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Migrating Google Accounts
tag: emailGooglecalendardocumentsmergegroupscontactsDealing with EmailI signed up for gmail a few months after they released it, back when I was using a different name. Since then, I've added another...
View ArticleGrowing Developers Podcast: Surviving a Bad Project
tag: freelancecontractpodcast"We’ve all been there. We’ve been asked to do the impossible, work with the impossible, or finish before anything is possible. In this episode, we talk about how to make...
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The Diverse Team
tag: diversityhiringbookprojectI've been doing lots of interviews and hangouts and chats with people for my Diverse Hiring project. After the first couple interviews it was clear I was going to end up...
View ArticleFreelance contracts that anyone can understand
tag: contractscontractorfreelanceindependentself-employmentI was invited to speak on an episode of the Ruby Freelancers podcast today about client red flags and a lot of conversation seemed to center...
View ArticleHow to not make a bad situation worse
tag: communitysexismmisogynyracismharassmenthomophobiaall the other bad things101Welcome to the internet, my pretties. You're probably reading this because some shit just went down. Whoa, totally makes...
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Featured on the Ruby Freelancers Podcast: Red Flags with Potential or Current...
tag: freelancecontractpodcastI was asked on to the RubyFreelancers podcast to discuss client red flags with potential and current clients. There was a lot of conversation around my contract, which I...
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Featured on Ruby Rogues: Diversity with Ashe Dryden
tag: podcastdiversitycommunityinclusivityLast week I got the chance to sit down with the Ruby Rogues to discuss diversity in the ruby community. We covered why diversity is important, how we can...
View ArticleTaking it to the next level: hire me or help fund my projects
tag: hire meemploymentfundingopen sourcecommunityspeakingeducationoutreachdiversityThanks to the attention my diversity work has received, I'm seeking a way to make it scalable and sustainable so I can...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Speaking at Conferences
tag: speakinghow totipstricksideasLike many people, I've spent much of my life being terrified of public speaking.My fears were stoked by anxiety-inducing experiences from middle and high school where...
View ArticleFeatured on Ugtastic: Everyone's Technical Community
tag: podcastdiversityI spoke with Michael at Ugtastic a couple months ago (with a cold, unfortunately; excuse the nasaliness!) about the diversity work I'm doing and the things we can all be aware of...
View ArticleThe Risk in Speaking Up
tag: diversityequalityactivismalliesallyIf you're familiar with me or my work, you know that I speak a lot about the issues surrounding the lack of diversity in tech. Sometimes this means sharing...
View ArticleMinnesota Public Radio interview
tag: radiointerviewWomen in tech industry open up about male behaviorIf computer programmers behave badly toward women, it may be because they don't know many of them."Everybody has a hard time talking...
View ArticleHelp Me Reach More People
tag: diversityinclusioncommunityeducationspeakingContribute to my campaign.Why I Need Your HelpMuch of my time over the past 4 months (and over the upcoming 4 months) has been dedicated to further...
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I live in a house with wild animals (And I really have to pee.)
The thing that shocks them the most is the fact that I live with wild animals.I don't mean that I have a pet rabbit that I found along the road and nursed it back to health. I mean wild animals. Ones I...
View ArticleHow do we curb online abuse and violence?
tag: trollingharassmentabusethreatsTrigger warning for abusive language, harassment, rape threats, violent and graphic imagery.Today a petition was started to include a "report abuse" button on twitter...
View ArticleDyeing Hair and Burrito Toasting
tag: indiegogocampaigndiversityfundraiserdonatethanksAs many of you know, I've been running an indiegogo campaign to raise money for my Programming Diversity tour, a resource site, video series, and...
View Article$20,189 raised!
tag: indiegogocampaignMy indiegogo campaign is over and we raised $20,189! This is about 450% over what I originally asked for, which I am blown away by. Thank you so much to everyone that has...
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Featured on Bitch Magazine's Popaganda podcast
tag: podcastdiversitytechinclusivityHow are we wired? This episode talks with tech expert Ashe Dryden about why tech industries lose out when they're boys clubs, Code for America fellow Serena Wales...
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Interviewed on Nerd Kunde (German and English) about Eurucamp & JRubyConf
tag: podcastdiversityconferenceI was interviewed by the NerdKunde guys while I was at Eurucamp. The podcast is in a mix of both German and English.to the podcast.
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