Tonight, I am lighting a candle for George Floyd. I am lighting a candle for him and so many, many others who have been victims of racism in America. I am lighting a candle for their families who suffer the grief of loss. There were a hundred articles today about …
It has been hard at times to feel gratitude in the face of the overwhelming fear-mongering, bigotry, racism, and hatefulness that has become widespread throughout this election season and especially since November 9. But, I am thankful. Thankful for this moment, this breath, this family of which I am a …
On KQED’s forum program last Thursday, retired congressman Barney Frank talked about the recent “religious freedom” laws that Indiana enacted and that Arkansas was considering. He said something that struck me: “I’m really glad we have this moral objection to homophobia. But what really helps in America is when people …
Today started at 4:30AM. I’m not crazy, I had a plan. You see, this entire Thanksgiving weekend, we’ve had a great westerly swell up and down the CA coast. I’ve seen overhead and double-overhead waves all over the place (6-12 feet for you non-surfers). I’ve seen lots of surfers get …
If you have one of those shiny new Motorola Droid phones, every time something exciting happens (phone runs out of battery, you plug it in to the computer, you get an email etc) the phone says “DROID!”. So in the spirit of that, let me share a picture with you: …
Today, we are releasing Firefox 3.5 this morning, so we’re in the office really early. Got to watch the sun rise over downtown Mountain View. It’s going to be a fun day!
Hurricane Ike is gunning toward Galveston, TX, following a very familiar path. Three years ago, barely three weeks after Katrina, hurricane Rita swept through east Texas and western Louisiana, coming ashore in Cameron parish. The attempted evacuation from Rita was an unmitigated disaster. Many of the folks down in Texas …
We are organizing the Toronto Dev Days next week, Monday September 15 and Tuesday September 16 at Seneca College. We are looking forward to the event, and the speakers are putting their finishing touches on their presentations. I’ve been working on organizing the Testing Talks that will be on Tuesday, …