Feb 16Game Controllers have stabilized in their form factors and design over the last 40 years.Game Controllers have stabilized in their form factors and design over the last 40 years. These interfaces and their affordances are locked into the way which commercial videogames are designed, distributed and monetized. …3 min read3 min read
Jul 6, 2022The Bike Dwelling Snail’s JourneyThis morning I am moving at a snail’s pace, and I’m off routine. I took a break to write a bit online and play music. I need to recognize the anxiety participating in social media gives me. It’s an amplified version of my social anxiety. Recently, I have been thinking…Essay3 min readEssay3 min read
Jan 5, 202052 booksIn 2019, something I did just happened. Perhaps it was the years spent idolizing men in literature, or maybe it was my intersectional feminist view from videogames leaking into my reading list, but I couldn’t as quickly buy books by white men. Something in me subtly gave, and it was…Books4 min readBooks4 min read
Apr 12, 2019Twitter’s AI is hostile to the LGBTQ+ CommunityLast night, I logged into twitter to notice my account had been suspended. Why? Because I advocated damaging and destroying a building owned by the Sultan of Brunei in a central London protest being held over the enacting of laws making the punishment for being an LGBTQ+ person in Brunei…Artificial Intelligence3 min readArtificial Intelligence3 min read
Feb 1, 2019An alternate history of computing — a sketch of a world without patriarchyAda Lovelace invented the idea of programming in the mid 1800’s and started a revolution in the process. Her bold mathematical ideas lead the way for early innovations in computational mathematics. In 1880, she joined Columbia University as the first women to lead the Mathematics faculty. While there, she supervised…Tech3 min readTech3 min read
Aug 20, 2018Academia as a Feminist in STEM Part 2Academia as a Feminist in STEM Part 2 I’m three years into my academic career as a permanent lecturer and I am anxiety. After five years of working as an Adjunct Professor, I thought once I got this far, it would be easier. Somehow, I believed that not worrying if…Education4 min readEducation4 min read
Oct 22, 2017Speculative LearningOver the last years I have remained silent about my job and my experiences in STEM as a women who struggles with disability. My job has a policy which forbids me to speak about the internal workings of the school on social media. When hired, the first thing the department…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Aug 20, 2017What’s next with Nazis? Let me school you on trolling.Hey liberal friends I need you to put the latte down and take 2 minutes before you pick your kids up and take a beat. I know your life is busy and stressful. However, if we keep trundling down this path, we are headed to a critical junction. We need…6 min read6 min read
Mar 25, 2017A breakup letter to my friend, Machine LearningDear Machine Learning, You know I have been talking about you. You would like me to stop. You say it’s hurting your new relationships. I’m sorry but I just don’t care. The people you are around deserve to know exactly what you are capable of doing. When we met, I…Love3 min readLove3 min read
