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by hbd 16y ago
I wouldn't say that the statement is meaningless, but I would say it's both false and irrelevant to the lack of women in technology. I also think this is a view which is common among people who don't know the subject very well and is simila
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by hbd 16y ago
These discussions on HN tend to spiral to the point where I don't really want to be a part of them. But I guess talking about something is always better than the alternative, no matter how uninformed or flawed the discussion is. I think the
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by hbd 16y ago
Wikileaks is about trying to implement the right to know , the right to inform and source protection via technology. This is laws[1] that in Sweden[2] is part of the "constitution" via the freedom of press act and the fundamental la
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by hbd 16y ago
At that time, they only made tyres, galoshes and toilet paper. Eh? I don't think that's true. Nokia, just like Ericsson, made telephone switches and was involved in NMT, back in the 80s, when they started to make phones.
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by hbd 16y ago
"My father, a good engineer with a university degree" Are you sure you (and those who upvoted) know what social class is? To be fair there are many definitions, but having a university degree would be put your father as middle class in mo
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by hbd 16y ago
I would recommend listening to audiobooks or talks with your phone or music player. But if you really wanted to, you could try and chest mount a smaller laptop like the military does sometimes. http://www.soldf.com/images/s_ra180soldat.jpg
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by hbd 16y ago
I think a lot of men actually stay away from technology both for the same "cultural" reasons as women and because of the lack of women. I know you generally start college earlier in the US, but when you get older you start thinking about wh
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by hbd 16y ago
Especially if you consider that the base was abandoned a week later [1]. Looking forward to seeing "Restrepo"[2] when it becomes available. I can't say I like the "action theme" in the trailer, but at least it seems honest. [1] http://abcn