On 2 Feb 2000, Kirrily 'Skud' Robert wrote:
> As some of you may know, I work as a trainer teaching Unix, Perl and
> Internet stuff.
>
> Recently (the last 6 months or so) I've noticed a trend which is, quite
> frankly, astonishing: more than half my trainees are female.
>
> All of these course
As some of you may know, I work as a trainer teaching Unix, Perl and
Internet stuff.
Recently (the last 6 months or so) I've noticed a trend which is, quite
frankly, astonishing: more than half my trainees are female.
All of these courses are very technical and aimed at people in the IT
industry
Wired's coverage of the Top 25 Women on the Web Awards:
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,33895,00.html
and our very own Deb Richardson is on the list. :)
shane
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
I guess that you are right Nicoya. I can agree with
that.
Dan
--- Nicoya Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But think about how quickly it often happens -
> you're walking down the
> street towards eachother at the same clipped pace.
> We're so conditioned to
> expect a hard glare that perhaps
Sunnabvind:
The opposite effect certainly works. I beleive this
entire topic is a delicate balancing act. Some people
smile and move away from feeling bad, others stop
smiling and feel trampled.
Dan
--- Sunnanvind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Feb 2000, Daniel Bravo wrote:
> > I
On Tue, 01 Feb 2000, Daniel Bravo wrote:
> I just wanted to say that yes, receiving a smile from
> some stranger, guy or girl, usually invokes a smile
> from me.
>
> Yet, it hurts when you make eye contact with someone
> and smile and receive nothing but a serious glare in
> return. It is emou
But think about how quickly it often happens - you're walking down the
street towards eachother at the same clipped pace. We're so conditioned to
expect a hard glare that perhaps the other person has already passed you
before they realize that you _did't_ glare at them like most - then it takes
a
I just wanted to say that yes, receiving a smile from
some stranger, guy or girl, usually invokes a smile
from me.
Yet, it hurts when you make eye contact with someone
and smile and receive nothing but a serious glare in
return. It is emough to make anyone stop smiling at
strangers.
Dan
--
In all, I find that if you're going to make eye contact at all, might as
well add a smile. That helps take some of the disconcerting edge off for
the receiver, and often inspires a similar (though sometimes delayed)
response. Have you ever had someone just randomly smile at you as they
passed yo
