Female or male? That is the question! - Page 10

ravenne · 03-29-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by netseeker

Even then we would have 58 men and 57 women at the moment...

nitpicker

ShortNCuddlyAm · 03-29-2009, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ravenne

Let´s say that all blue-fish-voters are female, we have 58 men and 58 women.

Quote:

Originally Posted by netseeker

Even then we would have 58 men and 57 women at the moment...

I make it 60 women and 58 men by that count

netseeker · 03-29-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I make it 60 women and 58 men by that count

Ladies, do you really need the help of "blue fishs"?

Tracey · 03-29-2009, 06:25 PM

Nearly bedtime here in the UK but i shall sleep easy knowing the girls are only 3 behind now! Just you boys wait until the US girls settle down for the evening and start to log their votes...

Sleep well wherever you are in the splendid mobileread world.

Lady Blue · 03-29-2009, 08:51 PM

It's dead even now at 59 each. We don't even need the help of the fish at the moment.

MickeyC · 03-29-2009, 09:20 PM

You mean 'was' dead even. We're up by one at the moment

montsnmags · 03-29-2009, 09:33 PM

Does anyone else wonder at this apparent competitiveness over the declaration of a skill that essentially involves the ability to be born?

"WOOHOO! I'VE GOT DANGLY BITS BETWEEN MY LEGS! IN YOUR FACE, GIRLIES!"

(Actually, no...no, not in your face at all. Perish the thought. Comment cheerfully retracted)

Cheers,
Marc ("blue one"?)

lilac_jive · 03-29-2009, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Does anyone else wonder at this apparent competitiveness over the declaration of a skill that essentially involves the ability to be born?

"WOOHOO! I'VE GOT DANGLY BITS BETWEEN MY LEGS! IN YOUR FACE, GIRLIES!"

(Actually, no...no, not in your face at all. Perish the thought. Comment cheerfully retracted)

Cheers,
Marc ("blue one"?)

Where's DG's stick when you need it?

Dylrob · 03-29-2009, 09:43 PM

...I forgot.

pagansoul · 03-30-2009, 08:00 AM

In the current life-time I am female.

Sparrow · 03-30-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Does anyone else wonder at this apparent competitiveness over the declaration of a skill that essentially involves the ability to be born?

Like all competitive events, it's inherent significance will be directly proportional to our margin of victory!

YGG- · 03-30-2009, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

Like all competitive events, it's inherent significance will be directly proportional to our margin of victory!

67/61 at this moment

[i'm a real open guy; some of my best friends are women

]

catsittingstill · 03-30-2009, 09:46 AM

I'm female. As you can tell from my short, delicate tusks :=) <- mimmoth smiley

I have read a few romances but don't usually seek them out. I like SF (except most military SF, because really one ravening space beam is very like another--the exceptions being the military SF with well drawn characters and a focus on human interactions like Bujold's work), Fantasy, and to a lesser extent Mystery. Recently started reading classics like _Pride and Prejudice_ and _On The Origin Of Species_. After all, they're free, and it turns out they're pretty good.

I don't multitask worth a damn, and hate being jerked out of whatever I'm concentrating on at the moment. I can deal with nested interrupts but only to about 3 layers; then I start forgetting what I was doing and getting cranky about it.

I have a good sense of how things fit together in three dimensional space (I end up repacking the car a lot) and I like working with my hands--err, trunk--except that idiot designers often make tools that regular people are just not strong enough to use (would it *kill* them to make the wrench to change the bit on a router twice as long? Sheesh!). I built a canoe a couple of summers ago.

Don't have a TV, and don't miss it. Learned to cook after I got married; turns out it's fairly simple chemistry--it's just the lab technique that's a bit tricky. But once you know what you're doing, you can improvise endlessly.

Hmm, maybe I should be doing this in the "introduce yourself" thread in the lounge. Oh, well. Too late.

I completely agree that gender doesn't have anything to do with competence. I do think that differences in socialization may give rise to differences in rate of technology adoption and differences in willingness both to seek out, and to speak out in, a public forum like this one. So I'm curious to see how this poll will come out--though I don't see any way the various possible causes of any male/female imbalance could be disentangled.

Daithi · 03-30-2009, 10:08 AM

I'm a dude, but had I read the posts first I would have sold my vote for the ham -- Damn!

mjh215 · 03-30-2009, 11:12 AM

I'm a disappointed guy, as apparently my fellow males (that are interested) seem to have overlooked the obvious... That is, that if there is a larger compliment of females it increases our odds...

-MJ (Hoping for a 3:1 or 4:1 victory for the ladies...

)

View Poll Results: Are you female or male?
female	80	42.55%
male	97	51.60%
both	2	1.06%
none	0	0%
Does the blue one next to the fish have a gender?	9	4.79%
Voters: 188. You may not vote on this poll

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03-29-2009, 06:25 PM	#139
Tracey Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 68 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wilburton, Ely Device: Sony PRS-505	Nearly bedtime here in the UK but i shall sleep easy knowing the girls are only 3 behind now! Just you boys wait until the US girls settle down for the evening and start to log their votes... Sleep well wherever you are in the splendid mobileread world.

03-29-2009, 08:51 PM	#140
Lady Blue the snarky blue one Posts: 6,001 Karma: 3877825 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: deep in the heart Device: PRS500, 505 & 600, PRST1 & T2, Kindle PW, Moto Razr, Galaxy Tab 2-10"	It's dead even now at 59 each. We don't even need the help of the fish at the moment.

03-29-2009, 09:20 PM	#141
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	You mean 'was' dead even. We're up by one at the moment

03-29-2009, 09:33 PM	#142
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Does anyone else wonder at this apparent competitiveness over the declaration of a skill that essentially involves the ability to be born? "WOOHOO! I'VE GOT DANGLY BITS BETWEEN MY LEGS! IN YOUR FACE, GIRLIES!" (Actually, no...no, not in your face at all. Perish the thought. Comment cheerfully retracted) Cheers, Marc ("blue one"?)

03-29-2009, 09:43 PM	#144
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,234 Karma: 48000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	...I forgot.

03-30-2009, 08:00 AM	#145
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	In the current life-time I am female.

03-30-2009, 09:46 AM	#148
catsittingstill Guru Posts: 643 Karma: 551634 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle 1.0.8, iPod Touch, Kindle Keyboard	I'm female. As you can tell from my short, delicate tusks :=) <- mimmoth smiley I have read a few romances but don't usually seek them out. I like SF (except most military SF, because really one ravening space beam is very like another--the exceptions being the military SF with well drawn characters and a focus on human interactions like Bujold's work), Fantasy, and to a lesser extent Mystery. Recently started reading classics like _Pride and Prejudice_ and _On The Origin Of Species_. After all, they're free, and it turns out they're pretty good. I don't multitask worth a damn, and hate being jerked out of whatever I'm concentrating on at the moment. I can deal with nested interrupts but only to about 3 layers; then I start forgetting what I was doing and getting cranky about it. I have a good sense of how things fit together in three dimensional space (I end up repacking the car a lot) and I like working with my hands--err, trunk--except that idiot designers often make tools that regular people are just not strong enough to use (would it kill them to make the wrench to change the bit on a router twice as long? Sheesh!). I built a canoe a couple of summers ago. Don't have a TV, and don't miss it. Learned to cook after I got married; turns out it's fairly simple chemistry--it's just the lab technique that's a bit tricky. But once you know what you're doing, you can improvise endlessly. Hmm, maybe I should be doing this in the "introduce yourself" thread in the lounge. Oh, well. Too late. I completely agree that gender doesn't have anything to do with competence. I do think that differences in socialization may give rise to differences in rate of technology adoption and differences in willingness both to seek out, and to speak out in, a public forum like this one. So I'm curious to see how this poll will come out--though I don't see any way the various possible causes of any male/female imbalance could be disentangled.

03-30-2009, 10:08 AM	#149
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I'm a dude, but had I read the posts first I would have sold my vote for the ham -- Damn!

03-30-2009, 11:12 AM	#150
mjh215 Guru Posts: 988 Karma: 12653 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: None of your business	I'm a disappointed guy, as apparently my fellow males (that are interested) seem to have overlooked the obvious... That is, that if there is a larger compliment of females it increases our odds... -MJ (Hoping for a 3:1 or 4:1 victory for the ladies... )