Jacob Kaplan-Moss jacobian

I'm writing in response to events that have recently come to light involving a sexual assault at a tech conference. Background information can be found [here][1], [here][2], and [here][3] as well as on twitter and google.

I've been watching this from the sidelines, and I've been wrestling with several questions that I can't seem to shake and that I really don't have answers to.

I wear many hats, both in the tech community and others. I'm a coder, a speaker, a user group organizer, a conference organizer, and even a boss. Each of those roles colors how I see this, but there's one role that is overpowering in my reaction.

See, I'm a Dad. A dad of two beautiful and innocent girls who are 3 and 2. They have their whole lives in front of them and so the questions I'm struggling with are:

Your Vision

What is a vision?

Your vision answers the question "What do I want?" A clear vision help you communicate why you're here and what impact you're going to have.

Your vision should be aligned with the company vision, with your manager's V2MOM, and it should be personal. It should be an honest reflection of your own vision for your own work.

If you manage a team, it should be reflective of the purpose of the team and your collective impact.

This list now exists over at http://juliepagano.com/blog/2013/11/02/101-off-limits/ and will be updated there.

I keep saying that impromptu, unwanted feminism 101 discussions are exhausting and not a good use of my resources. Then people ask what I mean by 101, so I'm starting to make a list. This list will change over time - I recommend checking back.

I highly recommend checking this list before engaging with me about feminism if you're new to it. It'll save both of us a lot of time and frustration.

Diversity in tech

Women aren't equally represented in tech because biology

Nope. This argument is bad and the science does not support it. Unfortunately, every time you say this out loud, you are contributing to cultural problems that do decrease the number of women in tech.

Big-Q Notation

Big-Q notation is exactly the same as Big-O notation, except for the understanding that the constant multiplier for the asymptotic bound function is greater.

For example Big-O is defined as:

f(x) <= C * g(x)

Big-Q notation could be defined as:

	from multiprocessing.pool import ThreadPool
	import logging, os, threading

	from StringIO import StringIO
	import boto.s3

	logger = logging.getLogger('s3upload')

	class MultiPartUploader:
	upload_part = 0

	DJ Ango, yo!
	http://railsenvy.com/2007/9/10/ruby-on-rails-vs-django-commercial-7

	The Whistles
	[now broken] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccgXjA2BLEY
	http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=Nnzw_i4YmKk

	Do it live!
	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tJjNVVwRCY
	REMIX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2YDq6FkVE&NR=1

	DJ Ango, yo!
	http://railsenvy.com/2007/9/10/ruby-on-rails-vs-django-commercial-7

	The Whistles
	[now broken] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccgXjA2BLEY
	http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=Nnzw_i4YmKk

	Do it live!
	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tJjNVVwRCY
	REMIX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2YDq6FkVE&NR=1

	#!/usr/bin/env python
	import sys
	import os
	import re
	sys.path[0] = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(sys.path[0], '.'))
	os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = "dummyproj.settings"
	import inspect
	from pprint import pprint
	# https://github.com/django/django/commit/4f306a4c27c8537ca9cd966cea1c0de84aafda9e#django/db/__init__.py
	# from django.conf import settings; settings.configure()

	<script>
	var palette = new Rickshaw.Color.Palette({scheme: 'spectrum2000'});

	var graph = new Rickshaw.Graph.Ajax({
	element: $("#download-chart .chart")[0],
	renderer: 'area',
	stroke: true,
	dataURL: '/stats/Django/delta.json',
	onData: function(d){
	// Hide the Spinner

	// Set ``Resource.Meta.always_return_data = True`` first, then...

	var relative_root = '/api/v1/';

	window.HelmModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
	urlRoot: relative_root,

	base_url: function() {
	var temp_url = Backbone.Model.prototype.url.call(this);
	return (temp_url.charAt(temp_url.length - 1) == '/' ? temp_url : temp_url+'/');