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paulca:

--- Quote from: magic on June 17, 2020, 10:47:00 am ---I meant the contemporary software industry, not programming as such. And particularly places filled with youngsters. It's highly competitive and ambitious and I don't see that many women desiring to participate in that. On the other hand, I'm not sure if a calmer environment would produce equal pace of development.

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Not sure what your experience is of the software industry, but I have always found the environment quite calm. 

Women in STEM is a different topic though.  Our company if you limit it to developers only is probably around 15-20% women, in the wider company more like 40%.  It has been discussed before, but the recruitment processes are already heavily biased towards women.  For every 100 applications maybe 5 or 10 will be women, but out of every 100 hires, 10 or 15 will be women, which clearly shows a bias in their favour. 

It's not that the software industry is biased against women it's that women are biased against STEM subjects.  Working out why is beyond what I care to do day to day.

PlainName:

--- Quote ---It's Eurocentric, but so is using English
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Gets my vote. If Google can foist American culture on us in recaptchas, it's only fair they're forced to use weird protocol terms they don't understand (and would spell incorrectly anyway) :)

Kjelt:

--- Quote from: GeorgeOfTheJungle on June 17, 2020, 12:17:58 pm ---I'm completely against the antifas and the BLM movement, but in the USA you've got a problem with the police guys:

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The guy should not have resisted arrest let alone take a weapon of an officer , wtf was he thinking? It could and should have ended differently.

One of the problems IMO in the US is that many people carry or have access to firearms.
If you have experienced as an officer a situation like this one where some guy also resists arrest and even two officers with tasers can not get him to comply and it even gets worse where the guy shoots the officers you probably don't think twice before pulling the trigger next time. It is not that simple, each situation is unique and an officer has to train for those dituations but how can you really train someone for this ?
And then your boss will not have your back, fire you ? I think policeofficers in the US should go on strike for a week, see what happens  ;)

Kjelt:

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tom66:

--- Quote from: wraper on June 17, 2020, 12:23:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: GeorgeOfTheJungle on June 17, 2020, 12:17:58 pm ---I'm completely against the antifas and the BLM movement, but in the USA you've got a problem with the police guys:

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That stupid guy got what he deserved. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. If you want to live, you don't punch a police officer in the face, steal taser and then shoot with it at police officer.  :palm: BTW he was a felon on parole, not some innocent guy.

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Are we really saying a guy fleeing deserves to be shot?

The man clearly has a family, just turn up the day after and arrest him!  Put out a warrant for his arrest, chances are he will be in custody by the end of the week.  It is very hard to hide from authorities if you want to live any reasonable kind of life (job, house, etc.)

The only case I can see for when someone deserves to be shot while fleeing, is if they pose an imminent and immediate danger to the public (historic record of it, or possessing a dangerous weapon with intent to use it.)

A drink driver, as bad as they are ... is just that. Murder is not an appropriate punishment.

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