If you are part of the 51% siding with the FBI over Apple (according to a recent Pew poll) then SHAME ON YOU. Extra shame if you are in a position of power (like a teacher) and are spewing these lies. It is not a “slippery slope” to say that forcing Apple to write code […]
Ever since I moved back to Pennsylvania from Texas, I haven’t felt right posting in my “Angela in Texas” blog. So, even when inspiration struck, I did not write publicly. I created this blog weeks ago, but never actually finished a post… until now, hopefully! There has been a LOT of inspiration in the past […]
I’m officially on the job market. Over the summer, in June & July, my adviser was pretty clear that I could graduate this year (and pretty UNCLEAR about whether or not I SHOULD). Then in August, we fleshed out the plan. I spent August writing a draft of our research paper which I finished the […]
The original purpose of this blog was to keep friends, family, and colleagues from “back home” updated on my life and my grad school progress with mass updates. I know, I’ve been stingy with the updates. And when I do write, it’s either completely unrelated to school/work or it’s somewhat related and so long that […]
I was involved in a serious conversation with a few friends recently in which we each tried to name our “Top 10” movies. I drew a complete blank. I couldn’t even name a movie I liked without thinking “But surely there are 10 other movies I like more than this one…” So now here we […]
Sometimes people ask me about the difference between Facebook and Twitter and why I prefer Twitter. Usually my answer is: I prefer Twitter because it’s more fun and less work. I use Twitter for comedy and entertainment news and I use Facebook to keep in touch with people I actually know. Tonight my answer is: […]
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