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by dcalacci 13y ago
I don't see much of a difference there
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by dcalacci 13y ago
I think that both are issues, and that dismissing the internal culture because external discouragement exists is counter-productive.
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by dcalacci 13y ago
The language I used was not clear. most women are not interested in the field because most people aren't interested in the field. I was speaking more towards the fact that less women go into STEM than basically any other major field. Sugges
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by dcalacci 13y ago
>You can be a jerk unconsciously... I think that it's very difficult to 'look inside your head' and specifically call out individual beliefs you might have. Someone who thinks it's OK to use languate that objectifies women, or thinks it
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by dcalacci 13y ago
I think he's talking about articles by women (such as this one) that blame individual women (such as this one).
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by dcalacci 13y ago
It is so refreshing to see something of a sociological perspective on this debate. I think that her premise is sound, but her conclusion is wrong. Many women do feel uncomfortable in many of the situations she outlined. Feeling uncomfortabl
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by dcalacci 13y ago
Many women not being interested in the field is not a _cause_ of the male-oriented tech culture; it's a symptom (although it is self-perpetuating) The idea that 'most women just aren't interested in the field' because they're women, and not
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by dcalacci 13y ago
Viewing it as a 'density issue' takes the root issue (dearth of women in STEM) for granted, as if that will always (or should always) be the case. The lack of women in STEM fields can be largely attributed to cultural and social pressures,
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by dcalacci 13y ago
This is the shallow perspective of many men who dismiss modern feminism -- while feeling morally superior -- because they believe that we live in a post-feminist world where circular logic like 'modern feminism is self-defeatist because it
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by dcalacci 14y ago
thought experiment: If someone had the skills, ability, and opportunity to tangibly help a large group of people through their work, but instead chose to work on the "next hot social app" in order to gain personal wealth (assume both were "
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by dcalacci 14y ago
This is an excellent example of a concrete problem with a foreseeable solution that will have tangible real-world effects. I find your comments and the original submission inspiring. I think that the reason why so many of these recognizable
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by dcalacci 14y ago
I first found the tone of the article harsh and unjustified, and stopped reading after the second section. I don't think I've read Morozov before, so after reading your comments, I dove back in for a second take. I agree that it is an impre
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by dcalacci 14y ago
It's eye-opening to see a breakdown of the process behind conceiving, designing, and manufacturing a product. I think that for many, this process is hidden behind smoke and mirrors, but Jon made it appear doable and worthwhile. It's also em
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by dcalacci 14y ago
your claim implies that if a certain product (or products related in a theme such as 'pragmatism') A is marketed towards a consumer group B, then B must naturally be inclined to desire product group A. This leads to the assumption that inna
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Chrome extension tracks how you feel after you use Facebook(chrome.google.com)
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by dcalacci 14y ago
Not sure about working for long uninterrupted sessions(I tend to believe that short, self-scheduled breaks increase my productivity, as per the pomodoro technique), but I think the notion of loading a 'context' into your memory is spot-on.
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by dcalacci 14y ago
I think he hints at the concept that, because of the emergence of the internet, certain statistical analyses may now be redundant, or worse yet, not actually accurate. If the average voters' feelings can be adequately captured using aggreg