We're out there. Sometimes it's just hard to suck it up and walk into a sausage fest (even if it's online).
Having guys realize that you're a somewhat cute girl who knows how to code several languages and talk shop usually gets their attention. That can be flattering or rather creepy depending on who's giving you the attention:-).
I applied for the SOC last year but I've been too busy this year to code very much. I have several ideas in my head and sketched out on paper for enhancements to projects I already participate in but it's just a matter of setting aside time to do it.
Yes, girls are discouraged from participating in the maths and sciences. However, there are also broader gender role issues that keep the numbers of women coders at a fraction of the number of men.
Google's move, along with projects like Debian Women, Ubuntu Women, Gnome Women, KDE Women, etc. is just an attempt to get a more diverse group of people participating in coding and in the broader development (e.g. graphics, UI design, etc.). It's not that no women were qualified, it's just that there are other issues in play here. The impetus to get over the hurdle of being the only woman in the room is great.
For the record, I am 21 and have used Linux exclusively or almost-exclusively for the past 8 years (primarily Debian). I have been coding since I was 6. One of the main projects I work on is the Gnome music player muine.
I use wallets. I have two big Rubbermaid tubs, one for Videos and the other for everything else. In the first box, I have one 256 CD case for general movies, three 100 CD cases for anime, cartoons and TV shows, two 48 CD cases for misc videos and pr0n. In the second box, I have one 100 CD case for actual music CDs, another for Linux-related CDs and a 48 CD case for Windows-related CDs (incl. games and drivers -- smaller because I haven't used Windows for several years). I also have three 100 CD cases being used as temporary holders for various backups currently being processed.
So we are probably talking on the order of 500+ discs, some CD-Rs, some DVD+Rs. If all were CD-Rs, that would only be 350 GB and it would be doable to keep a server online of that. If all were DVD+Rs, it'd be over 2 TB. My own estimation is about 1.5 TB.
These nice Case Logic faux-leather cases are rather pricey (at $40 for 256, $20 for 100, and $10 for 48, I have about $200 in just cases) and sure it takes up more space and is slightly more awkward than just having one copy online. However, it's nice to have my movies on discrete, transportable discs (often DVD+Rs I can watch on someone else's TV) and I don't have to worry about deletion or file management. I can add another 215GB (50*4.3GB) for about $25 (TY DVD+Rs) + a $10 case = $35. Where else can you get $0.16 / GB?
Sure it'd be nifty to have a 2TB LaCie NAS or a homemade server with 10 250GB hdds in RAID 5 but this is about 1/3 the cost.
Note, this is just my home storage system so I don't mind swapping discs to watch a movie or play a game.
Not entirely meaningless:
Kodak - meaningless, Eastman said it was abrupt on both ends, like the snapping of a shutter.
Exxon - called "Esso" outside the US which is from "SO" for "Standard Oil", it's parent company. The name was altered in the US (in most states) because of the Standard Oil antitrust decision. In some places in the US, the name "Enco" (for "ENergy COmpany") was used but this too was deemed to close to "Esso". Eventually, the name confusion ended when it was called "Exxon" on all station.
Xerox - from "xerography".
My first computer was a TI-99/4A that we got when I was 6 or 7 (Kindergarten or 1st grade). That's what I learned to program BASIC on before we got our XT and I moved to QBASIC.
The first *useful* computer I had all to myself was a 486 sx/33 which I moved into my room at about 13 (7th grade) when my dad got a 300MHz AMD. Almost immediately, I installed this new operating system I had been reading about in Boot magazine...
Almost 8 years later and I'm still a Debian girl...
I have had zero issues using my boyfriend's debit card, occasionally as credit if debit is not supported. I guess if they always require photo id it's not so much of a possibility but all people really do is compare the name and not the pic. This theory has been tested on multiple occasions and only once did I get challenged (which I simply talked my way out of). It's terrifying.
i stick to hacking... although i do enjoy some of the gnome games (iagno, gnometris, attax, glines) and nethack. i do have the problem of always looking at a game/app as a programming project -- what would i do better, how would i code this, etc. etc. luckily i generally stick to open source games so i can go digging around when i want to ^_^.
i'd say my favorite sort of games are rts (dune, warcraft, starcraft) and rpg (final fantasy, chrono trigger, etc.). i have a lot of friends that do p&p, larp, mudding, and mmorpg but i haven't gotten into those. way back in the day i used to enjoy if/text adventure games...
the genres i care least about are fps (why do all the good graphics go here? the idea hasn't changed since doom and wolfenstein 3D!), fighting games (ooh, how fast can you hit all the buttons?), and racing games (around and around and around). pretty much, i like games that use your head and draw you in to a storyline (e.g. king's quest series and the other roberta williams games). i got bored of the sims fairly quickly but i enjoyed the simcity series (but that's the only sim* game i did).
i'm picky and i prefer to spend my time coding. i think what games women play have to do more with socialization than with evolutionary biology but then again, i'm a soc. major...
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Gambling is not illegal if properly licensed, therefore gambling online should be no different. duh.
As a side note, that's my town!
We're out there. Sometimes it's just hard to suck it up and walk into a sausage fest (even if it's online). Having guys realize that you're a somewhat cute girl who knows how to code several languages and talk shop usually gets their attention. That can be flattering or rather creepy depending on who's giving you the attention :-).
I applied for the SOC last year but I've been too busy this year to code very much. I have several ideas in my head and sketched out on paper for enhancements to projects I already participate in but it's just a matter of setting aside time to do it.
Yes, girls are discouraged from participating in the maths and sciences. However, there are also broader gender role issues that keep the numbers of women coders at a fraction of the number of men.
Google's move, along with projects like Debian Women, Ubuntu Women, Gnome Women, KDE Women, etc. is just an attempt to get a more diverse group of people participating in coding and in the broader development (e.g. graphics, UI design, etc.). It's not that no women were qualified, it's just that there are other issues in play here. The impetus to get over the hurdle of being the only woman in the room is great.
For the record, I am 21 and have used Linux exclusively or almost-exclusively for the past 8 years (primarily Debian). I have been coding since I was 6. One of the main projects I work on is the Gnome music player muine.
I use wallets. I have two big Rubbermaid tubs, one for Videos and the other for everything else. In the first box, I have one 256 CD case for general movies, three 100 CD cases for anime, cartoons and TV shows, two 48 CD cases for misc videos and pr0n. In the second box, I have one 100 CD case for actual music CDs, another for Linux-related CDs and a 48 CD case for Windows-related CDs (incl. games and drivers -- smaller because I haven't used Windows for several years). I also have three 100 CD cases being used as temporary holders for various backups currently being processed.
So we are probably talking on the order of 500+ discs, some CD-Rs, some DVD+Rs. If all were CD-Rs, that would only be 350 GB and it would be doable to keep a server online of that. If all were DVD+Rs, it'd be over 2 TB. My own estimation is about 1.5 TB.
These nice Case Logic faux-leather cases are rather pricey (at $40 for 256, $20 for 100, and $10 for 48, I have about $200 in just cases) and sure it takes up more space and is slightly more awkward than just having one copy online. However, it's nice to have my movies on discrete, transportable discs (often DVD+Rs I can watch on someone else's TV) and I don't have to worry about deletion or file management. I can add another 215GB (50*4.3GB) for about $25 (TY DVD+Rs) + a $10 case = $35. Where else can you get $0.16 / GB?
Sure it'd be nifty to have a 2TB LaCie NAS or a homemade server with 10 250GB hdds in RAID 5 but this is about 1/3 the cost.
Note, this is just my home storage system so I don't mind swapping discs to watch a movie or play a game.
i had tron deadly discs and maze-a-tron!
but it said "do you know anyone who had one?" i do. me.
forgot one: I had a U-Force for the NES, that was probably the stupidest idea for a controller I have seen and it sucked pretty hard.
NES and Sega (although I had a better 3rd party controller) we'll have to wait and see on Revolution :-P
Not entirely meaningless: Kodak - meaningless, Eastman said it was abrupt on both ends, like the snapping of a shutter. Exxon - called "Esso" outside the US which is from "SO" for "Standard Oil", it's parent company. The name was altered in the US (in most states) because of the Standard Oil antitrust decision. In some places in the US, the name "Enco" (for "ENergy COmpany") was used but this too was deemed to close to "Esso". Eventually, the name confusion ended when it was called "Exxon" on all station. Xerox - from "xerography".
My first computer was a TI-99/4A that we got when I was 6 or 7 (Kindergarten or 1st grade). That's what I learned to program BASIC on before we got our XT and I moved to QBASIC. The first *useful* computer I had all to myself was a 486 sx/33 which I moved into my room at about 13 (7th grade) when my dad got a 300MHz AMD. Almost immediately, I installed this new operating system I had been reading about in Boot magazine... Almost 8 years later and I'm still a Debian girl...
Perhaps geek girls don't watch soap operas! *shock*
I have had zero issues using my boyfriend's debit card, occasionally as credit if debit is not supported. I guess if they always require photo id it's not so much of a possibility but all people really do is compare the name and not the pic. This theory has been tested on multiple occasions and only once did I get challenged (which I simply talked my way out of). It's terrifying.
i stick to hacking... although i do enjoy some of the gnome games (iagno, gnometris, attax, glines) and nethack. i do have the problem of always looking at a game/app as a programming project -- what would i do better, how would i code this, etc. etc. luckily i generally stick to open source games so i can go digging around when i want to ^_^.
i'd say my favorite sort of games are rts (dune, warcraft, starcraft) and rpg (final fantasy, chrono trigger, etc.). i have a lot of friends that do p&p, larp, mudding, and mmorpg but i haven't gotten into those. way back in the day i used to enjoy if/text adventure games...
the genres i care least about are fps (why do all the good graphics go here? the idea hasn't changed since doom and wolfenstein 3D!), fighting games (ooh, how fast can you hit all the buttons?), and racing games (around and around and around). pretty much, i like games that use your head and draw you in to a storyline (e.g. king's quest series and the other roberta williams games). i got bored of the sims fairly quickly but i enjoyed the simcity series (but that's the only sim* game i did).
i'm picky and i prefer to spend my time coding. i think what games women play have to do more with socialization than with evolutionary biology but then again, i'm a soc. major...