▲ 385 ▼ Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech (www.wired.com) submitted 3 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 457 comments fedilink hide all child comments The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
[+] captainlezbian@lemmy.world -42 points 3 years ago (18 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 18 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 40 points 3 years ago (4 children) What are the genders of non-binary? And while you're here, is yellow more of a blue or red? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) Yellow is far closer to red than blue... it has a wavelength of ~570 nm, while red is ~615 nm and blue ~470 nm. Edit, mistake permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago This is like saying that I'm closer to being a New Yorker than a Californian, because I live in North Carolina. Sure, something is "closer", but it is completely distinct and has little to do with either. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago But that's only in RGBW, how about in CYMK? /s permalink fedilink source parent [+] Remavas@programming.dev 0 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] disposabletentacle@kbin.social 39 points 3 years ago (6 children) you have to specify what genders of nonbinary are/aren’t welcome "Genders of nonbinary" My friend, nonbinary is a gender. This is like asking what type of bird a chicken is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] raptir@lemdro.id 10 points 3 years ago (4 children) That's a bad analogy, because a chicken is a Galliform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] disposabletentacle@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) I knew it. I felt it the second I typed it that there was something wrong with the analogy and someone who knows birds more than me would come along and point it out. I posted the analogy anyway. That's on me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It was an excellent analogy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago TIL chickens can time travel. permalink fedilink source parent [–] conc@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Thank you for your service. Damn near fell out of my chair. permalink fedilink source parent [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Nonbinary is a category of genders much like intersex is a category of sexes. It contains everything from agender to bigender to demigenders and all sorts of others. Much like how intersex can mean anything from completely ambiguous reproductive structures to anomalies of the sex chromosomes to natural hormone imbalance starting at puberty as well as several other traits. Sometimes it’s relevant to narrow it down. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jarfil@lemmy.world 25 points 3 years ago (2 children) what genders of nonbinary are/aren’t welcome Like, intergender is fine, but genderless is not...? or the other way around? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] captainlezbian@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago If this group organized and got on the phone to coordinate the employers to show up, they have every right to make the job fair for whoever they like I would think. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sky@codesink.io 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Right, like the ones with vaginas are cool and the ones with penises aren't? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheYear2525@lemmy.world 33 points 3 years ago This just sounds like sexes with extra steps. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Exactly like Java vs Python vs C++ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 40 points 3 years ago (4 children) What are the genders of non-binary? And while you're here, is yellow more of a blue or red? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) Yellow is far closer to red than blue... it has a wavelength of ~570 nm, while red is ~615 nm and blue ~470 nm. Edit, mistake permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago This is like saying that I'm closer to being a New Yorker than a Californian, because I live in North Carolina. Sure, something is "closer", but it is completely distinct and has little to do with either. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago But that's only in RGBW, how about in CYMK? /s permalink fedilink source parent [+] Remavas@programming.dev 0 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) Yellow is far closer to red than blue... it has a wavelength of ~570 nm, while red is ~615 nm and blue ~470 nm. Edit, mistake permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago This is like saying that I'm closer to being a New Yorker than a Californian, because I live in North Carolina. Sure, something is "closer", but it is completely distinct and has little to do with either. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago But that's only in RGBW, how about in CYMK? /s permalink fedilink source parent [+] Remavas@programming.dev 0 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago This is like saying that I'm closer to being a New Yorker than a Californian, because I live in North Carolina. Sure, something is "closer", but it is completely distinct and has little to do with either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago But that's only in RGBW, how about in CYMK? /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] disposabletentacle@kbin.social 39 points 3 years ago (6 children) you have to specify what genders of nonbinary are/aren’t welcome "Genders of nonbinary" My friend, nonbinary is a gender. This is like asking what type of bird a chicken is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] raptir@lemdro.id 10 points 3 years ago (4 children) That's a bad analogy, because a chicken is a Galliform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] disposabletentacle@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) I knew it. I felt it the second I typed it that there was something wrong with the analogy and someone who knows birds more than me would come along and point it out. I posted the analogy anyway. That's on me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It was an excellent analogy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago TIL chickens can time travel. permalink fedilink source parent [–] conc@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Thank you for your service. Damn near fell out of my chair. permalink fedilink source parent [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Nonbinary is a category of genders much like intersex is a category of sexes. It contains everything from agender to bigender to demigenders and all sorts of others. Much like how intersex can mean anything from completely ambiguous reproductive structures to anomalies of the sex chromosomes to natural hormone imbalance starting at puberty as well as several other traits. Sometimes it’s relevant to narrow it down. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] raptir@lemdro.id 10 points 3 years ago (4 children) That's a bad analogy, because a chicken is a Galliform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] disposabletentacle@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) I knew it. I felt it the second I typed it that there was something wrong with the analogy and someone who knows birds more than me would come along and point it out. I posted the analogy anyway. That's on me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It was an excellent analogy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago TIL chickens can time travel. permalink fedilink source parent [–] conc@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Thank you for your service. Damn near fell out of my chair. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] disposabletentacle@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) I knew it. I felt it the second I typed it that there was something wrong with the analogy and someone who knows birds more than me would come along and point it out. I posted the analogy anyway. That's on me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It was an excellent analogy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It was an excellent analogy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago TIL chickens can time travel. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] conc@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Thank you for your service. Damn near fell out of my chair. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Nonbinary is a category of genders much like intersex is a category of sexes. It contains everything from agender to bigender to demigenders and all sorts of others. Much like how intersex can mean anything from completely ambiguous reproductive structures to anomalies of the sex chromosomes to natural hormone imbalance starting at puberty as well as several other traits. Sometimes it’s relevant to narrow it down. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 25 points 3 years ago (2 children) what genders of nonbinary are/aren’t welcome Like, intergender is fine, but genderless is not...? or the other way around? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] captainlezbian@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago If this group organized and got on the phone to coordinate the employers to show up, they have every right to make the job fair for whoever they like I would think. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] captainlezbian@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago If this group organized and got on the phone to coordinate the employers to show up, they have every right to make the job fair for whoever they like I would think. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago If this group organized and got on the phone to coordinate the employers to show up, they have every right to make the job fair for whoever they like I would think. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sky@codesink.io 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Right, like the ones with vaginas are cool and the ones with penises aren't? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheYear2525@lemmy.world 33 points 3 years ago This just sounds like sexes with extra steps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheYear2525@lemmy.world 33 points 3 years ago This just sounds like sexes with extra steps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Exactly like Java vs Python vs C++ permalink fedilink source parent