Month: April 2015

  • MOOMIN MADNESS

    Things I learned today: There is an official Moomin Twitter account. The Moomins also have a blog. There are a number of apps and games involving the Moomins, including an upcoming Japanese-made role-playing Moomin game where, if you register early, you get a digital hattifattener boat. DIGITAL HATTIFATTENER BOAT, PEOPLE. There’s a new animated film…

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  • My friend Jody is an Agile Coach at Vodafone, and recently she asked if I’d come over and give my “Presenting Your Hack: Channeling Your Inner Peggy Olson” talk for the tech team there. I originally wrote it for a Girl Geek Dinner last year (ahead of the first ever SheHacks), and then I presented…

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  • Reading on Flipboard

    George Lucas changes Jedi marriage rules after cute kid asks nicely Provocative Documentary ‘CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap’ Asks, “Where Are All the Women in Tech?” 20 Iconic Fashion Moments From Jane Austen Adaptations

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  • seriouseats: 21 over-the-top junk food recipes to end your day on a, erm, high note http://t.co/lDdNwFdgMV http://t.co/gTl8xU70UY

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  • YOW! West 2015

    Some great news! I just found out that my second ever conference proposal has been accepted. If all goes well, I’ll be delivering a talk at YOW! West in Perth next month. I’ve never been to Perth. That’ll be fun! Just need to clear it at work…

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  • Reading on Flipboard

    How Marissa Mayer Mobilized Yahoo Lil Bub lends her silly little face to a compilation supporting LGBT rights Anna Kendrick is funnier than you, and she has the book deal to prove it Twitter rolls out BB-8, other ‘Star Wars’ emoji

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  • RaeBeta: In which @NerdKryptonite wins the supervillain costume party. #actuallyitsaboutethicsinsupervillaincostumes http://t.co/tCWsK4dMDU

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  • So for more than a year now, I’ve been talking about doing a basket weaving class at Sew Make Create. (Hey, when the Zombie Apocalypse comes, my useful basket weaving skills will ensure I am a valued member of society, right?) I even registered to attend at one point, but the class got cancelled due…

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  • FlipPrior: I really have had the most marvellous day. Love, kindness, intelligence, in abundance. These are the things that matter!

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  • Shared on Instagram

    Lime Marmalade and Shortbread Tart, homemade by The Snook himself. #spoiled

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