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16
Mar
More confidently me
Hi, hello. I'm still here, and mercifully beginning to find my way again.
I don't want
3 min read
06
Mar
Trans joy and the search for a new middle name
Choosing a new name has been a fun act of self-definition. And maybe a step closer to no longer getting
3 min read
15
Feb
40+ sources of news and information for the US in 2025
Staying informed is critical, and a bit challenging these days. A revisionist and censorious US administration, a media and political
5 min read
09
Feb
Staying in the US and fighting
I'm blessed with a family that crosses national borders, and the depth of care and concern I'
2 min read
27
Jan
Mask up: echoes of early 2020 as I travel to FOSDEM
Later this week, I'm going to see a lot of people I care deeply about and a lot
3 min read
20
Jan
Walking away from Facebook
In this blog post, I detail my approach to leaving Facebook and other Meta services, and share my rationale. But
7 min read
19
Jan
Hello, my name is Robin Riley
You've known me as Josh, or Joshua Riley Simmons, and there's a lot I don'
1 min read
09
Dec
Maybe in error, but never in silence
Existence and visibility is political. I came out as bisexual the day my fellow Californians voted to make same-sex marriage
2 min read
19
Oct
An event organizer's duty of care: from Codes of Conduct to Health and Safety policies
If you’ve been organizing events in tech over the last couple of decades, you’ve seen significant improvement in
4 min read
29
Sep
Stop defining people by what they're not: on "non-code contributors"
I’ve been outspoken about my dislike of the term “non-code contributors” for a while now. I mentioned it again
3 min read