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Feeling Upset? Look At Some Meat 155

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 11, 2010 @10:46AM from the the-calming-power-of-beef dept.

Meshach writes "A study out of Canada claims that seeing meat actually calms a person down. From the article: 'Contrary to expectations, a McGill University researcher has discovered that seeing meat makes people significantly less aggressive. Frank Kachanoff, who studies evolution at the university’s department of psychology, had initially thought the presence of meat would provoke bloodlust, believing the response would have helped our primate ancestors hunt. But in fact, his research showed the reverse is true.'" I can see all the "Make Steak, Not War!" protest signs already.

Geomagnetic Storm In Progress 110

Posted by Soulskill on Monday April 05, 2010 @03:13PM from the sky-is-falling dept.

shogun writes "The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports a strong geomagnetic storm is in progress. The shuttle, ISS and GPS systems may be affected." They think this storm was caused by a weak solar flare on April 3rd. As you may expect, this has caused some unusually impressive northern lights since it started. What you may not expect is a photograph from Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi aboard the International Space Station showing the aurora from orbit. He apparently tweets a lot of pictures from space. He and his crewmates have taken over 100,000 pictures since coming aboard the ISS.

iPad Review 750

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday April 05, 2010 @12:42PM from the can-i-expense-this-thing dept.

This weekend saw the delivery of iPads into hundreds of thousands of filthy hands. I managed to get my hands on a 32GB unit and put it through its paces for a battery charge and a half, and wanted to take a few minutes to share some notes with you. But if you don't care to read the whole review, let me give you a hint: I am typing this review on my laptop.

Comment Re:There aren't enough women in CS (Score 1) 1174

by jrjud on Thursday August 12, 2004 @01:23PM (#9949924) Attached to: Attracting Women Into Computer Science

I agree. The general image of a computer programmer is that of a super nerd, and most women are constantly socialized not to be that.

There are some women (like myself) who rebel and could care less about being called a nerd. ..but alas we aren't very common.

I have worked as a computer programmer for several years, and in my opinion it is an isolating field for women. I hardly ever work with other women. ..and when I have tried to forge positive work relationships with other men, they occasionally seem to think my intensions are sexual. I feel I have to keep a "more professional" relationship with them, and this puts a distance between myself and my coworkers.

This means that I have no one to confide in, and I have no one to share my personal programming projects with. I just don't feel comfortable talking to them about some neat thing I coded because I'm afraid they may think I'm coming on to them. Crazy but true.

This is just my personal experience. If I ever feel insecure, it's because I don't have that social network that the guys have. The guys in the office can carry on conversations like normal people.

Luckily, I can remain anonymous on the internet and talk code all that I want. I don't really need the socialization in the office. Many women may want that.

Frankly, I have progressed well in my career and can't find much to complain about. Computer programming is the most creative thing that I can do in a corporate setting. Maybe in time other women will come to the same conclusion.

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