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B.A., Sociology with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society, 2010, The University of Texas at Austin
M.B.A., Business Analytics, 2024, Midwestern State University (TX)
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WordPress 💖 Emoji
The latest stable version of WordPress, and all those precede it, do not support emoji. The default database character set used simply isn’t compatible with it. Emoji are the next generation of emoticons. They’re the little pictographs like ????????. Quite frankly, I love them. Can’t get enough of them. I’m happy to say that work…
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Thank You Automattic
My twin daughters are 10 weeks old and I’ve been back to work for a week now. If it takes a village to raise a kid, it takes a metropolis to raise five. I’ve had kids born now in all sorts of different job environments, in order: Sole breadwinner at a church with no paternity policy,…
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Beating a celebrity, company to the obvious Twitter handle – NY Daily News
These Twitter users secured a handle that others would associate with a celebrity or a major company. They couldn’t be happier. Source: Beating a celebrity, company to the obvious Twitter handle – NY Daily News I’m Internet famous again! NY Daily News wrote a piece about me, @velveeta, and other not-you-who’d-think Twitterers. If you’re new…
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Poor Use of Regular
Calling at 4:45 p.m.: Our business hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please call back during regular business hours. See, I am calling regular business hours, but you’re not open during regular business hours. Protip: Don’t use words like “regular” or “normal”. Your normal may not actually be normal.
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Switching to Dvorak
Been thinking of doing this for awhile.
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2015 3M Half-Marathon
3M’s annual half-marathon took place in Austin today. Of the five Austin Distance Challenge events so far, it felt like the most attended event. While there were some logistical suggestions I’d make, it was a good race. The weather was great and the crowds along the course really came out in full force to support…