Taking It Back

I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE AND IT HAS PRIMARY COLORS

INN-fairygodmother $: sudo su

PASSWORD: ***************

bash 3.2 fairygodmother #: WAND-L -server -poof!

fairygodmother #: NEW DATA-CRAWLING SERVER DEPLOYED

fairygodmother #: COMMENCE HOLDING THE POWERFUL TO ACCOUNT

fairygodmother #: -kthx -bai

Cambridge, MA

INN EASTNow with free coffee!

Get Excited & Make Things

HEY GIRL. I INVENTED THE WEB. NO BIG DEAL.

3 biggest problems

WHAT IS THE SMALLEST THING I CAN DO?

A FOOL IS ONE WHO HAS NEVER MADE AN EXPERIMENT

Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining hiswives' mouths.

- Bertrand Russell

WHAT EXPERIMENTS DO YOU HAVE TO DO

DOES ANYBODY WANT THIS?

There is no such thing as a failed experiment, only experiments with unexpected outcomes

“Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.”

NO.

Simplest crucial experiment: ask a user

IS A CRAPPY SAMPLE SIZE

IS ALSO A CRAPPY SAMPLE SIZE

WILL MY BOSS LET ME DO THIS

WILL THE BOARD LET US DO THIS?

Don’t do anything for free that you wouldn’t do for free indefinitely.

DO I WANT TO DO IT?

Everything about something

What can I dowithout anyone’s

assistance or permission?

RELATIONSHIPS FIRST

GET STARTED QUICKLY

GET AROUND OTHER MAKERS

TALK ABOUT YOUR IDEA AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE

DON’T WORRY ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE STEALING YOUR IDEA

EMAIL: lisa@investigativenewsnetwork.org

TWITTER:@lisawilliams

LISA ON GITHUB:http://github.com/lisawilliams

• Chemistry lab, euthmann, flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/78147607@N00/2097760322/

• Molecule, The Alieness, Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36613169@N00/57341575/• Bad experiment, ThatBill Fellow http://www.flickr.com/photos/27120874@N03/4059471685

/• Experiment in progress, jurvetson:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2798315677/sizes/l/• Boss, Alan Cleaver: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11121568@N06/4446487398/• Board, Fairfax County: http://www.flickr.com/photos/47833064@N03/5710486497/• Empty Theater, Jaako: http://www.flickr.com/photos/56944727@N00/297820961/• Legos, Woodley Wonder Works: http://www.flickr.com/photos/73645804@N00/2472232245

/• 3D blocks, Funt: http://www.flickr.com/photos/61423903@N06/7632796322/• Big Deal, Lars Plouggman: http://www.flickr.com/photos/75062596@N00/97205739/• Speedometer, Nathan E http://www.flickr.com/photos/7843389@N02/2300190277/