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  • RE: X in Technology

    Hey, I'm with you SSCrazy. I'll take a shot at summarizing.

    I think WIT and other such sideline organizations are truly asking for a DIFFERENT 'yardstick', as you wisely point...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: X in Technology

    "The real divide in this nation, I feel, is income disparity; poverty isn't choosy about who it afflicts."

    This whole new argument based on income disparity is mind-boggling to any rational...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: X in Technology

    "But where we part company is that you seem to think we should extrapolate your own experience - as positive and as uplifting as it is - to every other...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: X in Technology

    "I think what skeleton567 may be trying to say is that the NAME of the group perpetuates stereotypes. If instead of "Women in Technology" the group was called "Breaking Barriers...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: X in Technology

    I felt the condescension was in the "I assumed you'd be able to figure that out for yourself."

    "No, it was in the 'Wow, that really is pretty goofy. Sounds like...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: X in Technology

    "I wonder if we might encourage people to enter technology professions, not on the basis of their race or gender, but on the basis of their socioeconomic status?"

    Wow, that really...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: X in Technology

    "I wonder if we might encourage people to enter technology professions, not on the basis of their race or gender, but on the basis of their socioeconomic status?"

    Wow, that really...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: X in Technology

    "I wonder if we might encourage people to enter technology professions, not on the basis of their race or gender, but on the basis of their socioeconomic status?"

    Wow, that really...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: X in Technology

    Hey, I had to stop and look up that STEM thing. New to me, so I am still learning today, at 71 years old!

    one comment I'm 'gonna' ( as...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: X in Technology

    Come on, Steve. You sound like the one who is 'impacted' this morning. Get over it. Don't try to twist my comments. What I pointed out...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: X in Technology

    Pardon me, but it appears that we have fallen into exactly the situation here that I described. We're all talking about men/women, majority/minority, etc instead of what should be...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: X in Technology

    Separate minority groups by definition tend to separate further instead of aiding acceptance. Especially in technology, get in there and prove your competency instead of emphasizing differences. I...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: The DBA is Dead

    Possibly the most important skill for a DBA is the command of T-SQL and their ability to test, debug, and optimize performances of db designs and SQL code. My...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Too Much Choice

    Just demonstrates how gullible and unthinking the general public is now. Generation of followers. More items on the menu, must be a better place to eat, right?

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Too Much Choice

    I think that's called obsessive/compulsive. Remember the old commercial line, 'Just pick one'?

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

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