Women of Computing
Fred Cisin
cisin at xenosoft.com
Sat Dec 4 13:22:26 CST 2021
>>> I really want to see this set produced, especially for the âAda Lovelaceâ
>>> and âAdmiral Hopperâ portions of the set.
>> https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/a4ae09b6-0d4c-4307-9da8-3ee9f3d368d6/post/f39b7001-bf76-46ba-9d61-cb586f1c7a7d
>>> https://ideas.lego.com/projects/3bf5b46c-6c87-4a2d-a2e1-d31ed0e2739e
>>> Great.....not.
>>> Why do we need woke Lego?
>> OK, Boomer.
On Sat, 4 Dec 2021, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
> The correct answer is women and men in computing within some sort of
> historical context so that it does not seem like the fact that a person
> happens to be a woman that they're being featured rather than due to their
> actual accomplishments.
The title sounds like a Playboy spread.
Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler versions of it would certainy sell better.
Especially if life sized. 'course, there's already Lego computer porn.
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/efdc9919-0435-4a50-ab6d-a74f7aa7113d
https://archive.curbed.com/2017/7/27/16053224/chris-mcveigh-lego-building-guide-desktop-computer
But, could it compete with a Monroe-Bot?
(Futurama, "I dated a robot" Season 3, episode 47)
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