Theresa O’Connor
Theresa O’Connor
Theresa O’Connor
I’m a queer lady, Erin Jr.’s mama, and Eryn’s partner. The three of us live in San Francisco, though Eryn and I both work in Cupertino. I love to travel, I enjoy watching sports, I have the unfortunate habits of collecting keyboards and watches, and I’m illegal in over 60 countries.
Latest Posts
I spent my birthday holding court in the snug at Casements; a number of dear friends stopped by and it was so, so nice to see them all. Many thanks to everyone who made it and to Gillian & Co. for taking such good care of us. Eryn made...
I only managed to catch one 夏(なつ)の甲子園(こうしえん) (Summer Koshien) match this year—the final, between 高崎健康福祉大学高崎高等学校(Takasaki University High School) in 群馬県(Gunma pref.) and 智辯学園(Chiben Gakuen) in 和歌山県(Wakayama pref.). The game was on my...
Banned Book Library on a smart light bulb, by Rick Osgood, via Antoine Fauchié. Internet à moda antiga: conheça a indie web, onde as pessoas ainda fazem seus próprios sites, por Bela Lobato, via Ana Rodrigues. ピーチ姫、2026年08月 Humanists...
SFUSD’s Queer Trans Parent Advisory Council had its first meeting of the new school year Thursday night. This is my second year serving on QTPAC; I joined last summer. I’m looking forward to seeing how we can help the district’s queer...
Hi, I’m Tess, and I’m seeking election to W3C’s Board of Directors. One of the most consequential tasks facing the incoming Board is to hire a new CEO, and the stakes are high. In order for W3C to remain the best venue for the creation,...
Today was EJ’s first day of the fourth grade! I think dropping her off this morning was far more emotional for me than for her; as soon as she spotted one of her friends in the yard, she zoomed off to them without saying goodbye. Quite a...
Erin McKean’s latest Things I learned while looking up other things is well worth a read. Yesterday was the annual celebration of people, like me, whose dominant hand is their left one, yet its Wikipedia page can’t decide if it’s spelled...
My mother with her father, 50 years ago today. (She’s holding my cousin Danny.)
Today is HTML Day, an annual celebration of HTML going 4 years . Here in San Francisco, our HTML Day meetup was at Robin Williams Meadow in Golden Gate Park. Eryn, EJ, and I biked there & back. We Stopped by Say Cheese on our way there...
Shai-Hulud and the risks of external dependencies, by Elia Scotto. The 90 day disclosure policy is dead, by Himanshu Anand, via Faisal. A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months, by Nate Anderson. AOC Must Run For...
On Friday I finished Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Atmosphere, a sapphic romance set during the early days of the Shuttle program, and really enjoyed it. In addition to the obvious reasons (space! lesbians!), the story’s focus on an...
Ecma International 65 years: A milestone celebrated. Nied, Earl. Royalty-free Licensing in Standards. 2026. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7080858 Why in Building Protocols, Like Code, Starting Over Is Dumb, by mt. Tigers, Giants Locked...
Popped up to Washington this weekend. Previously. #seattle #travel #WA #work
I’m a Scholar of Genocide. We’re Entering a Terrifying New Era, by עֹמֶר בַּרְטוֹב, via Kottke. Confessions of an emigrant, by Elia Scotto. In Poland, for the first time, a majority of citizens opposed accepting Ukrainian refugees –...
Judges Paved the Way For the Federal Government’s Deadly Occupation of Memphis, by Madiba K. Dennie. Garrett Bucks asks, Do you believe that everybody should have fun or that only a few people should have fun? (Via Kottke) I Bought a...