Yes, today is the second annual Ada Lovelace Day, celebrating women in technology. It looks like being a busy one. According to the ALD Twitter feed (hi Suw!) the #ALD10 hashtag is trending in the UK and the official web site has had over 7,000 visitors already today. If you can’t raise it, don’t worry, try again later; it is creaking a bit under the strain. (A case of #notneilsfaultwebfail).

My post will be up shortly, but first I wanted to point people at something I’ve discovered today: Girl Geek Dinners. These are basically social get-togethers for women in technology. They started in London, but have since spread all around the world. They have them in Bristol, and I shall try to get along to one soon, though tomorrow night is liable to be a bust given the chaos my life is in right now. Bay Area folks should check here for their local events.

Hey, if we can change the world with bake sales, whole dinners should be pretty darn spectacular.