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by ckpwong 11y ago
I read all these books this year too, except for Models.
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by ckpwong 14y ago
If you think the ungodly hidden XML embedded in text copied from Word is its most hideous crime, try working with living, breathing 500-page "documents" (specifications, test plans, policies, manuals, procedures, what-have-you) which are si
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by ckpwong 14y ago
I beg to differ on your point of math being inherently non-social. In high school, I actively participated--and later led--my school's math league team. Every Friday, we were either home or away for a match with another school. My school
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by ckpwong 14y ago
I don't know about you, and your mathematics education background, but by the time I took my various math classes in university (I was in faculty of math), the higher level the classes, the less often I see numbers. People seem to associate
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by ckpwong 14y ago
I learned my multiplication table in Chinese (mother tongue), which was way easier when every line has the exact number of syllables (4), almost like a poem. I believe I was taught at school in grade 1 or 2 back then, but I (and most other
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by ckpwong 14y ago
The question is, do people at large even want to do casual programming? Stepping back, what does "casual programming" mean anyway? Automate certain repetitive tasks? Do some complicated calculation? Write a two-player tic-tac-toe? Make
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by ckpwong 14y ago
I'm equally annoyed by people (in a non-personal setting) who asks me my birthday (down to the year) and then asks my age. The person asking is almost always some sort of government/healthcare agent (because most other people are not legal
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by ckpwong 14y ago
Net worth of $1m is hardly "rich" in my definition, since it's not sufficient for most of first-world population to retire on. Heck, that 2500 sq ft down the road was listed for $700k and had multiple offers, and my neighbourhood isn't eve
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by ckpwong 14y ago
That's the line I heard from a previous PM I had too.
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by ckpwong 14y ago
As someone who became mother due to the lack of active prevention of pregnancy (call it a pleasant surprise), I am of course of a different opinion than yours. There is nothing stopping either Alice or Barbara from lying about their procrea
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by ckpwong 14y ago
What if Alice didn't know she was pregnant -- or wasn't even pregnant -- at the time of the interview? The process of hiring can drag on for weeks and months for many industries and companies. The employer made what you've described as a c
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by ckpwong 14y ago
Yes, it is the company's fault. The law regarding parental/maternity leave varies by jurisdiction, but raganwald is in Canada, and parental leave, complete with job protection, is a legal right. It's not madness nor parasitic -- it just s
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by ckpwong 14y ago
Happened (happening) to me -- I'm 7 months pregnant, out of work for months. I haven't looked for new employment because it didn't feel "right" to apply to a new job knowing I'll be on maternity leave for a full year. Legally I know I'm pro
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by ckpwong 14y ago
Congrats -- when I was 15, all I thought about was the opposite gender.
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by ckpwong 14y ago
Honestly, I'm OK with the first part of the comment. It's the latter part which irks (most) people. Had it been "Katie's got the low cut dress on today! Going out tonight?" then I think it's acceptable.
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by ckpwong 14y ago
When I was in my early 20's, I (the lone female developer) was once asked by my manager to put together a gift for the only other female team member, a tester, who had just given birth. I don't know why I was picked, because I was (1) very
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by ckpwong 14y ago
Thank you for pointing out the nuances of female tops commonly available today and how they look on different body shapes. With regard to button-up shirts, tailoring is a much bigger problem for women's shirt than men's shirt. Ready-made m
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by ckpwong 14y ago
This is almost along the lines of the "if you don't want to get raped, don't dress like a whore" argument. Low cut dress can be functional (as described by Katie). Or maybe she's out for a date after work (in which case there's feminism is
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by ckpwong 14y ago
Yes, your comment may get Sarah off the hook, but I'd probably feel even more offended by that comment than by the boss' request. If she has the courage to display any disdain over your overtly sexism comment though, perhaps the boss would
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by ckpwong 14y ago
The notetaking situation as you describe it (not necessarily the way Katie was treated) can probably be averted by politely declining, such as, "Can someone else take notes this time? I like to put more focus on this particular discussion.