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Happy Ada Lovelace Day (findingada.com)
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a time to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM fields. Several publications have put together lists of notable women to commemorate the day, such as tech pioneers, robotics experts, and historical engineers and scientists. Other are taking the opportunity to keep pushing against the elements of tech culture that remain sexist. From the BBC:
On Ada Lovelace Day, four female engineers from around the world share their experiences of working in male-dominated professions. When Isis Anchalee's employer OneLogin asked her to take part in its recruitment campaign, she didn't rush to consult the selfie-loving Kardashian sisters for styling tips. "I was wearing very minimal make-up. I didn't brush my hair that day," she said. But the resulting image of Ms Anchalee created a social media storm when it appeared on Bart, the San Francisco metro. Lots of people questioned whether she really was an engineer. "It was not just limited to women — it resonates with every single person who doesn't fit with what the stereotype should look like," she said.
"My parents, my brother, my community, all were against me," said Sovita Dahal of her decision to pursue a career in technology. "I was going against traditional things. In my schooldays I was fascinated by electronic equipment like motors, transformers and LED lights. Later on this enthusiasm became my passion and ultimately my career," she said.
"My parents, my brother, my community, all were against me," said Sovita Dahal of her decision to pursue a career in technology. "I was going against traditional things. In my schooldays I was fascinated by electronic equipment like motors, transformers and LED lights. Later on this enthusiasm became my passion and ultimately my career," she said.
have a hen party and bitch about what pigs men are. Such progress from the coffee klatches of 40 years ago where housewives would have morning hen parties and bitch about their husbands.
"I don't know, therefore Aliens" Wafflebox1
Lots of noted computer scientists have written software for machines that didn't exist. No-one built a Turing machine during Turing's lifetime, for example. Several people wrote software for quantum computers before they existed.
Writing theoretical software for theoretical machines is a useful way of figuring out if they are worth building or if the design could be modified to perform better. Lovelace's work influenced Babbage's later designs, which in turn influenced the development of other machines that were eventually built.
const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC
I'm done with slashdot. No more faux-outrage mentally ill social engineer victim narratives will take up another instant of my time, thanks. If anyone can recommend a better site for actual tech issues leave it in the comments.