Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a celebration of women in tech. Ada was a mathematician and the world’s first programmer; in the mid-19th Century she wrote technical documentation and programs for Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine.
This year, Suw Charman-Anderson made a pledge: “I will publish a blog post on Tuesday 24th March about a woman in [...]
Posted by Chris in Feminism, Space, Technology on March 24th, 2009 | No Comments »
Brad makes an excellent point:
There is an incredible amount of value in a clean slate and an empty inbox every day. Instead of burning up hours on an endless stream of interesting (but ultimately useless) content, I am faced with a blank page and a free block of time to write, code, design, create and [...]
Posted by Chris in Geekdad, Philosophy on March 20th, 2009 | 3 Comments »
These girls have some baaaadass moves! Enjoy!
Posted by Deb in Animals, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Fun, Oddly Enough, Plain foolishness, That which is awesome, You have got to be kidding on March 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
I just had to pass along this post at The Ethicurean about Milk Protein Concentrates (MPCs) and their effect on the US dairy industry. It’s worth a read, but I’ll cut right to the really scary part:
Perhaps because of MPCs’ sketchy origins, they have never been approved as a food ingredient by the U.S. Food [...]
Posted by Chris in Food on March 11th, 2009 | No Comments »
This is a really good idea:
Why is this important? It’s important because California voted to get rid of marriage rights for our community. It’s important because 29 other states have done the same. It’s important because LGBT people get fired from their jobs just for being who they are, kids get beat up in school [...]
Posted by Deb in Community & Activism, Education, Politics, Sexuality on March 7th, 2009 | No Comments »
It might work if you’re a Montague or a Capulet, but for LGBT folks, marriage by any other name does not smell as sweet. Here’s the bottom line on why this issue is so important and pushes so many buttons:
Marriage = legitimacy.
That is, if LGBT folks can marry, it means that their relationships are [...]
Posted by Deb in Community & Activism, Government, Law, News, Politics, Sexuality on March 7th, 2009 | No Comments »
I haven’t even watched this TED talk by Willie Smits yet, but I know it’s going to be exceptional. We still need to stop destroying rainforest, and I imagine the list of caveats is a mile long, but it’s good to know that these places aren’t gone forever.
Posted by Chris in Environment, To Help on March 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »
