Jenna Wortham

Technology Reporter, New York Times

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Full-time technology reporter for the New York Times, part-time maker of zines, GIFs and delicious sandwiches.

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►►►"So, in conclusion, use the hard G and feel good about it." ◄◄◄
RT @AdrianChen: Tom Moody nukes the gif debate: "Steve Wilhite was a nag and consummate bore on this subject since the 1980s" http://t.co/8…

GIF pronunciation, this week’s controversy at tom moody

tommoody.us — On the weighty issue of GIF pronunciation (hard G, of course), you might want to consider that the j-sound-preferring GIF inventor who everyone loves to cite as an authority, Steve Wilhite, was a nag and consummate bore on this subject since the 1980s. (And he's still at it.)
Once I told Megan I might adopt a turtle and she has never let me forget it, evidenced by this link she just IM'd me buzzfeed.com/chelseamarshal…
"There is always that moment when you are alone with the anti-woman prejudice: the joke, the leer, the invisibility." nyti.ms/14grgvw

How to Be a ‘Woman Programmer’

nytimes.com — I WAS an ordinary computer programmer. I wrote code that ran at the levels between flashy human interfaces and the deep cores of operating systems, like the role of altos in a chorus, who provide the structure without your taking much notice of their melodic lines. I made realistic schedules and met my deadlines.
RT @BoobsRadley: Pound cake is the best dessert name that also orders you to do something.

Lil B Inspires Senior Fashion Thesis Collection

thefader.com — Parsons, the prestigious and well-venerated fashion school in New York, counts the likes of Marc Jacobs (class of 1984) and Jack McCollough and Hernandez Lazaro of Proenza Schouler (class of 2002) among its alumni, so every year when the graduating seniors present a collection of clothes as their final thesis, industry heads check it out to scope the future of fashion.
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