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Old 02-03-2015, 05:18 PM
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Default Re: Springtime for Geek Girls?

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Oh he also happens to be the CEO of Microsoft speaking at a Women in tech conference.
Isn't that where Ensign Steve is? The Women in Tech conference, not MS.
Indeed I am!

The first day they said we should come early on the second day for a "surprise speaker" and I guessed it was Megan Smith and I was totally right cuz I'm fucking smart as hell. I had skipped breakfast and coffee to get there on time, so after she spoke I checked the program to see if the scheduled speaker was someone I could take a pass on and go take care of my empty tummy and impending caffeine withdrawal. I saw it was some dude from Microsoft and I was like peace out. OMG MISANDRY!

I went and got a bagel with pumpkin shmear and it was divine.

Later in the morning I was reading the live twitter streams of my colleagues at the conference, and yeah, nobody was impressed with MS dude. I was very happy with my pumpkiny choice. Also Megan Smith is a fucking rock star.
MOTHER FUCKER! You know who else was there and I totally missed her? Gillian Jacobs.

'Community' star's documentary spotlights female tech pioneer

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Gillian Jacobs might be best known for her inspiring laughs on NBC's Community, but for the past few months the actress has been zig-zagging across the west coast to find out more about female computer science pioneer Grace Hopper for a new documentary.

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She used her off days to conduct interviews in the Bay Area and once flew to Phoenix to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration for young women interested in computer sciences.
:doh: Starfucker fail! (I was too busy creaming myself over Megan Smith, apparently.)
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