Month: September 2018

📑 How Some Men Fake an 80-Hour Workweek, and Why It Matters | New York Times

Annotated How Some Men Fake an 80-Hour Workweek, and Why It Matters (nytimes.com)
The result of this is easy to see: Those specifically requesting a lighter workload, who were disproportionately women, suffered in their performance reviews; those who took a lighter workload more discreetly didn’t suffer. The maxim of “ask forgiveness, not permission” seemed to apply.  ❧

👓 How Some Men Fake an 80-Hour Workweek, and Why It Matters | The New York Times

Read How Some Men Fake an 80-Hour Workweek, and Why It Matters (nytimes.com)
A look at how the professional world differs for men and women, and an implicit critique of a corporate culture that values long hours above all.

Reply to Aaron Davis’s like of “The outrageous plan to haul icebergs to Africa”

Replied to Liked: The outrageous plan to haul icebergs to Africa by Aaron DavisAaron Davis (Read Write Collect)
Some experts are seriously considering a proposal to harvest Antarctic icebergs and haul them to Cape Town. What are the chances it will succeed?
I saw this article title pop up and couldn’t help but immediately think about this glorious scene from Brewster’s Millions starring Richard Pryor and John Candy:

Reply to Speaking opportunity at Innovate Pasadena by Scott Gruber

Replied to Speaking opportunity at Innovate Pasadena by Scott Gruber (scottgruber.me)
Would you be interested to give a talk at Innovate Pasadena sometime during the month of October? I’m putting together a session, set a date and secure a venue to talk on variety of topics like WordPress, CSS, Accessibility, Performance or the IndieWeb.
I’m definitely game. Is this for their Tech Week+ activities? I’m a big fan of Innovate Pasadena and frequently attend some of their talks and events.

Let me know what’s entailed, and I’m happy to help.

📺 IndieWebCamp NYC Demos | YouTube

Watched IndieWebCamp NYC Demos by IndieWebCampIndieWebCamp from YouTube
I saw a lot more interesting things at IndieWebCamp New York in the last two days than ultimately ended up in the demos, but I’m sure that continued work will bring a lot more awesomeness to the web to fruition.

Congratulations to everyone who attended! Special thanks to Greg McVerry, David Shanske, Marty McGuire, and all of the sponsors who helped put it all together! And special thanks to all the rest of the community (both in person and remotely) that came together to make it what it was–you all know who you are, so I won’t person tag/@mention/webmention everyone individually.

For those who missed it, there’s a wealth of information on the wiki, on the YouTube channel, and in the chat logs.