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we're watching this in my intercultural communication class and it is so goooood! it captures the struggle really well.

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) dir. Gurinder Chadha

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As someone who also pivoted from coding, can i ask what brought you to your decision?

I'm sorry for taking so long to answer this!! As much as I love playing around with all the cool new tech and making fun little websites, the thought of sitting at a desk for 6–8 hours, constantly writing, thinking about, and debugging code, made me dread pursuing it as a career. I took some time to really reflect on what brings me joy as a career and I realized that a role with the emphasis of communication and community building is something I'd really enjoy doing. I shouldn’t be miserable just to make a living hehe ~

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alright y'all it's been another hot moment, time for updates:

- good bye comp sci and good bye tech

- I'm back in school for communications!

and it's going to be a LIT semester because this person right here (me) 👈 is taking Intercultural Comm, Gender & Sexual Identity Comm, and Ethnic Studies all together 💃 which in today's political climate is gonna be 🔥

any coding I do from this time on is purely for fun 🕺 and not ❌ for educational purposes 🤚

I understand my username has the "codes" in it but if y'all would like to tag along for Part 2 of my college learning journey holler very loudly outside your window so I can know 📢

I'm excited but also nervous 👍

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You probably already know about this but in case you don’t know (like me)

here is a link to many public APIs that you could use in your projects 👩🏻‍💻✨

https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis

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Hellooo, I hope all has been well with y'all ღ

It's been a while since I last done anything social media related. To be honest, it feels like I haven't had the urge since last October. I think I let despair win.

I want to change that, I need to start pushing myself outside the comfort of the bubble I created for myself.

I was going though my emails and came across a couple very cool daily challenges that I'd like to try :)

If you'd like to follow along and see what they are about, I'll link them here:

30-Day LinkedIn Content Guide to Build Your Personal Brand

Follow this 7 Day Schedule for 3 Weeks to Get Hired!

Today I felt like taking a small step into this process by making myself a cute little page using no code, mmm.page/samkitkat

check out build.mmm.page and build your own!

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heellooooo, smol life updates: - I went to Japan! - Trying to finish my freelance website project - I think I really don't enjoy working freelance - Been finding mentors in the content design space thru ADP - I'm pivoting from comp sci to content design! - I will still be coding in my free time but as a hobby <3 - I don't think I miss making social media content but I miss the community and friends I made from doing it - Having a cat has made my life infinitely better why did I not do this sooner - I'm using bootstrap for the first time and idk how I feel about it

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100 Days of code 💻✨

73 - 80

This was much harder than I thought it would be!

Still fun nevertheless ✨ I love how its make my site prettier and cleaner(?)

You can check my project here, also I tried @kitkatcodes method of highlighting and absolutely love it 🤍

Only 20 days left!! Let’s do it 💪🏻💻✨

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☆ Build a business card CLI tool ☆

I built myself a command line business card by following a tutorial by Whitep4nth3r!

Open up a terminal, and run the following command to see it in action ➥ npx samkitkat

OR ....

Here's a pic of it ♡

This tutorial will teach you how to:

Create a new npm package,

configure a JavaScript file to run via the Node package runner (npx),

publish the code to npm,

and add optional styles to the terminal output.

Happy Coding! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧...

…and share with me yours, I'd love to see them (◕‿-)

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Palestine Masterlist 

Introduction to Palestine: 

Decolonize Palestine:

Palestine 101

Rainbow washing 

Frequently asked questions 

Myths 

IMEU (Institute for Middle East Understanding):

Quick Facts - The Palestinian Nakba 

The Nakba and Palestinian Refugees 

The Gaza Strip

The Palestinian catastrophe (Al-Nakba)

Al-Nakba (documentary)

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 (book)

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (book)

Nakba Day: What happened in Palestine in 1948? (Article)

The Nakba did not start or end in 1948 (Article)

Donations and charities: 

Al-Shabaka

Electronic Intifada 

Adalah Justice Project 

IMEU Fundraiser 

Medical Aid for Palestinians 

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund 

Addameer

Muslim Aid

Palestine Red Crescent

Gaza Mutual Aid Patreon

Books:

A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine

The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge

Hidden Histories: Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean

The Balfour Declaration: Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in Palestine

Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique

From Haven to Conquest: Readings in Zionism and the Palestine Problem until 1948

Captive Revolution - Palestinian Women’s Anti-Colonial Struggle within the Israeli Prison System

Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics

Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of The Palestinians 1876-1948

The Battle for Justice in Palestine Paperback

Uncivil Rites: Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom

Palestine Rising: How I survived the 1948 Deir Yasin Massacre

The Transformation of Palestine: Essays on the Origin and Development of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

A Land Without a People: Israel, Transfer, and the Palestinians 1949-1996

The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples

Where Now for Palestine?: The Demise of the Two-State Solution

Terrorist Assemblages - Homonationalism in Queer Times

Militarization and Violence against Women in Conflict Zones in the Middle East

The one-state solution: A breakthrough for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock

The Persistence of the Palestinian Question: Essays on Zionism and the Palestinians

Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians

The False Prophets of Peace: Liberal Zionism and the Struggle for Palestine

Ten myths about Israel

Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question

Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict, New and Revised Edition

Israel and its Palestinian Citizens - Ethnic Privileges in the Jewish State

Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy

Greater than the Sum of Our Parts: Feminism, Inter/Nationalism, and Palestine

Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

Palestinian Culture:

Mountain against the Sea: Essays on Palestinian Society and Culture

Palestinian Costume

Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolution

Tatreez & Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora

Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing (Oriental Institute Museum Publications)

The Palestinian Table (Authentic Palestinian Recipes)

Falastin: A Cookbook

Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother’s Kitchen

Palestinian Social Customs and Traditions

Palestinian Culture before the Nakba

Tatreez & Tea (Website)

The Traditional Clothing of Palestine

The Palestinian thobe: A creative expression of national identity

Embroidering Identities:A Century of Palestinian Clothing

Palestine Traditional Costumes

Palestine Family 

Palestinian Costume

Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, v5: Volume 5: Central and Southwest Asia

Tent Work in Palestine: A Record of Discovery and Adventure

Documentaries, Films, and Video Essays:

Jenin, Jenin

Born in Gaza

GAZA 

Wedding in Galilee 

Omar

5 Broken Cameras

OBAIDA

Indigeneity, Indigenous Liberation, and Settler Colonialism (not entirely about Palestine, but an important watch for indigenous struggles worldwide - including Palestine)

Edward Said - Reflections on Exile and Other Essays

Palestine Remix: 

AL NAKBA

Gaza Lives On

Gaza we are coming

Lost cities of Palestine 

Stories from the Intifada 

Last Shepherds of the Valley

Voices from Gaza

Muhammad Smiry

Najla Shawa

Nour Naim

Wael Al dahdouh

Motaz Azaiza

Ghassan Abu Sitta

Refaat Alareer

Plestia Alaqad

Bisan Owda

Ebrahem Ateef

Mohammed Zaanoun

Doaa Mohammad

Hind Khoudary

Palestinian Voices, Organizations, and News 

Boycott Divest and Sanction (BDS)

Defense for Children in Palestine

Palestine Legal 

Palestine Action

Palestine Action US

United Nations relief and works for Palestinian refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA)

National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)

Times of Gaza

Middle East Eye

Middle East Monitor

Mohammed El-Kurd

Muna El-Kurd 

Electronic Intifada 

Dr. Yara Hawari (suspended on X 10/25/2023)

Mariam Barghouti

Omar Ghraieb

Steven Salaita

Noura Erakat

The Palestinian Museum N.G.

Palestine Museum US

Artists for Palestine UK 

Eye on Palestine (suspended on Instagram 10/25/2023)

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I haven't coded in probably over a month

I was thinking I should do some small updates to my portfolio.

Guess who just spent 5 hours straight coding?

It's now 3am 😭

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I think I just learned in the hardest way that you cannot post anything from mobile if it contains photos.

I just put together some stuff with a bunch of text and hit post and bam nothing. all gone. no error message or anything.

why is this a thing. who knows?

why allow users to upload photos on mobile if its not gonna post? like honestly why?

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Massive List of Thousands of Free Certificates and Badges | Resources ✨

Did I share this already? Doesn't hurt to share this again hehe but oh my goodness me! 😖💗 Huge huge list of free certificates you can look at and see ones you want to do!

Certificates from Google, LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft, Harvard, Standford, Open University, FreeCodeCamp, Digital Marketing and FutureLearn and more! [LINK]

Link to the full list: LINK

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y'all I'm about to adopt a tiny little kitty who is the most adorable and precious thing I've ever seen in my entire life and have spent about 5 hours today watching tiktoks about the best litter boxes, litter, toys, food, & everything imma need.

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☆彡(ノ^ ^)ノ OMG CONGRATS!!! 🎉 I absolutely love each and every one of your posts 💕 Ty for being such an inspiration and for sharing so many helpful resources 💖 Keep being awesome!!!

10k Followers!!

I am over the moon to share some incredible news - this blog hit the big 10k followers milestone! 🎉🎉

I am beyond grateful and humbled by the love and support you've shown me throughout this journey. Each one of you has been a source of inspiration and motivation, pushing me to create content that resonates with you and brings joy to your day. 🙌🏾💕

To celebrate this occasion, I've created a special appreciation page where I want to share some of the heartfelt messages I've received from all of you in the past. You might even see your message hehe. But over the past months, I've been screenshotting messages that meant a lot to me!

Link to the page: LINK 💗✨

Once again, THANK YOU for being a part of this incredible adventure. Your presence means everything to me.

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Custom Codeblr Badges 🌸

So, after work I got bored so I made these Tumblr badges that aren't real badges that you can add to your account but I wanted to make them but for Codeblr version!

Like those milestones you get when you make like 1k posts from Tumblr? Yeah that but just... Codeblr~! I was also basically trying to see if I could replicate the badges and change the design a bit and I like it in the end!

Anyhoo, here there are:

Now you'll be wondering "Oh that's cool, what will you do with them though?" Well, I didn't really think about that but for now, I just added it to my pinned post on my blog, like at the bottom!

(Tell me it looks real...) Anyhoo, that's all! Wanted to share it because why not! 🤗✨🌸

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Uhh how do I learn coding as someone with 0 experience or knowledge? I wanna go into like software dev so based on my basic research I have to know JavaScript, html and css.

I don’t understand anything 😭 and I’m 19 with like no uni prospect cuz I’ve always been a stem girl and now I wanna switch to tech which is kinda difficult here in the UK

Hiiii!!!! and so sorry for such a late response (ಥ﹏ಥ)

First of all. You're doing amazing!!! And lucky enough you can get pretty far into a tech career without formal uni training ♡

Second of all. There are so many different routes you can go through. Frontend, backend, fullstack, data engineering, devops, cybersecurity, ect ect... Each of these will require you to know different languages and frameworks.

So I highly recommend checking them all out and seeing what you find yourself most interested in and then finding someone who works in that career and having a coffee chat with them to see how it is from their perspective.

Once you find your match, the fun begins! ( ๑>ᴗ<๑ ) Start learning from tutorials and by making your own projects. Find people in the community to collab with.

And ofc if you ever decide to change your mind midway learning, don't feel bad about it. It's so rare to just pick something and stick to it for the rest of your life.

It's not gonna be easy and it's gonna take a lot of work but its not impossible!!!! We're all gonna be rooting for you!!

(*^∇^)ヾ(￣▽￣*)

and ofc you're always welcome to reach out to me if you have anymore questions or inquiries ♡

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STRESSED but in a good way? IM STRESSED but in a very excited way?????? I've got 3 trips planned, a very important task from a close friend that will require a lot more planning, and a job interview!!!!!!!!!!

very overwhelmed but its all things I very much signed up for very excitedly and now I need to follow thru OR ELSE???? ₍₍ (ง Ŏ౪Ŏ)ว ⁾⁾