clarebear

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by clarebear 9y ago
What is the chance that would happen? ;-)
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by clarebear 9y ago
The differences in callback rates were not statistically different between the women and the lower class men. The only statistically significant different was higher class men and everyone else.
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by clarebear 9y ago
Just so you know, sometimes when women leave for "family reasons", it is because they are sick of putting up with the bullshit of discrimination while trying to balance a career with raising a family. This problem is more of a sel
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by clarebear 10y ago
I have no personal knowledge of Dan Grossman, but in my experience, techie guys might over report indications of sexual activity and prowess on the internet ;-)
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by clarebear 11y ago
It is related for two reasons: 1) Doing work that is not work is a sneaky way to edge out loved ones outside of work because time is finite and 2) Many people have now commented that something about work-life balance is what they expected f
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by clarebear 11y ago
I originally thought this post was going to be about coming home to loved ones after YC and gaining some perspective on work as only part of the game of life, and how even winning can leave you lonely. But maybe that is implied by telling p
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by clarebear 11y ago
The author is just asking his friends to do what he is doing to provide the social context he is lacking. He is right that naming it attractively is motivating. But an attractive name is usually not enough to an engineer to make up for not
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by clarebear 11y ago
I would guess that if Elon Musk is your brother, you probably get used to that shadow.
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by clarebear 12y ago
I agree that (early) science is friendlier to women than (early) engineering. Another factor might be that, if all else is equal, pick the major that already has some women, so you have some peers.
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by clarebear 12y ago
I find it more useful to see "mean" as a power dynamic than an emotion or character trait. If someone asks you to do something and you have a choice, it is not likely to seem mean. If someone asks you to do the same thing and you
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by clarebear 12y ago
You have correctly identified tradeoffs. All of life has them, but having a family brings many of them into focus. Each person has to decide what works for them and their family. I'm glad that people are starting to talk about this pla
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by clarebear 12y ago
"There is a bit of a contradiction, Hunnicutt admits, between the dream of leisure and preparing students for new business opportunities, but he believes that an experience industry might encourage a new paradigm. If better and better
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by clarebear 12y ago
My retired father-in-law who lives in a suburb of Detroit got a car that was not manufactured by the by the Big Three a couple years ago. He felt so much social pressure that he quickly returned it and got one that was. He told me that some
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by clarebear 12y ago
I'd like to believe this, but I don't see the corresponding changes in societal structure. If we really are post-scarcity, it would be nice if some sort of average person could have a family if they choose, or at least have access
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by clarebear 12y ago
I agree with the "who picks on you seems to have to do with what vibe you give off" sentiment. Perhaps I over interpreted from Nikki's description, but I have seen and experienced smart, young(ish), accomplished women sometim
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by clarebear 12y ago
I cringed at the description of "a lady who took an obvious immediate disliking to me" in the visa office. It made me sad to recall times that a woman has controlled my destiny and denied me for whatever reason when the men would
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by clarebear 13y ago
Actually, experienced mid-wives are very good at recognizing problems before they become serious problems. At some point, I was running out of energy and starting to struggle. They have monitoring equipment for the baby, and checked on her
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by clarebear 13y ago
My 3 year old girl has a lot of boy friends because she wears her brother's old McQueen shirts. But then she wants princess Sophia shwag because she gets encouraged to. I would rather she aspire to be both mechanically inclined and pre
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by clarebear 13y ago
Walkable neighborhoods are like environmentally friendly homes... people won't usually pay as much more than what they cost as they will for McMansions, so builder's don't want to build them. I live on a cul de sac and my kid
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by clarebear 13y ago
Next time, try a midwife if you and your wife are comfortable with home birth. In the Denver area it runs about $3k for parental care, the birth, and post birth check ups. Also, you don't have to deal with hospitals. I had one of my ki
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by clarebear 13y ago
When we stayed in a hotel and my preschool kids were subjected to cable, they were confused and angry. Why couldn't they choose the program they wanted? And on e they found a program that was acceptable, why did it keep stopping? They
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by clarebear 13y ago
Do you mean Exec? http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/31/exec-the-mobile-app-for-err...
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by clarebear 13y ago
Try Unitarian Universalism. They accept atheists, Wicca, Christians, etc. and do not try to convert theist beliefs. They are much more about living softly and helping others.
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by clarebear 13y ago
People successful in a particular domain do tend to have a new found say in politics. Like Ronald Reagan.
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by clarebear 13y ago
The interesting insight here for me is that my tendency to under predict task times is ego driven. I always thought it was optimism ;-)
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by clarebear 13y ago
Why would you be filling out a PhD application if you already had an offer letter from Google or YCombinator?
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by clarebear 13y ago
Some people love to hate Walmart (and poor labor practices give good reason). However, providing a space to sleep and not get arrested is an example of something that is probably good for the nation's poor (as well as RV enthusiasts).
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by clarebear 13y ago
What is the most glamourous aspect of being "poor"? Well, by necessity, they (we) are creative. The 1950s, 1960s and 1970s now appear anomalous in their move toward a more equitable distribution of wealth; such that people in the
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by clarebear 13y ago
Do most people really need encouragement to be more self-centered and manipulative?
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by clarebear 14y ago
People have been telling me this when I express an interest in the interwebs, but as someone who only has a loose understanding of what a small project is, how can I pick such a thing?

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