TheRain.Dev

Tag: epic

  • Change is Terrifying. Do it Anyway.

    On Saturday, 05 March, I am one of the keynote speakers for Django Girls den Haag. Hi. My name is Rain Leander. Welcome to Django Girls den Haag. Today I’m going to talk about programming – what it is, why you should do it, what you can do with it. I’m going to tell you my…

  • Thinking About Writing A Collaborative Book

    hrm… or maybe i should just write a book on my own. but something that i’m willing to write a whole hell of a lot about. and also speak a whole hell of a lot about. being a woman in tech. just another unicorn. a call to arms. a call to horns. the book i’m…

  • Hello, My Name Is

    I am in the midst of a new position within Red Hat and part of the new responsibilities include applying to public speaking opportunities all over the world. And since you have to include a short biography with these applications, I decided it was time for a bit of an overhaul. For perspective, here is the old…

  • The Beginning of Something Beautiful

    Over the past few months, I’ve spoken with a few people about my idea, The Project, and started posting about it here and there. I spoke with friends and family about it and got some response via social media. Then I did this thing. This past weekend. I ran over to the big building to attend StartupWeekend Groningen 2015. Based on The…

  • The Project Pitch

    Hello my name is Rain. Yes, like the weather. I am building The Project. It will be an online community backed by social psychology research helping people build, make, accomplish, and change the world. Imagine, if you will, that you want to accomplish a task or learn a new skill or make something incredible –…

  • The Most Amazing Chocolate Icing In The Universe

    NO I DON’T HAVE PICTURES BECAUSE I ATE IT ALREADY One standard cube of salted butter Two normal tubes of phadelphia cream cheese Four tubes of powdered sugar One jar of cocoa powder YES, I KNOW THESE ARE NOT PRECISE MEASUREMENTS Use a mixer. Whip that butter until it changes shades. Whip it good. Mix…

  • Sons of Kemet’s In The Castle Of My Skin

    Contrast this with the dance video I posted on drie artists and you’ll get a high energy, incredibly staged and filmed video of the incredible Sons of Kemet. I can’t watch it without nodding my head and tapping my fingers. Literally.

  • The Quick and Dirty Scattered Thoughts

    [ disclaimer : i wrote this today while feeling quite under the weather and under the influence of cold medicine and in between bouts of long sleep. you have been warned. ] what is the project going to be about? there are some things that i would like to do just for fun or think…

  • HowToBasic presents How To Uninstall Internet Explorer

    I love everything about this video. I love that we can relate to the frustration when internet explorer won’t load. I love that he takes it one step further. And one step further after that. And another one more. I love the sound of his voice.

  • Looking for a Partner in Crime

    Seriously Seeking Who are you? Attention all leaders, innovator, movers and shakers. I am putting together a fierce new group of inventors / makers / creative types / techies / dreamers to build / develop / change the world. Who am I? I used to dance, now I don’t. And I work at Red Hat.…

  • So I spoke at DjangoCon USA

    And the video’s up. If you listen carefully, you can hear ProsAlpha off camera.

  • A Few Ideas That Have Been Rattling Around My Brain

    build a 3D printer from scratch. experiment with printing clothes and food and age appropriate toys for ProsAlpha. throw a catered fashion show. keep the toys. design, build, decorate and use a badass halloween advent calendar ala https://www.etsy.com/listing/240614464/this-halloween-advent-calendar-house-is# cause badass. maybe make something similar for xmas. maybe something totally different. speaking of advent calendars, organize / collect…