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- Even though I spent 3 days at #radio2012, and spoke on 2 of those days, my weekly status report is still massive. about 6 hours ago from Echofon ReplyRetweetFavorite
- Why developers aren't marketers: no-one thought that "night of meat" might not be a great name for an event benefiting women in tech. about 6 hours ago from Echofon ReplyRetweetFavorite
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Category Archives: Nadyne
Q&A: is “mansplain” sexist?
In my earlier post about sexism in CS, I used the term “mansplain”. Sam emailed me about it, saying (in part): I really enjoyed your recent blog post about sexism in CS. As a man in CS it is good … Continue reading
another point about sexism in CS
The thing is, I always wince when I get the question about sexism in CS. While I do generally think that things are better than they were when I started, when the question comes up in a public forum, someone … Continue reading
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own your degree
Oh, Yahoo!. Just when you think they couldn’t do anything dumber, they do. It turns out that their newly-minted CEO, Scott Thompson, doesn’t have the degree that he claims to have. He said he’s got a CS degree, when he’s … Continue reading
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the user experience of buying airline tickets
I’ve been in love with the user experience of Hipmunk. They’ve quickly become my go-to for flight searches. I love their data presentation. They show you, clearly and crisply, how long your flight will take, when and where your layovers … Continue reading
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Q&A: does the sexism in CS ever get better?
I saw this question on Geek Feminism a couple of weeks ago, and I don’t feel like I’ve come up with an answer that is satisfactory yet. The question is in parts, so I’ll tackle them one at a time. … Continue reading
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unintended consequences
In software engineering, things that you think are a joke sometimes take on a life of their own. To wit: the humble origins of the blink tag. A bunch of Netscape engineers got together for beers in Mountain View one … Continue reading
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oh, Sony, how can you get it so wrong?
A few months ago, I was deeply in love with PopMarket. It’s a daily deal website for music, and I went through an intense phase of buying lots of music from them. But then it became clear how bad this … Continue reading
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Weebly has an obvious security flaw
A long long time ago, back when Gmail was still in invite-only beta and invites were actually difficult to come by, I snagged nadyne@gmail for myself. This has provided years of unintentional entertainment. I’ve amassed quite the collection of other … Continue reading
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Q&A: why should I work for VMware?
During interviews, I often get asked by candidates why they should work for VMware. There are lots of reasons to do so, but here’s one of my favorite ones: VMware CEO Paul Maritz was just ranked in the top ten … Continue reading
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Q&A: what applications should I know for a career in user experience?
This week, I got asked a couple of questions about applications for user experience people. One was from a researcher asking which applications they should know how to use, another was from a designer worried that they don’t know how … Continue reading
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