I ran into Adelaida on the train yesterday morning, on my way out to Amherst for an OpenHatch event. We struck up a conversation which eventually turned to the book she was reading, Unlocking the Clubhouse. This made me think of Top Secret Rosies, a documentary about women computers during WWII which I bought on [...]
I spent the last week and a half at PyCon. I have a lot of things to say about it – too many, really, to form a coherent narrative. So here are some scattered thoughts. The conference itself was excellent, although more than a few of the talks went over my head. Thankfully PyCon puts [...]
I tend to have complex feelings about elections. I don’t buy the idea that there’s “no difference” between the major parties. I think the Democrats are in most ways clearly superior to the Republicans. The incremental changes that Obama has made have brought measurable good to peoples’ lives, even as the choices Bush made (and [...]
Some of you who read this blog may know that a close relative of mine has been dealing with an aggressive cancer for the last year or so. When I say I admire the young women in this post, I don’t just mean because they’re intelligent, dedicated and accomplished. I also admire them for choosing [...]
I recently watched Miss Representation, a documentary about how limited and disparaging portrayals of women in mainstream media hurt society. While I agree with most of the documentary, I do think it skips right over a number of amazing female characters both past and present (I started to list my favorites, but I think that’s [...]
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