egillie

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   by egillie 14y ago

   I've heard people I hold in high regard mention this too. Of course, it's hard to prove, but so is anything of this nature.
2. 122.▲
   by egillie 14y ago

   Crazy! I was looking into how much it would cost to get 500GB of RAM, looked like it was going to be around $3500. I hadn't even considered this...
3. 123.▲
   by egillie 14y ago

   Love this analogy, but sometimes I want the forest to keep its diversity.
4. 124.▲
   by egillie 14y ago

   I think those are the B-school people...but point taken
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   by egillie 14y ago

   Thanks! Also: "A state report noted the frequency with which parents coming to retrieve their own children from reform school were met by news their children had been given away to others". I had no idea....
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   by egillie 14y ago

   For sure, the demographics weren't in question, I was more trying to find out whether there were any state-imposed reasons. That article points out a lot of great social causes, though.
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   by egillie 14y ago

   Do you remember the name of one of the books? I found some evidence of the opposite happening to attract men to the profession in OK, but I can easily believe that what you described happened in other states. And it's a pretty infuriating
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   by egillie 14y ago

   Another thing I like about South Park is that they only seem to make fun of things people can help -- they'll make fun of black culture, but not black people.
9. 129.▲
   by egillie 14y ago

   Could you give an example of one of the laws? This is new to me too
10. 130.▲
    by egillie 15y ago

    Wait, where's "food"?
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    by egillie 15y ago

    This makes me hopeful for the future
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    by egillie 15y ago

    Actually, it seems to be both age and having a daughter, compounded. Older men seem generally more agreeable/less-fratboy, but men with daughters seem to be actively conscious of the environment and actively try to be respectful, even if i
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    by egillie 15y ago

    As an early 20's woman in software engineering I've actually noticed differences in how older men with daughters treat me vs. my new-grad peers, and I prefer working with the former.