Re: OWNED: MikeeUSA's code in geekfeminism.org

2009-10-19 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Rayna wrote: > Hey, > > 2009/10/19 Miriam Ruiz >> >> Hi, >> >> If you have ever been harassed by MikeeUSA and wanna have a laugh, >> take a look at >> http://geekfeminism.org/2009/10/19/mikeeusas-code-now-available-on-geekfeminism-org/ > > A quote: > As Free Soft

Re: shebuntu debian project

2009-09-29 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Patty Langasek wrote: > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 02:11:42PM +0200, Ana Guerrero wrote: >> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:44:51PM +0200, Ivan Serra wrote: >> > We just looking for: >> > >> >    * Graphics for the new themes,usplash,logo and wallpapers >> >    * New femal

Re: DW Mailing List: Would it be better if it was not archived?

2009-09-15 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:25 AM, Miriam Ruiz wrote: > 2009/9/15 Ursula Junque : >> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 5:47 AM, Miriam Ruiz wrote: > >> I wonder why would this be a problem. If you discuss technical stuff >> (or are we talking about other stuff?), all lists everywhere are >> archived so othe

Re: Ada Lovelace Day - pledge

2009-02-11 Thread Brenda Wallace
Someone once said they'd be happy just to find one male geek who sees a prominent female technologist as their hero/role model The converse is often true. On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Penny Leach wrote: > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 03:29:52PM -0200, Margarita Manterola wrote: >> As Meike said, i

Re: What major open source releases/updates are you most anticipating in 2009?

2009-01-02 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Esther Schindler wrote: > So: what are you looking forward to? And more importantly -- why do you > think it's so nifty? Drupal 7 - becuase of all the work gone into database abstraction done right. and i actually enjoy updating modules to a new version. Amarok -

Re: "Debian women may leave due to 'sexist' post"

2008-12-29 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Kevin Mark wrote: > This fellow is someone who has trolled in the past, so I ignore his > emails. Is that not what I should do? Miry is doing an admirable job of > trying to educate this fellow but he is not going to change his mind > because someone provide a rat

Re: "Debian women may leave due to 'sexist' post"

2008-12-29 Thread Brenda Wallace
i'm shocked by how much sexist crap is posted to the debian-women mailing list lately. it's a magnet for folks who think women shouldn't be here. ... and Miry almost on her own replying to it. Whatever dark ages society you're from Peter, know that there are places in the world where men are i

Re: Why the Widening Gender Gap in Computer Science?

2008-11-26 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 9:53 PM, Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting Meike Reichle ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > >> things to offer that others may not (I'm not talking about apple pie >> here) also research (e.g. Relinking Life and Work by Rhona Rapoport and >> Lotte Bailyn) shows that

Re: Why the Widening Gender Gap in Computer Science?

2008-11-25 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:09 PM, Helen Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To get back on topic, does anyone think that CS-related careers are harder or > easier, compared to other careers, to take a break from and actually get back > into it? As in: is it a career that fits well or badly wit

Re: Why the Widening Gender Gap in Computer Science?

2008-11-24 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Helen Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brenda Wallace wrote: >> We're similar, but i reckon on gender equality NZ is doing far better > > Not the only thing, in my opinion (I have been known to tell all my friends > here > that

Re: Why the Widening Gender Gap in Computer Science?

2008-11-24 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Brenda Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We're similar, but i reckon on gender equality NZ is doing far better > > In true trans-Tasman rivalry - i have a URL to back this up: > http://www.nzherald.co.nz/simon-collins/news/article.cfm?a_i

Re: Why the Widening Gender Gap in Computer Science?

2008-11-24 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:42 PM, Helen Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Out of interest, Brenda, are you in New Zealand, as your address suggests? yes. > I ask because I'm in Australia, and in most cases Australia and New Zealand > are > extremely culturally similar. We're similar, but i

Re: Why the Widening Gender Gap in Computer Science?

2008-11-24 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 4:25 AM, Lesley Binks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> or ... that task goes to the father... (why is that option missing? >> it's far far more common than nannies, at least in my "society") >> > I didn't intend it to be missing and to top it all, iirc, my cousin > was a house

Re: Why the Widening Gender Gap in Computer Science?

2008-11-23 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:03 AM, Lesley Binks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Society itself demands that men earn more than women and that women > shouldn't have high responsibility high earning positions in order to > uphold the status quo with respect to rearing families > i.e. with the mother at h