Girls, Science, and Math

Mar 07, 2008 7:38pm GMT

Yes, this is slightly off topic for this blog, but it caught my eye. A Miami University study indicates that girls like science and math better in the 4th grade than they do in the 8th grade. According to the study, the good news – if you can call it that – is that girls lose interest in subjects across the board and don't seem to single out math and science. But the even better news is that... more »

Mentoring: Google Summer of Code

Mar 04, 2008 7:43pm GMT

Over at Open Source Google, Leslie Hawthorn announced that they are accepting applications from open source projects that want to act as mentoring organizations. The application deadline is March 12, so if you're interested, get on it. more »

Calling All Women: Eclectic Tech Carnival

Mar 03, 2008 4:02pm GMT

The seventh Eclectic Tech Carnival will be held May 25-31 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. According to the announcement: The /ETC is a unique tech skill-share that has been held annually since 2002. The emphasis has always been women sharing their experiences, knowledge and skills around free software, open hardware and universal interoperability of systems in a fun way. We are calling... more »

Now We're Cooking with Open Source

Feb 27, 2008 7:23pm GMT

My offspring is unhappy with the uninspired menu at our house, but she's also a finicky little vegetarian who doesn't want to cook for herself. In fact, we just discussed this problem over dinner last night (at a local restaurant). Luckily, I ran across Lisa Hoover's update about the Open Source Food site, Feed Your Face At Open Source Food. If we can replace even one frozen pizza at our hous... more »

Feeling Dapper

Feb 26, 2008 8:46pm GMT

If I wrote a Letter to My Body, it would be more of an official apology for spending so much time at the computer this past weekend. I'd close the letter with a promise to run right out to the gym and lift weights in an effort to relieve my regular neck pain. I'm confident, however, that my letter would be sent back to me unread and marked, "Return to Sender." It will be a while bef... more »

Event Report: 8th Annual Linux.conf.au

Feb 25, 2008 10:03pm GMT

Our April issue of Linux Pro Magazine includes a Linux.conf.au event report written by Sarah Stokely. This issue should start hitting newsstands in the UK at the end of next week and in the US a couple of weeks later. You, however, are totally connected and can read the article now, online, totally free, at your leisure. more »

Photo Management with F-Spot

Feb 22, 2008 3:44pm GMT

One of my mottos is, "I can't be good at everything." Checkbook balancing, paperwork filing, and photo management are three areas that could stand some improvement. I don't plan to apply myself to the checkbook-balancing and paperwork-filing tasks any time soon, but my crazy photo system really bugs me. I'm not writing about photo management just because I've been trying to figu... more »