I sympathize with the rant, because I am a super geek, married to a geek,
fortunately most of the time, those who do know us know that I am the super
geek
At the same time, I've been put down more times than can be counted as an
amateur radio operator, since I seem to be one of the very few wome
Kelly Lynn Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What I find truly amazing is that Rand was female.
Why? Females are just as capable of being facists as men are.
Historically, the record is dominated by males, however.
Robert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
On Fri, 31 Dec 1999 15:45:43 -0500, Robert Kiesling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
said:
>Excuse me for butting in. I think that philosophy he's describing is
>called "positivism," which does not allow credit for rational
>choices. I think Ayn Rand popularized it (probably in the previous
>millenium, by
"Caitlyn Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > In the most carefully controlled environment, with nothing left to chance,
> any given
> > organism will do exactly as it damn well pleases
>
> This is immutable? Unchangeable? I thought you were promoting the idea of
> education. If this last
Hi,
>
> > I am a geek who has answered the phone and been asked to pass the
> > caller on to 'someone who understands technical matters'.
>
> That sucks.
Yep, and Jenn is hardly unique. Some of our male peers in the field also
encourage this attitude, or practice it themselves.
>
> > I am a geek
Simon Britnell wrote:
>
> > More meat for the issues FAQ.
>
> FAQ
The fullstop was for the end of the sentence.
> What I'm saying is that trying to remedy this by shoe-horning more females into geek
> roles is a broken thing to do. For a start, it undermines peoples individuality,
> yours i
"Jenn V." wrote:
> Simon Britnell wrote:
> >
... etc ...
> > On behalf of the part of that aren't enough, I'm
> > appalled.
>
> More meat for the issues FAQ.
FAQ
> I am also a geek. I also dislike team sports.
>
> BUT. I am a geek with large breasts, a lack of penis, long blonde
> hair and
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Simon Britnell wrote:
>
> I frequently see self-styled minority / oppressed groups complaining about
> demographic issues.
Yeah, well, you're a guy. 'Nuff said. And probably white and probably not
suffering from any major handicaps.
There are reasons of socialization that
On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Sunnanvind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Robert Kiesling wrote:
> > Sunnanvind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > (which isn't really a minority group but treated like one)
> >
> > I thought women were the majority (from a U.S. perspective, at least).
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Robert Kiesling wrote:
> Sunnanvind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > (which isn't really a minority group but treated like one)
>
> I thought women were the majority (from a U.S. perspective, at least).
Er... wasn't that what I meant?
Sunnan
--
http://home.swipnet.se/sunnan
I can understand that alot of people want to just "blow off" posts like
this... however sometimes these aren't "flame baits"... alot of guys don't
(looks halfway to the mirror :) ) issues women face. They want to
understand atleast where your comming from... and places where issues that
are raised
Sunnanvind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (which isn't really a minority group but treated like one)
I thought women were the majority (from a U.S. perspective, at least).
Robert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
Simon Britnell wrote:
>
>
> I frequently see self-styled minority / oppressed groups complaining about
> demographic issues.
> eg:
>
> There aren't enough using Linux.
> There aren't enough in the IT industry.
>
> On behalf of the part of that aren't enough, I'm
> appalled.
More meat for t
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Simon Britnell wrote:
>
> If someone can give me a good reason why the numbers should matter more than the
> individual, I'll be glad to listen.
You've got some points, however: women must be welcomed into IT with open arms.
Men must be welcomed into nursing with open arms
Simon Britnell wrote:
>
> I frequently see self-styled minority / oppressed groups complaining about
> demographic issues.
> eg:
>
> There aren't enough using Linux.
> There aren't enough in the IT industry.
>
> On behalf of the part of that aren't enough, I'm
> appalled.
Ah yes, the usual w
I frequently see self-styled minority / oppressed groups complaining about
demographic issues.
eg:
There aren't enough using Linux.
There aren't enough in the IT industry.
On behalf of the part of that aren't enough, I'm
appalled.
Here's why:
I'm a geek and I hate "team sports" but accordi
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