I came across this interesting article by way of a friend.

How Git shows the patriarchal nature of the software industryWhile I think it's true, and oh gods have I been struck by this issue, I think it's also missing the larger scope. I think it's really a product of a much larger issue, which is that people are trying to assign legal names (and ( Read more... )

Articles like this sometimes amuse me, usually they frustrate me because by the time I've seen them, there are already 200 me-too comments, making it unlikely anything I say would get heard..

City survey: Drive-alone trips up, biking downLook guys, it's really simple -- make it possible to get on a bike in your nice office clothes and get to work ( Read more... )

While I in no way wish to take away from the tragedy of 8 years ago, on this day I would like to draw everyone's attention to the tens or hundreds of thousands of people (more?) who die every year from car crashes, hunger, lack of medical care, abuse, neglect, and general hard knocks. Many of these things are even more preventable than terrorism, ( Read more... )

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Presidential Proclamation: June 2009 is LGBT Pride Month

Ya know, he may not be doing everything perfectly by everyone's estimation, but it just blows me away how many Right(tm) (not -wing) things he's done right so far. I haven't really felt proud of a president in .. well, ever. I missed Carter by a few years. :P

Betty Bowers Explains Traditional Marriage to Everyone Else

Donuts and Bacon: Taste we can Believe in!

"What I told him is start by listening, because all too often the United States starts by dictating," Obama told the interviewer.

Are these words really coming from the mouth of a US president?? ... wow!

In case you hadn't had enough :) These photos of the inauguration are a pretty amazing spectacle.

Those who haven't, should probably watch this :D