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Jeff Blankenburg
@jeffblankenburg
Husband, father, programmer, speaker, writer, blogger, podcaster, collector, traveler, golfer. #ai, #developer
Columbus, OH
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Aug 17, 2018
    My daughter started 9th grade yesterday. Her first class of the day was Computer Science. A class of 19 boys and her. The teacher thought she was lost, and asked which room she was looking for. And we wonder why this industry has a diversity problem.
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Aug 17, 2018
    Replying to @jeffblankenburg
    This class is an elective that SHE picked. It is mostly upperclassmen. (Literally.) It is all male students, and a male teacher. How can we change diversity when parents aren’t encouraging their daughters to try it? When my daughter realizes she has 0 female peers, then what?
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Aug 17, 2018
    Replying to @jeffblankenburg
    I am a strong believer that every job in the future will require the ability to write some code. It might be to create reports, or interact with a robot, but knowing how to write some simple code will be a big career differentiator.
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Aug 17, 2018
    Replying to @jeffblankenburg
    Talking to students and teachers isn’t enough. We need to find a way to get in front of parents. Elementary school parents. We need to show them the opportunity, and show them that their involvement is the answer. I think I need to write a new talk. Have an awesome day.
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Aug 17, 2018
    Replying to @jeffblankenburg
    Why aren’t parents encouraging their children (especially daughters) to embrace technology? I think I’m too blinded by this wonderland of opportunity to really see or understand the stigma. My college degree is in Psychology. It’s never too late for anyone.
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Aug 17, 2018
    Replying to @jeffblankenburg
    The teacher introduced the class to Scratch, something she has used at home since 3rd grade. (They’ll be learning Python in 2nd quarter.)
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Feb 24, 2025
    When I was a kid, there were 792 unique cards in a set of baseball cards. That number is burned into my brain. Today, I just (finally) put together the complete list of every card that was in the 2024 Topps Baseball set, and it blew my mind. 43,568 unique cards. Mindblowing.
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Aug 18, 2018
    Replying to @PlusTouCEO
    She does. And she’s ready to take the problem on at her school. Here’s a text she just sent me:
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Dec 3, 2022
    Ripping some 2022 @Topps Stadium Club tonight. Best rip ever, or greatest rip ever? @CardPurchaser @LilDingers
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Oct 9, 2017
    Replying to @hankgreen
    Also, let’s talk about the last time anyone used a hotel bathtub. Give me a real shower, please!
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Feb 7, 2018
    I’ll just leave this here...
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Aug 28, 2011
    Ordered pizza from @pizzahut. They followed my instructions perfectly. Awesome. twitpic.com/6cu8fu
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Feb 24, 2025
    Replying to @jeffblankenburg
    Some other interesting 2024 Topps statistics to consider: Elly de la Cruz has 264 different rookie cards. Aaron Judge has 44 cards stamped 1/1. Shohei Ohtani has 52 cards stamped 1/1. ...in just this one set.
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    Jeff Blankenburg
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    Aug 18, 2018
    Replying to @oliravi @charlottecodes and @kentcdodds
    Agreed. I don’t think the teacher was being malicious. It was a mistake. But those kinds of mistakes make underrepresented groups feel unwelcome. The rest of my thread was about how we shift this mindset in parents and students.