Jun 16, 2008 2:57pm GMT
Our editor in chief, Joe Casad, and I once had a heated discussion about using he/she, he, she, or 'they' when we were referring to a singular gender-neutral person. I thought that if the article's author is male, we should use he, and if the article author is female, we'd use she. Joe thought that we should use they, even though it's technically plural, because they is now commonly accepted... more »
"The Coming of the Nerdettes"Jun 16, 2008 2:37pm GMT
Over at technewsworld.com, Katherine Noyes wrote a blog about a recent Newsweek article, "Revenge of the Nerdette." I considered mentioning the Newsweek article last week, but I didn't think it was particularly newsworthy – the concept of "Meet the Nerd Girls: they're smart, they're techie and they're hot" didn't say anything new or revolutionary to me. Basically, it rehas... more »
New Blogger: Welcome Jon 'maddog' Hall!Jun 12, 2008 8:59pm GMT
The excitement continues – this week, it wasn't enough to send our August issue to the printer and acquire the Linux Magazine assets, we also get to welcome a new blogger. Jon 'maddog' Hall will be posting Paw Prints: Observations, News and Musings on Free Software a couple times a week, so be sure to check back. more »
Linux New Media Acquires Linux Magazine AssetsJun 11, 2008 9:26pm GMT
We've been extra busy around the Linux Pro magazine offices lately. Here's the official press release. more »
"Perfect" Robot WomanJun 10, 2008 5:42pm GMT
I just ran across an article about a Japanese firm that claims to have created the "perfect" robot woman. The two men behind the project claim that the robot can do everything from cooking to massage. Of course, the skeptics say the technology for this robot isn't possible. Some folks are even saying that it's art, "a damning critique of women's roles in relationships."... more »
New Hardware Track at 2008 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing ConferenceJun 10, 2008 5:29pm GMT
This year the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference includes a hardware track. But wait, there's more: Two women will receive scholarships to attend the conference. According to the announcement, "In recognition of the introduction of the hardware track at this year’s conference, the VLSI Group at Sun Microsystems Laboratories is providing scholarships to enable t... more »
Women Write More Considerate CodeJun 06, 2008 4:50pm GMT
I ran across a blog post on the Wall Street Journal site today called "Men Write Code from Mars, Women Write More Helpful Code from Venus." According to the post, Emma McGratten, senior VP of engineering for Ingres, says that men and women write code differently. Emma says that men write code "to show how clever they are by writing very cryptic code," whereas women are mor... more »
