How One Hardware Startup Solved Silicon Valley’s “Woman Problem” — Backchannel — Medium
"the culture she is creating has turned out to be a potent recruiting tool: 'The ladies know where the ladies are.'" »
"the culture she is creating has turned out to be a potent recruiting tool: 'The ladies know where the ladies are.'" »
Policy and product updates aimed at combating abuse | Twitter Blogs
I wish there were less vagueness to the part about more power to suspend accounts, but overall »
I wish there were less vagueness to the part about more power to suspend accounts, but overall »
The Emoji Translation Project by Fred Benenson — Kickstarter
Hi Internet! @chmullig and I are building the world's first emoji translation engine. Just launched on Kickstarter »
Hi Internet! @chmullig and I are building the world's first emoji translation engine. Just launched on Kickstarter »
Let's Play: The Shining
Oh mannnn, @pippinbarr's new browser game send-up of Kubrick's "The Shining" is super super funny »
Oh mannnn, @pippinbarr's new browser game send-up of Kubrick's "The Shining" is super super funny »
The Cost of Fame — The Message — Medium
It's Fame Week on The Message: Today: @zephoria on "The Cost of Fame" »
It's Fame Week on The Message: Today: @zephoria on "The Cost of Fame" »
A List Apart: Write for Us
We often hear that people think they're too junior or not "known" enough to write for ALA. Not true! We want you: http://t.c… »
We often hear that people think they're too junior or not "known" enough to write for ALA. Not true! We want you: http://t.c… »
The Emoji Translation Project by Fred Benenson — Kickstarter
I just backed The Emoji Translation Project on @Kickstarter »
I just backed The Emoji Translation Project on @Kickstarter »
NYC Women in Tech Leadership by larahogan
Alright then, fellow women in NYC tech leadership, come sign up and we'll figure out when to hang out »
Alright then, fellow women in NYC tech leadership, come sign up and we'll figure out when to hang out »
Your Emoji Is Racist Because It Was Born That Way
•@xor on why you’ve been seeing [EMOJI] + [ALIEN] so much—and the impossible, permanent problem of emoji ethnicity: http://t… »
•@xor on why you’ve been seeing [EMOJI] + [ALIEN] so much—and the impossible, permanent problem of emoji ethnicity: http://t… »
Genetic Football
Genetic Football: an evolutionary model of American football that you can watch in action and tweak. »
Genetic Football: an evolutionary model of American football that you can watch in action and tweak. »
The Bot Bubble: Click Farms Have Inflated Social Media Currency | The New Republic
'The Bot Bubble' - startling article on how Facebook account fakers are getting supercomplex: (via @MediaREDEF.) »
'The Bot Bubble' - startling article on how Facebook account fakers are getting supercomplex: (via @MediaREDEF.) »
Teacup for Pebble
@kevinmarks @westleyknight @Malarkey This is powered by microformats and micropub! »
@kevinmarks @westleyknight @Malarkey This is powered by microformats and micropub! »
DCFemTech
YES Proud to work w/ @alishalisha & @mylifeasalllly, truly deserving of @DCFemTech ‘Powerful Women Programmers’ award »
YES Proud to work w/ @alishalisha & @mylifeasalllly, truly deserving of @DCFemTech ‘Powerful Women Programmers’ award »
Are You Just LARPing Your Job? - The Awl
“The machines will not be fooled or impressed by job LARPing.” »
“The machines will not be fooled or impressed by job LARPing.” »
Webstock '15: Cory Doctorow - Light a candle, curse the darkness and win the war on general purpose computers to save the world on Vimeo
Webstock '15: Cory Doctorow - Light a candle, curse darkness, win the war on general purpose computers »
Webstock '15: Cory Doctorow - Light a candle, curse darkness, win the war on general purpose computers »
i.imgur.com/ZCJDqs1.gifv
TIL: How pelicans get stuff out of that giant mouth pouch thing they have »
TIL: How pelicans get stuff out of that giant mouth pouch thing they have »
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Which walks in New York do you remember most, and why? Share your stories with us here. »
Which walks in New York do you remember most, and why? Share your stories with us here. »
Call me maybe: MongoDB stale reads
In this Jepsen post, we explore why MongoDB allows both stale and dirty reads at the highest consistency settings. »
In this Jepsen post, we explore why MongoDB allows both stale and dirty reads at the highest consistency settings. »
A Week of Fame — The Message — Medium
It's Fame Week on The Message: Today: @zephoria on "The Cost of Fame" »
It's Fame Week on The Message: Today: @zephoria on "The Cost of Fame" »
Why do we keep forgiving… | WE MAKE THE COPS LOOK DUMB
"Broken Age is, in real terms, being made for less than what Electronic Arts spent on the marketing of Dead Space 2." ht… »
"Broken Age is, in real terms, being made for less than what Electronic Arts spent on the marketing of Dead Space 2." ht… »
Adblock Plus and (a little) more: Restating the obvious: adblocking declared legal
AdBlock Plus just beat a major lawsuit in Germany that sought to declare ad-blocking illegal »
AdBlock Plus just beat a major lawsuit in Germany that sought to declare ad-blocking illegal »
Quip Chat Rooms - Quip Blog
@antderosa it's pretty transparently a wholesale clone of Slack: Kinda disappointing. »
@antderosa it's pretty transparently a wholesale clone of Slack: Kinda disappointing. »
ANNOUNCING THE INAUGURAL DIGITAL ARTS WRITING AWARDS RECIPIENTS - Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation
Such well-deserved recognition for @jomc with this award from @ThomaArt for Arts Writing! Congratul… »
Such well-deserved recognition for @jomc with this award from @ThomaArt for Arts Writing! Congratul… »
Elevator.js
"Back to top" buttons will never be the same again - - making the world a better place one step at a t… »
"Back to top" buttons will never be the same again - - making the world a better place one step at a t… »
WWCode Soirée featuring a Chat with Sandi Metz- Eventbrite
Special @WomenWhoCode meetup in Atlanta with @sandimetz on Weds! Check it out here: #railsconf »
Special @WomenWhoCode meetup in Atlanta with @sandimetz on Weds! Check it out here: #railsconf »
How Does BB-8 Actually Work?
Disney confirms iPhone-controlled #BB8 toys coming to “specialty retailers” later this year: ht… »
Disney confirms iPhone-controlled #BB8 toys coming to “specialty retailers” later this year: ht… »
Double Fine Company Store: Psychonauts Merit Badge Patch Set.
Now available: Hand made, very limited edition Psychonauts 10th Anniversary Merit Badges! http://t.c… »
Now available: Hand made, very limited edition Psychonauts 10th Anniversary Merit Badges! http://t.c… »
Disney excludes Black Widow from ‘Age of Ultron’ merchandise
Disney you are literally throwing away money by doing this. »
Disney you are literally throwing away money by doing this. »
[pixiv] ねこあつめ特集【ゆるゆる眺めて癒される！】 - pixivスポットライト
if everyone's going to talk about neko astume today, here's pixiv's spotlight on the subject http://t… »
if everyone's going to talk about neko astume today, here's pixiv's spotlight on the subject http://t… »
An Open Letter to Owen Van Natta, the Tech Investor Who Just Destroyed San Francisco's Beloved Hapa Ramen |
First We Feast
Holy shit, @John_Birdsall on @haparamen and @linecook is PURE FIRE EMOJI »
Holy shit, @John_Birdsall on @haparamen and @linecook is PURE FIRE EMOJI »
“It’s not that we control NewsFeed, you control NewsFeed…” Facebook: please stop with this. » Pressthink
Trying to reconcile what Andy Mitchell of Facebook said: with the latest algorithm update »
Trying to reconcile what Andy Mitchell of Facebook said: with the latest algorithm update »
Harlem Renaissance chorus dancer, 102 years old, sees self on film for the first time - Boing Boing
Harlem Renaissance chorus dancer, 102 years old, sees self on film for the first time »
Harlem Renaissance chorus dancer, 102 years old, sees self on film for the first time »
Sony sends pre-emptive threat letter to journalists - Boing Boing
“Sony sends pre-emptive threat letter to journalists” ➟ »
“Sony sends pre-emptive threat letter to journalists” ➟ »
My Grandfather’s drill, and what it can teach us about designing business software — Elegant Tools — Medium
Why designing business software is one of the most impactful things designers can do »
Why designing business software is one of the most impactful things designers can do »
Renwick Gallery / American Art
Thrilled to announce that the #RenwickGallery reopens to the public Nov 13, 2015 »
Thrilled to announce that the #RenwickGallery reopens to the public Nov 13, 2015 »
How One Hardware Startup Solved Silicon Valley’s “Woman Problem” — Backchannel — Medium
Silicon Valley, take note: this SF hardware startup makes gender equity look easy. »
Silicon Valley, take note: this SF hardware startup makes gender equity look easy. »
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC 2015 review: New features and major performance gains | Macworld
Solid Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC 2015 review: New features and major performance gains | by @jeffcarlson @Macworld http://t… »
Solid Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC 2015 review: New features and major performance gains | by @jeffcarlson @Macworld http://t… »
Welcome to the Next List for 2015 | WIRED
Now these are some cover models. Way to go @triketora @smithmegan & @WIRED »
Now these are some cover models. Way to go @triketora @smithmegan & @WIRED »
Introducing our new Technical Director, Chris Forrette | Jolby & Friends
We are very excited to introduce our new Technical Director! A long time friend and collaborator, @chrisforrette! »
We are very excited to introduce our new Technical Director! A long time friend and collaborator, @chrisforrette! »
King of the Dipshits — The Message — Medium
“When the short list of famous people in your profession includes Eratosthenes…” —@jessamyn »
“When the short list of famous people in your profession includes Eratosthenes…” —@jessamyn »
!!Con registration lottery
Want a ticket to !!Con? This year we're doing a lottery for registration. Sign up here, on or before April 23: https://t.c… »
Want a ticket to !!Con? This year we're doing a lottery for registration. Sign up here, on or before April 23: https://t.c… »
BBC - Future - The strangest sounds in the world
The Tritone Paradox: not a Robert Ludlum novel but one of the auditory illusions featured in this BBC article http://t.co… »
The Tritone Paradox: not a Robert Ludlum novel but one of the auditory illusions featured in this BBC article http://t.co… »
'CODE' makes it impossible to ignore tech's gender gap
I saw CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap this wknd at Tribeca Film Fest. Here’s my story + an interview with the director htt… »
I saw CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap this wknd at Tribeca Film Fest. Here’s my story + an interview with the director htt… »
Let's build a Hackerspace in KOSOVO by Cyrus Farivar — Kickstarter
Help to build #PrishtinaHackerspace. on #kickstarter Campaign. Great young men and women will appreciate »
Help to build #PrishtinaHackerspace. on #kickstarter Campaign. Great young men and women will appreciate »
Procrustean Pants - YouTube
Weirdest VR vlog yet? Watch in the YouTube app on android (or in VR) and look around! #eleVR #piano #nopants »
Weirdest VR vlog yet? Watch in the YouTube app on android (or in VR) and look around! #eleVR #piano #nopants »
How Paypal and Reddit faked their way to traction — Platform Thinking — Medium
How a PayPal authored bot reportedly helped them conquer eBay payments »
How a PayPal authored bot reportedly helped them conquer eBay payments »
Blue Bell announces recall for all of its products | News - Home
Blue Bell has recalled *all* its products. via @ResearchBuzz »
Blue Bell has recalled *all* its products. via @ResearchBuzz »
Light a candle, curse the darkness and win the war on general purpose computers to save the world - Webstock
‘Light a candle, save the world’ Cory Doctorow’s (@doctorow) closing talk at Webstock ’15 »
‘Light a candle, save the world’ Cory Doctorow’s (@doctorow) closing talk at Webstock ’15 »
The New Screen Savers: TWiT resurrects the show that launched tech video into the stratosphere | ZDNet
Wow. This is incredible. Congratulations to @TWiT, @leolaporte, @jasonhowell & co. »
Wow. This is incredible. Congratulations to @TWiT, @leolaporte, @jasonhowell & co. »
Robocop Delivers Pizza, Prevents Suicide - IEEE Spectrum
I'll totally buy a roomba if it can do this. »
I'll totally buy a roomba if it can do this. »
News Feed FYI: Balancing Content from Friends and Pages | Facebook Media
Trying to reconcile what Andy Mitchell of Facebook said: with the latest algorithm update »
Trying to reconcile what Andy Mitchell of Facebook said: with the latest algorithm update »
Willie Nelson launching a personally-branded strain of marijuana - Boing Boing
National treasure and noted potsmoker @willienelson launching his own strain of marijuana »
National treasure and noted potsmoker @willienelson launching his own strain of marijuana »
Book Conservationist Nobuo Okano Repairs Tattered Books to Make Them Look Brand New | Colossal
Watch the painstaking process of transforming a decades-old book into something brand new. »
Watch the painstaking process of transforming a decades-old book into something brand new. »
Like Uber but for shipping stuff: startup Shyp raises $50 million - Boing Boing
Like @Uber but for shipping stuff: startup @Shyp raises $50M. Click an app button, send things »
Like @Uber but for shipping stuff: startup @Shyp raises $50M. Click an app button, send things »
We Can't Let John Deere Destroy the Very Idea of Ownership | WIRED
John Deere and General Motors want to eviscerate the notion of ownership. »
John Deere and General Motors want to eviscerate the notion of ownership. »
The Pentagon’s Incredible $1.5 Trillion Mistake | The Fiscal Times
The cost of making college tuition free ($63 billion) is 4% of the cost of the F-35 which has never flown a mission. »
The cost of making college tuition free ($63 billion) is 4% of the cost of the F-35 which has never flown a mission. »
This game is like a fortune cookie that makes you wrestle your friends - Boing Boing
This game is basically a fortune cookie that makes you physically fight your friends »
This game is basically a fortune cookie that makes you physically fight your friends »
boingboing.net/2015/04/21/uncovering-sexual-preferences.html
Uncovering sexual preferences by data-mining sex-toy sales [NSFW] »
Uncovering sexual preferences by data-mining sex-toy sales [NSFW] »
Are You Just LARPing Your Job? - The Awl
"Slack is replacing email through its creation of a novel form of work-like non-work" | @jwherrman on… »
"Slack is replacing email through its creation of a novel form of work-like non-work" | @jwherrman on… »
Drafting a Declaration of Independents
"Declaration of Independents" love what @bryce is trying to do & not narrowly defining cos as VC worthy or lifestyle htt... »
"Declaration of Independents" love what @bryce is trying to do & not narrowly defining cos as VC worthy or lifestyle htt... »
Watch Adam Savage and Battlestar Galactica's Aaron Douglas build Cylon models - Boing Boing
Watch @donttrythis and #BattlestarGalactica's Aaron Douglas build Cylon models »
Watch @donttrythis and #BattlestarGalactica's Aaron Douglas build Cylon models »
Time lapse: making a cruiser skateboard - Boing Boing
Time lapse: making a cruiser skateboard via @BoingBoing »
Time lapse: making a cruiser skateboard via @BoingBoing »
Video Appears to Shows Federal Officer Grabbing, Kicking Woman’s Cellphone in South Gate | KTLA
Make sure someone is taking a video of you taking a video of the police. »
Make sure someone is taking a video of you taking a video of the police. »
Eye-to-eye contact with your dog enhances bonding by upping oxytocin, says science - Boing Boing
You guys, have you stared at a dog today? Eye-to-eye contact with pooches enhances bonding. »
You guys, have you stared at a dog today? Eye-to-eye contact with pooches enhances bonding. »
The Man Who Broke the Music Business - The New Yorker
Long, compelling piece on the early days of album leaks, scene groups, and MP3 filesharing »
Long, compelling piece on the early days of album leaks, scene groups, and MP3 filesharing »
RUBY-WAN KENOOBIE: Houston, We Have A Problem.
“Some of us can’t afford to continue to be silenced and erased any longer.” Powerful & smart piece by @radiomorillo »
“Some of us can’t afford to continue to be silenced and erased any longer.” Powerful & smart piece by @radiomorillo »
Ludum Dare 32 | Ludum Dare
"Underground Hangovers" - Our metroidvania game for @ludumdare 32 is finished! #LDJAM http://t.c… »
"Underground Hangovers" - Our metroidvania game for @ludumdare 32 is finished! #LDJAM http://t.c… »
Best Sellers - The New York Times
*whispers* right now 6 of the top 10 NYT bestselling graphic novels are by women creators pass it »
*whispers* right now 6 of the top 10 NYT bestselling graphic novels are by women creators pass it »
Spalding Gray’s Catastrophe - The New Yorker
In reading this Oliver Sacks story (even better b/c his time with us is limited) I would have liked to see a note »
In reading this Oliver Sacks story (even better b/c his time with us is limited) I would have liked to see a note »
Early Twitter Vets Launch Color Genomics To Make Genetic Screenings For Breast Cancer Affordable | TechCrunch
Early Twitter Vets Launch Color Genomics For Genetic Screenings For Breast Cancer <-- @eladgil @oth... »
Early Twitter Vets Launch Color Genomics For Genetic Screenings For Breast Cancer <-- @eladgil @oth... »
Color Genomics
We are excited to announce the launch of Color’s Breast and Ovarian cancer genetic risk test for $249. »
We are excited to announce the launch of Color’s Breast and Ovarian cancer genetic risk test for $249. »
ICv2: Rolling for Initiative--Two Ways to Get Me Not to Carry Your Game
Game retail stores are having a tough time adapting to their old age, always hard to watch the mind go. »
Game retail stores are having a tough time adapting to their old age, always hard to watch the mind go. »
Congress is fed up with DEA chief Michele Leonhart - Boing Boing
Congress is fed up with DEA chief Michele Leonhart via @BoingBoing »
Congress is fed up with DEA chief Michele Leonhart via @BoingBoing »
Canada Loves the Poop Emoji — The Atlantic
One of America’s favorite emoji is “eggplant” otherwise known as “there’s no penis emoji?” (via @yayitsrob) »
One of America’s favorite emoji is “eggplant” otherwise known as “there’s no penis emoji?” (via @yayitsrob) »
Bathroom Police Could Collect $4,000 Bounty Under New California Ballot Initiative | ThinkProgress
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Schneier on Security: Counting the US Intelligence Community Leakers
Think it's just Snowden? Think again: the count's at least 5, maybe as many as 7: "Courage is contagious" indeed. »
Think it's just Snowden? Think again: the count's at least 5, maybe as many as 7: "Courage is contagious" indeed. »
This chart explains everything you need to know about inequality - The Washington Post
This is the best chart about inequality you’ll see »
This is the best chart about inequality you’ll see »
Gurbaksh Chahal And Gravity4 Hit With Gender Discrimination, Illegal Surveillance Lawsuit - Forbes
Gurbaksh Chahal and Gravity4 hit with gender discrimination, illegal surveillance lawsuit from former female exec: http://t.… »
Gurbaksh Chahal and Gravity4 hit with gender discrimination, illegal surveillance lawsuit from former female exec: http://t.… »
Slack and the office chat: Several people are typing. Who’s working?
The subhed of this is "how workplace chat is changing office culture" but afaict the only quotes are from journos? »
The subhed of this is "how workplace chat is changing office culture" but afaict the only quotes are from journos? »
Julia Wolfe Wins Music Pulitzer For 'Anthracite Fields' : Deceptive Cadence : NPR
"We're them. They're us." Julia Wolfe, who won the Pulitzer in music, on writing about labor history in America »
"We're them. They're us." Julia Wolfe, who won the Pulitzer in music, on writing about labor history in America »
Humans' Use Of Pain-Relief Creams Proves Fatal To Felines : Shots - Health News : NPR
FYI: Humans' Use of Pain-Relief Creams Proves Fatal To Felines »
FYI: Humans' Use of Pain-Relief Creams Proves Fatal To Felines »
Daily Breeze pulitzer prize: One of the winners left journalism because he couldn't pay his rent
One of Today's Pulitzer Prize Winners Left Journalism Because It Couldn't Pay His Rent. Now He's in PR. »
One of Today's Pulitzer Prize Winners Left Journalism Because It Couldn't Pay His Rent. Now He's in PR. »
Writers of Color, A Working List
.@durgapolashi & i want to make sure we never hear "i don't know any writers of color" ever again. here's a start: ht... »
.@durgapolashi & i want to make sure we never hear "i don't know any writers of color" ever again. here's a start: ht... »
nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/20/upshot/missing-black-men.html?abt=0002&abg=1
What U.S. city has the highest share of missing black men (mostly from imprisonment and death)? Ferguson, Missouri. http://… »
What U.S. city has the highest share of missing black men (mostly from imprisonment and death)? Ferguson, Missouri. http://… »
VoteRoderick.com
There is still a lot of ground to cover before the election and we need to raise a lot more cash. Please donate! »
There is still a lot of ground to cover before the election and we need to raise a lot more cash. Please donate! »
Join progressive hero Ai-jen Poo to celebrate her new book
Friday meet @aijenpoo visionary leader of @domesticworkers + author "The Age of Dignity" at @ImpactHub_SFBay RSVP »
Friday meet @aijenpoo visionary leader of @domesticworkers + author "The Age of Dignity" at @ImpactHub_SFBay RSVP »
Push Notifications on the Open Web
Push Notifications: most requested API by Web Devs is ready for all users of Chrome* * -iOS http:… »
Push Notifications: most requested API by Web Devs is ready for all users of Chrome* * -iOS http:… »
Sticky Footer Template for Bootstrap
Haven’t got a ticket for #cssconfeu15 yet? Regular Tickets go on sale in exactly one hour (10am CEST) »
Haven’t got a ticket for #cssconfeu15 yet? Regular Tickets go on sale in exactly one hour (10am CEST) »
Weightshift — A Design & Development Studio.
Bravo! RT @weightshift: Freshened up the ol' house a little bit »
Bravo! RT @weightshift: Freshened up the ol' house a little bit »
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