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Mine get bent out of shape so they are no longer tight enough to hold thin hair like mine. I guess people just figure it's cheaper to just buy more."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8595592639159020133\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/2014\/02\/worthless-invention.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/31849511\/posts\/default\/8595592639159020133"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/31849511\/posts\/default\/8595592639159020133"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/2014\/02\/worthless-invention.html","title":"Worthless Invention"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Michelle Glauser"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01646213573761736892"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31849511.post-5135263030977424958"},"published":{"$t":"2013-07-11T10:04:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-07-11T10:04:22.071-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pet peeves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"questions"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Free Color TV!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I ride my bike past this hotel in the Tenderloin every day after work. And I can't help but think, \"Are there any hotels still providing black and white TVs? Or no TVs? Or TVs that aren't free? Why do they feel the need to advertise that?\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s191.photobucket.com\/user\/MichemilyG\/media\/Blog\/2013-06-17180451_zps239c1f9e.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Color TV photo 2013-06-17180451_zps239c1f9e.jpg\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/i191.photobucket.com\/albums\/z72\/MichemilyG\/Blog\/2013-06-17180451_zps239c1f9e.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5135263030977424958\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/2013\/07\/free-color-tv.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/31849511\/posts\/default\/5135263030977424958"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/31849511\/posts\/default\/5135263030977424958"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/2013\/07\/free-color-tv.html","title":"Free Color TV!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Michelle Glauser"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01646213573761736892"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i191.photobucket.com\/albums\/z72\/MichemilyG\/Blog\/th_2013-06-17180451_zps239c1f9e.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Tenderloin, San Francisco, CA, USA"},"georss$point":{"$t":"37.7842863 -122.41820960000001"},"georss$box":{"$t":"37.778011799999994 -122.42829460000002 37.7905608 -122.40812460000001"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31849511.post-2457794679140336716"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-29T07:36:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-02-25T08:39:44.277-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"arts and style"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"questions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"quotations"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"styles"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Calling Amazing Shoppers"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I have been scouring the internet for a rain jacket. This is what I want:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ntrench coat style\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nwith a hood\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nwith a belt\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nkhaki\/beige\/tan color\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nwaterproofish\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nclassy buttons (I like the double breasted style, but it doesn't have to be that way)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nXS\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nless than $150\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLike this: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s191.photobucket.com\/user\/MichemilyG\/media\/Blog\/MyTrenchcoat_zpsbc87272f.jpg.html\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Trench Coat photo MyTrenchcoat_zpsbc87272f.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i191.photobucket.com\/albums\/z72\/MichemilyG\/Blog\/MyTrenchcoat_zpsbc87272f.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s191.photobucket.com\/user\/MichemilyG\/media\/Blog\/ScreenShot2013-03-29at72404AM_zps1525074e.png.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Trench Coat photo ScreenShot2013-03-29at72404AM_zps1525074e.png\" border=\"0\" height=\"366\" src=\"http:\/\/i191.photobucket.com\/albums\/z72\/MichemilyG\/Blog\/ScreenShot2013-03-29at72404AM_zps1525074e.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s191.photobucket.com\/user\/MichemilyG\/media\/Blog\/ScreenShot2013-02-27at60554AM_zps8fb1c7ec.png.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Trench Coat photo ScreenShot2013-02-27at60554AM_zps8fb1c7ec.png\" border=\"0\" height=\"489\" src=\"http:\/\/i191.photobucket.com\/albums\/z72\/MichemilyG\/Blog\/ScreenShot2013-02-27at60554AM_zps8fb1c7ec.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt doesn't seem to me like it should be that difficult, but the combination of the XS and the hood and the $150 is making the search very frustrating. I ordered a small, but it looks goofy--I tried it on at work (that's where I had it shipped to), and the CTO said, \"You'll grow into it.\" :D\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe person who finds this jacket so that I can buy it wins a prize. That is all."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2457794679140336716\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/calling-amazing-shoppers.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/31849511\/posts\/default\/2457794679140336716"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/31849511\/posts\/default\/2457794679140336716"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/calling-amazing-shoppers.html","title":"Calling Amazing Shoppers"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Michelle Glauser"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01646213573761736892"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i191.photobucket.com\/albums\/z72\/MichemilyG\/Blog\/th_MyTrenchcoat_zpsbc87272f.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31849511.post-8363846909588358847"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-12T09:40:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-10-10T17:34:59.108-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"my life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"opportunities"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"questions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"technology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"women"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Resources for Learning to Code and Opportunities to Teach Coding"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Request: please share this page from my blog instead of the direct links to the docs. Here's the shortened link:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/15MS0Em\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/bit.ly\/learning-to-code-resources\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBecause of all the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sfruby.info\/photos\/13427082\/#209660992\"\u003Etalking\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/2013\/02\/women-in-tech-listserve-email.html\"\u003Eemailing\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/search?q=Hackbright\"\u003Eblogging\u003C\/a\u003E I've been doing about women learning to code, a lot of people have asked me how they can learn to code. I've made a hopefully-helpful spreadsheet, with the following tabs\/sheets:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECoding Bootcamps\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E$ Online Learning\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFree Online Learning\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOn-site Learning (or Volunteering)\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOther Resources [Submit more coding resources below.]\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAbout Me\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/pub?key=0ArtCiuh2ZmMidHRQSXl1Y3F5M09ZNnAyNWJTNVgxNmc\u0026amp;output=html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELearning to Code Resources (Women-focused)\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/pub?key=0ArtCiuh2ZmMidHRQSXl1Y3F5M09ZNnAyNWJTNVgxNmc\u0026amp;output=html\u0026amp;widget=true\" width=\"650\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s191.photobucket.com\/user\/MichemilyG\/media\/Blog\/China%20Time\/2013-11-01160803_zps69fbde91.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What TVs Are Really For photo 2013-11-01160803_zps69fbde91.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i191.photobucket.com\/albums\/z72\/MichemilyG\/Blog\/China%20Time\/2013-11-01160803_zps69fbde91.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd a lot of other people have asked me how they can help people (especially women) learning to code. The second spreadsheet includes:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EVolunteering Opportunities [Submit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1J9BNU7zP3NIFqD9gIqLn-CrJiNRKHqq7unPlRzwff3M\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emore volunteering opportunities\u003C\/a\u003E here or below.]\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EVolunteer Form Responses [Submit \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1ZhvDo9cWw7tD_u8BG2I-VKD2_gY9p-3Ucyw0VzdiD-8\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eyour name as a volunteer here\u003C\/a\u003E or below.]\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESubmit Volunteers or Opportunities Links\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAbout Me\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0ArtCiuh2ZmMidHdhelBDQUNyUFR3c2pSb0Q2bzVkMWc\u0026amp;usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHelping Women in Tech\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/pub?key=0ArtCiuh2ZmMidHdhelBDQUNyUFR3c2pSb0Q2bzVkMWc\u0026amp;output=html\u0026amp;widget=true\" width=\"650\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can add to the list of \u003Cb\u003Elearning-to-code resources\u003C\/b\u003E by filling out this form:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"1100\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1rWQlh8rSsFJkxzOsnOO1WCTYbYs08QBVjxqKaAqqIDU\/viewform?embedded=true\" width=\"500\"\u003ELoading...\u003C\/iframe\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can join this list of \u003Cb\u003Epeople willing to help\u003C\/b\u003E by filling out \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1ZhvDo9cWw7tD_u8BG2I-VKD2_gY9p-3Ucyw0VzdiD-8\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis form\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"975\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1ZhvDo9cWw7tD_u8BG2I-VKD2_gY9p-3Ucyw0VzdiD-8\/viewform?embedded=true\" width=\"500\"\u003ELoading...\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can submit \u003Cb\u003Evolunteering opportunities\u003C\/b\u003E by filling out this form:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"950\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1J9BNU7zP3NIFqD9gIqLn-CrJiNRKHqq7unPlRzwff3M\/viewform?embedded=true\" width=\"500\"\u003ELoading...\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI'm sorry to all the people who have been waiting so patiently for this post; I was a little overwhelmed with my inbox and work. It's here now, never fear. Feel free to share this post. (And if you have anything to add or any questions, please fill out one of the forms below, tweet to me, or send me an email--firstnamelastname AT gmail.)"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8363846909588358847\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/resources-for-learning-to-code-and.html#comment-form","title":"12 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/31849511\/posts\/default\/8363846909588358847"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/31849511\/posts\/default\/8363846909588358847"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/resources-for-learning-to-code-and.html","title":"Resources for Learning to Code and Opportunities to Teach Coding"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Michelle Glauser"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01646213573761736892"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"12"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31849511.post-9075608921745678950"},"published":{"$t":"2013-01-23T07:08:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-02-24T17:52:19.293-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"questions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"quotations"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"technology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"women"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hackbright Q\u0026A with Lindsay"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nLindsay also emailed me some good questions (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/2012\/12\/hackbright-q-with-kat-l.html\"\u003Elike Kat L.\u003C\/a\u003E) that I'd like to post here for others' use. I'm sorry I haven't been posting questions of women I have met with in person, but it's so much easier when it's all already typed out.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI've also noticed from people asking me and my Google Analytics that people have been really worried about not having heard back from Hackbright. David is swamped with the highest number of applications yet, so please be patient. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s191.beta.photobucket.com\/user\/MichemilyG\/media\/Blog\/2013-01-21190044_zpsc9c9a70e-1_zps389b9822.jpg.html\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"2013-01-21190044_zpsc9c9a70e photo 2013-01-21190044_zpsc9c9a70e-1_zps389b9822.jpg\" border=\"0\" height=\"298\" src=\"http:\/\/i191.photobucket.com\/albums\/z72\/MichemilyG\/Blog\/2013-01-21190044_zpsc9c9a70e-1_zps389b9822.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EBallooney and the scrum cat are ready at the new office.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nMy warning to Lindsay:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI'm happy to answer questions, but I have to warn you that the application process has changed as the demand has gone up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLindsay's 1st question:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI was wondering if you had an an active github page you put on your application? (I do not, or rather, I just made one and it has one simple thing on it...)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy answer:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI\n didn't have an active Github when I applied and that was no problem. I \ndo have one now. If you've ever done any tutorials to make a quick app, \nyou could upload it there just so they can see that you've done \nsomething. Otherwise, don't worry.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLindsay's 2nd question:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDid you put your personal blog on the application?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy answer:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI did put my personal blog on my application, I believe. (It's been a\n long time--I actually first applied in June but had to defer.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLindsay's 3rd question: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDid you make a video of yourself for the application?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy answer: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI did not make a video. I remember Christian telling us that he and David\n enjoyed watching those just to get to know people a little.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nLindsay's 4th question:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhat was the Skype interview like?\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy answer: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Skype interview wasn't as scary as you think. Christian asked me\n logic questions and showed me some code and then asked me how I would \nuse the code to work through the logic. He guided me through the whole \nprocess, so it was less of a test and more of a group project. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLindsay's 5th question:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhat was the project you proposed on your application and was it the same one you finished for the school? (bookfairy?)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy answer:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI don't recall if I proposed BookFairy, but I did have that idea \nback then, so probably. I think I typed a whole bunch of stuff \nabout how I wanted to make my life easier, and that's what BookFairy \ndoes. :)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLindsay's 6th question:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDid they give statistics about application numbers and acceptance rates?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy answer: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSince I applied for the very first program, there were no \nstatistics. Despite having no track record to go off of, I was confident\n that the program would be good. What I wasn't sure about was if it was \nreally what I wanted and if I could hack it (hee hee). Since then, I've \nseen the first class go on to many successful endeavors, and the second \nclass is well on its way to doing so (I think about ten already have offers, but our graduation time was a little tricky right before the end \nof the year, so it may take a bit longer). David has said that our class\n had about a 20% acceptance rate, and I know that the amount of \napplicants went way up from class one to class two, so I am positive \nthat the next class will have an even crazier number as word gets out \nabout Hackbright [I've actually confirmed since sending Lindsay these answers that there were around 200 applicants this time, but there will most likely be two classes of 16]. If you don't get in the first time, maybe you can try \nagain. I worry that Hackbright will start being inundated by applicants \nwho already know so much that the beginners won't have a chance (because\n I was a total beginner), but it is possible that they'll split the two classes by level.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLindsay's 7th question:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlso...what\n was the hiring experience at the end like? I saw on your blog there \nwere lots of companies that wooed you with swag :) Not all of them are \non the Hackbright recruiter page...Did you interview with all of them? \nThey were happy with only 10 weeks of training (or maybe you had more?)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy answer: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI think I ended up interviewing with about half of the companies that showed \nup to our Career Day. Honestly, some of them didn't interest me that \nmuch, but Christian encouraged us to get a lot of practice with \ninterviewing. I was really impressed with most companies when I \ninterviewed there. And similar to the Skype call with Hackbright, the \ninterviews were kind of like group projects, except you're the one with \nthe pen in hand (writing on a white board). You just talk about \neverything you do and ask questions as necessary. My one concern is that\n I wouldn't make it through an interview with a company that didn't \nunderstand that I was only ten weeks into coding, because all of ours \nknew exactly what we had learned and tested our application of that \nknowledge. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNetworking is so important in the entire process. Not only do I now \nhave a list of 179 companies\/people I could ask about jobs, I know where\n to turn if I have questions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLindsay's 8th question:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlso, for my end goal, I'd like to working in \nprogramming for some sort of scientific purpose, perhaps large scale \ndata analysis (I guess the buzzword is \"big data\"). I have heard Python \nis better than other popular languages (mainly Ruby) for such \nprogramming, so that's why I'd be interested in this course over \nDevBootcamp or others. \u0026nbsp;I know the class won't teach me exactly that but\n I figured it would give me a programming base to work on. Does the \nprogram give you flexibility to work on what you like?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nP.S. I saw in a picture on your Twitter page that you were voted most \nlikely to Tweet but you started tweeting because of Hackbright. I am \nterrible and lost when it comes to Twitter . . . maybe Hackbright can help \nme :)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy answer: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs for your interest in big data, \nyou will be totally good with Hackbright! We even heard some data \nanalysts speak and Christian is great at tapering to specific students' \ninterests. Also, you knowing what you are interested in ahead of time \ncould help other students to figure out what they would like. The last \nfive weeks are yours to work on what interests you, so you can work with\n data as much as you want when you do your final project, and you'll \nhave the guidance of teachers, yay! With that being said, you will also \ncollect five thousand links of things you want to learn about.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nChristian mentioned something at the start of the course about \nTwitter helping others, and I knew that Hackbright is a huge, unique \nexperience, so I wanted to document it, and I got some benefits I hadn't\n thought about: I made a lot of acquaintances of people who love to help\n other people in tech. After Google and Stack Overflow, Twitter would \nprobably be my next resource.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThanks, Lindsay.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnyone reading this: Feel free \u003Ca href=\"mailto:michelleglauser@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eto ask me more questions\u003C\/a\u003E!"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/feeds\/9075608921745678950\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/hackbright-q-with-lindsay.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/31849511\/posts\/default\/9075608921745678950"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/31849511\/posts\/default\/9075608921745678950"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/michelleglauser.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/hackbright-q-with-lindsay.html","title":"Hackbright Q\u0026A with Lindsay"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Michelle Glauser"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01646213573761736892"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i191.photobucket.com\/albums\/z72\/MichemilyG\/Blog\/th_2013-01-21190044_zpsc9c9a70e-1_zps389b9822.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}}]}});