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Due for a longer update so here goes:
- Law: Working on a small handful of meaningful Oregon legal matters that are confidential and I can't talk about. Law practice has been extremely challenging during the pandemic. The depth of harm to wage earners is difficult to express.
- Writing: The past few months, I've been doing more editing than writing as a member at Compound Writing. Will be doing more writing over the coming months though.
- Ruby/Rails: I've been using the pandemic to deepen my skills in Rails 6 and Ruby 3. Much less excited about technical chops/scalability than I am about using Rails as a tool for writing plain English in interactive 3D. Ruby and Rails are a phenomenal middle ground between (1) an overly-complex JavaScript ecosystem that's prevailed in the last few years, and (2) no-code tools, which are excellent but not quite ready for primetime yet (well on the way though...). Rails allows me to ship code fast and easily integrate with things as needed. And Ruby is a beautiful and fun language to read and write. Brings me back to the simplicity and elegance of the early web.
- No-code: I am currently part of On Deck's inaugural no-code fellowship. I'm learning a lot about taking software out of black boxes and making it more accessible for everyone. Our fellowship is the most international group I've ever been a part of, which is super cool. I'm slowly and quietly working on a project to support people who deal with trauma and loss in their jobs.
- Equality: Did you know that female-founded startups received just 2.2% of all venture capital invested in 2020 (and just 0.64% for black women-founded startups)? I didn't until I worked on a build weekend project aimed at facilitating funding opportunities for female founders.
- Outside: Getting out for lots of long walks and trying to spend as much peaceful time outdoors as possible.
- On the record player: Adrianne Lenker's Songs/Instrumentals, Pedro the Lion's Phoenix, Kinski's Be Gentle with the Warm Turtle, and Leif Vollebeck's Twin Solitude.