I only realized we were possibly too white and privileged to get the apartment towards the end of the hour-long showing with a particularly inquisitive potential landlord. At the time it didn't seem odd that she'd be curious where we grew up, but maybe I should have been more alarmed when she asked what our parents did and where my parents were ( Read more... )

I just read a New York Times article on the scarcity of girls in computer science. The article didn't contain any substantially new information for me, but it somehow led me to question the assumptions I've always held about this issue. As people continue to theorize why computer science doesn't seem to appeal as much to females, for me the ( Read more... )