What I Learned from Ada Lovelace
4On December 10, Google featured a great doodle of Ada Lovelace, “Enchantress of Numbers” I knew Ada was often called the first programmer; the doodle inspired…
Things That Don’t Suck, Internet Edition
+I’m trying get back into posting at least once a week; still making site improvements to the site so today it’s gonna have to be…
DigiWriMo Wrap Up
+Hmm, it’s Sunday morning and I could go through and count my Tweets, Facebook posts, blog entries and lines of code on Github, as I’d…
37 is the New 42
9Hey, it’s my birthday today! And I’m 37, the point where lying about my age just isn’t an option, because I don’t have time for…
DigiWriMo, I Am In You!
1If lines of code count for #DigiWriMo – which I kinda think they should – I’m golden. — Amanda Krauss (@WorstProfEver) November 1, 2012 I…
Three-Column Layout? Try Six-Column Layout!
9I’m giving a lighting talk on ancient design at tomorrow’s Dionysium, and people keep asking me if I’m going to talk about columns. Strangely, I…
What’s Going On??
6Hey, look, there’s a new design! You may be wondering why I had to redesign the blog yet again. Well, for a start, there were…
‘Tosh Rape Jokes v. World’
19(Please note: this post is informed largely by Tom Veatch’s theory of humor, if you care to read it.) So I guess Daniel Tosh made a…
No One Else Is Freaking Out About Louie?
8You know, I’ve got a lot of post drafts kicking around. I know I should post more regularly. But part of why I’m not is…
Lizz Winstead and Amy Heckerling!
5It’s been kind of a tough week here – badgering clients, debating MOOCs, wanting to throw bricks at policymakers…the usual. But I don’t want to…