2026-04-17T18:31:53Z https://yabu.me Irene Zhang https://yabu.me/npub1uvkea4euhqhmv26d4hj2m79exkxaafqygmet6h0ngqd622778mjq4mcjyf https://fd.discuss.systems/accounts/avatars/109/305/762/844/687/169/original/53dfc1145cbea482.jpeg https://fd.discuss.systems/accounts/avatars/109/305/762/844/687/169/original/53dfc1145cbea482.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp3pc5dd75k9m8xgn3ma8z0tezrzxr5hmwq9r0434zqeaha9ctk2gzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgqf92p5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw57q748tz9huj96y8zrm5u4vl7gkl7he85qgeu9k2k8qr2arzz8qrl5efx'>nevent1q…5efx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>when I was pretty young (15 or 16), my mom would send me to the store. Once a man blocked me between his car and mine and tried to get me to go home and have sex with him for money in the grocery store parking lot. Catcalls were common when I was younger and lived in the Midwest or Boston. In Seattle, I had someone ask me out in the pasta aisle. If it’s hot and I wear a dress people will make creepy (but probably what they think are complimentary) comments. My 60-ish year old neighbor made a point of interrupting me and commenting when I was washing my car on my driveway in a tennis dress. 2026-04-07T18:55:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0xyuggxptezx8t68zjn2s27phykn869al2t9nuyef9ka3pkx8s4qzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgvy0hwt RE: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116154465008439745">https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116154465008439745</a><br/><br/>This is so good. Everyone should have to watch this clip, especially in tech. Paraphrasing: “If you want to include women/minorites, but have no plan to keep them safe, that is not inclusivity, that is exploitation.” 2026-03-01T21:32:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspxr20x5gs24vntyx50tlmmjdheqxmau5u3997z4nr94y2z0hrragzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgqnjr8k I’ve been keeping an eye on recent car releases as one of our cars is 24 years old and the other is a deeply impractical #miata The Acura Integra is suuuper interesting especially at the price but the type S only comes in a manual (that bizarrely comes with cruise control and auto steering, so basically is about as self driving as a Tesla). However, it’s really hard to justify another fully gas car, let alone another manual. Anyone have obscure car recommendations for a hybrid or electric but fun to drive car?? 2026-01-18T20:30:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsff9gtgt8mwr2r6tw5tzh4fjjwvwgln9xjjtt3kwh5wgr4yypv2eczyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgr0xwpn Wow, I have not been this seethingly angry in a while. So yesterday was the National Figure Skating championship where the women skaters set some amazing world records. My skating club director sent out an email saying that we could all watch in the Kraken sports bar above the rink. When the kids from the club got there, the bar REFUSED to switch from the football game to the competition, saying “We are a sports bar, we have to show sports”. SO THE BAR ABOVE MY SKATING RINK SAYS SKATING IS NOT A SPORT. Someone better get fired and apologize for this. #seattle #kraken 2026-01-10T19:07:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxa2pl8mtffy7qdf4y33x2t4zsml27dc4q923kk5s58uekm8frzugzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgghcy2n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvfe9whxpx2ldhjefh5y7tzgjdxxap7thupe5hmk7ktch9rh0599sxnjrm3'>nevent1q…jrm3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ok I’ve been meaning to read that one but it will probably make me really depressed 2025-12-12T18:39:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs27v6jhg876mlanvwpjqk7r87smceu8asuzzr73lh0crnzf3lareqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgq70m6u Men, have you read any books about feminism or the patriarchy? They must be a full-length book at least 100 pages. Audio books are fine but they must be 1+ hour. 2025-12-12T18:21:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrgxq0td9mk9l902uzmy4rar5lkpwvn3a2nx3s6ldvndcnmaksr5qzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgnu8dcd Would folks be interested if I ran an angry feminist reading group? Allies definitely welcome. I want to read Entitled with some folks but thought it might be a good community building exercise to do it over Zoom. 2025-12-12T05:07:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy6u4axnw74j8eq25wly8hlm64d3p2h08qgp9dlj4c7ltuxsnendgzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwge7uap0 It’s Pixel’s (our smolest cat) birthday today! She celebrated by taking a nap by herself in the middle of our king-sized bed. #cats #catsofmastodon #tuxedocat #caturday<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/675/240/400/667/827/original/ac146b70b75849f4.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-06T23:34:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswyl0upykwnmt2a0ep2cv0pfp70dlgwy6r674parfuhhvc4f8p7pszyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgacgefn “There’s often a sense that women in the tech world make a big deal out of small events. But the myriad ways in which they are told their presence is illegitimate, that tells them that they don’t belong, is a constant pressure pushing them towards leaving technology (and game journalism, and the public sphere). In particular, when women in technology also have public voices, as with Anita Sarkeesian or Brianna Wu or Kathy Sierra, the pressure can be — is often intended to be — crushing.” - I guess 2025 is the year that I found my voice. <a href="https://saturation.social/@debcha/115668796489388403">https://saturation.social/@debcha/115668796489388403</a> 2025-12-06T19:30:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xshgjlc9dkz4ahar77jr2k5hrzqh3uw87f7r88pt0avw4dvedcqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg29lswr Because of my new nonprofit, I’ve been digging into local food chains and food insecurity and it’s been an interesting area for me to learn about because I love food and nerding out about it but also because I look at a through an engineering lens and most of the people that work in the industry are not engineers. I thought folks here might be interested too so I’ll write as I explore but I’m also thinking of writing something later. 2025-12-04T19:16:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxqh0j0zkjms92uu7ny7tf7t4rlvmw049spsx4wm7talslvjlxfmqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg4z98kn The belly isn’t a trap. #cats #catsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/660/022/866/890/954/original/0fe3004fa2b56f42.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/660/023/212/117/557/original/6fb97944289509ca.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-04T07:05:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp4etlkvs5n5tpdxdau7u27502mhyp7qpld3jmpc4yvjvv9ptz73szyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgrwqh3j I just learned today that UW quietly graduated one of the harassers, Pratyush Patel, who had committed serious academic misconduct in addition to harassing women. Specifically he has a pattern of emotionally manipulating and abusing women to get them to write his code and papers. It’s unclear that anything in his thesis was either his idea or his work and yet UW has decided to give him a PhD, on a thesis committee led by my advisor, Arvind Krishnamurthy. This is deeply disappointing and disgusting as no one should be able to profit off of the emotional abuse of women but also because it devalues all other PhD degrees from UW, including mine. In contrast, many of the women have dropped out of academia/decided to not get their PhDs because of sexual harassment and bullying, so we can see who the university is valuing and not. The HR investigator was given significant evidence of his abuse in the form of text messages, emails and interviews, including from other universities, and chose not to include it in the report as it was “out of scope”. Despite the fact that he clearly targeted women and used them to perpetrate significant academic fraud. 2025-12-02T17:53:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgmqreakc6q6rkllm6yczk3m0yl7r3rcgrh0yyc0r8c7yrelezsmszyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgpql7w7 Somewhat overlooked in the Epstein emails are his communications with Larry Summers, former president of Harvard and still faculty there, about how to sleep with a woman that he was mentoring. They called her “peril” as in yellow peril because she’s Chinese. He writes that he commented on her clothes and asked her out to drinks but she declined. He writes: “She must be very confused or maybe wants to cut me off but wants professional connection a lot and so holds to it,” SO HE KNEW HIS BEHAVIOR WAS INAPPROPRIATE AND KEPT DOING IT ANYWAY. This is just all so typical of academia. Also these emails were exchanged in 2019 in case you were thinking that this was just behavior of the past. 2025-11-19T17:16:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstq4hecpm0vventlnsy0kwclzmpz7p6q7ql6m3q4h2uc4n5y3jw2czyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgw4kq3a Reminder to anyone possibly visiting soon, keep an eye on water glasses at my house because we have a fluffy cat that only drinks like this. #cats #catsofmastodon<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/561/768/205/346/011/original/8dcbc4eb6a9476e0.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-11-16T22:37:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8z447zglnt8c83avmkatqe6vhtcd9xuxz8m4zssmkcycvvwlhhvczyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgl2srhe I’m an angry feminist soy sauce this year. #halloween <a href="https://discuss.systems/@dan/115471758127380684">https://discuss.systems/@dan/115471758127380684</a><br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/471/891/233/993/233/original/bef9c177207bd5d9.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-01T01:40:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9cyyg52ywu4azgefzrsfc80cf8f9xnpzfyagzklwveu2f8jqe2gszyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgcq9p9k I&#39;m excited to announce that <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1f206cs6ga0ck6mag8f7qqem4xtnn4axy2w9apqd0l3ahvf4sphasywd5dd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dan Ports</span> (<span class="italic">npub1f20…d5dd</span>)</a></span> and I have been working on a new non-profit, Rootstock Northwest, with some folks in the local food industry: <a href="https://rootstocknw.org">https://rootstocknw.org</a><br/><br/>We have three goals:<br/>1. Give fresh produce to the food insecure in our communities.<br/>2. Support local producers and farmers to invest in our community food chain<br/>3. Deliver direct to homes to make fresh, local food accessible for all and minimize overhead. <br/><br/>We believe that everyone deserves access to fresh, high quality food and that we can simultaneously feed our communities and support local food chains by delivering produce to directly to those in need. With the current government instability, it is more important than ever to ensure the most vulnerable are fed and that our local food ecosystems are strengthened.<br/><br/>#seattle #nonprofit #FoodInsecurity 2025-10-28T23:00:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2c3ct2y4xkzh9d9089kkw2xcrmj7rsrupcdhe677fh276hj5l88qzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgzt2hfg Went to a Michelin-starred Hunan restaurant in Beijing last night. Notable were the delicious Chinese pomegranates that they served first, the stinky tofu, the lake fish with yellow pepper sauce and shaobing with lotus root soup and tripe and pickled radish soup.<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/353/077/419/399/453/original/5c023ef9922fb1b5.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/353/077/974/498/121/original/2170b6cb0314f581.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/353/078/567/922/003/original/46b6f32b6c7483fb.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/353/079/223/967/329/original/6ee4f9ceed72d346.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-11T02:05:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2l8jtyl5nmekt0l7y75y89pyas8np6z2wsllk8gq4xgucj07m2dszyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg3024s2 Pretty exciting news in the Zhang-Ports household: after 10 years, we’ve finally gotten a proper Chinese vent hood. The one that came with our house was decent for a white household but, as the guy at the Asian store says, white people don’t *really* cook. This one is finally acceptable because it has a stir-fry button.<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/306/126/999/762/107/original/e0d8f85e103776d8.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/306/127/379/450/397/original/fa025278bc34bfa9.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-02T19:04:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy3lxar0g4ukmmlyuuxj7nycmm9pefmxgyedj45pt65yu6v85hf4qzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg9rgcdc This is when things started going off the rails in this country <a href="https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115302830443069084">https://noc.social/@todayilearned/115302830443069084</a> 2025-10-02T14:55:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnxa6gl2xy4n62eks2t82lg2rwnu9x2dfwkj4fumw625qws9t68szyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg2ptt45 This Wikipedia summary of the new book from one of my favorite authors is .. too real?? Not sure I’m emotionally prepared for this book.<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/229/624/121/371/315/original/29b92345dd9d6d65.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-19T06:48:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0z0vghdyzcffgu2zr9qvfy2xgn6mv8zm8et399cd3xz30hex3mlqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwge9fqrl Wow, recent events have been a real roller coaster ride that has made me rethink my life choices. Should I be buying more hexes on Etsy? There are witches on Etsy? Should I become an Etsy witch?? 2025-09-12T23:53:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswe34x6lvmlysn5eex4l6v0c9896f46rs30a4d5x4rxx9q0uj84aqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgcngle7 Can I offer anyone a #Miata root terminal in these trying times? I finally gave in and turned off the touchscreen lock when the car is moving because if I need to hit one button to get directions it’s just sooo much safer to do it on the touchscreen than with the fiddly knob.<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/096/656/315/255/907/original/b528d83190fd89ad.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-26T19:13:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy07rxvp4lrupjdp9egtdg4al74r95yh4wujnw2yn5kywgv0z32qszyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgdptqtk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwv6923sjslfy4djzc9wrxu82sewht459xgk2acmugl2hmzc9j5glusd2p'>nevent1q…sd2p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>he’s really not the best at hiding.<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/023/042/442/575/041/original/969be8218b89e65b.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/023/042/801/341/734/original/21e1fc9a03da566a.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/023/043/096/000/195/original/476013d73c508be9.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/115/023/043/465/511/567/original/3b0b0fca4720bfc2.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-13T19:12:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs959xt05lmfzzf2lqqc862mq5u7dk62gggh6cf66ytjrxnfg48h5szyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgqv4hx6 DOGE cost us $21 billion. Not surprised but still .. when will we stop believing in mediocre white men? <a href="https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/07/31/2025/the-217-billion-blunder-new-psi-report-reveals-billions-in-taxpayer-dollars-squandered-by-doge">https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/07/31/2025/the-217-billion-blunder-new-psi-report-reveals-billions-in-taxpayer-dollars-squandered-by-doge</a> 2025-08-01T15:12:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx5p4dc6r48famp3tk5kv55ul6f2lxfpt5g0ykyjy2rr7ea7zd37qzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgxurd9t I’ve been making beautiful fruit syrups by draining fruit for ice cream. While they make my ice cream icy, they are delicious in iced tea and cocktails.<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/114/914/907/582/003/582/original/be9ebf357230e721.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-25T16:52:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfhj0nu06ps8nj0wjtyn03qfukjhzqeg8gccmkl9yxu9eh5lzrpkszyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgz78s6l I’ve almost hit the 2 year anniversary of my broken leg/ankle. I went back to my orthopedic surgeon and discovered that in the last 2 years, he’s taken up skating as a hobby and almost broken HIS ankle. 😂 2025-07-17T19:01:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9ednt5lupuqg3tqgm89tm5elupukvn9gr9y4e87lmdw3d7yyvnczyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgvf7m5t Teen Vogue nails it again. The American empire (like all others) is built on hate and cruelty. We are simply watching it decline. Unfortunately, also like all other empires, it is going to kill a bunch of people on the way down. <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/trump-admin-american-history-indigenous-people">https://www.teenvogue.com/story/trump-admin-american-history-indigenous-people</a> 2025-07-04T17:25:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsza9x8q36zy4xgj8e8kyau37chhuveqm6h0a4cwmflxhrvwh5d4lgzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgp05frt Me<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/114/785/948/181/270/570/original/461702c7c13415ae.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-07-02T22:16:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqsgztdynppdpczsnpd592rl8lgm0w6t9cwl2e7hvdzqccasn5srqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgvz3wwu I recently found out that all of the women who have reported sexual harassment this year to the University of Washington Allen School of CSE received a “needs improvement” on their Review of Progress, except [@Hello_KayT](<a href="https://discuss.systems/@Hello_KayT">https://discuss.systems/@Hello_KayT</a> ) presumably because she published both a MICRO and a HotOS paper this year. I’m speechless. If nothing else tells you how UW treats women who complain, this tells you everything. I would give them a needs improvement on .. sexism. 2025-06-23T01:34:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq7v383m5vhqwtectpjfvr377xjc6eha5psr3psqljx2tr242wjfczyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgpggm3e My favorite meme of the day. Never engage China in a large-numbers-of-people-marching-in-formation contest. <a href="https://universeodon.com/@jaykuo/114722062399553601">https://universeodon.com/@jaykuo/114722062399553601</a><br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/114/722/902/339/225/576/original/0507be36f01fd175.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-21T19:02:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8y5gadapwxzrz6ad4q4eh6dn489v9t95d9kn55tfwqm7rxj7ewdqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgj8d4cm Having coffee in our ridiculously scenic front garden. This year has been so hectic that I haven’t even gotten a chance to slow down and enjoy Seattle false summer.<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/114/649/074/921/384/303/original/159c7d6117d398e0.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-08T18:07:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2fk2g0ee375u7235cqcek2sus5mmvq98vlumryf5p9apf4096mtgzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgev6gpu Again, Teen Vogue is willing to say things that we all know. <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fsu-shooter-radicalized-white-man-real-threat-oped">https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fsu-shooter-radicalized-white-man-real-threat-oped</a> 2025-04-18T20:00:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xr57k8r0404hm8ch30l587l52cxc4dnzzjrt0j3vs7jgkkfv66czyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgharhnf I started feeding our #cats a frozen cooked human grade turkey patty food as Max has hit 16 and could use the easier to digest protein. Due to supply chain issues, the food has been temporarily paused and now I’m on a wait list for cat food…. 2025-04-11T17:08:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrfr89hdqmxnjxqgl7xc996dxq7mj0e3lul0vh7u3akvhd5v2c46qzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg5e0jz9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ccla8jumsfyfpgsdnf53rtsf59qy83z97xg3n4cwllv7upasmwswm8lzz'>nevent1q…8lzz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh no, I found this photo is probably fake. Sad. #cats 2025-03-21T15:38:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ccla8jumsfyfpgsdnf53rtsf59qy83z97xg3n4cwllv7upasmwszyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg4kdz3w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfchr42xyxncz73h5wkzc0qlevvlu7hmwknzz7rxpdwset4ef3xaq4sddc4'>nevent1q…ddc4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The original grumpy cat. #cats<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/114/201/136/458/246/789/original/770327887b2b9a0e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-21T15:30:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfchr42xyxncz73h5wkzc0qlevvlu7hmwknzz7rxpdwset4ef3xaqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgzxekg6 I always knew that there were #cats in the Forbidden city but TIL that they are one of the few places in China to run a trap neuter release program and supposedly some of the cats are descended from royal cats. <a href="https://fridayeveryday.com/forbidden-city-cats-become-celebrities-in-their-own-right/">https://fridayeveryday.com/forbidden-city-cats-become-celebrities-in-their-own-right/</a> 2025-03-21T15:29:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx6kegdqsxcmvzrt8hjjcfd0e08e3kr7xaj9g0cqlhn8kvyxan9zqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgwslclu Minion is trying really hard to get the cool new kid on the block to like him. #cats #caturday #catsofmastodon<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/114/128/656/699/751/877/original/7805b205aa4f1e23.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-03-08T20:18:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxwe6sa9sp2rzn9auyfk8mc8q436kwpn5kk3hf3gfa6zkyh8m4wgqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgpnm8qk I wrote a postmortem of the University of Washington harassment investigation. I don’t get into details but I do explain my perspective and name the men involved, plus some lessons learned at the end. <a href="https://irenezhang.net/blog/2025/03/04/uw-harassment.html">https://irenezhang.net/blog/2025/03/04/uw-harassment.html</a> 2025-03-05T02:04:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83keuzkwccpa3rrhqewh7d5vp22s6kf9y02c9z3etfdx55zcjxfqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgj7n7q6 First warmish day in a while, and Minion got stuck outside. Don’t worry he eventually followed Max back in. #cats #catsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/114/027/060/259/545/583/original/a4e48e415c5f9d32.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/114/027/061/054/855/185/original/50ecad9474fed9d0.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/114/027/062/224/861/566/original/94e2f06564db7b21.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/114/027/063/056/448/289/original/5455655feab2328d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-18T21:41:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq9xyqw4e34wu7090fry5qlsk9x6lqwnrahejs8eytd4ywk04xx3czyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg2cj9tl The average woman’s career trajectory. The alligator is people asking you to fix harassment.<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/955/276/086/157/252/original/8822d3a70b41b8cb.png"> <br/> 2025-02-06T05:25:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9x0gsq59h2f5qqazx50ersg49tulq2ynuuns7q5ngwcrvx3v6plgzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgcn5q5k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv73d6hdlez3stdclz7stn267xha6g7g062mjyj40smuvf8hwnc9sdheapl'>nevent1q…eapl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>while we were out of town he stole a bagel from our friend that was house sitting. This was captured on camera.<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/926/562/025/193/526/original/9e033344216a375e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-01T03:43:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrajxwl75qwn8at8et50txyy8qgzc946wdy9j9vwsm7k9ulyaqcqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg5hxhld In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqvqsxn330f8jcx20tt4f70nwy3pd3ukrjkkxg4gfk2f6p2hrgug892p0g'>nevent1q…2p0g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh my bad, here are some photos of said cat. #cats #cattax<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/926/530/860/755/282/original/f8123fa9545868a1.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/926/531/167/464/689/original/beb777b64ce9a15e.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/926/531/522/604/147/original/14cefe2543e0f2f5.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-01T03:35:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrqvqsxn330f8jcx20tt4f70nwy3pd3ukrjkkxg4gfk2f6p2hrgugzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg7jzsvk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx0jw0szypahh3j9dwf9p2ckunpkaeyxf74s5w6cse605mtutjc6s70g62j'>nevent1q…g62j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this was my solution. I literally got an unwellness cat. 2025-02-01T03:18:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ycavheyx3zr2ajrl39mrx9y2s4entmgenn25stkqgc9d3j8ra8gzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgpr9lcs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstlxy8dp9d98gg5gzcj3ay5ql8ytl2l9zu96gtnumgkh0s0msf74q0pwxc9'>nevent1q…wxc9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>see looks like Indiana<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/894/160/054/428/028/original/b9f50d063ca710cc.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-26T10:22:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstlxy8dp9d98gg5gzcj3ay5ql8ytl2l9zu96gtnumgkh0s0msf74qzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg4lks2p Well, trip to England is going well so far. My comment is that it looks like Indiana and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1f206cs6ga0ck6mag8f7qqem4xtnn4axy2w9apqd0l3ahvf4sphasywd5dd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dan Ports</span> (<span class="italic">npub1f20…d5dd</span>)</a></span> wants to take an exit every time he sees a funny name. 2025-01-26T09:22:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqmdyzlh4ndamf47vdmjd40fg3xax9fta7etkkhdwt49qly56seyszyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgyw90ev Welp, deleting instagram now too. <a href="https://misskey.de/notes/a3ax4tqomg">https://misskey.de/notes/a3ax4tqomg</a> 2025-01-22T08:35:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsder6l79ejyqvcy35smyd369d3veuddd56jaxkzavftv4tc3nm6cqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg6nc3y0 New ISO standard cat order has dropped.<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/681/145/061/897/683/original/9db58bdae9e46a26.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-19T19:30:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrqhhs6t0p0fxz99yxx37m5u5xuq54avw438j9tduqej4n83q2tmszyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwggetdlp Max is getting into the season! Meowy Holidays to everyone that celebrates. (In case you were worried, Max promptly fell asleep, he seems to think this is a new blanket)<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/665/335/517/727/856/original/0357ec5bfc3255a9.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/665/335/890/366/824/original/655caddcd1f76986.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-17T00:29:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfqqllx6y7v8dn6nnxexvtmnq82qsw5hhnktghkm93mert35ghqnczyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgyskgxh Unbelievable. #UWAllen administration has cancelled the annual holiday party student skit because it (obliquely) criticizes the way that the sexual harassment incidents have been handled. I’ve seen the script and it’s a smart satire of students being eaten by murder robots that lampoons recent ethical AI concerns and how students have been banned from protecting themselves (from sexual harasser/murder robots). <br/><br/>This is the first time in DECADES, that the skit has been cancelled (the only other time was when the holiday party itself was cancelled in 2020). To cancel the skit as a way to stifle student speech is unacceptable.<br/><br/>If you are angry and an alum that has enjoyed previous skits, please email the school’s director, Magda. This is something that she can easily fix. The students are organizing an alternative skit after the official holiday party. I will be using this fund to help them pay for anything that they need (eg props, food). <a href="https://chuffed.org/project/fight-sexual-harassment-in-the-allen-school">https://chuffed.org/project/fight-sexual-harassment-in-the-allen-school</a> 2024-12-05T12:50:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs95udlnjkmtfl3uaqgac0u6u6we3v8fah3fakf6u7d7y94klltuggzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgw0gxc9 My secret to being a 10x engineer: a daily lie down. It’s the opposite of a daily stand up. If I don’t take a nap with the cats every day I feel bad and my productivity drops. Follow me for more life hacks. 2024-11-25T05:40:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvvt5k7v73dsdk8s6tc3nul2kmm2xa6z5wyj0qjar4rh6wd5utcqgzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg23ck3y Asking for help for the UW systems lab women. As the sexual harassment situation drags on with no end in sight, the grad students are now unable to afford their lawyer. So I started a fundraiser for them if you would like to support. <a href="https://www.chuffed.org/project/fight-sexual-harassment-in-the-allen-school">https://www.chuffed.org/project/fight-sexual-harassment-in-the-allen-school</a> 2024-11-15T03:07:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxa5weu84pk4cc7txhw4s9l75gve2q6pckptmfetpfdgdw3h30npgzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgw4hj3c Happy Wednesday everyone! It’s been a rough last week so here is a pile of #cats #catsofmastodon<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/476/544/791/453/719/original/91b3a1dc31ed3f32.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-11-13T16:17:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs29yu7y0d53m58vslnnaqnvtx35rhpv54ktyrj9clyem4en5hemdczyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgv0tal3 Pro-tip in these dark times: buy a cheap stethoscope and listen to your #cat purr. <br/><br/>We recently learned that our cat Max has a potential heart murmur so we got a stethoscope to see if we could hear it ourselves. This experiment was unsuccessful because he wouldn’t stop purring but we learned that listening to a cat purr through a stethoscope is amazingly soothing. <br/><br/>#catsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/439/273/058/294/619/original/c27a7012735a9822.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-07T02:19:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxgwt8mk263s2phd2qehl56sas0pc7gthqrw0f3mr68gkftaz5xgzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg4vtcke We object to this concept of “daylight savings”. How do we speak to a manager??<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/420/490/876/716/107/original/48bee8255c9705ce.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/420/491/213/851/628/original/1697dd82bfa5af02.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-03T18:42:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfdv4s9x8mewwmyjth08m2me6qmf00jx5ujlxm3udswjzj4xk8u5czyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg8ry29w We took Max and Pixel to the vet yesterday and Pixel insisted on getting into Max’s carrier and riding home with him. They were both more ok with this than expected. Happy #caturday!<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/377/184/364/882/877/original/474dd6963cb7648b.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/377/184/735/094/163/original/e4e3f2683ad50edf.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-27T03:09:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxksgzt636dr9yx25h0euhs3qypz7und965422hrp6e6rffmx7fagzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgarz0xr In Seattle, you can buy cute tufty moss for your yard. I’m in love. #mosstodon<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/374/665/063/228/883/original/7b2485e300f15ede.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-26T16:28:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5c03vzwlckfu49983xqjxjtk4r235rdqmm3rvq3rkf7xvtc6r4szyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgda7x0x I’ve made an advancement in food technology. Cooking a meatloaf upside down (which I always do) *on top of baked beans* with a layer of bacon in between. Will report back on how it turns out but let’s be honest, it’s a giant meatball on top of a pot of beans, we all know how this is going to turn out.<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/337/478/028/425/195/original/794e9996a8e62efc.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-20T02:51:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxx74zcy4dfw2uzj6guxnudnkz2494dh4xfrsle4077q7g2xte7vszyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgea3586 Attention to my faculty friends: The University of Washington CS school is an unsafe environment for women, so as grad application season starts, please tell your students not to apply. There are at least 3 men in the systems lab that have sexually harassed numerous women and they continue to do so. More details below:<br/><br/>It has been 3 months since the women of the UW systems lab sent a letter detailing three incidents of sexual harassment and bullying. The university has bounced them from the Title IX office to HR with no resolution. There is an ongoing HR investigation with the women handing over dozens of incidents and pages of documentation (emails, text messages). At least one of the men has been documented to be physically violent, and he has sexually harassed women across the department, not just in the lab. <br/><br/>Despite this, the women of the lab have been forced to leave their coworking space, leaving them in a precarious position where they must risk interacting with violent men. The systems lab is still holding lab events with the men actively under investigation. The Allen School has become a place where women are AFRAID to go to work and at least three women have been driven out due to harassment. If you know women who are thinking of attending grad school, tell them to avoid UW, especially in systems. I’m happy to put them in touch with the women of the UW systems lab or discuss alternate options with them. 2024-10-05T22:11:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqdr8j3qe3dzjl6dute2pqavemudqpmu92k4knhzqvk076lfntazqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg4qxzgj Maybe <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19mhsflpk04tjhd20hcreqgzmdem7tpz9kzjls67xrajz56uu5qtstxv9e6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Assn for Computing Machinery</span> (<span class="italic">npub19mh…v9e6</span>)</a></span> conferences should make PC chairs and members attest that they are not under active Title IX or HR investigation?? I’d really love to not have to deal with sexual harassment when giving them my free labor. 2024-09-26T21:47:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzcnnhtglg348xtsyav65ss957qu2h6ae9mk0dslj3ctx40nhs0gzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg290uqw Wow, the UW systems and networking lab is literally in the middle of an HR investigation into harassment, and the faculty are back to business as usual with lab events WITH NO CHANGES. No code of conduct, no sexual harassment training, NOTHING. They’ve locked the women in a lab and continue to not provide a safe environment for them to learn or work. Meanwhile, the women are spending hours talking to investigators about emotional and painful memories (and documented incidents), while trying to get their research done and take classes. I’m speechless and deeply ashamed of my old lab. 2024-09-26T01:31:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy7jyaw0pwmatzymd9kzgnju4zj42rd37gmue4mh54m98x36gck9czyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgqvx5ct Every single response to my blog post on Hacker News. <a href="https://discuss.systems/@irene/113048820633211475">https://discuss.systems/@irene/113048820633211475</a> 2024-09-06T21:56:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqdakkne24k50j87j59hw8s98avakcas0wrk3mma6dqc695mwkp9gzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg4uc9hv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrgp5mhwtnq96t8g5tcn9a5nu4kcckj8dd7gzryy2g892u5arv96guc48pr'>nevent1q…48pr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know but I’m EMBARRASSED about it. 2024-09-01T05:23:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsds8jgr8wywpgu6hqffjq3960c4awts64eh9ttjjua5z4puxz2z4gzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg6wvzdf NOOO Seattle is ruined. I went to a fancy tasting menu and the table next to us kept talking about networking, virtualization, serverless and IPv6. 2024-08-31T19:52:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjf0ma2qhs7vt73wer4dfmc20wack0n2u8qkr722p4xgjgh920xczyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgvgzydj If you don’t think tech is full of misogynistic men, then you might be one of them.<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/113/048/820/372/210/209/original/4813e0155bce317a.png"> <br/> 2024-08-30T03:21:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy2px08jh96rjk4qf7ququepxg6n47q8clcv208853n4prxjrudtqzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwg32xtl3 Pixel would like everyone to admire her fluffy belly on #blackcatappreciationday<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/112/980/412/711/179/520/original/17aab0a35eb06207.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/112/980/413/061/638/077/original/70e443dfdeeaf107.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-18T01:24:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2pknxr4hdw33lq5mf356rhvdj3mrjdt5czzj669gfnxctazp4w6gzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgpuxkdc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsftt36ajl4zhqkwnnvnjfwx39ayq8g6me4u5e3pklkshq4cvcl0mghrz36h'>nevent1q…z36h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s the worst because I do think that it’s great that marginalized kids (trans, queer, whatever) can find their people online but so can the white supremacists. 2024-08-12T14:20:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf544q5rtpe8tpz0sayk4fal90329tyk390pz0jl3qdvgg33cl92qzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwglgzfhm Can I just say again to everyone in tech doing DEI: It is immoral and unethical to recruit women to a fundamentally unsafe environment 2024-08-12T00:41:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstut5hhs6um9rmjpguj320ut5568xm4qwfch7a7pzs8w52k69kwsszyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgl275ee I wrote a blog post about what it is like being #womenintech within the framework of #moralphilosophy and ethics. #consistencyforthewin <a href="https://irenezhang.net/blog/2024/07/24/misogyny.html">https://irenezhang.net/blog/2024/07/24/misogyny.html</a> 2024-07-24T20:11:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgyzq607n4aal5uslq9qgsk5ztwm30qx66yqdpw8xcqp0y35rtwmgzyr3jm8kh8juzld3tfkk7ft0chy6cmh4yq3r0902a7dqphfftmclwgqyrpqp BIG STRETCH #cats #catsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/112/692/427/026/490/645/original/32d2a9c179b03172.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fd.discuss.systems/media_attachments/files/112/692/427/754/390/391/original/d0948b61e2ba6b55.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-06-28T04:46:28Z