Do you think computers help change this? I doubt that. Back pains, obesty, blood pressure, stress..is so commmon these days.
And yes, divorce rates have gone up too in IT industry. JD On 12/12/10, Kevin Wright <kev.lee.wri...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 12 December 2010 09:56, Russel Winder <rus...@russel.org.uk> wrote: > >> On Sun, 2010-12-12 at 19:44 +1100, Miroslav Pokorny wrote: >> > On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Matthew Farwell >> > <matt...@farwell.co.uk> wrote: >> > Because the inventor didn't have a beard. >> > >> > >> > >> http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/tamir/archive/2008/04/28/computer-languages-and-facial-hair-take-two.aspx >> > >> > >> > Matthew. >> > >> > >> > >> > No wonder its tough for women to get into computer languages :) Cobol >> > lasted quite a while yet i dont recall Grace Hopper having a beard. >> >> Sex (or gender if that is the noun you prefer) is not a determinant >> here, it is down to whether you stick with your sex (gender) stereotype. >> Women cannot grow beards so having a beard cannot be a factor for them. >> Men can grow beards, some do, some shave. Shaving beards off is trying >> to look more like a woman. Failure is therefore determined by being a >> man trying to look like a woman. >> >> Of course heart attacks are caused by televisions -- this is provable >> statistically. >> >> > People who didn't watch televisions would otherwise get up off the couch and > find something less sedentary to do. The TV leads to inactivity, which > leads to health problems - including heart attacks. > > I believe the statistics on this one... > > > -- > Kevin Wright > > mail / gtalk / msn : kev.lee.wri...@gmail.com > pulse / skype: kev.lee.wright > twitter: @thecoda > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
