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June 19, 2013October 1, 2018

Women in Transportation Newsletter – Summer 2013

As Co-Chair of the Communications and Newsletter committees for WTS-DC, I redesigned the newsletter and converted the summer edition to Flash format to enhance interactivity with features such as digital page turns and videos. This issue also contains my photography as well as articles written by me.

Cover of WTS-DC Newsletter June 2013/Photo by Lindsay Brown

April 25, 2013July 8, 2016

Women in Transportation Newsletter – Spring 2013

As Co-Chair of WTS-DC’s Communications and Newsletter Committees, I redesigned the newsletter cover, logo, and layout. This issue also includes my event photography and an article written by me.

March 18, 2013 WTS-DC 1 cover photo of the Capitol in Washington, DC — Cover of WTS-DC Newsletter Spring 2013/Photo by Lindsay Brown

You say JavaScript, I say JS.. let's call the whole thing off? July 3, 2020
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Angular 10, data grids, randomness, and checking some boxes June 26, 2020
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Creative coding, super linting, and a new JS podcast June 19, 2020
#493 — June 19, 2020 Unsubscribe | Read on the Web ✍️ It's been surprisingly quiet, we thought, out in JavaScript land this week, but we've been doing this for a while so we still have lots of neat bits and pieces for you to enjoy :-) Thanks for reading and continuing to support us! 😁 JavaScript Weekly […]
A lot of questions for JavaScript developers June 12, 2020
#492 — June 12, 2020 Unsubscribe | Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly 153 JavaScript Questions (With Their Answers Explained) — Want to test your JavaScript knowledge? Whether for fun or a job interview, this is an interesting set of questions, complete with explanations of the answers. We first linked to this a year ago when it […]

Coronavirus COVID-19 Riskiest Activities July 3, 2020
As #coronavirus lockdowns both tighten & relax worldwide, what activities might be riskier than others? We collated & visualised the advice & professional opinions from over 500 epidemiologists & health experts as quoted in various media articles. » See the visualisation » See the data sources Primary source: New York Times – When 511 Epidemiologists […]
David McCandless
250 Days of Beautiful News June 18, 2020
Beyond the headlines is another landscape, a place where other things are happening. Slower, gradual and sometimes beautiful things.
David McCandless
Learn to Do Dataviz in Your Pyjamas! March 26, 2020
Due to current world events and popular demand, we’ve moved all our training events to interactive online seminars. For the first time, you can learn our concept-driven approach to data-visualisation and infographics creation – online. https://informationisbeautiful.net/workshops/ The training format we use actually lends itself very well to a virtual set up. IIB founder & author […]
David McCandless
40+ Coronavirus Myths & Misconceptions Debunked March 25, 2020
A round-up of the most contagious falsehoods circulating in the population. Let us know if we missed any! » See the graphic » Check the sources
David McCandless

S12:E9 - Introducing DevDiscuss (Penelope Phippen, Ben Halpern, Jess Lee) June 8, 2020
As an industry, tech is not well equipped to accept when people change their names. This problem effects a range of people, including those who have a change of marital status. However, it can especially effect the security of those who are survivors of domestic violence, and those who are trans, who have to suffer […]
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S12:E8 - How to harness privilege to create equitable design (Aubrey Blanche) June 1, 2020
In this episode, we’re talking about how as an industry, tech should strive for equitable design, and how you can harness your privilege to help create diversity, with Aubrey Blanche, director of global head of equitable design and impact at Culture Amp, and Founder and CEO of The Mathpath. Aubrey talks about how the term […]
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S12:E7 - What it looks like to be a frontend developer for 20 years (Crysfel Villa) May 25, 2020
In this episode, we talk about how frontend development has changed over the past 20 years, and how to keep on learning new skills, with Crysfel Villa, Senior Software Engineer at InVision, and backend lead at Coding Coach. Crysfel talks about how he navigated his english language barrier learning to code 20 years ago, how […]
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S12:E6 - Why personal projects are so important (Ze Frank) May 18, 2020
In this episode, we’re talking about personal projects, with Ze Frank, former president of Buzzfeed Motion Pictures, and creator of the massively popular website, zefrank.com. Ze talks about his creative process, the wild west that was the internet of the early aughts, and the ubiquity of Flash. He also shares his journey into coding by […]
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S12:E5 - How to not get bogged down in technical debt (Nina Zakharenko) May 11, 2020
In this episode we’re talking about technical debt, with Nina Zakharenko, Principal Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft. Nina talks about what causes technical debt, what can happen when it gets out of control, and how we can mitigate the accumulation of that debt. Show Links Digital Ocean (sponsor) MongoDB (sponsor) Heroku (sponsor) TwilioQuest (sponsor) Technical […]
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Concerns Grow Over App Store's Unfair Treatment Of Developers July 3, 2020
Regulators in Europe and the U.S. are investigating growing concerns over the App Store — developers who try to sell their apps say the tech giant treats them unfairly and stifles competition.
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There's One Pleasant Surprise In 'The Last Of Us Part II': Its Depiction Of Judaism July 2, 2020
The fungal zombie apocalypse game is relentlessly grim and wrenching — but there are a few bright moments. One of them is Dina, the love interest, and one of video gaming's rare Jewish characters.
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'We Have A Black People Problem': Facebook Worker Claims Racial Discrimination July 2, 2020
The complaint alleges a hostile environment for Black workers, echoing longstanding criticism of the tech company's lack of diversity.
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UCLA Scientist Develops Gloves That Translate Sign Language July 2, 2020
Jun Chen is an assistant professor of bioengineering at UCLA who just developed a wearable sign language interpreting glove. He hopes it can be used by the deaf community to communicate with anyone.
It's 'Our Fault': Nextdoor CEO Takes Blame For Deleting Of Black Lives Matter Posts July 1, 2020
In an exclusive interview with NPR, Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar outlines new measures the popular neighborhood app is taking to address reports of racial profiling and censorship on the platform.
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