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Thanksgiving Week: Friends

11.18.2016

This is the second post of my Thanksgiving Week series. If you haven't already, I'd recommend reading the introduction post first!

You guys. You. Guys. I can't believe how lucky I am to have such good friends. These aren't friends that I take selfies with and tag "Besties!", these are …

As Thanksgiving approaches I've been taking some time to reflect on the things I'm grateful for. Now, more than ever, I think we all need to take some time to appreciate what is good in the world and remind friends and family that they are loved. Remind ourselves that we …

What Can We Do?

11.11.2016

Like many of you, I'm devastated. I'm angry. I'm afraid of how the next four years could impact my life and lives of those I love. And after Tuesday night, I was left wondering what can I do? It's easy to feel powerless, and hopeless. To join a facebook group …

Book Lovers: A Gifting Guide

11.4.2016

I know, I know. It's too early. But...is it? I feel like I go through this every year: it's always too early to start thinking about the holidays until December 20th, and then I'm scrambling to find or make good gifts for my family and friends. I don't know …

Rivers of Milk and Honey

11.2.2016

DISCLAIMER: My experiences are entirely my own and don't necessarily reflect the experiences of others, including other women at my company.

It's no secret that there's an incredible shortage of women in the tech industry, and even less of a secret that women are treated differently than men, particularly in …

Book Review: I'm Thinking of Ending Things

11.1.2016

I'm Thinking of Ending Things is a debut novel by Iain Reid, and was a surprising delight to read. Like most books I checked it out only knowing that Powell's had it on their 'New + Recommended' list, and was pleased when I found myself in the middle of a psychological …

Puppet Orchestrator --application Example

10.26.2016

As always, this technical blog post began when I was having a problem and couldn't find the answer on the internet. I'm writing tests for Puppet's application orchestrator which involve setting up an application remotely then running some variations of puppet job run. In particular, I need to specify an …

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