Trump signs two STEM laws aimed at boosting careers for women in technology - Page 2

Rajoo · #11 03-04-2017, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by merrylander

Because of the attitudes of men here. When I was in Data Processing at Bell Canada the staff was 50/50 male/female as was management. The women were just as competent in programming as the men, if not slightly better. I think it was about that time I became a feminist, though I really had not thought much about it before.

Here we gratuitously waste half (or more) of our brainpower. And God help the ladies with Pence on the job. His ideas of women's place in the world pre-date Noah's Ark.

Why does someone need a university education in physics, chemistry and math for data processing? I don't recall courses for data processing in the engineering curriculum.

I am speaking from personal experience. There were little to no women in the engineering department when I went to school here in the 70's and I have said I don't know why. You will need to ask the parents. My niece is a degree'd engineer and believe me, she is a rarity.

donquixote99 · #12 03-04-2017, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Rajoo

Why does someone need a university education in physics, chemistry and math for data processing? I don't recall courses for data processing in the engineering curriculum.

I am speaking from personal experience. There were little to no women in the engineering department when I went to school here in the 70's and I have said I don't know why. You will need to ask the parents. My niece is a degree'd engineer and believe me, she is a rarity.

You are correct. Girls tend not to take those courses in college. The reasons why happen before college.

nailer · #13 03-04-2017, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rajoo

Why does someone need a university education in physics, chemistry and math for data processing? I don't recall courses for data processing in the engineering curriculum.

I am speaking from personal experience. There were little to no women in the engineering department when I went to school here in the 70's and I have said I don't know why. You will need to ask the parents. My niece is a degree'd engineer and believe me, she is a rarity.

Didn't you have to take a FORTRAN course? I can still remember punching my code onto the cards, turning them in at a counter to be fed to the beast and coming back later to check the results.

Rajoo · #14 03-04-2017, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nailer

Didn't you have to take a FORTRAN course? I can still remember punching my code onto the cards, turning them in at a counter to be fed to the beast and coming back later to check the results.

Yes and I did get heavily into Fortran programming in grad school.

BTW, I met my wife in the Fortran introductory course who at the time was a math major. She dropped out like most non-engineering & CS students and switched her major to history. Maybe I should ask her why!

Tom Joad · #15 03-05-2017, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by donquixote99

Look inside, at your fantasies. That's what tells the tale.

From now on I'm gonna be Tony Soprano in my fantasies.

What does that tell you.

donquixote99 · #16 03-05-2017, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Joad

From now on I'm gonna be Tony Soprano in my fantasies.

What does that tell you.

You like to hurt people? You admire authoritarian leaders? "Might makes right" is a core value for you?

Tom Joad · #17 03-05-2017, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by donquixote99

You like to hurt people? You admire authoritarian leaders? "Might makes right" is a core value for you?

I would rather be like Tony then those arrogant elitists assholes that turned him down for membership in their country club. That episode reminded me of how the arrogant elitist assholes on this forum look down their noses at me.

donquixote99 · #18 03-05-2017, 08:08 AM

So, looking-down-the-nose is worse than having people's legs broke?

Tom Joad · #19 03-05-2017, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by donquixote99

So, looking-down-the-nose is worse than having people's legs broke?

People who come from nice comfortable Leave it to Beaver and Father Knows Best backgrounds are never going to get those of us that grew up roughstreet.

donquixote99 · #20 03-05-2017, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Joad

People who come from nice comfortable Leave it to Beaver and Father Knows Best backgrounds are never going to get those of us that grew up roughstreet.

So, stick to one's the class and hate the other is as far as your sense of right and wrong goes.

If a cop stopped a country-club elitist on the road for some bullshit reason, and then just blew his ass away for talking-back a little, you'd just cheer, right?

BTW, did you notice that Trump owns country clubs?