Setting up HBase for use with Socorro is a bit of a bear! The default Vagrant config sets up a VM with filesystem-only. For those that want to try out the HBase support, or are on a path toward setting … Continue reading →
Here was my wish list from before: Camera working: Done! The trick was ‘uvcvideo‘, which I eventually built as a kernel module. A Skitch replacement: Mostly done. I was given Shutter Project as a recommendation. I haven’t had a look … Continue reading →
I’m doing a tech talk at PSU about open source community: TOPIC Collaborative chaos: what it means to write code, manage projects and work with people in open source communities SUMMARY Working in software and with computers means wildly different … Continue reading →
I’ve got a lot going on right now. Nothing feels momentous about any particular thing. I’m trying a lot of new ideas and work, struggling, failing and trying again. The transition from the last couple of years of insane travel … Continue reading →
This goes out to all the geeky spouses, partners and friends of brand new programmers: Code review is a cultural practice. When you sit down to read the work of another, you bring with you all the experience you’ve had … Continue reading →
I’m no longer using Mac OS X for my primary desktop, but many of my coworkers and friends do. Particularly developers writing applications that use PostgreSQL (aka Postgres) for their data storage. I’ve spent a lot time over the last … Continue reading →
I’ve been planning to switch to a Linux laptop for a while, either for work or as my own laptop aged out. So, joining Mozilla was the perfect opportunity to switch over. And, I’m happy to report that I’m fully … Continue reading →
If you believe that women are a crucial part of the future of free and open source software, you should give to the Ada Initiative. If you think we should have more women contributing, talking about and using free and … Continue reading →
Last week in Chicago was amazing! 37 speakers, an incredible keynote by Jacob Kaplan-Moss (video coming soon!) and re-connecting with all the great people in Chicago. We announced a new conference committee for next year’s conference, and said we’d do … Continue reading →
This will be a series of blog posts about the reading I’m doing about feminism. Over the years, I’ve been given a list of books like the The Feminine Mystique, The Second Sex (Vintage), and most recently Fire with Fire: … Continue reading →