"It is the people who figure out how to work simply in the present, rather than the people who mastered the complexities of the past, who get to say what happens in the future."

Clay Shirky

This morning Twitter suggested I follow Clay Shirky. And I did. And I read his blog post on the collapse of complex business models, which ends with that quote.

There's an election on.  Actually there's three elections on.

1. Federal election.
2. State election.
3. Linux Users of Victoria Committee election.

But this post is about the first one.

The call for participation for linux.conf.au 2011 in Brisbane from January 24-29 is open, so I submitted a proposal to run a 1.5 hr Inkscape Tutorial. Here's the abstract I provided.

Currently sitting in the drupalmel meetup - Drupal Users of Melbourne gather to share thoughts, discoveries and challenges. It's good fun. The new digs at publicity works are very spacious, so if you've been wondering where to find fellow Drupal folk in Melbourne, consider adding the 2nd Tuesday of the month to your calendar.

We're working on a website at http://drupalmel.net
and we next meet this Saturday for a code sprint
http://drupalmel.net/code-sprint-sat-17-july

@crazyjane13's tweet struck a chord.  I keep thinking about it. It makes me smile.

No.1 daughter: 'Can a woman be PM?' Me: 'Let me explain a little thing called feminism, honey.' #spill

World cup fever has taken over - and airwaves across the international media are buzzing with the sound of the Vuvuzelas. I went to openclipart to see if I could get a picture of one, and found there were none. So I created these. Enjoy!

I already posted about Jude Milhon for Ada Lovelace Day...

But I also want to tip my cap to the following ubergeekchix... all making a difference in their own ways. I admire them all.

Ada Lovelace Day was started last year in 2009 by Suw Charman. It's about celebrating, recording and uncovering the achievements, discoveries and special qualities of women in technology and science.

http://findingada.com

We are not Unicorns. We are everywhere. But our history is easily submerged, discounted and dismissed. Too easily forgotten.

Thanks Suw - this is an awe inspiring initiative. I salute you.

For Ada Lovelace Day 2010 I salute Jude Milhon.