Recycled circuit board lantern ($22.50) available from DebbyAremDesigns
This Tardis charm necklace ($48) available from ugeekdesigns easily detaches from its chain and doubles as a 4GB flash drive:
(Fun fact: This is how Emily totes around her data — minus the adorable Tardis design — and it’s the best way to make sure you never forget your flash drive in an import!)
Electronic goldfish ($19.99): All the flipping fun with none of the responsibility! (Perfect for college.)
Available at ThinkGeek
The first ever GeekGirlCon is taking place in Seattle this weekend. GeekGirlCon is dedicated to celebrating female involvement in all fields of math, the sciences, comics, sci-fi, fantasy, fiction, gaming and more.
There’s some cool gaming events including a Mystery Box Design Challenge where teams compete on coming with video game design concepts with experts in the industry. Some great gaming panels about how to make an indie games, being a woman in the gaming industry, how to break into the industry and more. If you live in the Seattle area, I would definitely stop by and check it out!
Woman to watch: Ruchi Sanghvi
Huffpo recently profiled Facebook’s first female engineer, Ruchi Sanghvi. The article highlights some of the barriers that women face when pursuing careers in tech, including the paucity of female role models. What’s awesome about Sanghvi and other women like her, is that they’ve persisted in spite of the challenges and are encouraging other women to do the same.
Mashable comics: Generation Gap by Matt Silverman and Kiersten Essenpreis
I will henceforth be calling all documents, “googly docs”
(via reddit)
Whoa. The resignation letter:
To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
Steve
