Are you reading the fantasy or science fiction of Ruthanna Emrys? I recommend it. I found out via Ada Palmer's glowing review about "The Litany of Earth". This is your way into Emrys's work if …
Last week I saw a video about short online videos that critique film, or, as the narrator calls them, "video essays". (Content warning: includes Isla Vista killings video.) I was annoyed that the narrator said …
I delved into the Festivids small fandom vid exchange archives (yay tags) and found some cool stuff to share. Funny: a vid about The Thick of It emphasizing physical comedy and incompetence. New perspective: "The …
Someone at Hacker School asked people to list programming/technical talks they'd liked, and to include links, context, description, and what makes it great. I said: A Dozen Databases in 45 Minutes -- audio (click "Download …
I spent the summer of 2001 in Russia, where I saw this movie theater advertising Pearl Harbor with Ben Affleck (the banner, transliterated) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (the marquee, translated). If you don't yet …
I am starting to hack on Mailman, per my plan for early 2015 -- and along the way, I'm also learning how to use Launchpad and Bazaar. Mailman To quote maintainer Barry Warsaw's architectural overview, …
A small gallery of photos from yesterday. And once I knew that Dreamwidth was about to donate $7,000 to complete my $15,000 matching challenge: And then I called Christie and Kirsten and Reid, with hope …
Feminist joke This morning, Leonard worked on making some cinnamon rolls. "It's really hard to find yeast," he said after venturing to our neighborhood shops. My instant reply: "Maybe you could use early money instead." …
We extended the deadline. You have one more day to make me write a $15,000 check for inclusive tech instead of $6K. The new deadline is December 31, 4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT, so I have time …
Enjoy! Donors so far have only matched a quarter of my USD$15,000 donation to Stumptown Syndicate, and the deadline's tomorrow. Past Open Source Bridge talks on getting better at fundraising or finding investors: "How to …
