The Reason This is a Thread At All (Score 1)

I dont think this would be an issue if not for the fact that many men (of the heterosexual persuasion at least) in computer science are not happy that there are very few women around them. Unhappy employees is bad for business. Though the article is by one "Marci Mcdonald", its audience is a bunch of news for nerds types who know what a HOWTO is, though they dont know how to. In the long run, I hope the culture of computer science will change, and help men become more sociable rather than retreat into themselves. Less HOWTOs and IRC and more hangin' out, keepin' in real yo. Perhaps this should be a topic for discussion in the future, and possibly even a HOWTO (HOWTO not need HOWTOs anymore...)