Last year Django Girls held their first website development coding workshop in Kansas City. It went so well, they held another one this year. I asked organizer and mentor Ashley Sullins to provide a recap of Django Girls Kansas City – sounds like it was another great event! Read on to find out how these women […]
Tag: education
Back-to-school for Geek Younglings!
Gone are the days when I had to elbow my way to WalMart or Target to load up my cart with back-to-school supplies. Both my kids are in college now, and take care of their own supplies. But I know many of you are still out there in the trenches – or maybe heading back […]
Maker Faire Kansas City 2017 Recap
I’ve lost count of how many Maker Faires I’ve attended here in Kansas City, but each one continues to delight and surprise. Billed as “a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do,” Maker Faire Kansas City has been enticing thousands to Union Station for a number […]
SciFlix: The Science Behind Sci-Fi
This post contains affiliate links. As any good geek family, we watch a lot of movies, both at home and at the theater. When something extra-ordinary or supernatural happens that we don’t quite follow how it happened, we refer to it as “eh, comic book science” – as in, it doesn’t have to be founded […]
Geeks and Mental Health: A New Hope
May is Mental Health Month, and all you geeks are on my mind. So many of us geeks face challenges daily, just because we’re a little bit different. We like weird TV shows, we wear weird clothes, we prefer books and pets to people, we feel anxious in social situations, while desperately wanting to feel […]