Ordinary Canary

Yesterday afternoon, I got a pleasant surprise at work.  Rather than wait until my laptop is supposed to be replaced in January, I was given an almost new upgrade that was originally intended for a new employee that decided he couldn’t deal with Mac OSX.  So I am now typing from a very shiny new [...]

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In the last two days, I’ve been doing some coding and clean-up of my computer. In ways that I could describe but would be long and boring, I got the two random bits of text that I found particularly meaningful.
The first, output from a Perl script gone wrong:
They need to be tested and
need to [...]

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Ada Lovelace Day is, of course, near and dear to my heart. It’s nice to see women in tech being recognized. Sometimes it feels like I’m a mythological beast by being a female sysadmin, so a day to focus on the fact that we are not actually alone is nice.
So, cheers to you, [...]

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I’ve been a high-geared nerd lately, which has been taking up tremendous amounts of time. Being a professional nerd means that studying on a regular basis is a pretty important part of being able to advance my career, since technology is constantly changing. I’ve been on a hiatus since my mom passed away [...]

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Cuba officially supports Linux now, which is pretty rocking from both an open source perspective and a “gosh, American policies regarding Cuba are so beyond stupid” standpoint.
The plane we were on from Montego Bay was delayed rather significantly by a sick passenger. We had to go back to the gate and let her off, [...]

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If I never hear the phrase “IT guy” again, it will be too soon.
To my lovely readers, please do me a favor and say “IT folks” or “IT person”. Join the resistance. The women in IT appreciate it.
Love,
me

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I spent a little bit of time yesterday customizing my new iPhone - and I managed to discover a free ebook reader, with books that you can download wirelessly.  It was nice knowing all of you, but I am now knee deep in public domain novels and will only be reachable in a couple of [...]

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After a very long struggle with AT&T, I have finally received my iPhone 3G. I flat out love the iPhone and have had one since not long after the first drop in price for them. Combining my phone with my MP3 player makes a ridiculous amount of sense for me. It was [...]

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One of the problems of being a geek chick is that the geek world is not tailored to you. The next time you use the phrase “computer guy” or “tech guy”, think of me, because it’s weird and awkward to be a guy professionally when I’m not a guy anywhere else. (Except when [...]

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