BurningbirdThe importance of supporting diversity
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Dorothea linked to a power house web site tonight: Women in Linux. You all should print this out on pretty paper, put a bow on it and give it to the Alpha Man in your life. Seriously, though, Dorothea, I’m finding that this straight forward, honest, and out in the open approach just isn’t effective. […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Catching up on reading tonight, I stumbled over the following at Mark Pilgrim’s: On a side note, remember that flap just before the holidays about the Coders-Only Club? Well, look at it this way: some people have strong opinions about the way computers should work. Other people have strong opinions about […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I have been enjoying the take down of Trent Lott this week. In particular, the Washington Post and a weblogger, Eschaton have done an excellent job of roasting this man’s chestnuts over an open fire. What really caught my focus about this whole thing was Trent Lott’s statement, and his talk about a color-blind […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. All that talk the last two days about diversity gave me a great idea for a business. I am so excited, I just can’t tell you how excited I am about this incredible new opportunity. Ladies and Gentlemen, I introduce to you: Diversity Dolls Yes, you heard about it here, first! Diversity Dolls! Now, […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Clay Shirky left a gracious comment attached to the Dripping with Irony post. I’m glad because this helped the thread reach a positive note, rather than continue into a downward spiral based on the old “she said/he said” pattern (of which I, unfortunately, contributed my share). When I replied to Clay, I repeated something […]