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12. Good grief. I can't help but what wonder what would have happened if you'd responded

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 11:20 PM

Apr 2016

"Why, yes. Yes I do. Why do you think I want to go into the technology field? I want to learn the tricks of the trade so that I can single handedly build an all female robot army to take over the world!!1

It's too bad there's no statute of limitations on sexual discrimination. I think you'd have a winner there.

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Obstacles to 'coding while black' [View all] Recursion Apr 2016 OP

I work in Silicon Valley elljay Apr 2016 #1

Same problem in systems administration, which is my field Recursion Apr 2016 #2

An old story: when I (f) graduated from spooky3 Apr 2016 #7

wow that sucks steve2470 Apr 2016 #11

Good grief. I can't help but what wonder what would have happened if you'd responded Number23 Apr 2016 #12

Haha! Great response. spooky3 Apr 2016 #14

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america heaven05 Apr 2016 #3

Hell, since the beginning Recursion Apr 2016 #5

You got that right. In a just world, my elegant, massively over read and educated grandmother Number23 Apr 2016 #13

true heaven05 Apr 2016 #18

One answer is Postal Savings and Banking rickford66 Apr 2016 #4

I'm a huge fan of that; it was a reason I went O'Malley early because he was strongly in favor Recursion Apr 2016 #6

Plus 1000 JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #17

Bernie has been for this and proposing it for several years, now. FighttheFuture Apr 2016 #9

This problem could be resolved easily if spooky3 Apr 2016 #8

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2016 #19

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This failure to develop top talent is such a shame. wildeyed Apr 2016 #10

Symbolic annihilation. Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #15

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Black Financial Lives and Careers Matter! JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #20