Theresa O’Connor
Theresa O’Connor
Theresa O’Connor
I’m a queer lady, Erin Jr.’s mama, and Eryn’s partner. The three of us live in San Francisco, though Eryn and I both work in Cupertino. I love to travel, I enjoy watching sports, I have the unfortunate habits of collecting keyboards and watches, and I’m illegal in over 60 countries.
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Hi, I’m Tess, and I’m seeking election to W3C’s Board of Directors. One of the most consequential tasks facing the incoming Board is to hire a new CEO, and the stakes are high. In order for W3C to remain the best venue for the creation,...
My mother with her father, 50 years ago today. (She’s holding my cousin Danny.)
Erin McKean’s latest Things I learned while looking up other things is well worth a read. Yesterday was the annual celebration of people, like me, whose dominant hand is their left one, yet its Wikipedia page can’t decide if it’s spelled...
Today is HTML Day, an annual celebration of HTML going 4 years . Here in San Francisco, our HTML Day meetup was at Robin Williams Meadow in Golden Gate Park. Eryn, EJ, and I biked there & back. We Stopped by Say Cheese on our way there...
Shai-Hulud and the risks of external dependencies, by Elia Scotto. The 90 day disclosure policy is dead, by Himanshu Anand, via Faisal. A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months, by Nate Anderson. AOC Must Run For...
On Friday I finished Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Atmosphere, a sapphic romance set during the early days of the Shuttle program, and really enjoyed it. In addition to the obvious reasons (space! lesbians!), the story’s focus on an...
Ecma International 65 years: A milestone celebrated. Nied, Earl. Royalty-free Licensing in Standards. 2026. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7080858 Why in Building Protocols, Like Code, Starting Over Is Dumb, by mt. Tigers, Giants Locked...
Popped up to Washington this weekend. Previously. #seattle #travel #WA #work
I’m a Scholar of Genocide. We’re Entering a Terrifying New Era, by עֹמֶר בַּרְטוֹב, via Kottke. Confessions of an emigrant, by Elia Scotto. In Poland, for the first time, a majority of citizens opposed accepting Ukrainian refugees –...
Judges Paved the Way For the Federal Government’s Deadly Occupation of Memphis, by Madiba K. Dennie. Garrett Bucks asks, Do you believe that everybody should have fun or that only a few people should have fun? (Via Kottke) I Bought a...
My parents, my sister, her husband, Eryn, EJ, and I spent this weekend in Sonoma celebrating my folks’ 50th wedding anniversary. We stayed in a hillside AirBnB a bit west of Glen Ellen. The drive up to the house was pretty harrowing, so...
Shot: The Supreme Court Is Going Where Anti-Trans Activists Are Leading It, by Jay Willis. & Chaser: Supreme Court Rules Title IX Means “Biological Sex” In Devastating Anti-Trans Ruling, by Erin Reed. More coverage of the ruling: Supreme...
I visited San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on Sat Jul 04 2026. [map, swarm]
I visited United Airlines Flight UA969 on Sat Jul 04 2026. [map, swarm]
I visited Gate G1 on Sat Jul 04 2026. [map, swarm]