Video and slides synchronized, mp3 and slide download available at URL https://bit.ly/2HkGm0b. Tim Kadlec draws the attention that we need to focus on what matters. Our limited perspective of what it means to use technology influences the way we build, the tools we use, and the tasks we prioritize. It's critically important that we broaden our perspective and not lose sight of the fundamentals that make or break the web for people around the globe. Filmed at qconlondon.com. Tim Kadlec is Head of Developer Relations at snyksec.

1. FOCUSING ON
WHAT MATTERS
Tim Kadlec | @tkadlec
QCon London, March 7, 2018

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4. BRISHA BORDEN
PRIOR OFFENSES:
4 Juvenile Misdemeanors

5. VERNON PRATER
PRIOR OFFENSES:
2 Armed Robberies,
1 Attempted Armed Robbery

7. HIGH RISK, 8 LOW RISK, 3

8. HIGH RISK
DIDN’T RE-OFFEND
LOW RISK
DID RE-OFFEND
28 %
44,9 %
47,7 %
23,5 %

9. HIGH RISK
DIDN’T RE-OFFEND
LOW RISK
DID RE-OFFEND
28 %
44,9 %
47,7 %
23,5 %

10. HIGH RISK
DIDN’T RE-OFFEND
LOW RISK
DID RE-OFFEND
28 %
44,9 %
47,7 %
23,5 %

11. “To be partisan is to
advocate for the beliefs or
propaganda of a specific
party affiliation.”
http://bit.ly/2I7wTGh

12. “To be political is to
acknowledge the lived
experiences of people
outside of yourself.”
http://bit.ly/2I7wTGh

13. http://bit.ly/2DRFElW

14. TECHNOLOGY
isn’t neutral

15. AUTOMATION BIAS

17. “Luddites”

19. CONSEQUENCES
of technology

22. http://bit.ly/2FWHm6H

23. http://bit.ly/2D7W3ku

24. 99% ACCURACY
(if you’re white & male)

25. 65% ACCURACY
(if you’re black & female)

26. SKEPTICISM
is healthy

27. http://bit.ly/2I7s4N2

28. “I’m just an engineer.”

31. 3,500,000,000

33. CONSUMER READINESS

34. 114 million more men than
women have cellphones
http://bit.ly/1pKV0gH

35. “Mobile phones are really
dangerous for women…”
http://bit.ly/1pKV0gH

36. CONTENT

37. 700 MILLION

39. “…the data and content limitations
built into Free Basics are largely
artificial and primarily aimed at
collecting profitable data from users.”

40. AFFORDABILITY

45. INFRASTRUCTURE

47. 15%
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY

48. 89kWh
ANNUALLY

49. 89kWh
ANNUALLY
107kWh
3 DAYS

51. AUSTRALIA 87.3
NORWAY 85.5
SWEDEN 83.2
(14) UNITED KINGDOM 82.1
(17) UNITED STATES 80.6
BURKINO FASO 28.6
AFGHANISTAN 23.1
CHAD 20.2
NIGER 17.2

52. BROADEN OUR
PERSPECTIVE

53. BROADEN OUR
PERSPECTIVE

55. #THROTTLEDTHURSDAYS

59. LESS-THAN-IDEAL
is inherent in the web

60. TOMORROW
at the expense
OF TODAY

63. SECURITY1
ACCESSIBILITY2
PERFORMANCE3

65. There’s no sugar coating: the website
has been too slow.
President Barack Obama“

67. $6,000,000

68. NO ALT TEXT
REQUIRED MOUSE
IMAGE MAPS
MISSING HEADERS

70. If you connect it to the Internet,
someone will try to hack it.
Brian Krebs

71. https://bit.ly/cloudpets

72. bind_ip = 127.0.0.1

73. Source: May 1st run of http://httparchive.org

74. IOT

75. BAD PEOPLE

76. the context of
TECHNOLOGY

77. JS fatigue

78. JS fatigue

79. JS fatigue

84. Tim Kadlec | @tkadlec
THANK YOU

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