There was a poll not long ago. The results were a bit of a sausagefest, from memory.
I think deannacx is a chick. She messaged me randomly today asking me about the origin of my user name...
Dangwang and me are girls.
Girls are more interested in marriage, babies and friends than in gadgets.
Really ?
Men like beer, football, computer games and sex.
Here is a cliché
I don't really like beer. More scotch. I love scotch.
And bacon.
And back on topic, I think it's sad and desperate when someone in a forum states that she's a lady, and 90% of the forum starts hitting on them and/or set them as forum friends, instead of just treating her like any other member of the forum.
The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a women ~ Chanakya.
voixdellon - (if i spelt her name correctly) is a chicAnd that is why they don't announce their sex.
and deannacx if thats you in the pic ur cute :P
yeah most women would keep quiet about their sexuality on these forums
... treat me the same as the others. It's sort of just expected that you should anyways. ...
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least 12 women who are or were members at GH. I can also say that, easily, about 8-10 of them knew more about keyboards and had better input than about 99.9% of the swinging ****s that hang around here.
go gay Forget The Women!
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no ****.
this is a keyboard/tech forum. if someone is here, it's because they're primarily interested in the tech, not the social aspects of the forum. there are far better social outlets if they're interested in being harassed and oggled at by creepy guys. for most, Facebook fills that need quite nicely.
on a social forum, that's a totally different situation.
Lol, jil_jil32. Nice re-purposing of ggFTW.
To me, gender, race, sexuality, religion, nationality, political affiliation, etc is all irrelevant. If you treat me right, I do the same. It's not complex.
Yeah same, my favorite personal phrase:
"I discriminate equally"
I'm a fairly racist person, but only in appropriate situations
no ****.
this is a keyboard/tech forum. if someone is here, it's because they're primarily interested in the tech, not the social aspects of the forum. there are far better social outlets if they're interested in being harassed and oggled at by creepy guys. for most, Facebook fills that need quite nicely.
on a social forum, that's a totally different situation.
Black people don't hold doors.the hell does that have to do with females on this forum?
I don't see the issue. This is why we have different subforums. If you want to talk about keyboards, go to the keyboards subforum. If you're interested in being social, go to the other ones. So far as I can see, your gender doesn't effect your appreciation of keyboards, so lets not make it an issue?
Speaking of which, I only just noticed that this thread was in the keyboard subforum. Mods should probably move it?
whats wrong with babies...
hmmm lol you guys are making a big issue out of this for no reason.
the hell does that have to do with females on this forum?
However grammar nazi-ism is alive and well. It's affect, not effect.I knew that... So why did I type something else? Hell if I know.
This is one weird thread, and sounds pretty much like a chat room at this point. Are there still chat rooms, or did they fade away with the 90's?
Gender shouldn't be an issue on male-dominated Internet forums, but it is. If I was female I would probably keep it to myself. I'm glad there are at least some women who are willing to deal with the crap and maintain an open presence here.
It's better here than on teamiquid.net, at least.
It's a keyboard forum - it can't be THAT bad.. right? But, then again, I'm an engineer and I've learned that working with 90% men is not bad as long as I work very hard and never ask questions.
In gaming, though, I definitely do not immediately disclose my gender, and I play as a male character on an MMO. With the headsets, it takes harassment to another level. Even with all men, people hiding behind a computer are generally terrible towards each other..
However grammar nazi-ism is alive and well. It's affect, not effect.
It's also "...however, grammar..." I won't shake you for not capitalizing Nazi, though hehe
Yup. On TL.net threads that have anything to do with women get flooded with fap comments. At least the mods there are aggressive with the banhammer.
These sentences are missing periods and a comma. :P
You tell me. What I've observed is that any time the question of women on geekhack comes up, ripster immediately posts five or ten pictures of borderline porn, and one or two others make kitchen jokes.
voixdellon - (if i spelt her name correctly) is a chic
and deannacx if thats you in the pic ur cute :P
yeah most women would keep quiet about their sexuality on these forums
Girl here. Just lurkin' around.
if I were female (I am not) I do not think that I would want to admit that simple fact in a forum, like this, of pathetic drooling dweebs who would immediately put up photos and comments demonstrating their woeful pathetic-ness.
Get Lives.
Even though your fingers are on your keyboard more than any other object on any given day.
Top bottom or versatile?
i bought my filco from a member here who was female, so yes there are females on GH.
Yep I'm the female who sold you the keyboard.
When I joined this forum I was surprised at how male dominated it was. Was funny to be called dude or buddy all the time. I'm actually a G-ma keyboard lover.
Just wondering if geekhack have any girl member.
Yep I'm the female who sold you the keyboard.
When I joined this forum I was surprised at how male dominated it was. Was funny to be called dude or buddy all the time. I'm actually a G-ma keyboard lover.
G-ma? Grandma? Interesting. I'm also surprised at how male dominated it is.. they're keyboards, with pretty keycaps. And backlighting. Purple backlighting.
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WUT IS THAT?! :D
KBT Pure, a brother to the KBC Poker.
KBT Pure, a brother to the KBC Poker.
This thread sucks.
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OP is most disappoint.
Free bump.
And a hop.
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I took a picture of myself seminude once in the mirror.
I decided to not post it here.
Geekhack Girls however can PM me theirs.
Keyboard on head is my fav pose.
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Oooh I've seen this. It is very purdy indeed. Brb gotta change pants.
But I do hope girls won't feel overly uncomfortable hanging around in this male dominated forum.
Forums are inherently social. I'm not afraid of "coming out" as female on a forum like this because it helps dispel stereotypes (e.g., that women only care about babies). I'm female and I hate babies, weddings, and holding doors open for people.
Fohat.digs: Not quite true in the bear hunting thing... My girlfriend's sister has been bear hunting. I, to say the least, am very very envious. :tongue:
Nothing unmanly about having soft spot for babies. Even manly man have soft spots, especially for our offsprings, our other half, and our 4 legged family.
Oh, and as a guy, I love babies. I absolutely melt around newborns.
Depends on how you define social, I suppose. I don't come here for the company, I come here to learn and hopefully to help as well. That said, there are a few forum members who I'd enjoy drinking a beer with, and others who I'd rather not see at all and would probably rather not see me.
Oh, and I'm a guy but I love babies. I absolutely melt around newborns. And I really don't care that it makes me look like a wimp in front of other guys.
Fixed that for you. :) Babies are awesome!
Cute rat in your user pic! Is that a pet? I had a few pet rats when I was younger. I wish they lived longer, since they are such great little animals. :frown: Now I have a ferret.
I think there are varying degrees of social, both online and offline. For example, offline, I prefer activity-based social interactions, like sports, over something like a book club situation. Basically, I would rather throw a baseball at a stranger standing 60' away from me than sit close to a stranger and share my thoughts with them. Plus, in the baseball situation, at least when we're done playing baseball, we can discuss baseball. This forum is similar, in that despite gender / personality / whatever differences, eventually we are all still discussing keyboards. So yeah, gender / race / sexuality doesn't matter on a forum like this, but in my experience, as a female, its nice to see a few other females sharing my interests, since I guess I'm kind of an insecure person who likes keyboards, and also throwing things at people. :caked:
Except the part where they LIVE INSIDE YOU and then come shooting out of an orifice after 9 months. :puke: That is the part that freaks me out. I admire and respect any geekhacker who has actually had a baby.
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is this one vertically challenged? or is it the angle?
I'm a female, but I can tell you that I can rival a man's brain any day haha... I will look at tits and ass like the next guy, I work as a coder with a bunch of dudes, I play RTS games, and I love beer. Just don't ask me to make a sandwich because I'll tell you to shove it up your *ss. :)
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furry_angina:
Will you be my Valentine?
Wait, did you say you have a ****?
how cute, a unix meme... lol and no, I'm from Cali -- I just have a **** and fart jokes kind of humor.
I wouldn't consider you a proper woman anyway. In my culture, woman just don't talk back like that.
Nah, it's just Financial War. CPAs tend to be neanderthals.
I don't really like team sports, though I like running and hand-to-hand combat. Tell me, really just curious as I have two daughters, is it considered "tom boy" that you like baseball?
That is nothing, it is only popular media that make a big deal out of it. I was present at both my daughters births, in fact there was no doctor present and the midwife let me do most of the work. It was a bit painful for my wife but completely bearable with no painkillers either time. Seriously, don't let overreacting attention-grabbers and popular media ruin the great experience of pregnancy and childbirth for you. Do you know that high that you feel when you are done with a sport? Did the sport hurt, take effort? _That_ is childbirth. Have a blast!
oh, i know.
the difference is i can't give them away back to their parents when they become annoying.
children have never, and as far as i can see it, will never be a part of my future. i just got in an argument with my mother about it too since she wants grandchildren and i told her no way in hell.
i DID say i would adopt IF it came down to having kids.
Your wife gave birth without painkillers??? :eek: She is strong.
Still don't know the difference between CFA and CPA?
is this one vertically challenged? or is it the angle?
I'm so tough on keyboards.. I'd never be able to use Reds. I'm thinking about clears, though. And BS keyboards are fabulous, but a bit tiring. We used to use them at my high school.
Tiring? What are you - a spider?
Well, now, that is a great technique for encouraging more and better contributions from the female 51% of the people in the world.
All the girls on GH are probably fat or ugly, or both. Do_Not_Want*9999
the truth sucks
All the girls on GH are probably fat or ugly, or both. Do_Not_Want*9999
the truth sucks
Your profile says you're 47. Time to stop being an ass.
But,, my statement still stands,, If you can digg out ONE single Good looking girl Geekhacker SANS photoshop+overexposure,, I'm willing to take it back...
honestly, failures like this don't even deserve a reply. they're destined to die alone and lonely, they're not competition (or weren't when i was single), so why bother caring?! it's clear they spite the world and the opposite sex simply because they have no pride or confidence in themselves. let him wallow in his bowl full of self-pity.
And people wonder why women and girls don't get into tech as much as men.
you're really coming off as an ass lately.
chill out dude.
we don't really care at what speed you can come off as an ass.
we just want you to stop being one. your comment was not needed at all. you're not defending anything, just making stupid silly assumptions of people you have no idea of what they look like.
All the girls on GH are probably fat or ugly, or both. Do_Not_Want*9999
demik I made ONE assumption in this thread,, there are no "truely" good looking female geekhackers... Prove me wrong..
I did not pick a fight,, hashbaz, harisson, and alaricljs did.
there are no "truely" good looking female geekhackers... Prove me wrong..
Or they're like me, Actually a guy.
Guys, srsly. I'm not a girl.
demik I made ONE assumption in this thread,, there are no "truely" good looking female geekhackers... Prove me wrong..
I did not pick a fight,, hashbaz, harisson, and alaricljs did.
First off, there are (at least there have been, possibly left in disgust by now) good looking female members of GH. The last thing I would ever do is out any of them to you. Apparently you are one of the men that get us all labelled 'pig'
Yeah, right.
Subtle tentative to get GH girls' pictures.
[1] I prefer "male orientated" to "male dominated", as the latter suggests "No Women Allowed" while the former takes us back to the old nature vs nurture argument. I mean, there's nothing stopping girls from teaching themselves to program and posting freeware/shareware/FOSS software on the Internet just like boys do (and even men don't necessarily post software under their real name, but I prefer it when they do, as it's part of the process of forming a trustworthy image that tells me that the program isn't designed to own my PC), but it rarely happens.
It's all too depressing ... Spock had it right.
I don't want to come off as preachy here, so I'll leave this:
You might want to look into the concepts of patriarchy, male privilege and the difference between sex and gender, before you claim that nothing is stopping girls and women from doing what men do. It's an extremely nuanced issue especially when compared with mainstream portrayals of gender equality, equal rights, and feminism.
You're on the right track though buddy :thumb:
Right, OK, girl haz computar. Girl haz Net connection. Girl want computar to do something it doesn't do. Assuming a modicum of intellect, it should be possible to figure out some steps here, especially with Macs (AppleScript's entry path is far easier than the crawling horror that is WHS). Even my sister was staggered at how it was beyond the comprehension of some people that computers can be made to do the things they're not doing now, e.g. turning on the taskbar clock when it's been switched off by someone.
The problem I have isn't understanding the female mind, it's understanding the ease of this process for younger generations, simply due to the fact that a brand new Dell notebook doesn't come with an inch thick spiral bound manual that covers everything from connecting your new 8-bit machine to a cassette player and television, through to the ISA and the circuit diagrams of all the ports on the machine (serial, parallel, floppy, daisy chain fast expansion, analogue, digital, TV, composite, RGB, etc). That ineffable level of awesome will never be seen on this planet again.
The barrier of entry on a Windows PC for getting to grips with computing is a rather bad, for people of any gender or sexual persuasion. I guess I had it easy, because my floppy controller kit detailed how floppy disc storage worked, back when state of the art systems were still simple enough for noobs to pick up with ease; I no longer have that manual, so I can't say off-hand whether that one included the catalogue sector breakdown as well ... not sure it did.
If you do want an inspiring tech woman, bring up Jeri Ellsworth's Stanford talk. She is exactly what I would wish would occur in the minds of more boys and girls.
Yeah... so... that is all totally valid but none of that has anything to do with why more females, as a population, do not 'get into' computers.
on what basis are you founding this 'guilty until proven innocent' theory of unattractive female geekhack members? you can't prove it any more than my 'assumptions' about you can be disproved.
All this concern over looks is pretty bizarre online.
Why are you so obsessed with women's appearance on a medium where nobody sees anybody?
It would be more important to hear their opinions about keyboards.
So, OK, I am a middle-aged white guy with a wife and kids living in suburbia, so trolling for a new girlfriend is not why I am here at all. Maybe you young guys think that I am a burned-out has-been, and maybe I am, but one thing you do learn is that the best way to attract women is to respect them.
My guess is that most of the good and bad genetic traits of the human race are distributed, not necessarily evenly, but at least dispersed, across all the lines of race, gender, etc. I accept that the genetic imperative of males is the need to mate with females, and the genetic imperative of females is to bear and nurture their offspring, and that, in general, those intrinsic forces cannot be reasoned or conditioned away.
Social pressures are what really mold us beyond that. I believe that the differences between cultures and societies are huge, and that intolerance makes perpetual conflict inevitable.
Beyond that, I don't see any of these guys posting photos of themselves. What happened to "I'll show you mine, if you show me yours."
My guess is that the guys on this forum are not any "better-looking" than the girls.
Makeup,, Most women probably won't admit it,, but I think all the husbands here know JUST what it takes to "GET That evening look"
It's fake and it's a complete waste of time. Fortunately not all girls are successfully indoctrinated in this absurdity. The successfully indoctrinated are probably sheep anyway – same goes for men, nothing more ridiculous than every young man with the same identical hairstyle that's in fashion. I have no interest in clones and sheep. We can build robots to fulfil that role. Hell, the robots would be more engaging.
Basically yes. If I wanted a society of sheep I'd found an android factory.
Actually we had some good times before I took the oath of the brotherhood.
Ah, Female Geekhackers back in the day. Good times. They were witty. They could write. They sent me porn before I took my vows....
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I like my women like I like my keyboards, mostly plastic and easy to finger.
im just dying to see what type of women this casanova pulls.
paying for sex doesn't count either.
how old are you anyway? that might speak volumes of what you're saying.
so you pray on drunk women willing to have sex with anything?
for some reason, i am not surprised.
just how for rapists a chloroform rag just "happens" to go over a woman's nose and mouth.
i got you.
fyi "your eyes are too intimidating" = "you look like you can't take no for an answer"
so you pray on drunk women willing to have sex with anything?How the hell else am I gonna get any?
How the hell else am I gonna get any?
Sometimes I wonder if it'd be easier to turn gay and crossdress... panties are pretty comfy after all
From what i've heard,, gays have the best sex,, both functionally best sex,, AND,, quantity best sexI can imagine that... the prostate is there for a reason
I... Doc Maartens.
quite plain, nothing to write home about. chubby arms, untoned body,
I'm not saying she's ugly,, but still "do-not-want",, bad waist hip ratio..
And why is it always the ugly guys that talk like this?
Ignore him. His username should tell you all you need to know about his maturity level.
As lovely as Ripster's most recent picture was, I can't help but wonder what the rest of her keyboard collection looks like, and if she's a witty, sparkling conversationalist. Oh well, not ever going to find anything else out anyway.
MY theory, is that women are pissed off and angry,, because they have to maintain ridiculous appearances that hinder basic functioning as a human being..
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See my Paul Rand post here, at the bottom. Alas, longer available unless you can snag an IBM employee. On the day I posted that at Reddit it set a Geekhack Viewing record. These days the traffic seems less.
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Mr Matt. Obviously :)
Yuck, girls!
I don't want to come off as preachy here, so I'll leave this:
You might want to look into the concepts of patriarchy, male privilege and the difference between sex and gender, before you claim that nothing is stopping girls and women from doing what men do. It's an extremely nuanced issue especially when compared with mainstream portrayals of gender equality, equal rights, and feminism.
You're on the right track though buddy :thumb:
That reminded me of this article (http://restructure.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/if-you-were-hacking-since-age-8-it-means-you-were-privileged/) about privilege and computing. Kind of an interesting read.Badass, thanks for the read.
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That made no sense... >.>
I think the difference was that I really was quite happy to sit alone in my bedroom with the machine for hours, obsessing over hardware and software details. From what I understand, girls aren't as predisposed towards this process, being one with a machine at the cost of socialising and friendship. But then, I never did figure out what friendship was anyway … machines are my friends.
But,, my statement still stands,, If you can digg out ONE single Good looking girl Geekhacker SANS photoshop+overexposure,, I'm willing to take it back...
quite plain, nothing to write home about. chubby arms, untoned body,
I'm not saying she's ugly,, but still "do-not-want",, bad waist hip ratio..
I saw a cam girl using a mechanical once, does that count?
it could explain the lack of females in the engineering and programming fields. (But there is a really fascinating talk given here (http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.htm l) concerning the two halves which may key into the nurturing nature of women too...[video]http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2008/Blank/JillBolteTaylor_2008-320k.mp4[/video]
my fiance' is a 10+ year engineer, this field is so sparse with women that when she goes into a meeting with other engineers and she see's a woman at the table she doesn't know, she'll just assume it's a secretary taking notes.As long as doesn't get offended when others assume the same about her...
my fiance' is a 10+ year engineer, this field is so sparse with women that when she goes into a meeting with other engineers and she see's a woman at the table she doesn't know, she'll just assume it's a secretary taking notes.
As long as doesn't get offended when others assume the same about her...well it's expected to happen
There are only two female engineers on my team, but they are two of our best. Gender doesn't limit or enhance ability, but it does, for whatever reason, predict interest.
I like the grandfathered in Offtopic threads the best.
Sex. Politics. Religion. The spice of life.
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For some reason i prefer that my women are into g-strings and high-heels instead of Keyboards..
Just call me weird..
so you like one dimensional women?
sounds boring
I prefer my porn at LEAST in two dimensions.
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