Dec 25, 2022Stop Evaluating & Commenting on Others’ BodiesPSA about bodies to extended families because my moms are overwhelmed with managing this already: It’s not okay to comment on a kid’s body or eating habits. It’s not healthy to talk about being “bad” for having a cookie or fat-shame yourself in front of them. It’s intrusive and controlling…5 min read5 min read
Dec 14, 2022How are people still calling folks “females”?1. Let’s do better about Conflating Gender Expression and Sex Importantly, I want to also offer a distinction between two concepts: Gender expression (aka gender presentation or gender reception), which is about how someone is seen by others and how that fits in a societal concept of genders (men/masculine/masc, women/feminine/femme, gender-nonconforming…Women2 min readWomen2 min read
Nov 18, 2022Layoff Guidebook RoundupInfo gathering, insights, and planning for those impacted by layoffs Shameless plug #1 I often could use part-time innovation-minded renaissance folks if someone is looking to pick up some experience and work. Reach out if this is you. Shameless plug #2 EktoVR is often hiring tech folks. Involuntary Exit · A Woman's Guide To Thriving After Being Fired This presentation will trace the beginning and end of the arc of emotional trauma when women in high-ranking positions…theprofessionalguide.com1 min read1 min read
Feb 21, 2022Google Meet is the most accessible video chat platformI’m Deaf/hard of hearing and Google Meet is significantly more useable. 1. Person-by-person captions is better than a wall of everyone’s garbled text Google Meet You: I like that a lot James: I’m surprised You: more than the other one. Others I like that a lot I’m surprised more than the other one 2. Prediction engine for Meet is better or at least more familiar Either the AI is better because of the enormous…Accessibility1 min readAccessibility1 min read
Jan 28, 2022My Big Little Math DiscoveriesThe neat little patterns that sit in math are so beautiful and lovely. As a kid, I was playing with perfect squares and found these couple of patterns. They seemed like such big universal secrets to uncover for little me at the time! What beautiful patterns have you stumbled into? Perfect Squares Last Digit Sequence …Mathematics2 min readMathematics2 min read
Jan 28, 2022Perfect Squares Digital Root SequenceOne day in middle school, I was playing with perfect squares 0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81… Something neat pops out! A bunch of 9-ish things! One number was 9 One number was 36, and 3+6=9 One number was 81, and 8+1=9 Adding the digits in…Math2 min readMath2 min read
Jan 28, 2022Perfect Squares Last Digit SequenceOne day in middle school, I was playing with perfect squares 0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81… The last digits were: 0, 1, 4, 9, 6, 5, 6, 9, 4, 1, 0 It is a palindrome! Continuing: 0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64…Math2 min readMath2 min read
