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10 Amazing Tech Nonprofits, Part 2 | Jonathan Offt
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The Wonders of Compassion. 10 Amazing Tech Nonprofits, Part 2. August 4, 2015. Last month I began a list. Of the 10 best technology nonprofits that can be found around the world. I told you a little about them and their missions, as well as linking you to their websites so that you can donate, volunteer, or simply spread awareness about the amazing work that they’re doing with technology! Along with a fantastic name, this nonprofit is also doing fantastic work. This company focuses on the fact that c...
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Building on the Legacy of Dr. King with Tech | Kapor Center
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Building on the Legacy of Dr. King with Tech. The adoption of social media technology has changed the way communities organize. During the 1950s and 60s, organizers like Dr. King, Bayard Rustin. To Michael Brown and Eric Garner. We have seen the ability of social media to quickly raise awareness of an issue on a grand scale, organize communities for direct actions and influence key decision makers. Fortunately, organizers have become adept at using these new tools in their efforts. A decade ago, both...
dc.hackandtell.org
Round 13: Triskaidekaphilia
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Show and tell for hackers in DC. Was the very last day of September, and everyone was there. Provided the order of awesomeness:. Speaker 1 - Andrew T. Baker. Andrew went all node.js. And some map thing. All up by the API-strings into Hypermasher. Andrew promises code Real Soon Now! Speakers 2 - Rachel Shorey. It started at the Tech Lady Hackathon. Drew an army of woman coders, many from Hear Me Code. And Code for Progress. Coordinated with the state of Maryland, to bring the world: Buscando Maryland.
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DCFemTech
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Members are affiliated with organizations. With women attendance that is 50% or higher. Who have a focus on technology. Have a primary focus in the mission statement about gender or women. DCFemTech also shares a list of resources for the DCFemTech community for those seeking places to learn specific skills (development, design, networking, etc.). We wouldn't be able to do this without the support of generous sponsors! Learn more about sponsoring us. Women's Society of Cyberjutsu. The DC chapter of Pylad...
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DCFemTech
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Empowering DC Women In Tech. DCFemTech is a coalition of women leaders aimed at amplifying women in tech organizations, sharing resources, and bringing leaders together to close the gender gap. Bimonthly meetings are inclusive and open to any women in tech leaders. Members. Are affiliated with organizations with women attendance that is 50% or higher; who have a focus on technology; and have a primary focus in the mission statement about gender or women. Month of October DC Metro Area Various Time.
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Scraping GNU Mailman Pipermail Email List Archives – Plan Space from Outer Nine
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Plan Space from Outer Nine. Education, data, and the internet. Scraping GNU Mailman Pipermail Email List Archives. I worked with Code for Progress. Fellow Casidy at a recent Code for DC. Civic hacknight on migrating old email list archives for the Commotion. Mesh network project to a new system. The source system was GNU Mailman. With its Pipermail web archives for several email lists such as commotion-discuss. September 21, 2014. This entry was posted in coding. Peeps Be Askin’ Me →. Now, so I can make ...
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Tech’s Gender Gap Wasn’t Always So Bad. Here’s How It Got Worse | WIRED | Interesting Things
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July 29, 2015. Tech’s Gender Gap Wasn’t Always So Bad. Here’s How It Got Worse WIRED. Robin Hauser Reynolds says her new film, a study of gender in Silicon Valley, was sparked by a call from her daughter. The incident stayed with Reynolds, and she soon realized her daughter’s anxiety was symptomatic of a much larger problem a problem that went well beyond gender. She started noticing headlines, almost daily, that pointed to a growing need for computer scientists in the job market. One report. Than the nu...
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