Tonight at Noisebridge, our lightning talk event, 5 Minutes of Fame! I’ll be speaking at 5MoF about Bad Inventions, going back over at least 20 years of my own horrible inventions, some of which came to fruition and some which have not (YET). As if you needed ANY reminder, Five Minutes of Fame is Noisebridge’s … Continue reading “5 Minutes of Fame tonight!”
I have endless frivolous bad inventions! World, I bring you . . . the Beer Hat Neti Pot. Beer hats are those contraptions that rig up two cans of beer on your head, one on either side of a hat, with plastic tubing so that the beer siphons into your mouth. You can be too … Continue reading “Beer Hat Neti Pot”
I love public speaking, whether it’s speaking at conferences, teaching, or doing literary readings. I also love to bring interesting people together for discussions, organizing and moderating panels, talks, or entire conferences. Here’s a list of some of my talks and readings, as well as conferences I’ve been to. Facilitor/organizer, DIFxTech Community Conversations series. 2023. … Continue reading “Speaking”
Noisebridge moved into the new space, what, a year ago or so? Something like that. Because of the pandemic, we have been a little slow settling in, and this winter with the rain and Omicron surge, there wasn’t a ton of activity – a solid core of regulars working to get the space organized, the … Continue reading “A day in the life of Capp St. Noisebridge”
Last week I printed out my friend Amelia’s Hipster Habit App to try it out. How much more could I possibly love this little site that is just a one page pdf that you print and fold into a tiny pocket zine, but calls itself an “app”. Yay! So silly and awesome! I wrote “naps” … Continue reading “Hipster Habit App; strategies to cope with pain”
Introduction: Why Are There So Many Women Writers? by Liz Henry. From Toward an Anthology of Spanish-American Women Writers. This book presents poems by women who were writing approximately one hundred years ago, including many poems that have not yet been published in English translation.The introduction exposes and critiques how anthologies and literary histories often … Continue reading “Introduction: Why Are There So Many Women Writers?”
I had a fabulous time at OSCON! In the spirit of my notes on the geek dress code, here’s an OSCON fashion report. Glasses were definitely IN. Me and Mario G. spaced out for a long time wearing these Trip Glasses! Maybe that’s why we got into such deep conversation later in the corner of … Continue reading “OSCON fashion, Ignite, and beyond”
For the second year in a row, I thought of the wheelchair modification and disability access projects that could and should be at Maker Faire. I’d like to make that happen next year. At Maker Faire this year, I talked with Miguel Valenzuela, who was showing Lift Assist, a toilet lift device that can be … Continue reading “DIY: Access Hacks project”
From last Friday. I can’t transcribe all my notes, but I thought it might be fun to mention the people who read. Intro by Karen Grosman. WillyKit – her first time reading here. We all applaud and give her The Love. “Shepherded”.Tony – poem about the Mekong riverAnita Holzburg – “Chances”Jayne Kos – “Road Trip” … Continue reading “Some notes from Waverley”