Monthly Archives: October 2013

Geek Girl Con, Saturday!

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Liz Henry

I’m at GeekGirlCon today!!! It’s awesome! 3rd year in a row! I spent yesterday in The Attic, Seattle’s feminist community workshop/hacker/maker space. The Attic’s booth here at GeekGirlCon is representing the space’s combination of fiber, art, tech, robots, geekiness, hacking, … Continue reading →

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Bad Inventions: Dumpling Compass!

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Liz Henry

This is hardly a bad invention. It is sheer genius, because dumplings are fucking delicious. And because I don’t have time to create it, I give it to you. The Dumpling Compass! Dumpling Compass is a phone app that points … Continue reading →

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The Superfest Dissie Awards

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Liz Henry

I had a great time last night at the Dissie Awards, part of Superfest, a very long running disability community film festival! Lawrence Carter-Long MCed and presented 3 or 4 short clips for each category like Worst Portrayal of a … Continue reading →

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Taking up too much space

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Liz Henry

Last night I had the incredibly pleasant experience of realizing I was in a crowd but no one was considering me as “in the way” and I didn’t have to worry about that with the same level of awareness I … Continue reading →

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Squeezing dragon

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Liz Henry

My son and I spent some time this morning lying in bed, me with a big cup of coffee, still both in our pajamas, going through the blog archives of Johnson Tsang, a sculptor from Hong Kong. Our minds were … Continue reading →

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Fabulous rhymes

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Liz Henry

My friend Zach from Revolt wrote and performed a new song about living with Lyme disease. I really like it and can’t wait for the recorded and produced version! His other songs I’ve heard about history, philosophy, and revolution are … Continue reading →

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Mozilla Summit 2013: bugs, crafts, and fun

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Liz Henry

The Mozilla Summit in Toronto was a lot of fun. I met so many intense, idealistic, motivated open source contributors, it made me feel renewed energy for my own contribution. On the first day I heard some of the keynotes … Continue reading →

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FirefoxOS phone beta testing

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Liz Henry

I got my FirefoxOS phone and am doing some testing on FirefoxOS 1.1 beta. I’m about to switch over to using it as my primary phone, but so far I’ve just used its apps and web connection. It seems very … Continue reading →

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