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Samsung’s new ad for an SSD. Which women apparently won’t... 23 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm
Samsung’s new ad for an SSD. Which women apparently won’t understand, but they’ll love it nonetheless. (Edit: the comment we linked to, a reader points out, uses an ableist slur. Oh well.)
Via @alicebartlett. 23 Aug 2013 | 07:46 pm
Via @alicebartlett.
Hopefully the Last Thing We’ll Hear from Dave Winer on the Topic of Women in Programming 22 Aug 2013 | 11:26 pm
Hopefully the Last Thing We’ll Hear from Dave Winer on the Topic of Women in Programming: 1. If you find yourself fighting to shut someone up, you’re wrong. 2. If you think “Who does he think he is” ...
Perhaps Silicon Valley Should Just Leave Homeless People Alone 22 Aug 2013 | 10:57 pm
Perhaps Silicon Valley Should Just Leave Homeless People Alone: Vice: For whatever reason, over the last couple of months, some of Silicon Valley’s top innovators have really stepped up their game i...
Fierce Women and Firecrackers 21 Aug 2013 | 03:54 pm
It starts with New Relic putting together a well-intentioned but patronising infographic celebrating “The Fiercest Women in Tech” (take a moment to remember all the times you’ve heard men referred to ...
Evo-Psych Reckon of the Week: Dave Winer 20 Aug 2013 | 09:42 pm
Evo-Psych Reckon of the Week: Dave Winer: Oh dear, Dave. Programming is a very modal activity. To be any good at it you have to focus. And be very patient. I imagine it’s a lot like sitting in a bli...
Essential Practices for Women in Technology 19 Aug 2013 | 05:34 pm
Essential Practices for Women in Technology: Shanley Kane: I wanted to share three practices which have provided me with the critical space, resources, support, self-esteem and dignity to keep worki...
At Google, a Transgender Gold Standard 12 Aug 2013 | 08:01 pm
At Google, a Transgender Gold Standard: Did you know? Google provides some of the best benefits to transgender employees in the world. From advocate.com in 2011: In a move predicted by one advocate ...
“‘culture’ is a tool of bigotry” 12 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm
“‘culture’ is a tool of bigotry”: What were they looking for that I couldn’t do? I asked. No specific technical ability that I lacked was named. Didn’t matter. The final answer was that culture matt...
“Woman write sexy code: neat and clean” 8 Aug 2013 | 01:20 pm
“Woman write sexy code: neat and clean”: We’re sure Bloopark will say this is only a joke.
