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2013-05-27 18:09:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Switched to hangouts version of chat and instantly went into paranoid mode about photos shared. Seems to be limited to those in the hangout though. Neat. So far, liking hangouts instead of old chat way a bit better -- including the phone app.

Seems a good way to get people to use G+ more, in a way ;)

2012-07-14 23:17:07 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-05-31 03:19:34 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-02-06 05:21:09 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

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2012-01-30 21:17:20 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

One of the things I learned this weekend at She's Geeky is that my HCI class (the free one offered by Stanford online) is postponed. I hoped it wasn't true but just checked the website.

It is not starting today but now starting sometime in February.

Nooooooooooo!

2012-01-30 00:23:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-01-29 05:35:34 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Had a great day at She's Geeky. It was my first time at an unconference and, of course, my first time at She's Geeky. Easy access to stuff like this is definitely one of the reasons why I decided to finally move to this side of the US :)

The group was very diverse. I saw young children, and more seasoned women. There were women that just graduated or still in school, some thinking about returning or switching to a tech career, some that have evolved with tech for quite a while, and more.

A few takeaways from the day: 1) Being a geek is frakkin' awesome (srsly -- all sorts of geeks are groovy) 2) Try something new (new language, lead a session for the first time, solder circuit boards, etc) 3) We all have something to offer (can teach others to solder, can inspire others to make a shark with frikkin' lasers, can mentor with a word, can support/encourage, etc)
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2012-01-28 04:10:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-01-27 18:44:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Tomorrow begins my first time at an "unconference." She's Geeky was so nice to even send out what one of these things is. Plus, they have a list of what folks are interested in discussing. I recognize a couple of my desires.

Also, I hear tell that EA has sponsored something that's going on today. Awesome :)

2012-01-27 18:18:18 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Whew. That was a close one. Thanks for saving me, Callin' Oates.

2012-01-26 22:13:56 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

This morning , around 9:00 a.m. I was subjected to a rather massive cyber-bullying attack that has yet to calm down. Being someone who firmly believes in the free flow of information and opinion on the Internet, my beliefs have become rather strained.
To recap what happened:

• There is a comedian, Tom Green, who every now and then muses about the fact I have the Twitter handle @TomGreen while his is @tomgreenlive and he "wonders" why I won't give it to him.

• This morning, on the Opie and Anthony show, he raised it again and sort of told people to ask me for it because I would get mad.

• At about 10:00 am, noticing a ton of mentions on Twitter, I was aghast to discover that I was being bullied by people demanding I give up my Twitter handle.

• A couple of minutes later someone posted my phone number and extension at the Collegewhere I... more »

2012-01-23 02:10:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

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2012-01-22 13:15:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-01-20 16:17:33 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

My cat fractured two metacarpals last Thursday and his leg is in a splint. I let him out of his room (devoid of anything he can jump on) in the morning before I leave for work and when I get home.

When he's let free, he goes for anything he can jump on. And, considering that he's walking much like a peg-legged pirate, he's frakking fast. Yes, usually faster than the human not in a pirate costume.

Go figure.

Arrrrr.

2012-01-19 17:09:33 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Last night's CodeChix meetup was so informative! It was nice to meet some great geeky folks and get my learnin' on :)

Tonight is even more geekery (though being a geek is not required to attend, I promise!) at http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-california/1499/detail/

If anyone's in the Bay Area and into Linux (or curious or even just want great company for an hour), come on out. We're usually on the second floor. I'll be wearing my Ubuntu polo and have a stickered up Mac (I'll be running Ubuntu in a vm).

2012-01-19 05:39:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-01-18 23:45:01 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

This is awesome

2012-01-18 17:48:14 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Looking forward to getting my geek on tonight with some CodeChix :) And in a couple weeks is She's Geeky!

Yes. Definitely digging living in such a geeky environment.

2012-01-18 17:43:40 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 4 +1s)

I made an animated GIF about SOPA.

http://theoatmeal.com/sopa

2012-01-12 19:04:26 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Wow, this is the most amazing lunch lineup I've seen at any conference I've EVER attended.

http://clswest.wikia.com/wiki/CLS_West_2012_Lunch_Menu

Kudos CLS West lunch organizers. Kuuuuudos.

2012-01-11 22:21:37 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

After unpacking a bunch of doodles, I got the art bug again. I love coding, but there's something about creating with my hands and not a keyboard that is so nice.

Now certified to use TechShop's laser cutter. Getting certified to use their sewing and screen printing machines.

Project spam incoming -- apologies (not really) in advance ;)

2012-01-07 16:32:08 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I don't repair my armor often on Star Wars. I usually upgrade so quickly that I don't need to.

Last night, I died so much that all my gear was 0% durability which meant I got as much protection from my armor as not wearing any armor. And that's what I did -- stopped wearing it.

I've played quite a few female characters on games over the years and this was no g-string on a size 0 Barbie.

<3

2012-01-01 08:04:59 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Happy New Year!

2011-12-25 00:23:21 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Had a break so... DING level 9 ;) I really dig companions. I keep flip flopping on dark or light side responses though -- such a carebear sometimes.

(re: SWTOR)

2011-12-21 17:29:51 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Got off my train and Santa, a reindeer, and an elf got on. Haha. The deer had some issues with door clearance and the antlers.

2011-12-21 03:04:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2011-12-20 18:18:52 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Anyone doing some of the free courses at Stanford? I signed up last month for the HCI one. It starts in a few weeks! Wow!

I haven't taken an HCI class before though have toyed with getting a Master's or PhD in it.

2011-12-19 23:19:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I think I found my new favorite website.

2011-12-14 19:18:59 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Just signed up for this. Like I said.... I definitely made the right choice in coming to this area :)

Anyone else going?

2011-12-14 18:45:45 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 1 +1s)

Finally, we are ready for public registration to begin for the third annual West Coast Community Leadership Summit (AKA CLS West). We will be at the eBay Town Hall Conference Center in San Jose this time, but, the format remains the same. A one day unconference followed by an evening social event made great by all the attendees from here in the bay area that do community work. Please join us on Saturday, January 14th, in San Jose!

http://clswest2012.eventbrite.com

2011-12-14 18:35:02 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Almost every day is a new discovery about what a great choice I made taking a position at this company and in this area. For example, today I learned that my local library has Safari Tech Books access and OverDrive (Kindle book lending). Booyeah!

Pondering using the money I was going to spend on Safari to join ACM or IEEE again.

2011-12-11 06:31:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2011-12-03 08:36:12 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2011-12-03 05:45:14 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Amen to the post linked below. Breaking shit is how I...

a) Learned how not to break shit in the future; and
b) Learned how shit worked; and
c) Learned how to fix my broken shit; and
d) Learned how to make my own shit in the future.

Don't be afraid to break shit. This, also, is something I love about Charles Platt's book, Make: Electronics. Basically the first thing he makes you do upon encountering a new electronic component is fry it, blow it up, and release the magic smoke. Then, you don't do that again, and you learn how it works.

2011-12-03 03:27:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2011-11-29 04:40:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2011-11-28 16:20:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2011-11-15 15:16:25 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Gooooood morning! Email follow up time.... I just love modernity ;)

Have a good one guys!

2011-11-15 03:12:12 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

How to Get More Women in Tech in Under a Minute, Caroline Drucker - How to Get More Women in Tech in Under a Minute, Caroline Drucker

2011-11-07 03:08:58 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Taking out the HDDs of a bunch of old computers so I can e-recycle before the move.

Going down memory lane here. * sniff * My first computer I built and my favorite case.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/digifoo/6320482181/

2011-11-06 16:34:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Packing is both a good and bad thing.

Good because going through the stuff usually reduces the amount I have to pack by half since half goes to Goodwill or the library. Bad because going through the stuff usually reduces the amount I have to pack by half since half goes to Goodwill or the library.

2011-11-05 16:31:18 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Java Developers

I need your help, G+ folks. I was looking through my language-specific circles and noticed that I have only 3 people in my Java circle.

Python has oodles.

Let's oodle up my Java circle.

Who do you follow that develops in Java?

2011-10-23 23:21:15 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Oh. My. Gosh. Django, I just fell in love with you all over again.

{{ rubrics|join:", " }}

Takes my list of things and puts a comma in the right spot. I remember doing some wild stuff to get that comma in the right spot in a few other web apps.

2011-10-23 16:45:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

All this talk about ice cream sandwiches reminds me of this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/balsamia/2620294301/

It's The Scream painted in ice cream. :D I just love visual puns.

2011-10-21 18:23:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

After some late nights of coding to meet some deadlines, I've been unwinding with a game. The latest is Cause of Death. I dig it. It's like a Choose Your Own Adventure story meets CSI (or any other figure out whodunnit show).

It's free and I'd totally pay to get rid of the ad between scenes but they got rid of the paid version. (I play it zoomed up 2X on my iPad.)

I'm always on the lookout for neat games, if you know of any :) I prefer puzzle, mystery, horror, and mmorpg.

2011-10-18 22:59:33 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

I just had an amazing idea for an app: it's to help procrastinators stop procrastinating. Going to get started on it tomorrow.

2011-10-18 04:00:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The Ubuntu Women Month of Making has come to an end with a total of 6 amazing submissions! Vote on your favorite now.

http://blog.ubuntu-women.org/2011/10/ubuntu-women-month-of-making-vote-now/

2011-10-18 01:54:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Ok. Enough adding some shared programming circles. Back to coding I go ;)