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by alukima 13y ago
As a female developer, yes, those things are hard to believe. This is a great example of why I was hesitant of entering the field. You feel totally comfortable saying this when your profile links to your blog with your real name and place o
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by alukima 13y ago
I should have made it clear that it's is certainly not the majority. My very first interviews were the bad ones and I was referred to the "skipping math questions" guy by a close friend. There was some other minor shit but I
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by alukima 13y ago
I hope that gender/race/sexual orientation/anything specific events will fade away eventually. But right now there's still a lot of casual sexism in tech that goes well beyond the well meant joke. I've worked in the
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by alukima 13y ago
They are from 4chan. http://boards.4chan.org/g/res/38723234
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by alukima 13y ago
If it could be explained the world would be a far better place. Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. So we have to rely on empathy when we hear people different than ourselves say something makes them uncomfortable.
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by alukima 13y ago
I don't agree with or even like this article, but mockups aren't being sold to the public at large. If a designer sends me a mockup with sexualized images I am going to be annoyed because it's not professional and I prefer to
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by alukima 13y ago
“Men can be our best advocates because the men who don’t respect women do respect men.” I've never actually said that phrase, but if I did it wouldn't pertain to something as silly as this. Using super beautiful people in mockups
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by alukima 13y ago
I just went through several interviews before accepting a position. At various companies the following was said to/asked of me. "Why should I take on the liability of adding a women to my engineering team?" "I've ne
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by alukima 13y ago
It's not as much about "evil boys" in general, like other commenters have pointed out similar jokes are heard in all classes. But it's much harder when you're the only girl, guy, white kid, black kid, ect. Even if i
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by alukima 13y ago
People work better in diverse groups. Just because the industry has grown doesn't mean it couldn't have grown more.
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by alukima 13y ago
It's interesting to watch the SF tech vs. blue collar debate as someone who has lived in both worlds. It was almost impossible for me to read an article during the strike without cringing. It's easy to forget that there are people
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by alukima 13y ago
I don't take it personally at all. I see your point and fully understand it. I consider someone to be an expert at something when they 'know what they don't know'. But, what you are saying isn't limited to MOOCs. Wh
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by alukima 13y ago
I've seen more criticism of Khan Academy recently than praise. As someone who wasn't able to afford college and is working their way through MIT open courseware I find these videos helpful. Sometimes I just can't wrap my head
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by alukima 13y ago
This sounds like something a bad tech recruiter would come up with. I enjoy working with a team and showing off something I helped create.
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by alukima 13y ago
The rent controlled tenants below me pay about $800 for a unit that now rents for $3200 a month. Last year when they bought a home they decided to keep the apartment to use as a pied-à-terre and rent it out on Airbnb. I found out about this
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by alukima 13y ago
In some of the older bus stops there are approximate schedules. Before the stop near my apartment was removed it seemed to match the data on Google maps. Google maps is much worse than nextmuni. It's one of the first things I was warned abo
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by alukima 14y ago
Then she should have let it end there.
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by alukima 14y ago
Adria acting as judge and jury over twitter was totally wrong. She should have contacted PyCon Staff if she felt uncomfortable. That said, sexual comments at conventions get old really fast. Sure it's the first time you've made the tits or
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by alukima 14y ago
My first reaction to this was that she was being overly sensitive. As several others pointed out she admits that she played Cards Against Humanity while at the conference and obviously that seems far more offensive to most than dongles and