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Without a Safety Net: Talking Women-Owned Tech Startups with Section II’s Allie Esslinger
“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. “
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A Reminder: Net Neutrality
Damn the man, save the internet!
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The Queer Grrrl’s Guide To A DIY Computer, Part 2: Assembly
Last time we went through all the parts you will need to build your PC. Now it’s time to put them all together! We’ll be physically installing and connecting all the components, right up to the point where you turn the damn thing on.
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Learn HTML and Build A Better Internet Comment: Part 2
For everyone who’s ever wondered how to post an image in the comments on Autostraddle.com
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The Queer Grrrl’s Guide to A DIY Computer, Part I: Parts
Building a PC is super easy. The only practical skill you really need is an ability to manoeuvre your fingers in tight spaces, which I feel most readers of this site may have a natural affinity for.
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Like #myNYPD? Have Some Apps That Hold the Police Accountable
Because we’re watching you watch us.
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.gay And The Quiet War for Gay Internet
Some seem relevant, at least to my interests (.camp) and some seem like a facepalm waiting to happen (.sexy). But the one you haven’t seen quite yet is .gay, though not for lack of trying.
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I Am Struggling With My Opinions Regarding The Following Technology
Three pieces of technology for which I just can’t decide whether I’m Team Yay or Team Nope. Please send opinion-building help.
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Getting Your Lit Nerd on with Reading Apps
“After flying 2,678 miles and over the Pacific Ocean, I realized that I was gonna have to rebuild my collection. But this time, it would be digital (and therefore move-proof).”
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Go Home, Internet, You’re Drunk: WTF is Dogecoin?
Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency based on the doge meme. And up until this story broke, I thought it was a joke.
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13 Apps To Help You Be A Better 2014 You
Here’s a list of things we might have decided to do with our 2014 and some apps to help us get there.
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IFTTT Recipe Exchange: Automate Yr Internet
IFTTT stands for If This Then That. And it’s a service that lets you use the internet to automate just about everything.
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This Is The Way That We Live: How to Make Your Gmail Inbox Work For You
When Rachel and Kaitlyn started talking to me about their email systems, I had to face a tough fact about myself as a technology writer. I am notoriously terrible with mail. Here are some systems we all find helpful.
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Data After Death: A Digital Will for a Digital Age
More of our lives are lived digitally by the day, and it’s time to start thinking about what happens to all this when we die: do we want it to go to someone else, to be erased, or to remain indefinitely in the ether(net)?
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MCALC Knows The Difference Between Gender and Menstruation: Track Your Period Without Pink Flowers
It’s finally here. And nary a petal in sight.
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10 iOS Games for Your Long-Distance Relationship
And other similar two/multi-player type situations, because being on different continents shouldn’t get in the way of Boggle. (Bonus! Featuring the worst drawing of Brooklyn ever, courtesy of yours truly.)
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When You Wish Upon a Star: Throw Yourself a Perseids Party
In your childhood, did your mom wake up you at weird hours on school nights to watch meteor showers because they were more important than 2nd grade? Or was that just my mom? Either way, we’re all now Adults and we can get up (or stay up) to watch the meteor shower of our own volition.
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Queer Your Tech With a Nerdy Video Party
Seriously. The geeks of the interwebs were on point with the video content this week. Includes a feminist analysis of Adventure Time, Bill Nye explaining asteroid disasters and some rad footage of plants growing (which is, it should be noted, more exciting than it sounds).
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Tech Spring Cleaning Part 4: I’m Sorry, Folks, But It’s Cable Management Time
Are you ready for a rage-inducing activity? You have to fix your cables.
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Tech Spring Cleaning Part 2: File Organization and You
Everything you’ve saved in Documents. Downloads. All the things. Maybe your hard drive is cringing under the weight of all the jpgs, docs. wavs and m4ps or maybe you just can’t find anything or maybe both, NO MATTER. This is the week we deal with that ish.