I have now reached the stage in the once-a-year project where I need to run Windows for a few hours. Of course, first Windows needs to update for a few days.
Google has fired Margaret Mitchell who led the ethical AI team alongside Timnit Gebru. Mitchell had been using an automated script to look through her emails & find evidence of discrimination against Gebru:
Google fires second AI ethics researcher following internal investigation theverge.com/2021/2/19/2229…
Web-based intake forms that require a lot of fiddly clicking on tiny click targets with no keyboard access
fellow disabled people... quote this and share something that’s super inaccessible to you that non-disabled people may not even think of.
So this back-of-the-front-of-the-sideways-of-the-back-end thing… I just don’t think it’s helpful verbiage. I’d rather communicate in term of “starters” and “finishers”. Continue reading for a breakdown…
Google is making policy changes in the wake of an investigation into the firing of Timnit Gebru. These including tying pay for those at vp level & above to reaching diversity and inclusion goals, and new procedures around "sensitive employee exits"
New: Google concludes investigation of its handling of @timnitGebru. Doesn't announce findings but makes a few policy changes. Margaret Mitchell still locked out of corpo...
We need to do an Oregon transit scavenger hunt where the goal is to get from Astoria to Brookings to Ontario entirely by transit. Must take one ferry, one trolley, one heavy rail, and one ski shuttle. Who’s in?
Haz cameras are tilted 28 degrees, which is a fine angle with high historical significance. https://t.co/J6XFXGHL1P
Camera optics differ, which gives them different fields of view and resolutions. This table describes Nav, Haz, and Cachecams. Roughly, Nav are 2m above surface with 90-d...
After this youtu.be/MvFgxEii4Sk @SUBFOCUS / Culture Shock / Metrik b2b set reminded me of an unforgettable classic tune (Chemical Brothers - Swoon) I did some digging and *of course* I remember it from @beatmanludmilla & the golden age of breakbeat 💖 soundcloud.com/beatman-and-lu…
I’m redoing a page to use a single svg displayed multiple times. Drop xlink since it has been deprecated. Before <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-1"></use> </svg> After <svg> <use href="#icon-1"></use> </svg>
If you have questions about credit, get them in! Livestream tomorrow.
Lillian Karabaic 🥄🏳️‍🌈 BLM https://twitter.com/anomalily
I'm answering your questions about credit scores LIVE (like if they're even important) this Saturday at 5PM PT/8 ET. Got a question? Send them in to questions@ohmydollar....

Are you raising yourself up during eternal Caturday?

Quote tweet with a selfie you love and lyrics from your current fave song twitter.com/pdxpestle/stat…
rhea robin - is elphie’s pen name. https://twitter.com/PdxPestle
Quote tweet with a selfie you love and lyrics from your current fave song
It’s super disheartening how similar these stories sound across the tech industry 😔
Here's what happened. I used to be the tech lead of platforms. For months and months, I was left out of meetings and conversations about the direction of platform infrast...
The sound of a coughing gorilla signals that Covid-19 is an even bigger problem than we thought. nytimes.com/2021/02/19/opi…
The taxes I have paid only because I got ahead financially has repaid the public investment many times over. Investing in others leads to their growth and advancement, a...
You know online event tooling is deeply broken when even the Internet Archive's #DWeb meetup is on... Zoom. 🤷
7. Shellfish allergy (mild), bananas make me gag for some reason, and I’ve never managed to try snails despite curiosity (but I suspect that might also trigger shellfish?)
I got 29. If you get less than 5 then you’re a wild animal.
Somebody should interview all the tech CEOs who recently moved to Texas.
The Fat Boys were one of the first rap groups I ever knew about as a kid. "Sex Machine" was definitely one of the first rap songs I ever heard on the radio. RIP :( https://t.co/EgePGDNcGO
Universal Hip Hop Museum https://twitter.com/uhhmuseum
Wowwwwwww it has been brought to our attention that the legend Prince Markie Dee from the Fat Boys has passed away 😢 May you forever Rest In Peace 🙏🏾🌹 (Do no...
My 10 y/o daughter overheard me listening to @RelayFM’s Top Four, hosted by @marcoarment & @tiffarment. Now she and my 7 y/o son listen to an episode a night to help them relax at bedtime. Raising my kids right! Of course now they want me to buy all of the Pringles & Pop Tarts!