emergence of the true Meta — and the true Mark Zuckerberg — as the company ended its fact-checking program, claiming that (and I quote) "fact checkers have been too pol...
Daniëlle Suurlant
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Flooding social media with fake AI users has even more sinister consequences than the obvious engagement farming or propaganda use. It necessitates an end to anonymity for actual humans to connect online, making it easy to persecute and disrupt the activism of marginalized groups.

Daniëlle Suurlant
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Wow, dit is lekker aso -- als je meer dan 3x je check-out bent vergeten steekt de NS vanaf 2025 het geld gewoon in hun eigen zak. Waar ze voorheen automatisch corrigeerden. Het is niet de schuld van de reiziger als NS check-outs niet werken. WTF #NS #NationaleStoorwegen www.ns.nl/klantenservi...

ns.nlVergeten in of uit te checken | Klantenservice | NSBen je vergeten in of uit te checken? Geen zorgen: je kunt binnen 6 uur alsnog uitchecken. Of je geld terugvragen voor een vergeten uitcheck. Lees meer.