Uhh....Dude,you got hacked

Uhh....Dude,you got hacked

by attong

Late last month in January I started noticing some strange tasks running on a server. I ran updates and checked that things were okay and everything appeared to be just fine.

Then I started to notice some strange spikes in my CPU...

"Did you just call me a bitch?"

"Did you just call me a bitch?"

by attong

There was a moment 12 years ago when a man dragged me across a room, slammed me on the ground, and called me “a little bitch”. I was thirteen. That memory lingers in my head as if it happened yesterday. For some reason, that word stung more...

Becoming who you are: Women in tech / UX: A brief correspondence

Becoming who you are: Women in tech / UX: A brief correspondence

by attong

Hi, Laurie

I hope you are doing well. I wanted to reach out and see if you might be interested in being on our Girl Geek Dinner panel discussion. We are lining up our panel with women in town, on the subject of professional...

Stupid tricks with promoted tweets

Stupid tricks with promoted tweets

by attong

Twitter’s Promoted Tweets are, at best, a necessary evil. At worst, they’re tweets from @Satan himself — brands shoving their unwanted products into your carefully-curated timelines.

But with today’s news that we’ll...

Dinosaur's guide for Valentine's day

Dinosaur's guide for Valentine's day

by attong

On February 14th, romance is inescapable. Pink and red hearts hit our retail establishments like an avalanche, special offers and online deals pile up in our inboxes. Advertisers alternately inspire us and call into question our very self-worth...

My Home,Your Hoffice

My Home,Your Hoffice

by attong

A new Swedish project aims to help freelancers find it easier to get things done, by transforming apartments and homes into temporary coworking spaces. In the morning, 10 or 12 people might show up at someone’s apartment in Stockholm… They...