Archive for October, 2010
2010.10.15 Linkspamming in a bubble (16th October, 2010) (5)
Chemistry and danger and pretty colours! All the ingredients of the perfect geek hobby. Have you seen Lauredhel’s series on soapmaking? The Setup, The Making, The Day After, Finis. She also runs a community for ...
Full Story »2010.10.13 Feminist political associations with a “geek” focus (4)
A friend of mine submitted this out of season for Ask a Geek Feminist. The benefits of friendship, huh? Here we go: I want to donate money to a group that influences politics in a ...
Full Story »2010.10.13 But pink is a linkspam’s colour (13th October, 2010) (8)
Our regular commenter Jenni wants to share a new geek feminist group blog she’s writing for: Bad Reputation. From the first post: Our strapline is a feminist pop culture adventure. We’re named after a Joan ...
Full Story »2010.10.13 New feature: Wednesday Geek Woman (3)
Leigh mentioned off-blog that she wished it was Ada Lovelace Day all the time around here… why not? Let’s run a profile of a geek woman on Wednesdays! And I have to say, this seems ...
Full Story »2010.10.12 Plover: Freeing Stenography (8)
Mirabai Knight is a Certified CART Provider (realtime stenographer for the deaf and hard of hearing) in New York City. When she was 11, her older brother introduced her to the concept of free software. ...
Full Story »2010.10.12 Quick hit: Women = Men when it comes to math skills (2)
Females Are Equal to Males in Math Skills, Large Study Shows These studies, all published in English between 1990 and 2007, looked at people from grade school to college and beyond. A second portion of ...
Full Story »2010.10.12 Linkspam decided she liked math after all (5)
Desperate to own Computer Engineer Barbie? She’s now up for pre-order on Amazon.com, shipping December 15, 2010. Other places may have her as well (feel free to note any you find in the comments, especially ...
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