People are dicks to each other sure, and they'll find ways of finding your soft spot. If your soft spot is that you get touchy when anyone insists you're inferior because you're a woman, congratulations, that's where the dicks are going to keep hitting you.
Calling me a "bitch" and calling you an "asshole" isn't worse for me because I'm a woman. Nor is it misogyny (even though the insult was gendered). It was directed at me and only me. And I have no problem with that. You have every right to feel the way about me that you do, as does everyone else on Slashdot.
I think this is spot on. People will attack what they see as vulnerabilities. Once you show that something bothers you.. that means they found your button, and are going to start pressing it.. repeatedly..
Personally I learned programming fundamentals in Logo, and by the age of 8 was programming in basic. I picked up a Kano for my 5 year old, who is fanatical about Minecraft, and I'm hoping Kano Blocks gives my daughter the same passion for programming that I got from Logo. (Plus she is learning Linux & about computer components)
http://www.theguardian.com/tec...
Would you trust a doctor that has taken no biology classes, shown any interest in what it will take to become a doctor.
But hey.. someone said Doctor = profit! So I paid my tuition.. and now I have a right to succeed at this course? (with the lack of effort that they have already demonstrated)
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People are dicks to each other sure, and they'll find ways of finding your soft spot. If your soft spot is that you get touchy when anyone insists you're inferior because you're a woman, congratulations, that's where the dicks are going to keep hitting you.
Calling me a "bitch" and calling you an "asshole" isn't worse for me because I'm a woman. Nor is it misogyny (even though the insult was gendered). It was directed at me and only me. And I have no problem with that. You have every right to feel the way about me that you do, as does everyone else on Slashdot.
I think this is spot on. People will attack what they see as vulnerabilities. Once you show that something bothers you.. that means they found your button, and are going to start pressing it.. repeatedly..
Here Here, Commenting because you can't get modded up any higher. But this a million times this
I swear I could take the battieries out of that thing, and it will just keep creeping me out
Personally I learned programming fundamentals in Logo, and by the age of 8 was programming in basic. I picked up a Kano for my 5 year old, who is fanatical about Minecraft, and I'm hoping Kano Blocks gives my daughter the same passion for programming that I got from Logo. (Plus she is learning Linux & about computer components) http://www.theguardian.com/tec...
Would you trust a doctor that has taken no biology classes, shown any interest in what it will take to become a doctor. But hey.. someone said Doctor = profit! So I paid my tuition.. and now I have a right to succeed at this course? (with the lack of effort that they have already demonstrated)
And you actually click on a link, and it goes to a page featuring HP/Toshiba/Samsung/Sony laptops (and Asus netbooks)