How can we create a security aware culture within Kiva?In my nightmares, we've had a major security incident: A Kiva password that was susceptible to a dictionary attack and belonged to a staff member with admin access was cracked. A software bug that allowed an attacker access to data we didn't intend for public consumption. A stolen laptop was ( Read more... )

Happy New Year to me! I scheduled three phone screens today, for next week. Exciting/interesting ones, even ( Read more... )

I posted about this a while ago, promising recipes - finally, here they are.

I prepared this meal to meet very strict requirements, so I'll add notes of things I might add or change without that. Also, I never measure much of anything, to assume those given to be approximate.

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First, go read this Surviving the World comic (SFW, image set).

I think this is an interesting idea. How would you rate me? How would you rate yourself? Would you like others to rate you - say so, and I'll allow anon commenting. Attacks or just plain being unkind will be frozen and dealt with. Anon comments will be screened and I will unscreen ( Read more... )

Say it. Tell me something, ask me something, surprise me! I feel like there are lots of conversations out there that I'm not managing to have, good and bad.

Anon comments allowed, screening on - though unless asked not to, I may unscreen some comments to reply to them. Requests to remain screened will be honored.

This isn't actually meant as a dig at anyone. It's more a built up rant at something I see all over the place that really annoys me in all of its aspects. I hope nobody takes it personally, but if you do, feel free to contact me to talk about it.I often see/hear people talking about "living authentically" and I can't help but think - I don't think ( Read more... )

I've gotten this forwarded on (with permission) by Greenpeace, but don't know how many other folks are seeing it, so I'm posting here ( Read more... )

It's been a week (month?) of posts in various places about the fact that - SHOCK - sexism really truly still exists ( Read more... )

I've been seeing two words used in a way that is a lot closer to interchangeable than they actually are. I think this is a pretty huge problem, because it's leading to a wide-spread disagreement among people who are essentially on the same side of a problem ( Read more... )

So we have a number of prop 8 cases coming before the California Supreme Court in the near future. I don't think I'm alone in wanting to do something through all of this to show support. In discussion this evening, we came up with an idea ( Read more... )