mediacrisis

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by mediacrisis 14y ago
Here in Providence they're just used for tourists during Waterfire. Imagine, a form of transportation that makes RIPTA look efficient! :)
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
Without having worked in finance or national level advertising, I'm afraid I don't have an answer for you other than how I perceive those industries, but that is neither here nor there. As a datapoint, I cannot for the life of me understand
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
Just because its arguably worse somewhere else doesn't make it less of an issue in other fields.
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
Not to be a pedant, but historically computing was considered "womens work" in its initial stages. I would address the the actual problematic elements of your comment, but I'm afraid in this forum such communication usually falls on deaf ea
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
I think its difficult for anyone to feel constantly happy and blissful. At what point is it happiness if its your baseline? In my opinion and experience, despair gives context to happiness.
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
Anon is not taking credit for this one. ETA: Source- http://storify.com/poe/anonymous-lulz-and-godaddy
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
Just pointing this out, it is entirely possible to be a HN reader and deal with clients who have set up their hosting and ignore your suggestions (pleas) to move to a better service. Sometimes clients with low budgets and non profits like
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
That one threw me too. Especially since I was under the impression that chastity was not his main concern in Paris... but then again, that's Paris ;)
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
Humor aside, I can't even imagine the shipping costs for pulling a stunt like this in reality. Then again, no one ever said spite was cheap!
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
Ah yes, the alpha nerd syndrome. Symptoms include not commenting code because "it should be obvious!"
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
While thats where many people start, its worth noting that its really a markup language that lacks core programming concepts (if statements, loops, etc...) Not that it isn't helpful! And as a relatively amusing anecdote, I started teaching
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
Zenni is pretty cheap. I've broken several pairs, but at $8 you can kind of afford to throw them away. The frames are usually midgrade plastic. I usually order 3 or 4 pairs at a time, assuming I'm going to lose or break at least 2 pairs.
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
I'm curious to what the "other side" of this issue is. Is there nary a safe space on the internet for men to talk about their experience in the tech sector?
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
Its "partisan" to think things like forced hormone therapy (and in some countries, not excluding our own: corrective rape and systematic abuse) is a bad thing, and dare we say, a violation of basic human rights? I'm sorry, I don't care who
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
You've got to be kidding me. Catering to one demographic does not inherently disenfranchise the other. Its not sexist that I've never seen a woman in a Gillette Fusion ad (eta: save for at the end when oh MAN is her honey smooth!). It is
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by mediacrisis 14y ago
"Reverse sexism"? Check your privilege.
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by mediacrisis 15y ago
You know, I come to HN mostly for the enlightened commentary on the news articles that are posted. Yet anytime something related to sexism in the industry comes up, I am stunned at some of the comments. Yes. It is hard being a woman in th
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by mediacrisis 15y ago
Not being familiar with privacy laws in the UK, did he have to sign a release to have his face shown on that program? If so I fail to see how its effectively shaming someone if they willingly submit to be filmed.
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by mediacrisis 15y ago
I don't think its so much a lack of work with NASA so much as a lack of funding.
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by mediacrisis 16y ago
Well clearly this is all in the name of feeding aliens to the poor. Or just getting literature enthusiasts to read about neutrinos :]
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by mediacrisis 16y ago
While the pronoun isn't inclusive, the sentiment isn't exactly gender specific. My Barbies raced around on Lego mindstorm cars ;)
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by mediacrisis 16y ago
I wouldn't say "no commitments". I'm trying to pay down my loans as quickly as possible, and fix my credit score (which I totally screwed up in college), so having a set budget is a huge help. I can't risk a slow period at this point. Tho
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by mediacrisis 16y ago
I work for "The Woman". I used to freelance on the side, but I signed a pretty tight non-compete. I prefer the security of a salary job over freelance projects anyway, as I'm in the lovely demographic of broke 20 something post-grads ;)
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by mediacrisis 16y ago
I studied under Mason during her time at JWU (which may not be MIT, but is not a technical college, for the record). If you want to speculate as to why her titles were such, JWU has a high faculty turnover rate. To be considered a professo
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by mediacrisis 16y ago
Vague blanket statements about possible future endeavors != hate.
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by mediacrisis 16y ago
Cheaper than therapy ;) Though arguably one could classify entertainment as a need.
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by mediacrisis 16y ago
Keep an eye on IETester: http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage Right now they just have IE9 beta, but I'd imagine they'll have full IE9 support soon.
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by mediacrisis 16y ago
I haven't really thought about economics as a soft science. I suppose its more objectively measurable, so I wouldn't necessarily lump it in with fields like psychology. Good point to ponder though :)
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by mediacrisis 16y ago
I see where you're coming from, but sociology is a soft science. Even in an experiment like your resume example, there are many uncontrollable variables (company sizes/values/morale, hr staff, etc) that render the data somewhat anecdotal,
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by mediacrisis 16y ago
I can understand her anger to a degree, provided the person she was talking to knew she was married (or anything about her home life, for that matter). It would be on another level entirely if it was an assumption based on sexism, but with

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