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Lady Conference Speaker: Home Studio Edition
This is the post about setting up a home studio that I wish I had been able to read before setting up my home studio.
Semantic meaning is everywhere
Semantic labeling could make our world better, if we valued it. Even our conference slides.
Your DevRel pipeline
You may already have the DevRel resources you need — check out your support team.
Extremely Online People
I’m writing this the night of January 6, 2021. It won’t be posted tonight, because it’s not what anyone should be paying attention to. It’s useful to me to write something else, think about something other than a coup, a putsch. I am Extremely Online. If you follow me on Twitter, you are already aware…
The University of YouTube
This week, I learned how to roll out potica dough thin enough to see the flowers on your tablecloth through it. I went from knowing vaguely that engines have carburetors to disassembling my snowthrower and repairing it. Other things I’ve used it for are video game hints for when I’m stuck, adjusting bike disc brakes,…
From the editorial scrap heap
In 2020, we got some excellent examples of how different approaches to planning, capacity management, and emergency response can make a real difference between a public-health problem and a slow-motion mass-casualty event.
Sharpen the axe with personas
I haven’t been writing much about writing lately, because I have a big! new! exciting! project coming up. I’ll tell you more about that later. However, this weekend I ended up in a twitter conversation about how I get myself unstuck when a piece of writing isn’t working, and I thought I’d share. Abraham Lincoln…
Ergonomics in my middle ages
Why a lifetime of living in this body has made me so picky about keyboards, among other things.
Talking about my internalized ableism
What if I prioritize comfort and joy over pride? Why is that hard for me?
Location, location, location: A perennial discussion
Last night, part 87 of a perpetual discussion flared up again. The one about where you live and why it matters. It started with an article by Sean Blanda – Our Remote Work Future is Going to Suck. I encourage you to read the article, it’s not 100% right, but Blanda brings up excellent points…
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