“Oh, You Sexy Geek!”: “Geek Girls” and the Problem of Self-Objectification – A longish piece, but well worth reading. The sexiest cosplay I’ve done was probably the Wonder Woman outfit from Halloween last year. It falls in a weird area though. I didn’t alter the costume to be sexier; Wonder Woman by default wears a pretty skimpy costume. And I didn’t choose it to be sexy; I chose it because she was my childhood hero and I had the WW Underoos as a kid. (Unfortunately they don’t make WW Underoos for grown-ups.) I actually tried to de-sexy the outfit a bit by adding a skirt over the (very brief) shorts. I guess it’s a bit like the woman in the essay who defends dressing as slave Leia. For her, that outfit is about empowerment. “You put me in a gold bikini with a chain, and I’m gonna choke you to death with it.” For me, Wonder Woman was about embodying my inner 4-year-old’s ideal of a strong, powerful woman. (That said, I felt much more comfortable dressing that way at a party with my friends. I don’t think I would’ve done it at a convention.)
Category: Computers
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PROGRAMMERS BEING DICKS
PROGRAMMERS BEING DICKS – I wonder if this is why I’m not a coder anymore.
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How to use fancy gestures on the iPad (and why you should)
How to use fancy gestures on the iPad (and why you should) – Apple News, Tips and Reviews – WHOA. I didn’t know any of these!
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What she really said: Fighting sexist jokes the geeky way!
What she really said: Fighting sexist jokes the geeky way! – This is brilliant. Granted, the only people I know who use “That’s what she said” in real life are Rodd and Kunaal, and it’s always funny to me when they do it. But I can see where it’d get annoying if people kept doing it after you said not to. Major, major respect to Jessamyn for fighting back with her brain! (I wish I was more of a programmer.)
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TweetAngel Will Call Your Small Business About Negative Tweets
TweetAngel Will Call Your Small Business About Negative Tweets – I can see where you might think this was an awkward stupid idea… but I know people who are afraid of the Internet. People who talk about Twitter the way you imagine some 1950’s authority figure to talk about rock and roll. I’ve no doubt they’d pay to get a phone call when somebody was trashing them online. I only hope that TweetAngel accepts cheques.
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iPhone Mail Tip: Re-Open Most Recent Draft Message With One Tap
iPhone Mail Tip: Re-Open Most Recent Draft Message With One Tap – Huh. I was not aware of that.
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Impostor Syndrome
“I was crippled by Impostor Syndrome”: One woman’s story – If you want to understand me, you should read this. I’m not as bad as this lady, but I identify strongly with what she’s saying – especially as regards my career in IT. I always undervalue the things I’m good at and tend to disbelieve compliments when I get them. And sometimes it doesn’t help living with someone who is very clever himself. My saving grace is that there’s still a small part of my brain – maybe 15% – that is completely egotistical and thinks I’m awesome at everything. If I just listened to that part more often, I’d be unstoppable.
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#Instaburb
#Instaburb – “A month long Australian mobile photography competition for users of the photo sharing app Instagram. We invite you to share your suburb, or a suburb you love.” Neat!