Sumana Harihareswara [on Mastodon] brainwane@identi.ca
Jackson Heights, United States
I use this account infrequently; find me on Mastodon as http://social.coop/@brainwane/ . Founder of Changeset Consulting. Wife, FLOSS geek, feminist, manager of people & projects, programmer, fanvidder. Recurse Center alumna. She/her. Married to @leonardr.
2022-11-08T21:28:24Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
I post these days on Mastodon, specifically at https://social.coop/@brainwane/ .2018-05-09T17:37:50Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
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Followed ... as http://mstdn.io/@brashley46
... but I'm already following. :-)
Followed.2018-01-06T18:26:34Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
New post: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2018/01/05/1 My fun Cleveland vacation (with photos) - reasons to snag those last few early-bird tickets for PyCon in May2018-01-05T15:12:08Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
I support Software Freedom Conservancy https://identi.ca/conservancy and hope you will too: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2018/01/05/0 They're close to reaching their Jan 15 matching goal!AJ Jordan, sazius, Elena ``of Valhalla'' likes this.
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2018-01-03T14:07:18Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
https://us.pycon.org/2018/speaking/ Talk, Poster, and Education Summit proposals for PyCon due in a little under a day.2018-01-02T15:51:26Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
New blog posts:
https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2017/12/31/0 Some things I recommend frequently, e.g., clothes, software, comedy
https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2018/01/02/0 My 2017 in review: adventures, community service, work, talks/conferences, writing, public notice, habits, watched/listened, social
I loved Maureen McHugh's China Mountain Zhang!2018-01-02T15:00:34Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
RT Charles Worthington @cew821If you know someone discharged from the military due to:
- PTSD
- TBI
- sexual assault
- don’t ask don’t tell
please tell them about this new tool from @USDS and @DeptVetAffairs , designed to help veterans upgrade their discharge https://www.vets.gov/discharge-upgrade-instructions/Carol Chen likes this.
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2018-01-02T14:44:52Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
The new year as a good time to stop, say no, let go, make room: http://maryannemohanraj.com/2018/01/02/lava/
https://subfictional.com/making-time-for-new-projects/
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/5by5/in-beta/e/35074112Mussot valéry likes this.
2018-01-02T14:36:02Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
https://thehumaninthemachine.com/adrienne-porter-felt/2017-december-31 (https://twitter.com/__apf__/status/947553284654489600 for context) is no-joke inspiring.2017-12-31T16:06:10Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
https://www.inc.com/maria-aspan/tinyletter-going-away.html reminds me that FLOSS-loving freelancers/makers/small orgs would pay for hosted Mailman 3 installations, if such services were available.2017-12-31T02:19:14Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
New blog post: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2017/12/30/0 My childhood visions of Senate confirmation hearings, my current career, and Ben Franklin.2017-12-29T23:02:14Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
[batching last few days]
superfans of @harikondabolu may enjoy this 14-minute 2006 documentary http://seattlechannel.org/videos?videoid=x26617 on his comedy & work with @RepJayapal at @weareoneamerica
last night before the Kondabolu show I explained the blockchain & bitcoin to a guy who works at an art gallery, paraphrasing @scottros's https://www.wired.com/2015/01/how-bitcoins-blockchain-could-power-an-alternate-internet/ & using the lens of provenance
RT
Jason Owen
@jasonaowenStupid thing I did yesterday:
`find . -type f -exec sed -i '' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//' \{\} \;`
...in the root of my git repo.It found and "fixed" all the trailing whitespace in all the object files in .git/.RIP my stashes and unpushed commits.
New blog post https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2017/12/29/0 on Dar Williams, the blockchain and bitcoin, keeping on going, &c.B. Ross Ashley likes this.
2017-12-29T23:01:02Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
In which a major financial institution's website, despite that padlock icon, promotes poor security practices. https://twitter.com/jasonaowen/status/946876279613284352Jesucristo en bicicleta. If I had any money to invest, which I don't, I'd avoid conditions of service like this; to the old Marxist in me (which is 95% of me) it smells of SCAM.
2017-12-27T15:24:49Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
RT @jasonamyersTrying to think of what to submit for PyCon? I can tell you we've not seen very many web, database, beginner data science, async, python 2 conversion/retirement, data structures, and systems talks to name a few topics.2017-12-27T15:24:16Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
It was ridiculously tedious to find, so: the final report by the New York City Council Working Group on Mayoral Control and School Governance, June 2009: https://web.archive.org/web/20161222004502/http://council.nyc.gov/downloads/pdf/mayoral_control_june...McClane likes this.
2017-12-21T13:48:13Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
.@juliapowles says the Bill 1696 #algorithmictransparency task force "is likely to have a significant impact, nationally and internationally, when it reports its findings, in late 2019" but notes it'll rely on voluntary disclosures from agencies https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/new-york-citys-bold-flawed-attempt-to-make-algorithms-accoun...
I testified in October & have been following this bill; see https://pinboard.in/u:brainwane/t:algorithmictransparency/ & https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2017/12/17/0Mike Linksvayer likes this.
2017-12-21T13:39:43Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
[batch-syndicating from last few days]
Today I learned of "Today's Sked" in http://cityandstateny.com/first-read/ and "The Week Ahead in New York Politics" http://www.gothamgazette.com/state/7358-the-week-ahead-in-new-york-politics-december-11 … for checking for hearings, ceremonies, etc.
New blog post: Bill 1696 and Learning Old Systems https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2017/12/17/0 … #algotransparency #algorithmictransparency #opendata
Mon. Dec 18 (tomorrow), 4:30pm, https://a856-cityrecord.nyc.gov/RequestDetail/20171212102 … is a hearing at City Hall on the automated decisionmaking task force (Int. 1696-A).
Hey, people in London who think about/make/use "the dynamic medium / tools for thought / interactive simulations for creation or understanding" (e.g., HyperCard): https://maryrosecook.com/blog/post/sic
One of the most insidious, hard-to-root-out misconceptions in my head is American exceptionalism. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22533&LangID=E https://twitter.com/SuePGardner/status2017-12-13T13:56:17Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
RT Ruthanna Emrys @R_EmrysHappy Chanukah! May our light always be more than we thought we could make, and always increase.McClane likes this.
2017-12-11T13:44:28Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
Thinking of applying for the one-week @recursecenter experience, January 8-12? Today's the deadline: https://www.recurse.com/blog/121-come-to-rc-for-a-one-week-retreat