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Why is so hard to understand why Universal fucking Health Care is a GOOD THING?
I had lunch with an expat this morning, and said I that sometimes I have a hard time talking about development in Benin, as even we haven’t gotten it right yet. She looked at me with raised eyebrows and said, “We??!? *I* come from a country that has universal health care and free education up [...]
On why language is important when talking about women in tech
This is the second in a series of posts where I address technology, women in technology, and women in technology in Benin. *
Accompanying the recent spate of questions about how to find more and better women speakers for tech conferences, the general lack of women in technology, and a lot of comments about women’s capabilities [...]
On women in tech, in Benin and back home in the States
This is the first of a series of posts in which I’ll discuss technology, women in technology, and women in technology in Benin.
My clients are all businessmen. Accent on men. After over two years of developing websites and web applications in Cotonou, we have a lot of clients (what can I say, we’re good [...]
On capitalism, consumerism, and Fake Steve Jobs
I am appalled that I 100% agree with something Fake Steve Jobs said today.
We all know that there’s no fucking way in the world we should have microwave ovens and refrigerators and TV sets and everything else at the prices we’re paying for them. There’s no way we get all this stuff and everything [...]
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Cotonou’s flooded again. Just like every rainy season.
[Photo credits: me and Bertrand, from the roof of our building. More flooding in Cotonou on flickr.]
On Haiti. Full stop.