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Mary is a women in tech activist, a programmer, a writer, and a sometime computational linguist. She writes at puzzling.org. Her previous projects include co-founding the Ada Initiative and major contributions to the Geek Feminism blog. She's @me_gardiner on Twitter.

• Quick link: decriminalise abortion in NSW

  By Mary on 2015-10-14 • ( 1 )

  

  Greens MLC Dr Mehreen Faruqi, is campaigning for the decriminalisation of abortion in NSW. Learn more about the campaign at the Decriminalise Abortion page on Faruqi’s website.

• Unhappy data retention day

  By Mary on 2015-10-13

  

  This morning, Australia’s mandatory 2 year data retention regime began. Internet activity through Australian ISPs including mobile phone providers is now recorded.

• Otterday! And Open Thread

  By Mary on 2015-09-26 • ( 9 )

  

  Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Reading a great book? Anything in the news that you’d like to discuss? Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?

• 10 years ago today…

  By Mary on 2015-09-10 • ( 10 )

  

  … there was a wee baby blogpost blog, on which a certain tigtog asked so why blog now? Happy 10th birthday, Hoyden About Town!

• The glorious 25th of May

  By Mary on 2015-05-25 • ( 6 )

  

  “As one man to another, commander, I must ask you: did you ever wonder why I wore the lilac?”[…]

  “No, I never asked,” said Vimes shortly. “It’s a flower. Anyone can wear a flower.”

• Hopeful crowdfunders unite!

  By Mary on 2015-04-04 • ( 3 )

  

  What fundraisers, creative projects and new products are overcoming your inner cynic at the moment?

• Otterday! And Open Thread

  By Mary on 2015-04-04 • ( 6 )

  

  Our Open Thread this weekend is hosted by this otter looking like it could use a decent sleep-in this Saturday morn. Photo by monkeywing. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there… Read More ›

• Quick links: nothing to hide

  By Mary on 2015-03-20 • ( 1 )

  

  Data retention is coming to Australia very soon. “[Data retained] includes your name, address and other identifying information, your contract details, billing and payment information…”

• Otterday! And Open Thread

  By Mary on 2015-03-14 • ( 13 )

  

  Our Open Thread this weekend is hosted by this otter dreaming into infinity. Photo by Jon Bunting.

• In memoriam: Terry Pratchett, and a Discworld reading history

  By Mary on 2015-03-13 • ( 10 )

  

  A fussy baby woke me at 5am and I found that the news of Terry Pratchett’s death came overnight. Hoyden About Town has had several previous threads on Pratchett’s work: Belated Friday Hoydens: The Witches of Lancre, Gratuitous Pratchett Appreciation thread: Crivens!,… Read More ›