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One very major thing has changed this year – I’ve become the Geekery Editor at Autostraddle. Which means a couple things, not the least of which is my ability to accept pitches about technology from people who aren’t me. Which is great! I’m an Apple Certified teacher and mobile technician, but I CERTAINLY don’t know anything about, say, Linux. So that’s why I’m putting down my wish-list, right here for the QYT’s first birthday. And if you, dear reader, knows anything about the following topics, I would really love for you to write a Queer Your Tech guide:
+Cameras! How they work, how to purchase them.
+ Games! I play one game, and I already wrote about it! I have fond memories of my Nintendo 64, which I’m gonna write about next week, but that’s really about it.
+ Technology in space. Have I mentioned that I had a space birthday party when I turned 8? I was OBSESSED with space and wanted to be an astronaut until I discovered I couldn’t even ride in the car for more than 90 seconds without getting motion sick. Can someone talk to us about all this cool ish outside our atmosphere?
+ Linux! I wasn’t shitting you, I’m terrible at Linux. AND I KNOW WE HAVE READERS THAT ARE REALLY INTO LINUX.
+ Programming! I don’t do this! If you do, you should tell us more about it! Building a computer from scratch! In my dream world, I would research this and teach you how to do it step by step, like in a series. But in the real world, you probably want to hear from someone who’s done it before and not from someone who’s just figuring it out.
+ How-To’s for very specific things. Putting your home-made hard drive on your network to make it wireless, for example. Or how to root your Droid. Because much of the past year has been spent on broader topics, I want to spend the next year zooming in.
+ I also want to explore more roundtables/essays, like the Sexism in the Tech Industry post.
If you have an idea for one that you’d like me to put together, or one that you’d like to participate in, please let me know!
So that begs the question – how do you let me know? Well my email is ali [at] autostraddle.com. Please do email me about such things there.
despite the fact that women and nonwhite individuals are more likely to identify as LGBT, regular/recurring LGBT characters on broadcast and cable networks are are 72% and 71% white, respectively, and overwhelmingly male. It seems likely that onscreen representation reflects the demographics of television creators, not of the television audience.
Happy First Birthday, Queer Your Tech With Fun!
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