Monthly Archives: October 2011

Tourist in the library

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Liz Henry

I am on vacation in England visiting Oblomovka’s relatives and have about 100 blog posts to write, about books I’m reading, the Occupy Wall Street movement, and my trip, and some things about music that have been building up & … Continue reading →

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Hackmeet report, Day 1

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Liz Henry

Hackmeet was amazing yesterday and after a bit more rest I’ll be heading out to catch the last half of day 2 of this activist & tech unconference. Over the last few months I ended up at some of the … Continue reading →

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The Eye in the Door

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Liz Henry

I’m reading Pat Barker’s Regeneration Trilogy, which is elliptical, perturbing, and depressing but very good. It’s about WWI, the trauma suffered by soldiers, conscientious objectors, and the people around them. It’s deeply anti-war. I liked this bit from Eye in … Continue reading →

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Ada Lovelace Day: The Other Geek Girl

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Liz Henry

For Ada Lovelace Day, I’d like to write about this girl from my high school. It was (and is) a huge school, with over 3000 students. I didn’t know Carla very well. She was in my classes, the “advanced” ones … Continue reading →

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Italian Wikipedia protests censorship law

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Liz Henry

The Italian Wikipedia just blacked out its site in protest of a proposed law that would function to censor the Internet — mostly targeted at bloggers and online journalists. A group called Populo Viola are protesting in Rome. Hurray, Purple … Continue reading →

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Will you need a photo ID to vote in 2012?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Liz Henry

The Brennan Center just published a huge report, Voting Law Changes in 2012. The description of the report says that these laws will affect disabled people as well as young, minority, and low-income voters. Here is the lowdown on how … Continue reading →

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