Tag Archives: tech

Digital Sisterhood radio – Online Feminism episode

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Liz Henry

Thursday, Dec. 16th, I’m going to be on a radio show on Feminism Online, hosted by Ananda Leeke as part of her month long Digital Sisterhood project. The show will air on Dec. 16, Digital Sisterhood Radio, from 9:00 pm … finish reading Digital Sisterhood radio – Online Feminism episode

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Geek Lab at BlogHer 09: Hold my hand please!

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Liz Henry

Can’t wait for BlogHer! I’ll Be Geeking Out Mostly I’ll be in the Geek Lab area, so look for me there and say hi! Lately I’m having a little trouble with mobility even in my ultralight wheelchair, so I will … finish reading Geek Lab at BlogHer 09: Hold my hand please!

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The Planet of Swears

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Liz Henry

I’m writing some RSS feed scraper programs and while playing around with that, set up an install of Planet feed reader. It was very funny to see on the one hand, lots of people blogging or writing things like “Oh, … finish reading The Planet of Swears

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Access Sex: panel at SexTech conference

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Liz Henry

The Access Sex panel on sex education, sexual health, and people with disabilities was just beautiful. Panelists: Cory Silverberg (http://sexuality.about.com/mbiopage.htm), Bethany Stevens (Morehouse School of Medicine), Liz Henry (BlogHer), Jen Cole (GimpGirl) Cory Silverberg opened by asking some questions about … finish reading Access Sex: panel at SexTech conference

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Ada Lovelace Day

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Liz Henry

I felt a little wistful as I thought over who to write about. I wished for a clear mentor or hero who I would have known about from childhood onward. Not many of us had that kind of computer science … finish reading Ada Lovelace Day

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Sex:Tech talk on Sex and Disability (Access Sex)

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Liz Henry

Here are my notes for a panel on Sex and Disability coming up this afternoon at Sex:Tech 2009 in San Francisco. It’s a conference for health workers and sex educators. I’ll post my report on the conference and the panel … finish reading Sex:Tech talk on Sex and Disability (Access Sex)

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SXSWi: Ending Racism with Social Media

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Liz Henry

Thank you again to Nalo Hopkinson for fixing up my very, very rough transcript! (Nalo I can’t believe you just did that.) And thanks to all the panelists and participants for a great SXSWi session. ****** Can Social Media End … finish reading SXSWi: Ending Racism with Social Media

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SXSWi: Fighting online misogyny panel

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Liz Henry

Thank you!!! times a hundred to Nalo Hopkinson who just now took my rough live transcript and cleaned it up and emailed it back to me so I could post it. Thank you Nalo! You rock so hard. *** That’s … finish reading SXSWi: Fighting online misogyny panel

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Talking at ETech this Thursday: DIY for People with Disabilities

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Liz Henry

I’m going to be speaking at ETech in a couple of days about technology, culture, and disability/access invention. I’m all fizzy with enthusiasm and can’t wait to give the talk and see what people about afterwards! If you’re curious, Here’s … finish reading Talking at ETech this Thursday: DIY for People with Disabilities

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My tiny adorable flowered computer!

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Liz Henry

I got an HP Mini Vivienne Tam edition to review a few days ago, and I’ve used it so far for blogging, surfing, email, IM-ing, and writing up my thoughts in Notepad. Here’s my preliminary review based on four days … finish reading My tiny adorable flowered computer!

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