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Rodolfo<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@SocialGaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SocialGaff</span></a></span></p><p>Another one: Lynn Conway was a <a href="https://toot.lgbt/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> woman who was a big-deal <a href="https://toot.lgbt/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> circuit designer for IBM in the 1960’s until they fired her when she transitioned. She went stealth and made contributions at Xerox and DARPA, became an associate dean at the University of Michigan, retired, then re-outed herself.</p><p>Details: </p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Conway" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_C</span><span class="invisible">onway</span></a></p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160703014527/http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/bios/Lynn,Conway/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2016070301</span><span class="invisible">4527/http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/bios/Lynn,Conway/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.lgbt/tags/LynnConway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LynnConway</span></a> <a href="https://toot.lgbt/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://toot.lgbt/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a> <a href="https://toot.lgbt/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>i just read “<a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/LynnConway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LynnConway</span></a>’s <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Story</span></a>” (2000), which is just a few pages long, and it gave me such a deep insight into her life and accomplishments, i’d really recommend it! (also she passed away on June 9th 2024.)</p><p><a href="https://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/LynnsStory.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conwa</span><span class="invisible">y/LynnsStory.html</span></a></p>
Alley Stoughton<p>What an amazing, inspiring, accomplished woman! This article brought a flood of tears. I wish I'd met her, but did exchange an email or two.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LynnConway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LynnConway</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/15/technology/lynn-conway-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0E0.ohvW.FFihZbOLQW34&amp;smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/06/15/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/lynn-conway-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0E0.ohvW.FFihZbOLQW34&amp;smid=url-share</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Woman</span></a> And <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pioneer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pioneer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LynnConway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LynnConway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PassedAway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassedAway</span></a>: Her <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Legacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legacy</span></a> Is Worth Knowing </p><p>If you are reading this on your <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CellPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhone</span></a>, you owe it to Conway, who pioneered the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/microchip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microchip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> that makes it possible. She passed away at age 86. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RoleModels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoleModels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-woman-and-computer-pioneer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">erininthemorning.com/p/trans-w</span><span class="invisible">oman-and-computer-pioneer</span></a></p>
Terra Field<p>Lynn Conway was remarkable in a number of ways but I think the reason her death hits me so hard even though I didn’t know her personally is the most unremarkable thing about her: One of us got to live her life quietly, grow old, and be remembered fondly as herself in death.</p><p>I think that’s all I really want.</p><p>Comic via Assigned Male Comics (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.lol/@sophielabelle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sophielabelle</span></a></span>)</p><p><a href="https://terra.incognita.net/tags/LynnConway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LynnConway</span></a> <a href="https://terra.incognita.net/tags/TransElders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransElders</span></a> <a href="https://terra.incognita.net/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a></p>
nev<p>Helen Boyd reports (via Dallas Denny, via a close friend of Conway's) that Lynn Conway, groundbreaking computer engineer and transgender activist, passed away at 86 on Sunday: <a href="http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/wordPressNEW/2024/06/11/lynn-conway-january-2-1938-june-9-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">myhusbandbetty.com/wordPressNE</span><span class="invisible">W/2024/06/11/lynn-conway-january-2-1938-june-9-2024/</span></a></p><p>Conway's website, an absolutely legendary resource, IYKYK: <a href="http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conwa</span><span class="invisible">y/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bananachips.club/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://bananachips.club/tags/RestInPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RestInPower</span></a> <a href="https://bananachips.club/tags/LynnConway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LynnConway</span></a> <a href="https://bananachips.club/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Lynn's Story<br><a href="https://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/LynnsStory.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conwa</span><span class="invisible">y/LynnsStory.html</span></a><br>Discussion: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37129132" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3</span><span class="invisible">7129132</span></a></p><p>* famed pioneer, microelectronic chip design</p><p>[2002-10] Electronic Design: 50th Anniv. Hall of Fame special issue<br><a href="https://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/Awards/ElectronicDesign/HallOfFame.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conwa</span><span class="invisible">y/Awards/ElectronicDesign/HallOfFame.html</span></a> <br>* Carver Mead, Lynn Conway inducted Electronics Design Hall of Fame re:pioneering VLSI chip design</p><p>Lynn Conway: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Conway" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Con</span><span class="invisible">way</span></a><br><a href="https://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/conway.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conwa</span><span class="invisible">y/conway.html</span></a><br>American computer scientist, electrical engineer, transgender activist</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LynnConway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LynnConway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricalEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricalEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbt</span></a></p>