[Gllug] Whinge

[Nathan Matthews]

Fair point but with a PhD in physics and a good knowledge of Unix why feel
the need to 'nail em' ?

-----Original Message-----
From: jane at moonrose.demNoSpamon.co.uk
[mailto:jane at moonrose.demNoSpamon.co.uk]
Sent: 31 August 2001 11:50
To: gllug at linux.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Whinge


On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:46:48 +0100 (BST), you wrote:

~On Thursday, 30 Aug 2001, gllug at codex.net wrote:
~>On 30 Aug 2001, Jon Masters wrote:
~>>On 30 Aug 2001 11:01:50 +0100, David Damerell wrote:
~>>>How did they conquer the world with this shit?
~>>They employ attractive young ladies on their sales teams?
~>are you looking to start another flame war?
~>do you have a problem with women?
~
~This is a bit severe, isn't it?
~
~Like it or not, the predominance of 'booth babes' does suggest that
~attractive young ladies are a powerful weapon in selling software.

I'm going to jump in here with some observations, as I am saddled with
being a natural strawberry blonde. I also wear it very long so I do
find that I'm often stereotyped pretty fast and rather inaccurately. 

It can be highly amusing at times to watch people (mostly but not
exclusively! male traders at PC fairs) stereotypically write me off as
a brainless female, as is obvious when they look at me and say 'that's
a memory chip...'  or suchlike. 

My SO loves to watch me (politely) nail 'em!  (PhDs in physics, a love
of building PCs and Solaris/Linux sysadminning have to be useful for
something :-)

jane (who'd be Miranda in another life)


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jane

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you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

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