Sarah Elkins configures@identi.ca
Figure it out ... with me! Configuration Manager, Network Engineer, Knowledge Gardener; into dance, learning, teaching, sharing, and games.
2018-07-01T05:49:51Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
I enjoyed *The West Wing* but am not as big a fan as some others I know. However, I ran across this fannish podcast episode which had as a guest commenter, Justin Trudeau! http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/3152018-05-16T20:03:28Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
Loading the car with donations for a massive Habitat for Humanity yard sale: The good feeling of clearing the house of things from an ex-boyfriend which I hadn't felt right about just tossing (working toaster oven, blanket, comic books, etc.). Also just lightening my kitchen up by giving away some tools I haven't used in a year, making it easier to find the ones I want. I know this doesn't work for everyone but I'm happy about it today.
2018-02-07T16:02:13Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
Argh, I had the basement vents CLOSED instead of OPEN!
Well, that explains why I've had to run the space heater pretty much non-stop every time I've been down here this winter.2017-12-04T09:19:48Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
I like two spaces. (defiant!)Ben Sturmfels likes this.
2017-10-30T01:10:51Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
"How I miss my phonograph! To write a diary with a pen is irksome to me!" Dr. Seward, *Dracula* -- http://infocult.typepad.com/dracula/2017/10/how-i-miss-my-phonograph.html2017-05-31T01:12:41Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
Having finally seen Rogue 1, I enjoyed reading this analysis of "the larger security culture at play in the Empire" which came out a couple of years ago: https://adam.shostack.org/blog/2015/12/cybersecurity-lessons-from-star-wars-blame-vader-not-the-it-d...
"There is a singular cause for these failures: Darth Vader. His habit of force choking those who have failed him. The culture of terror that he fosters prevents those under his command from learning from their mistakes and ensures that opportunities for learning will be missed; finger-pointing and blame passing will rule the day. "Charles Stanhope likes this.
2017-05-15T01:57:38Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
A charming bit of art nouveau celebrating women and circuit boards: http://skin-horse.com/comic/2017-05-14/
#geekfeminismElena ``of Valhalla'' likes this.
I fully agree on the quote (from the above link) "On reflection, I think computers and art nouveau should go together, like, all the time."
Elena ``of Valhalla'' at 2017-05-24T17:40:55Z
Sarah Elkins likes this.
2017-03-27T05:18:50Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
2017-01-21T14:20:34Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
From Anita Hill's editorial in the Washington Post yesterday, "Take it from me: Life goes on": For me, Nov. 8, 2016, felt like an unwelcome flashback to October 1991 -- another sadly missed opportunity to affirm basic notions of decency and equity ... But what I witnessed after the [Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination] hearing, when thousands of women demanded tha our leadership in Washington reflect their experiences, gives me hope. I'm convinced that those who expect women to recede quietly will soon be disappointed.2017-01-14T17:08:46Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
I always enjoy her fun and thoughtful fashion write-ups. I liked her SF novel *Persona* and got the sequel, *Icon*, but haven't read it yet.
http://www.genevievevalentine.com/2017/01/red-carpet-rundown-the-2017-golden-globes/2016-12-09T10:12:14Z via Identi.ca Web CC: Public
2016-11-11T19:41:53Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
I answered this recently in a survey for female video gamers: "Someone who gets results and can help her friends, whether through combat, smarts, mind-blowing artistry, or mad diplomacy skillz." Question: "What's a female power fantasy to you?"
https://docs.google.com/a/sparkypants.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPmisY1CVcdueFmJ_Zat_0EqMv1owT3kxN-kmMUB...2016-08-05T02:28:55Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
I read the novella "The Ballad of Black Tom" a couple of months ago and found it powerful. The protagonist's increasing anger (justifiable, but with unfortunate results) reminded me of Chester Himes' *If He Hollers Let Him Go*, but with reclaimed Lovecraftian-mythology elements. This Fresh Aire interview with the author was interesting. http://www.npr.org/2016/02/29/468558238/the-ballad-of-black-tom-offers-a-tribute-and-critique-of-lov...sazius likes this.
2016-05-19T12:59:31Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
G+ has decided I need hot blond men in my life.2016-04-16T12:22:20Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
I am the one thing in life I can control.Arcee likes this.
2016-04-12T15:25:36Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
I can't talk about our repertoire until it's finalized, but we (the chorus) rehearsed with the orchestra last night and it was AWESOME! Washington Metro Gamer Symphony Orchestra, 80 strong, doing our own arrangements of video game music from all over.
You are in the chorus of that video? How hard is it to sing in a foreign language?That vid was from before I joined (we're bigger now). Usually we learn it phonetically, which is easier with the regular languages. We're not *memorizing* the music (except the soloists for Katamari Damaci last summer, but they know Japanese anyway). I sang in church choir and school chorus growing up, so I'm familiar with singing in Latin, German, Spanish, some French. I also took Spanish in high school, German in high school and college, and I have a smattering of Latin also, so it's easier for me to pick up the foreign-language songs than some of the other singers. We're rehearsing one now that switches between German and Latin.2015-12-22T15:24:20Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
I can't seem to post this as a reply to @brainwane's article http://geekfeminism.org/2015/10/28/book-club-sorcerer-to-the-crown-microaggressions-and-diaspora/ about Zen Cho's *Sorceror To The Crown*, so
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Re ugly ducklings: I remember in the novel Flicker (https://www.librarything.com/work/217143 but not for everyone), the narrator has seen a woman, Clare, with greasy hair and non-glamorous clothes for weeks and weeks, and only until he runs into a crowd of women with the same sort of look (beatnik?) that he realizes this IS a look, and she's rocking it.
Re YOU LOVE EACH OTHER, I figured she grew up in an almost-convent, and he had that issue of being eaten alive, and both of them were regarded by everyone around them as Icky Other (with but-we-love-you-anyway parents for him), so yeah it would take a while for them to realize anyone could be attracted to them, much less love them romantically.Oops, Sorcerer to the Crown, that is.
Thank you!2015-12-20T16:13:29Z via Identi.ca Web To: CC: Followers, Public
Comedian Hari Kondabolu on excesses of the rich (and media coverage issues): "A Shirt Made of Gold" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGVZ-tFY35A2015-11-19T18:17:27Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
Drinking my weirdo mulled cider (leftover-from-book-club) + CTC leaf tea combination from the fridge, which I guess is like Snapple or something, but I made it, it's mine! And I like it.Dana likes this.