Upgrading the Ruby Community

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Claims that Ruby's warmth should translate into public action leading to concrete steps: choose data centers powered by renewables, donate regularly (recommended pay the rent and one percent of salary), support strike funds for platform worker actions, join Professionals Australia union, compare salaries openly (example rate given: $1,300/day excluding GST), keep conference codes of conduct and railsbridge/rails girls models, and retire passivity with the slogan no more heroes to shift power and accountability.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 3:59Climate Change
3. 4:56Upgrading the Ruby Community
4. 26:30Walking the talk...
5. 29:16reasonable retirement ages and pensions
6. 29:32minimum wages and pay increases
7. 31:58Investigate Co-operatives

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