The problem is not entirely that girls are discouraged from going into computers. Inherently most girls do not like computers. Or kind of enjoy them, but don't bother to explore. They can become proficient with tools they need, and the programs they see others use and are interested in, but they'll never explore. They learn from other people, not the computer. They see the computer as a means to an end, not a interst in and of itself. They'll never be hackers. Before you flame me, I am a girl majoring in Comp-Sci. I'm also an avid linux user. However, I noticed that other girls in my dorm simply do not regard computers in the same way I do. In addition, many females majoring in Comp-Sci are incompetant. They are in it because some counselor told them it's a good job. They have no real interest. I had a girl who was a senior majoring in Comp-Sci TAing one of my classes, and she got stuck while demonstrating ftp, and had to ask me for help.
I always liked that quote. It's true that often the assummption is that if someone's good they must be a guy. Sadly enough I think I sometimes make that assumption myself, although I'm a girl. Because of the scarcity of women with a real intrest in Comp-Sci it's easy to get into the habit of thinking that way.
In general girls are not the sort of computer users that explore. They often learn what they need to, but rarely learn more for the fun of it. In addition, in general computers do not appeal to them. They prefer more social interactions. In general geeks like the logic and impersonality of computers. Most girls inherently don't. This is not so much an issue of girls being excluded as that they naturally have little interest in computers. That said, I am a girl who uses linux. I also find it very difficult to deal with other girls when it comes to computers. They seem to think differently then I do about many of these things.
I will however make the point that the utter lack of girls in linux can be kind of frustrating. It irritated me no end when a new lug member asked whose girlfriend I was. And wasn't joking.
Our current school systems are designed (probably unintentionally, but never the less) to breed sheep. Look at the stories about ID badges that have come up this last week. geeks are not naturally sheep. So geeks are not happy in school.
This doesn't deal with the deeper issue of NSI treating the whois database as their intellectual property. It's a convenient quick fix, but it doesn't solve the root of the problem.
There aren't enough companies involved. They may very well find it's to their advantage to keep the prices artificially high. As long as there are few enough of them that they all agree (either explicitly or tacitly) to this the prices won't fall.
It still seems to be worth their while to drag their feet and do everything they can to keep their customers. Even if what they do doesn't benefit their customers. Like slapping copyright notices all over the whois database.
The problem is that while we know about these resources, and we know how to make sure our computers are reasonably safe in the event someone decides to portscan us because of this sort of thing, the average person doesn't. They don't know what an IP address is, let alone how it can be used to annoy/harm them. Complaining about things like this so that they don't happen again is a way to inform the general public. Or if nothing else protect them while they remain uninformed.
The way you phrased this tends to make you sound paranoid rather than making your point. Yes, geeks and outcasts are having trouble with schools. But the schools are not intentionally weeding them out. If you ask the high school administrator they'll say that they're making an effort to include them. The problems often occur because they don't understand how to do this. They frequently only alienate furthur when they try to include. They are creating labels bcause they are trying to see what to do. Do we have to be careful of these labels? Of course. Should we see this as an intentional attack? No.
I'm a sophomore at Maryland, and when I applied I refused to give them my SSN - they invented one like they did for you, and use it everywhere. It's on my student ID instead of my SSN.
I think it's just supposed to simplify it a little. If nothing else its documentation at least explains how to set up the filters, which I never would have figured out on my own.
One of the other screen shots made it look like you can use the tab key to move between selections anywhere in the install. I think this is what windows does, and I know that it is what Red Hat's install does.
I don't think so because I think BSD uses a different file system, and while it can read and write ext2 it needs to set up it's root partition in it's file system.
The topic of trademarks, and complaints that businesses have about domain names similar to their trademarks has come up repeatedly in more "relevant" articles. This story is a continuation of those, and an example of how ridiculous these companies are becoming. As a continuation it is relevant.
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The problem is not entirely that girls are discouraged from going into computers. Inherently most girls do not like computers. Or kind of enjoy them, but don't bother to explore. They can become proficient with tools they need, and the programs they see others use and are interested in, but they'll never explore. They learn from other people, not the computer. They see the computer as a means to an end, not a interst in and of itself. They'll never be hackers.
Before you flame me, I am a girl majoring in Comp-Sci. I'm also an avid linux user. However, I noticed that other girls in my dorm simply do not regard computers in the same way I do. In addition, many females majoring in Comp-Sci are incompetant. They are in it because some counselor told them it's a good job. They have no real interest. I had a girl who was a senior majoring in Comp-Sci TAing one of my classes, and she got stuck while demonstrating ftp, and had to ask me for help.
I always liked that quote. It's true that often the assummption is that if someone's good they must be a guy. Sadly enough I think I sometimes make that assumption myself, although I'm a girl. Because of the scarcity of women with a real intrest in Comp-Sci it's easy to get into the habit of thinking that way.
In general girls are not the sort of computer users that explore. They often learn what they need to, but rarely learn more for the fun of it.
In addition, in general computers do not appeal to them. They prefer more social interactions. In general geeks like the logic and impersonality of computers. Most girls inherently don't. This is not so much an issue of girls being excluded as that they naturally have little interest in computers.
That said, I am a girl who uses linux. I also find it very difficult to deal with other girls when it comes to computers. They seem to think differently then I do about many of these things.
I will however make the point that the utter lack of girls in linux can be kind of frustrating. It irritated me no end when a new lug member asked whose girlfriend I was. And wasn't joking.
Our current school systems are designed (probably unintentionally, but never the less) to breed sheep. Look at the stories about ID badges that have come up this last week. geeks are not naturally sheep. So geeks are not happy in school.
This doesn't deal with the deeper issue of NSI treating the whois database as their intellectual property. It's a convenient quick fix, but it doesn't solve the root of the problem.
There aren't enough companies involved. They may very well find it's to their advantage to keep the prices artificially high. As long as there are few enough of them that they all agree (either explicitly or tacitly) to this the prices won't fall.
It still seems to be worth their while to drag their feet and do everything they can to keep their customers. Even if what they do doesn't benefit their customers. Like slapping copyright notices all over the whois database.
The problem is that while we know about these resources, and we know how to make sure our computers are reasonably safe in the event someone decides to portscan us because of this sort of thing, the average person doesn't. They don't know what an IP address is, let alone how it can be used to annoy/harm them. Complaining about things like this so that they don't happen again is a way to inform the general public. Or if nothing else protect them while they remain uninformed.
The way you phrased this tends to make you sound paranoid rather than making your point. Yes, geeks and outcasts are having trouble with schools. But the schools are not intentionally weeding them out. If you ask the high school administrator they'll say that they're making an effort to include them. The problems often occur because they don't understand how to do this. They frequently only alienate furthur when they try to include. They are creating labels bcause they are trying to see what to do. Do we have to be careful of these labels? Of course. Should we see this as an intentional attack? No.
I'm a sophomore at Maryland, and when I applied I refused to give them my SSN - they invented one like they did for you, and use it everywhere. It's on my student ID instead of my SSN.
I think it's just supposed to simplify it a little. If nothing else its documentation at least explains how to set up the filters, which I never would have figured out on my own.
One of the other screen shots made it look like you can use the tab key to move between selections anywhere in the install. I think this is what windows does, and I know that it is what Red Hat's install does.
I don't think so because I think BSD uses a different file system, and while it can read and write ext2 it needs to set up it's root partition in it's file system.
I don't know how a TV show of it will be though.
I love Dilbert - don't know how the show will be though
The topic of trademarks, and complaints that businesses have about domain names similar to their trademarks has come up repeatedly in more "relevant" articles. This story is a continuation of those, and an example of how ridiculous these companies are becoming. As a continuation it is relevant.