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2012-11-15 22:51:58 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Just signed my Google offer letter. Fulltime in Mountain View starting this summer!!

2012-08-24 16:02:50 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Can't believe it's my last day at Google already, the summer went by so fast! MIT next week!

2012-07-03 00:38:56 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

+Diyang Tang +Leah Alpert and I made an awesome Google+ hangouts extension for the Linkedin hackathon this weekend. Just look at the images to play music!! (or, in our case, just to make a lot of noise). Check out the demo :)

2012-05-30 03:03:49 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Back at Google for another summer... I missed this place!

2012-05-19 23:56:39 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Finished MIT undergrad!! Too tired for it to have really sunk in yet...

2012-05-17 10:01:17 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I actually think CSS is kinda fun. This realization scares me.

/cc +Chris Messina

2012-05-15 18:09:47 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Should everyone be able to code? Jeff Atwood doesn't think so -- http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/05/please-dont-learn-to-code.html -- and makes some good points, saying "before you go rushing out to learn to code, figure out what your problem actually is. Do you even have a problem? Can you explain it to others in a way they can understand? Have you researched the problem, and its possible solutions, deeply?"

But at the same time, "I think everybody should learn to code, for one simple reason: knowing how to code is hugely empowering. I can’t think of many other skills that enable you to create something from scratch and reach as many people as knowing how to set up a simple website."

2012-05-10 16:46:45 (2 comments, 12 reshares, 8 +1s)

Makes me proud to be Canadian.

2012-05-01 01:27:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/04/easier-design-apps-ios/

2012-04-30 05:38:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Lots of great tips here.
http://www.visualmess.com/

2012-04-19 21:37:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This is really really really good!
http://startupsthisishowdesignworks.com/

2012-04-12 06:12:11 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Coders should definitely learn how to design!!

2012-04-12 05:17:26 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

I want this!!

2012-03-31 06:03:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

This is a great reminder of how we all start out as beginners, but with persistence and hard work, we can do anything.

2012-03-11 23:54:07 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I just used Sikuli to write a script to surf reddit for me!! +Adam Leonard is awesome!

2012-02-10 08:56:03 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

2012-01-26 10:40:21 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

Apparently "engineers don’t need to drink unicorn blood just to be good at visual design". This article gives some simple tips to get engineers started thinking about good design, it's worth a read.

2012-01-23 12:48:13 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Officially going back to Google next summer... although I guess that's not much of a surprise. Looking forward to working with +Anthony La Forge.

2011-12-14 21:26:46 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

I went to a holiday party last Saturday where a chef was using one of these "Anti-Griddles" to make frozen yogurt. This thing gets to -30F in about 5-10 minutes! The Chef would pour some on the griddle, add some fruit, and a few moments later it was both frozen solid and scrumptious.

There are some neat suggestions on the website such as Frozen S'Mores and Vanilla-orange swirl with strawberry wings. However, they have some that sound awful like Frozen salmon mousse.

What would you make on an anti-griddle?

2011-12-06 20:24:40 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

It's hard to make a website look good! I miss the mockups +Chris Messina used to give me :)

2011-10-30 21:35:17 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Late-night reading on typography, courtesy of +Cameron Chapman on Noupe.

1) A Crash Course in Typography: The Basics of Type
http://www.noupe.com/design/a-crash-course-in-typography-the-basics-of-type.html

2) A Crash Course in Typography: Paragraphs and Special Characters
http://www.noupe.com/design/a-crash-course-in-typography-paragraphs-and-special-characters.html

3) A Crash Course in Typography: Principles for Combining Typefaces
http://www.noupe.com/design/a-crash-course-in-typography-principles-for-combining-typefaces.html

4) A Crash Course in Typography: Pulling It All Together
http://www.noupe.com/design/a-crash-course-in-typography-pulling-it-all-together.html

All are highly informative and meticulously well put together. ⌘D for later.

2011-10-29 05:47:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Interesting site to check out... lots of sales on some cool stuff. Its invite only right now, but this link will let you register if you're interested. Feel free to re-share this post.

2011-10-27 10:31:26 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

As if the kerning game wasn't enough... +Noel Morales, its not like you have any work to do this week, right?

2011-10-27 06:53:14 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

The future of payments looks awesome. I'm going to go ahead and say that Square seems cooler / easier than Google wallet.

2011-10-26 10:18:58 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I can no longer read anything without first thinking about the font (I blame +Noel Morales). Hopefully this extension will help...

2011-10-26 09:07:55 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

I love science + tech mashups like this Periodic Table of HTML5 Elements by Josh Duck.

2011-10-12 15:42:52 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 1 +1s)

Who else is excited for these awesome new iOS 5 features? :)

2011-10-06 00:19:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2011-09-26 23:49:08 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Do you think Facebook's new open graph is creepy or really cool?

2011-09-26 21:26:26 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

An interesting look at the earlier versions of some of today's famous tech logos.

2011-09-26 18:48:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Today we'll be having our first informal hangout for developers.google.com at 2:30pm PDT.

We figure it's been a couple weeks since we launched the +Platform on the new site, and wanted to take some time to talk about some of our ideas and plans — but more important to get some of your feedback during the very early stages of this project!

I'll be joined by our tech lead +Steven Hines, our content publishing system architect +Dan Sanderson, and the very capable +Jerjou Cheng and +Ashleigh Rentz. I've also asked +Will Norris and +Amy Walgenbach to stop by (but no guarantees!).

Stop by my profile stream at 2:30PDT this afternoon to join our hangout (and RSVP to the event using the attached link)!

2011-09-16 04:23:11 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 7 +1s)

The awesome site I was working on this summer! :)

2011-08-26 05:40:32 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 2 +1s)

Who's on first?

2011-10-07 02:20:08 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

I miss the most comfortable desk ever! Coding outside of Google just isn't the same :(

2011-08-25 03:19:55 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

“I’ll always stay connected with Apple. I hope that throughout my life I’ll sort of have the thread of my life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. There may be a few years when I’m not there, but I’ll always come back."
- Steve Jobs, 1985

2011-08-17 18:43:01 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

"I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this theorem, which this doodle is too small to contain."

2011-08-03 14:37:00 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 3 +1s)

Columns, grids, and CSS made easy... or at least easier.

/cc +Chris Messina +Will Norris

2011-07-22 04:45:42 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 0 +1s)

The future is a really weird place...

2011-07-21 16:56:31 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I think I could get used to this reverse-scrolling thing.... except I'll never be able to use anyone else's computer ever again.

2011-07-14 22:58:51 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Here's an interesting video of Marissa Mayer giving a talk at Stanford back in 2006, where she highlights the 9 most important things she's learnt about innovation

Or you can skip to 36:25 to hear her answer the question "What will Google look like in 5 years?". She mentions interactive result pages (mixing videos and pictures into the results), voice technology (speak your query), and having computers in your car ("where's the nearest fast-food restaurant?"). She also talks about social networking (she calls myspace 'user crack'), and says it will expand to include messaging and photo-sharing. Seems like she was pretty spot-on :)

2011-07-12 15:47:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2011-07-19 18:44:40 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 0 +1s)

Funny MIT admissions video.

2011-07-09 07:47:55 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

The [top comment on reddit from verdammt really nailed it](http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/iiqo8/i_lost_my_leg_to_cancer_but_i_can_still_do/c2439xi):

Cancer: "Hey! I'm taking your leg...even though I know you're a gymnast. Problem?"

You (redditor): "You can fuck right off."

Bravo, sir, bravo.

2011-07-08 15:22:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

EXCITEMENT LEVELS GOING WAY UP AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

The Shuttle crew is alone in Atlantis. We are in the final hour. So far it's go go go. It all hinges on the weather, which is looking pretty good right now.

Watch live NOW at:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
or
http://spaceflightnow.com/
or
http://www.spacevidcast.com/

2011-07-08 06:48:56 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Awesome Chrome extension for Google+ integration.

2011-07-08 02:53:43 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Quick Community Poll:

In your comment tell us: 1 thing you'd like to see improved (something that is confusing for you) and 1 thing you LOVE!

(from left to right: +Jonathan McPhie on the Google+ Privacy Team, yours truly - CM for Google+, +Brian Rose CM for Google+ Photos, and +Toby Stein new CM for Google+!)

+1 signs all around! Show us yours!

2011-07-08 02:37:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Interesting article about a man's first experience using a computer.

2011-07-08 01:50:48 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Do you know why mothers kiss their babies?

Babies crawl around in filthy environments, yet their immune systems aren't fully developed. When a mother kisses her baby, she gets a sample of whatever dirt is on the baby's skin. Her immune system analyzes it for pathogens, and the next day she produces breast milk specially tailored to kill whatever the baby was crawling around in the day before.

Edit: Citaitons:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1442-200X.1994.tb03246.x/abstract
http://www.cliffbelleau.com/ap/pdf_articles/How%20Breast%20Milk%20Protects%20Newborns.pdf
http://tinyurl.com/6y7xmzr

2011-07-07 18:01:20 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 2 +1s)

Circles are useful for more than just sharing with others

I have a "Read later" circle and a "Drafts" circle, both of which include only myself.

When I see a post I want to read later, I share it only with my "Read later" circle. Then when I have some time, I open that circle and read through (and delete) the saved posts.

When I have an idea for a post, but no time to write it, I draft a rough version and share it with my "Drafts" circle. I can edit the draft by using "Edit this post" from the dropdown menu. When the post is complete, I just copy it to a new post that I can then share to my circles, after which I delete the draft post.

You can easily extend these ideas to collaborative sharing and editing.

Have fun!

#protips

2011-07-07 16:16:36 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 1 +1s)

Proud to be part of Huffington Post's new Women in Tech series. Thanks to Bianca Bosker for the interview and nice article! goo.gl/cxKxA