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Author Archives: vaurora
I am disabled
Most of my friends know this already, but it’s time I made a public statement. I am partially disabled, permanently. I will become more disabled as time goes by. The most visible effect is that I have cut way back … Continue reading
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Politicians should ban Super PACs in self-defense
If this season’s Republican primary battle seems even more wacko, out of touch with reality, and farcical than usual, you’re not alone. There’s a simple explanation: Super PACs allow a select few individual people or organizations who are notably out … Continue reading
Snowed under in Australia
Currently, I’m sitting in a coffee shop in a suburb of Sydney, scandalizing the owners by pouring my green tea into a cup of ice. They even came out and asked me questions about my iced tea, whereupon I listed … Continue reading
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A personal appeal to donate to the Ada Initiative
Cross-posted from Geek Feminism I’m writing to ask you to donate to the Ada Initiative. A year ago, a friend of mine was groped at an open source conference. Again. I’ve personally been groped twice at conferences myself. But what … Continue reading
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Three shocking reasons to donate to the Ada Initiative
I was at a Girl Geek Dinner last week, talking to a recruiter about the Ada Initiative and our new fundraising drive: “So the thing that made me quit my job and start the Ada Initiative was when a friend … Continue reading
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Ada Lovelace Day: Sandra K. Johnson
There are two ways to answer the question, “Why are there so few famous women scientists and technologists?” One is to point out the obstacles women faced (and still face). For example, Lise Meitner, co-discoverer of nuclear fission, wasn’t allowed … Continue reading
Sady Doyle on the connection between mansplaining and street harassment
So Sady Doyle writes for the choir – people who are already fairly self-aware and well-educated feminists – and I don’t generally recommend reading her writing unless you’re well beyond Feminism 101. But her last post included a great explanation … Continue reading
“Snowed in” in Tucson
It’s been over a week of 105+ Fahrenheit temperatures here in Tucson, which is hot enough that I can’t ride my bicycle or do anything outside really between 10am and 9pm (my limit turns out to be about 101F). I … Continue reading
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Help improve open source, make the world a better place, AND travel to Australia
The LCA 2012 Call for Papers (speakers and tutorials, really) is still open. The Linux Conference Australia audience is bright, curious, and eager to learn more. In particular, LCA attendees seem to love talks about file systems and storage, and … Continue reading
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Ada Initiative seed funding round successful
The Ada Initiative’s seed funding round closed successfully – a week early! Thank you to all of our donors. I won’t go into detail here, except to say that it was utterly exhausting (especially with attending two conferences during the … Continue reading
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