signs of air quality

From the office in Mountain View — Halloween, 2018:

During the fires in Northern California:

And now the week after Thanksgiving, after several days of rain (dinky by international standards, but a cause for celebration/car accidents across the state):

I don’t know the mystery do-gooder who gave their air mask to the pumpkin, but I wish I did. Maybe they’re the reason why the pumpkin hasn’t turned to mush after four weeks on the ledge.

today’s google walkout

Last week the New York Times published an article about Google’s history of handling sexual harassment in the workplace (hint: it’s not good). Today there was an employee-organized walkout across company offices worldwide.

Here’s what it looked like at the Mountain View headquarters:

Many of my friends, colleagues, and mentors have their own stories. (And that’s only counting the people I know comfortable enough to share them). I know yours do, too.