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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Neil Armstrong was 38 years old when he became the first person to walk on the Moon. He used his NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster as a backup timer onboard the Eagle, because he lacked confidence in the on-board computer. Nine months later,...
The killing in Minnesota, by Philip Bump. They Murdered Her, by Nico. Let’s Call a Murder a Murder, by Gruber. fuck these fascist fucking fucks, by Jeff Tiedrich. Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness, by Cari Spencer and...
When I link to other sites, especially in big link roundup posts like yesterday’s, I try to cite the author of the post by name. Not just by name, but with a link. This is the Web, after all. Here’s a not-at-all-random example, drawn...
Congress gave Trump a free pass for bombing Iran – his attack on Venezuela is the logical consequence, by Alex Rikleen. A new, old type of lawlessness as Trump attacks Venezuela — and an opening for a better America , by Chris Geidner....
In Christian churches that follow the Gregorian calendar, today is the Epiphany, which commemorates the Magi visiting the baby Jesus. It also marks the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas (though it is not one of the twelve days itself)....
The Chinese pronoun 他 (tā) (U+4ED6) was originally a gender-neutral, third-person pronoun. Over a century ago, Chinese linguist 劉 (ㄌㄧㄡˊ)半 (ㄅㄢˋ)農 (ㄋㄨㄥˊ)／刘半农 (Liú Bànnóng) created a female third-person pronoun, the character 她 (tā)...
In reply to this post:@timcappalli go Bruins!
Say you’ve got a CSV file with many rows, and what you want is a directory of JSON files, one per row. I’ve found myself needing to do this a couple times lately, and this sort of thing is super easy to do using the csv and json modules...
Happy New Year! 🎆
I became President of Ecma International today. I’m very grateful to the General Assembly for entrusting me with this responsibility. I look forward to collaborating with my fellow officers, the Executive Committee, and the Secretariat...
In reply to this post:@fivetonsflax indeed, sir. Indeed.
OH: “Without all my Pokémon stuff, I’d just be an ordinary rainbow princess!”
I’ve got a feeling / This year’s for me and you, by Dan Sinker. Finding a tradition inside of a tradition, by Philip Bump. Death and Rebirth on the Road Home, by Rebecca Solnit. Designing for inactive users, by James. A sensible approach...
Nollaig shona dhaoibh! 🎄
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya: How To Celebrate ‘Carol’ Day, Which Is Today! A very happy Carol Day to all who celebrate. 👭 SFMTA board poised to approve another fare increase, by Scott Feeney. [The] overall picture was that of an agency staff...