Ron Au's story and how to be whimsical!

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Description
We have a chat with Ron Au, the creator of the infamous floating head talk from 2019! He tells us about his journey from journalism into web development and how he ended up at Hugging Face. Enjoy!

Music
Intro music by Braden Wiggins a.k.a. Fractal ([email protected])

Notes

Swyx's Company ConfBang Bang ConHave you tried rubbing a database on it?Who is Ron?TwitterWebsiteHuggingfacePeople MentionedJhey TompkinsJosh ComeauCharlie GerardThis Pokemon Does not ExistRon's Svelte Summit TalksWeb á la mode (floating head!)Zwoosh YEAHHHH Shabam! Whimsy in motion!Scrollytell me why: Ain't nothing but a piece of cakeImba & Scrimba

Unpopular Opinions

Ron: Svelte is BAD - way too happy when using it. Meeting a ton of interesting people. UGH! THE WORST!Swyx: English has won, Duolingo should not exist

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