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  • Meta AI Privacy Hoax: How to Actually Opt Out

    Meta AI Privacy Hoax: How to Actually Opt Out

    If you have seen a post on your feed claiming that a legal spokesperson from 60 Minutes advised you to copy and paste a status to protect your privacy from Meta AI, I have some news for you. It’s a hoax. Posting a status update does not change the legal Terms of Service you agreed … read the full article

  • A Cat Saved My Life Once

    A Cat Saved My Life Once

    18 years ago, my old cat Loki literally saved my life by waking me up before the house started on fire. Here is a snippet from what I wrote at the time: I was up in bed snoring away about 45 minutes ago and my cat woke me up. He was digging at my bedroom … read the full article

  • On Corporate Personas

    On Corporate Personas

    This is a bit of a podcast-but-written light rant, but I wanted to try something different with my writing. Or rather go back to my own less structured style for this one. 🎧 Prefer listening? Here’s a dictated version. Not the original dictated version as it is even longer and more ranty and may or … read the full article

  • Some Momentum

    Some Momentum

    It has been a full couple of weeks. Interviews, client work, and making progress on a couple of personal projects have kept me nicely occupied. Not in an overwhelming way, just enough that I can feel some real momentum again. Compared to the slower stretch toward the end of last year, this pace feels genuinely … read the full article

  • Speaking at Women in Tech Global Conference 2026

    Speaking at Women in Tech Global Conference 2026

    I wanted to share some news. I will be speaking at the Women in Tech Global Conference 2026 this May. My session is called The Messy Middle: Career Longevity in Tech. When I talk about the “messy middle,” I am not talking about age or being at the end of a career. I am talking … read the full article