Historian and gender scholar turned software engineer. Autodidact. Dancer. Lifter of heavy things. Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate. she/her
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OH: "There is no magic in programming. You get algorithms and data structures. That's all you get."
This was my first podcast. Tim was a great host and this was such a fun conversation!
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Feminism is for Everybody is a top recommendation when people ask me for an orientation to the topic. And where we stand: class matters was a profound influence on my thinking. Rest in power, bell hooks.
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This week, I received an email from a client asking me to ensure my talk is in compliance with the recent Executive Order banning anti-racism workshops, which included not using the term "white privilege" during the session.
I said no and offered to cancel the agreement.
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This was often the case in academia too. Talking about family implied that you weren't adequately focused on your work. Maybe it's a side-effect of professions that expect passionate dedication from practitioners.
As a newer developer, my insecurities are less "I can't get this" than they are "I can't get this fast enough" (to meet others expectations).
Really, Saint Louis?! This was a peaceful protest
A couple has come out of their house and is pointing guns at protesters in their neighborhood #StLouis #lydakrewson
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Hi White People! I want to tell you something. It's the second week since the explosion of this round of protests. The second week since George Floyd's snuff film started being broadcast all over.
I want to tell you something about my experience with white progressive backlash.
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While some companies think it’s enough to tweet support for social justice while marketing a tool for oppression, IBM gets out of the facial recognition business & states opposition to mass surveillance & racial profiling. theverge.com/2020/6/8/212846…
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Some phrases I use to remind myself that almost everything we say is based on our perspectives, which is defined by our lived experiences:
🔹 From my experience
🔹 ... for me
🔹 I wonder if
🔹 I’m curious about
Langston Hughes. Originally published 1935, but reads like a comment on current events
poets.org/poem/let-america-b…
Several of these examples are what come to mind every time I hear a politician or newscaster say "outside agitator" or some synonym. Know thy history. This rhetoric has long been used to delegitimize protest and activism for racial justice.
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Are you a white woman who is feeling sad about everything that's going on but unsure what you should be doing?
I wrote you a guide on how to save your tears and to take meaningful action moving forward.
👉🏽 tatianamac.com/posts/save-th…
Respect. I admire people who act on their convictions.
Friday was my last day at Amazon: tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/…
[Server’s running a little hot but give it time, it’ll come through.]
I code like death. Though the outcome is assured, the timeline is uncertain and the process is sometimes painful
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“...if we don't open, the shop down the street will, and then we lose that business.”
Premature reopening is creating now-or-never market pressures. When people feel forced to take existential risks, they’re experiencing coercion, not expressing liberty.
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Love this. I found this same sort of strategy was key to fights over right to work: We're not against unions, we just know better how they ought to operate.
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