“Calculate how many ‘free’ airline snacks you would need to eat to break even on the cost of your plane ticket.”

You never have to watch a cis white dude play video games again.

If Sue Perkins can’t sell you on VR, well then I can’t help you.

Furbies are awful, Furby Connects are worse. Here are five tech toys that aren’t Furbies.

“I decided to only visit tables with at least one woman behind them. It’s such a low bar; it cut out a lot of tables.”

“Over here, in our tiny corner of the internet, I want us to stand in solidarity with the witch who wouldn’t burn, the one who triumphed in her way over G-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Long Live Zoë Quinn; best of luck as she levels up.”

Working for four and a half years in the quality department at a kitchen gadget company has left me with some strong opinions about proper cooking prep.

Want to be filled with awe and rage? I have just the video game for you.

Can one lesbian journalist and one straight, white cis man form the right kind of odd couple to keynote the queer women in technology conference’s second annual installment?

Why you should learn to code, how you can learn to code, and free resources where you can learn to code!

If you liked this app, then you’ll like that app. Think of it as a 100th birthday present from me to you.

Because we’re watching you watch us.

“Start-up culture is odd. There’s a lot that I struggle with — it’s not something particularly designed for anyone who isn’t already privileged. It’s hard to go into it without a safety net. There’s a certain element of romanticizing struggle that is hard to internalize as a woman, a queer woman, and/or a woman of color. “

“Strong Female Protagonist” is a wonderful superhero comic that places more importance on the humanity of it’s characters than their super-humanity. It tells the story of Alison Green (formerly Mega-Girl) as she tries to negotiate post-superhero life.

Jeremy Yoder and Allison Matthies gathered data in a nationwide survey of sexual diversity in science, technology, engineering and math professions called Queer in Stem and answered some questions about their results.

At its core, science is a willingness to believe that the universe is knowable. That if we ask the right questions and follow the evidence, we can get to the bottom of how things are, and why.

“Discrimination in the sciences is an issue that direly needs more publicity and honest discussion, so I don’t want to discount Eileen Pollack’s well-researched and articulate piece. But in many ways, from a queer-feminist perspective, it was a total disappointment.”

“The Talosians realize that Pike isn’t sold, and try to seduce him with a bizarre harem illusion with Vina as a green exotic dancer. Dayum, Pike. You’ve got some weird fantasies.”

Wow, Star Trek, you really know how to tackle those hard issues. Unfortunately, I think the show creators handled the issue of mail-order brides and human trafficking with ZERO TACT.