I arrived in San Francisco yesterday in just enough time to speed to Wikimedia Foundation headquarters and present: Watch, live, via screensharing as a developer fixes a bug, including investigation, git commit, getting it reviewed …

Wow, All About Eve is quite a ride. Multiple interesting women, hella quotable lines, and even a glimpse of how lax and friendly airport security used to be. There's a much-quoted speech one main character …

Leonard and I have been watching old movies. Design For Living (1948): OK, I need to watch more pre-Code films. Realistic and empathetic about sex! Unfaithfully Yours: I need to watch more Preston Sturges. Funny …

I'm grateful that Quim Gil's come onboard. I'm grateful that my spouse is willing to accommodate my "that's too much food and it makes me anxious to look at it" anxiety. I'm grateful for subcommunities …

I have been nerding out about Tulsi Gabbard, Representative-Elect from Hawaii's second Congressional district, and soon to be the first Hindu in Congress. Thus I am now one of the biggest contributors to her Wikipedia …

That Lindy West video is worth watching, if you can.

I decided to transcribe the speech in which newly reelected US President Barack Obama thanks his campaign staff and reflects on his own experience as a community organizer. I hope this helps nonnative English speakers …

I feel really good right now. I'm doing work I love, supporting and supported by smart and good people. My country's headed in a better direction than it was a week ago. I just watched …

Voted (72-minute wait). Trying not to think about things I basically cannot control. Elections are glorious, like weddings, and depressing, like sickbeds. Equanimity would be nice. (If you have the chance, I hope you will …

Why is open data important? Here's an example from the Wikimedia chapter in Hungary. For context: every year people all over the world participate in the "Wiki Loves Monuments" contest, taking photos of monuments and …