Oh, please. Open Access just means they don't have the same subscription model, so anyone can read the whole article. PloS One is a highly respected journal, and exactly where one could expect to see something like this.
So called "sexism" in FOSS, etc., is the inevitable self perpetuating result of having mostly guys in a closed environment. When not actively working, guys talk about guy things and if you are a woman, many of the typical guy topics of conversation can make you uncomfortable. On the other hand, if a woman happens to have a thick skin, and can sling it as well as well as take it, they're bound to do quite well, have their contributions recognized, etc.
That's the bottom line. To succeed in FOSS as a woman, you have to have a thick skin, whereas if you are a man, thick skin isn't quite as necessary. Voila, instant gender imbalance.
I have a thick skin, and therefore I succeed. On a purely personal note, I don't have much sympathy for whiny people who can't take it, male or female. Everyone should be less sensitive to personal affronts, regardless of gender.
Yeah, GATTACA was just a movie, and not even a very good one.
The scenario described in it is never going to happen, and prohibiting this kind of technology (and it's undeniable benefits for our species) based on a minuscule possibility is irrational.
Many commercial flight management systems are written in Ada. Ada is a MUST HAVE skill if you want to work in Aerospace, either military or commercial.
Sleep (and resuscitation, etc), is a discontinuity of consciousness. From that perspective, every time you sleep, the you that was you (for all intents and purposes) ceases to be. The you that wakes up remembers being the you from yesterday, but since there is a discontinuity of consciousness, it cannot be considered to be the same.
So, if it happens every night, and no one seems particularly disturbed by it, then why should we be disturbed by teleportation (the destructive kind), or by upload. It's all the same thing.
The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
This issue isn't a technicality but a very valid point with regard to legislation and powers delegated by the U.S. Constitution.
Our goverment is (and should be) set up in such a way so that, when in doubt, the people have right of way.
This is not only an issue of the FCC overstepping its authority, but a fundamental question of what the federal government can, and cannot do.
I'm not sure where Rob and Jeff got their information, but there is no revolt against the prime meridian in Greenwich going on.
What's really happening is that the French government, in a celebration of the year 2000, thought it would be nifty to plant trees along the old French meridian (which runs through Paris) so as to get as many people in France involved in the celebration. People are being encouraged to buy a tree and plant it along the line, and on New Years eve, go and have a picnic lunch by the line.
There is no revolt going on. The people of France (or the Government) have no intention of trying to reinstate the French Meridian, which, Sorry, folks, is simply not going to happen.
-- Void_Ptr
"It's a sort of threat, you see. I've never been very good at them myself, but I'm told they can be quite effective."
I'm definitely entering. Living in MI (it's raining outside right now) I could use some sunshine. PLUS there's linux expo, which i was planning on anyway, AND the Starwars opening day. Get some geeks to storm the theatre.:) That would be an amazing week!!! Plus, being a chick, It might improve hits on the site. hehe.:)
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Oh, please. Open Access just means they don't have the same subscription model, so anyone can read the whole article. PloS One is a highly respected journal, and exactly where one could expect to see something like this.
So called "sexism" in FOSS, etc., is the inevitable self perpetuating result of having mostly guys in a closed environment. When not actively working, guys talk about guy things and if you are a woman, many of the typical guy topics of conversation can make you uncomfortable. On the other hand, if a woman happens to have a thick skin, and can sling it as well as well as take it, they're bound to do quite well, have their contributions recognized, etc.
That's the bottom line. To succeed in FOSS as a woman, you have to have a thick skin, whereas if you are a man, thick skin isn't quite as necessary. Voila, instant gender imbalance.
I have a thick skin, and therefore I succeed. On a purely personal note, I don't have much sympathy for whiny people who can't take it, male or female. Everyone should be less sensitive to personal affronts, regardless of gender.
I can confirm that this is true.
I would refer you to this previous Slashdot poll:
http://slashdot.org/pollBooth.pl?qid=443&aid=-1
Yeah, GATTACA was just a movie, and not even a very good one.
The scenario described in it is never going to happen, and prohibiting this kind of technology (and it's undeniable benefits for our species) based on a minuscule possibility is irrational.
Robert Tappan Morris (Morris Worm author and computer science pioneer) != Robert Moore (Idiot Perp from the article).
Many commercial flight management systems are written in Ada. Ada is a MUST HAVE skill if you want to work in Aerospace, either military or commercial.
There is something to the phrase "New Every Day".
Sleep (and resuscitation, etc), is a discontinuity of consciousness. From that perspective, every time you sleep, the you that was you (for all intents and purposes) ceases to be. The you that wakes up remembers being the you from yesterday, but since there is a discontinuity of consciousness, it cannot be considered to be the same.
So, if it happens every night, and no one seems particularly disturbed by it, then why should we be disturbed by teleportation (the destructive kind), or by upload. It's all the same thing.
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Gravitational Lensing?
The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
This issue isn't a technicality but a very valid point with regard to legislation and powers delegated by the U.S. Constitution.
Our goverment is (and should be) set up in such a way so that, when in doubt, the people have right of way.
This is not only an issue of the FCC overstepping its authority, but a fundamental question of what the federal government can, and cannot do.
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I'm not sure where Rob and Jeff got their information, but there is no revolt against the prime meridian in Greenwich going on.
What's really happening is that the French government, in a celebration of the year 2000, thought it would be nifty to plant trees along the old French meridian (which runs through Paris) so as to get as many people in France involved in the celebration. People are being encouraged to buy a tree and plant it along the line, and on New Years eve, go and have a picnic lunch by the line.
There is no revolt going on. The people of France (or the Government) have no intention of trying to reinstate the French Meridian, which, Sorry, folks, is simply not going to happen.
-- Void_Ptr
"It's a sort of threat, you see. I've never been very good at them myself, but I'm told they can be quite effective."
I'm definitely entering. Living in MI (it's raining outside right now) I could use some sunshine. PLUS there's linux expo, which i was planning on anyway, AND the Starwars opening day. Get some geeks to storm the theatre. :) That would be an amazing week!!! Plus, being a chick, It might improve hits on the site. hehe. :)
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