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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.

• Happy Hoyden Day and Otterday Open Thread

  By Mary on 2011-09-10 • ( 27 )

  

  Today is the 6th anniversary of tigtog’s first post. 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? […] Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?

• Tech tip: Instapaper

  By Mary on 2011-09-09 • ( 9 )

  

  For people who haven’t heard of it yet, Instapaper is a web application that turns web pages into an ebook for you.

• Signal boost: help Skud preserve and disseminate knowledge of Australian music

  By Mary on 2011-07-06 • ( 1 )

  

  Skud is launching a project to preserve the history of Australian music in as open a manner as possible. Can you help?

• Graeme Reeves received 2 to 3.5 year sentence

  By Mary on 2011-07-01 • ( 9 )

  

  Trigger warning for medical and sexual violence.

  Graeme Reeves has been convicted of indecent assault of two patients and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm on another, and sentenced. Survivor Carolyn DeWaegeneire condemns his sentence.

• Signal boost: hosts needed for Down Under Feminists’ Carnival

  By Mary on 2011-06-26 • ( 2 )

  

  Down Under Feminists’ Carnival hosts are needed from November this year onwards. Give back to the Down Under feminist blogging community by hosting DUFC.

• We Will Not Go Quietly: call for submissions

  By Mary on 2011-06-17 • ( 3 )

  

  Survivors Mel Hughes and Kate Ravenscroft are creating a zine by survivors of sexual assault for survivors of sexual assault: We Will Not Go Quietly.

  They’re looking for a huge range of submissions, preferably by 31 July 2011. For more information, see their website We Will Not Go Quietly.

• Breastfeeding anti-discrimination changes passed at the Federal level

  By Mary on 2011-05-26 • ( 3 )

  

  The Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 establishes breastfeeding as a separate discrimination grounds; includes provisions about discrimination based on family responsibilities; and strengthens and extends sexual harassment provisions.

• 36th Down Under Feminists Carnival @ Creatrix Tiara

  By Mary on 2011-05-09 • ( 2 )

  

  Three cheers! The 36th Down Under Feminists Carnival has gone up at Creatrix Tiara. Chally reminds us that submissions are open for the 37th edition.

• 35th Down Under Feminists Carnival @ Blogger on the Cast Iron Balcony

  By Mary on 2011-04-04

  

  The 35th Down Under Feminists Carnival has gone up at Blogger on the Cast Iron Balcony. Hurrah for Helen!

• Polling place accessibility and the NSW state election

  By Mary on 2011-03-25 • ( 8 )

  

  I get the impression that the NSW election sees a slight improvement over the Federal election in polling place accessibility information. How does your electorate look? How many fully wheelchair accessible polling places, how many assisted access, and how close are they to you? What information is missing from the descriptions?