> Lisa Beimler said:
> > Go to most computer departments and count the number of women and you will
> > see we still have a long way to go. Computing is still a guy's club and
> > most women I know, myself included, still feel they have to break in and
> > show themselves comptetent.
> And doesn'
>And ta-da, there you go. You now have a relationship (admittedly
>friendship) with a woman. And that will boost your confidence and
>general social skills - you'll develop the skills from there to have the
>romantic/sexual relationship.
>
>After all, you wanted a beginner's guide. Begin with f
At 11:18 PM 2001-04-01 -0400, you wrote:
>Seeing as I know a lot of people (myself included) don't read
>Slashdot on anything approaching a regular basis, I was wondering
>if anyone had anything to say about:
>
>http://tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/sextips/
Well, I quite enjoyed it. He's a good speak
>I do however, agree that most women have the ability to explain better.
>Most guys do not have the patience to sit and explain. Women are much more
>patient.
Something I noticed: Back when I was in high school, I went to a tech show
for high school students with the space simulation (www.o
Okay, here's an updated version with suggestions I've gotten (and a thought
or two of my own). I should have remembered man -k since it's what I use
for guessing commands too. I didn't know about deja being grabbed by
google; apparently, I haven't used it in a while!
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I think the rtfm page is such a great idea that I made a quick version
myself. Can anyone suggest other things that need to be said?
Terri
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rtfm -- Acronym for Read The F*cking manual
USAGE
Person1: "How do I...?"
Person2: "RTFM"
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>> However I am primarily a programmer, not a sysadmin. I know all I need
>> to know about partitions, I want to talk about the design of my
>> brilliant new web-templating system that I've hatched in the past week.
>
>Ok. Let's change that.. two subject marks on the list, perhaps?
>HELP and DESI
http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2001/3/1/154933/1604
The gist of the article is that it still sucks to be a woman and the online
environment doesn't tend to be friendly. I have to say, I don't agree with
much of the original, but the comments and discussion from other people are
int
>I think the view on filtering software needs to be revisited.. most people
>seem to look at filtering in the default allow (ie. blocking things that
>are bad while leaving everything else open).. vs. default deny
>(ie. blocking everything except for what is known to be good).. yes the
>second app
An article on the webgrrls move-over. Sounds like they were trying awfully
hard not to say anything actually bad about webgrrls' current organization,
but that there was no way they were going to stay afiliated...
>X-Authentication-Warning: ins-slinky.thetoybox.org: nobody set sender to
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I hadn't heard about all this until I got this announcement today on my
local webgrrls list. The gist of the announcement is that my local chapter
is splitting off from webgrrls and joining DigitalEve because Webgrrls as
(a) got a male head honcho now and (b) is forcing chapters to charge
members
>I have an oppty in the Chicago area that has you put $2500 up front for
>training, and you receive a letter of employment guarantee, once you get
>your certification, and after a year of employment your money is refunded.
>What does anyone think of this?
This sounds like a scam.
A friend of min
An incident yesterday that just made me think about the recent discussions:
I was out for lunch with my boyfriend yesterday, and since it was my turn
to pay, I already had my credit card on the table when the waiter came with
the bill. When he came back, sure enough, he handed it to my boyfriend
>I've encountered him online and conversed with him, on several
>occasions. Interestingly, his tone on the times he thought I was male
>was discernably different from the times he thought I was female
It's always funny to see how people treat you subtly differently depending
on what gender they
>I don't think hardware *is* taught on that level, though, at least not
>within the guise of a *programming* class. What we learned in my basic
>programming class (the first one a person would see entering the
>curriculum) was what the difference between hardware and software was,
>and how things
> so my real question is why can't recruiters accept a resume in text
>format especially when you are applying for a Unix Sysadmin job?
I've seen people *request* text-only formatting, actually, for that type of
position. Maybe the recruiter's just being a bit silly? (I guess you
suspect
>FWIW, I don't wear makeup either, except perhaps a little
>mascara/lipstick to the same events I wear the black velvet dress. And
>before you think that this is some huge feminist statement or something,
>it's not. I just can't stand having that crap on my face. I'm more
>than a little obsessi
>I wonder how much of this comes from the "corporate atmosphere" ie. in
>dance groups men who are more "feminine" seem to be more respected then
>those that are not... perhaps the environment (perhaps shapped by xyz male
>syndrom) leads to an expectation of a certian dress for a "techie"
The most
>I wonder how much of this comes from the "corporate atmosphere" ie. in
>dance groups men who are more "feminine" seem to be more respected then
>those that are not... perhaps the environment (perhaps shapped by xyz male
>syndrom) leads to an expectation of a certian dress for a "techie"
The most
>Note: I've cured stereotypical behaviour (The 'I can't possibly fix
>that!' problem) by calmly and quietly leading them into figuring out
>what's wrong with the thing that's broken, and leading them to
>figuring out a potential repair.
>
>Once they've repaired one thing, it gets easier to lead
>Is it possible that word has simply gotten out that the class is being
>taught by a woman, and you've released a pent-up demand amongst women
>who are more comfortable being taught this tech by a woman?
Actually, I've noticed in a lot of instances where I'm at a tech conference
or doing a tech p
>>* He doesn't actually look at a female face when casually meeting,
>>lest he make her uncomfortable/be seen as 'looking' or challenging
>>her or whatever. And to sit next to a female in a tram or bus means
>>carefully looking in any other direction...
>
>I had to learn not to do this. I used t
>> Tonight someone posted the news that he had read at playboy.com
that
>> there was a group called LinuxChix here in Ottawa. I allowed myself to get
>> ensnared in a bit of a flame-fest when someone proclaimed their
>> mystification at why such intelligent women should want to split the local
>>
How come DVD (and other cool electronics ads) are so heavily aimed at men?
Don't worry, it's a rhretorical question. :) I just heard one too many
radio ads yesterday of the "buy your husband a cool dvd player" sort.
-> Terri (no husband, no dvd player)
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A friend of mine sent this to our mailing list and I thought some of you
would find it interesting:
http://depts.washington.edu/iat/index.html
The tests are designed to test your implicit attitudes -- whether you make
an automatic association between certain things. The one that would be of
par
> Vinnie ( a little tired of being called 'PC' <- which in most cases is
> meaningless and is generally not something I self-identify as, every
> frickin' time she challenges the damn status quo)
Well, better to be called PC than "too sensitive" -- I get that one pretty
often when I complain tha
> But I also liked My little ponies, and Barbies to some extent. I was a
> my little pony freak. :) I played He-man and voltron, and "little dolls"
> as well as my little ponies with my brother. That's what brothers are
> for, so you have an excuse to play with the cool toys... :)
My little
> Yeahyou're not the only one -- it's surprising (or maybe not) how many
> people, when confronted with white skin over asian bone structure, think
> (and say, aregh) 'down's syndrome' -- i still get the comment from time to
> time, but never *after* I open my mouth and my friends all think
>
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