I picked up a Logitech Wireless Touchpadat Fry’s last weekend. I’ve been research alternatives to a regular mouse and the Touchpad seemed like an interesting option. The other item I was considering was the updated M570 Trackball, since I’ve used one of those before and liked it quite a bit. My biggest concern about the …
On not reinventing the pencil every time you want to send a message…
I’m currently reading Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Crossing Press Feminist Series), by Audre Lorde. There are a number of good quotes in the collection, but this one struck me in particular last night: As a Black woman, I find it necessary to withdraw into all-Black groups at times for exactly the same reasons — …
Joining Mozilla
Today is my last working day at ShopIgniter. After a two week break, I will join the Web Development team at Mozilla as a Web Product Engineer. I’m thrilled to be joining Mozilla and to be help to contribute to its mission to “promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the web.” I will continue to …
Codes of Conduct and Censorship in Technical Communities
Over the past several months I’ve been thinking a lot about anti-harassment policies, codes of conduct, when censorship is harmful and when it is appropriate. During this time I’ve seen a number of comments about how codes of conduct simply aren’t necessary, how they will be used as instruments of unnecessary censorship, and how some people have …
Summer Conference Schedule and Other Projects
It’s been quiet around here because I’ve been busy running BarCamp Portland and planning for Open Source Bridge, among other things. And it’s not going to slow down any time soon. Here’s my Summer conference schedule and an update on some of the projects that will be keeping me busy for the next several months. …
On legions, syndicates, bridges and other projects
Holy sleep deprivation, Batman, I have been busy! My last life-update-type blog entry was a month ago and it feels like three. A few weeks ago I made weekend trip to the Bay Area to visit and catch up with some dear friends, including my brother Will. I got to see the house that my …
State of Portland Tech and How you Can Make it (Even) Better
Portland has a pretty amazing tech scene, but it is often overlooked in favor or our big sisters to the north and south (Seattle and the SF Bay Area). Don’t worry, this isn’t another post about how Portland is the best city in which to base your start up. I don’t know if Portland is …
BarCamp, Home Insulating, and Rainbows
I keep thinking I should write here and then realized I don’t really have the energy to do so. The last month has been incredibly business, with lots of community activities, some pretty heavy deadlines at work and major home improvements. Perhaps the most time consuming community activity was running BarCamp Portland 4, which took …