FeelingElephants

Here's the story behind my blog's title.

I use the power of the internet to take human trafficking offline for my day job, but what I say here is mine, all mine.

Mentoring Makes MAGIC for Middle and High School Girls (part 2)

Hey all,

Just as I promised, here’s more info on MAGIC. I was very impressed by the women on this panel. But the facts of the MAGIC project are just as interesting (and potentially motivational). As a quick note, I just finished watching part of Randy Pausch’s presentation on Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, and [...]

Do and Don’ts for Hopper bloggers (my list)

Hey all,

Here are some things I learned while being an official blogger to the Grace Hopper Conference.

DO: 1. Charge your lap top (if you bring one) any chance you get. There’s nothing more irritating than having to sit in the back of a good panel because you need to be plugged in.

2. [...]

Outstanding Women in Computer Security: A Panel

What made it so impressive were the women involved–each of their stories is a both a comfort and a clarion call. This post does not have a lot of one-liners–it is a word-picture of what a woman (or any person) can be in the high tech security sector. Also, check out Valerie Fenwick’s blog on [...]

Split session: Scaling up

Paradigm shifts, new technology requirements, and a solution path: the future of computing

Ramune Nagisetty of Intel gave a talk which more than anything gave a feeling of the zooming, Moore’s Law following shifts in the high tech industry. She focused her talk on:

The Power Wall -The issue of power and its uses [...]

Split session: At the Internet’s edge

RFID: IP Network Applications and Societal Implications

I am always interested in RFIDs. From 7th graders school ID cards to shipments of sugar, RFIDs are everywhere. Those touch-not-swipe-badges are RFIDs as are the no-contact credit cards. Those injected tags in my dogs and cats are RFIDs.

One way to understand RFIDs is to think about [...]