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" We very much use a prototyping model, play with ideas, and then get stuff started that way, which is how the greatest projects get started. "
Megan Smith
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" Malala Yousafzai is all of our daughter, like Iqbal Masih who was all of our son. "
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" Each kid is unique in what captures their attention and their passion. "
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" Second graders learn to read: that's a perfect time to make them code. "
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" I have been able to attend many technology conferences around the world over the years, including some of the largest, like Google I/O, Microsoft's Developer Conference, Apple's WorldWide Developers Conference, Oracle World, Le Web, and more. "
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" I went to an inner-city school in Buffalo. We had no money. But our teachers believed in hands-on active learning - there was a mandatory science fair, which was critical. "
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" We know that diversity can sometimes be more uncomfortable because things are less familiar - but it gets the best results. "
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" The most important thing is, we really want to make sure the American people are able to get to any Web site they'd like to get to. "
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" Innovation comes out of great human ingenuity and very personal passions. "
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" It's an incredibly important thing to make sure we preserve net neutrality. "
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" I've been working on the lost history of technical women. "
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" Founded in 1994 by the Anita Borg Institute and growing every year, the Grace Hopper Celebration is bringing needed network connections, skill building, and visibility for women computer scientists who work at all levels of our industry. "
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" People can get into very bad habits of arguing ideas and shutting them down. "
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" There are hundreds of historic and current examples of women and minorities doing groundbreaking work in technology, but so many of these stories are not well known, and in some cases, the stories have been all but lost. "
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