cowpewter

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by cowpewter 16y ago
Yeah, I get that you specifically aren't trying to say it's her fault. It's just that overwhelmingly, when harassment occurs to women, the conversation turns to 'What could she have done differently to make it not happen to her?' and NOT
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by cowpewter 16y ago
"If it's not the first time this has happened, it might be time to re-evaluate the pattern of behavior that led up to the unfortunate event." Responses like this are exactly why women don't speak up when these things happen.
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by cowpewter 16y ago
Unfortunately, the after-event drinking parties are where most of the fun and the networking happen. I don't think telling women "oh sure the conference is perfectly safe but watch yourself at the after-parties, geeks can get pretty handsy
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by cowpewter 16y ago
Context doesn't change that a woman was sexually assaulted. It didn't happen IN the conference but it certainly happened adjunct to the conference. And she says it happened at a bar nearby, not in the private room. And I certainly hope when
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by cowpewter 16y ago
I believe it. I hate that I do, but...I do. Also, site seems to have been hit pretty hard, but google cache to the rescue http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://...
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by cowpewter 16y ago
Very cool, but no backspace/delete/arrow key support? Can't seem to correct a typo other than just hitting enter, getting the 'command not found' message and retrying.
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by cowpewter 16y ago
From context, I'm guessing, "How many kilometers to Volgograd?" and "Thanks"
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by cowpewter 16y ago
Agreed. I don't make guitars, but physical crafts are a huge relief after writing code all day. I sew, knit/crochet, book-bind...any sort of craft that results in a physical object you can hold when you're done is immensely satisfying. And
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by cowpewter 16y ago
Full-disclosure: I am both a woman and a Grooveshark employee. Not just employee - Developer. I read your blog post, and you make some very good points. I feel much the same about the industry as a whole, and became especially sensitive to