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Madison Kanna
@Madisonkanna
engineer learning about AI. inference @baseten
San Francisco, CA
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    Madison Kanna
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    May 28
    Come hang out! Very excited for this
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    Cursor
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    May 27
    We're hosting an event on June 16th in San Francisco. Compile is a one-day event that brings together engineers, researchers, designers, and builders of all kinds to discuss the future of software. cursor.com/compile
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    Madison Kanna
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    Jul 24, 2019
    Articles on remote work say you save 10 years over time by not commuting 
As a woman working remote I just think about all the time I save by not doing my hair, not doing makeup & not deciding on a cute-but-work-appropriate outfit By my calculations I've saved 210 years so far
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    Madison Kanna
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    May 8, 2025
    A guy on my engineering team gave his standup update by just saying “it’s looking good over here” and then muted. I'm saying that forever now
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    Madison Kanna
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    Sep 6, 2023
    Programmers on dating apps be like:
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    Madison Kanna
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    Jan 18, 2025
    I was the only girl at a hackathon and someone gave me this note ☠️
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    Madison Kanna
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    Jun 25, 2021
    me: i love computers! i love coding! this is my greatest passion me after 5 hours of coding:
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    Madison Kanna
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    Jul 14, 2019
    Me: Wow I work remote now. I’m going to travel the whole world. Me six months later: Hi I’d like to cancel my co-working membership I’m finding it difficult to leave my house and drive the ten minutes it takes to get here. Also putting on shoes seems like a lot of effort.
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    Madison Kanna
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    Aug 21, 2023
    software engineering is easy just delete the ticket
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    Aug 12, 2024
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    Madison Kanna
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    Jul 26, 2024
    we all already knew this
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    Madison Kanna
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    Dec 12, 2024
    Men do not understand the quiet terror of being a woman alone in a city. We often feel scared just to walk down the street or ride a train.
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    Feb 6, 2023
    It’s true that you don’t need a CS degree to become a developer But I’m starting to think we’ve undersold the importance of having a solid understanding of computer science if you want to be a great developer
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    Madison Kanna
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    Jan 22, 2025
    one of the hottest things a man can do is go to sleep every night at 9pm
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    Madison Kanna
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    Jun 20, 2020
    If you're learning JavaScript, you've likely heard people tell you how important it is to learn the fundamentals. But what are they? And where do you learn them? Here's a list of JavaScript fundamentals and my favorite free resources for learning them. 👇