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Berners-Lee Challenges 'Stupid' Male Geek Culture
ZDOne wrote with a link to a ZDNet article discussing some comments made by Tim Berners-Lee on the discrimination women face within 'stupid male geek culture'. The respected developer expressed frustration at a culture that would 'disregard the work of capable female engineers, and put others off entering the profession.' From the article: "'It's a complex problem -- we find bias against women by women. There are bits of male geek culture and engineer culture that are stupid. They should realize that they could be alienating people who are smarter and better engineers,' said Berners-Lee. Engineering research facilities that interview candidates based only on how many papers they have had published also risk adding to the problem, according to Berners-Lee, because of an apparent in-built bias against women."
Hey Jiggles, grab a pad and back that gorgeous butt in here.
"'...They should realize that they could be alienating people who are smarter and better engineers,' said Berners-Lee."
Last thing we need is smarter and better people. How're we supposed to keep our job?
This Berners guy isn't very bright, is he.
He is just trying to get some action from the new receptionist.
You insensitive clod, I make stupid jokes all the time... doesn't make me any less of an engineer:
What did the farmer say when he lost his tractor?
Where-ahs muh tractor!
Walk with Music;
"philosophical hierarchy/expectation/etc"
Is it bad that I immediately wanted to `ls 'philosophical hierarchy/expectation/etc'` to see what the configuration for said philosophical hierarchy is?
Gloria Ironbox: The filing's done, Mr. Griffin.
Peter Griffin: Thank you, Miss Ironbox.
Peter Griffin: You are a valued member of our business team.
Peter Griffin: And I will give you a raise tomorrow if you come to work without a shirt on.
Gloria Ironbox: Mr. Griffin!
Peter Griffin: I'm sorry. That came out wrong. Let me try again.
Peter Griffin: Nice ass.
Gloria Ironbox: You haven't heard a word I've said!
Peter Griffin: Now that's not fair. I've heard everything you said.
Peter Griffin: There's some subtleties to the rules that aren't so easy to understand.
A lot more than I would like, damn it sucks to be the only photographer for pasty geek swimwear weekly!
Prediction: The real iPhone killer is going to be sex robots from Japan. Think about it.
I don't really see where he gets the idea that there's discrimination. Most of the male geeks I know would love to see more women in the tech fields. Of course, that's not because they like diversity so much as it is because they're lonely.
"Obstacles are for climbing over, and most women chose not to do so."
I've got an obstacle she can climb on! hey-o! HR What?
"They targetted her, for failing to sustain the essential fundamental stereotype of women in our culture... "
Or maybe it was because she stank.
What am I saying, it must have been rampant unhindered sexism...
I only go to buffets for the unlimited soft serve.
You missed half of the process! A complete HALF!
It's: Pick up the heavy things AND THEN PUT THEM BACK DOWN!
See, that's what the grandparent poster was talking about. If you don't know where to begin, you get things only half-right, and then you look really silly holding up the heavy things all day.
1- Women who speak to me for more then a minute must want to date me.
2- If I know more then you in X I must be better then you in every way.
3- Flavor X of utility type Y is the best ever. All else is heresy.
4- 512 gigs of porn is a reasonable item to leave on the public network drive.
5- 80h work weeks is both sane and healthy.
6- Failure to do 80h works weeks is a sign of insufficient work ethic. No matter how much more you actually do during your piddly 40h week.
7- coding skills is directly proportional to Penis size. Penis size is directly proportional to Geek pedantry skills. full implications in both directions.
8- FPS skills are integral for all IT work.
9- Periods induce insanity.
10- If a male manager/supervisor is mad at me I must have screwed up. If a female manager is mad at me it's PMS.
Serious note: I think IT has fewer women because they aren't' encouraged to come into related fields and little more then that. They are taught to value things that most IT jobs would contradict.
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
Maybe Leah just feels bad because the sexiest man has something against her. Perhaps if she just set her expectations a little lower, and settle for Frank, who, while not the sexiest, could perhaps be persuaded away from indifference by her whiles (they often come with the classification "the woman", especially if they both are intelligent and are higher on the "not sexiest - sexiest" continuum).
In other news, superlatives are the best!
Take it to the limit, everybody to the limit, come on, everybody fhqwhgads.
One academic went through a sex change, submitted the same papers under both identities, and found that papers were accepted from a man but were rejected when they came from a woman, said the web inventor.
You think it might have been easier to just submit the papers under different names?
Geeks do the same thing, just in reverse. The larger a woman's breasts or the nicer she looks seems to imply that her intelligence has plunged proportionally.
:-)
Yeah, and we're right.
PS. It's a joke, I'm not really that sexist.
== Jez ==
Do you miss Firefox? Try Pale Moon.
But not to worry, I'm bigger than that (a statement which applies to most geeks by virtue of a sedentary lifestyle, but to me just because I'm special...at least, that's what my mom always told me).
Take it to the limit, everybody to the limit, come on, everybody fhqwhgads.
Saying your "phone ran out of batteries" is like saying your "car ran out of gas tanks".