I would have to say that many of us do the invisiable ray thing but that it is 
without malice and that we don't know we do it. I know I do and I also know 
that I feel bad and try to correct it when I do. But many of us are just stupid 
about such things and geeks tend to be worse about it. So in short sorry but 
cut us poor inept males a bit of slack please?

On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 11:58:35AM -0700, Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Erik Steffl wrote:
> 
> > > It could be because a lot of women are brushed off, or feel that they are.
> > > I must confess that sometimes it seems like men have invisible rays with
> > > which they communicate, because women aren't a part of that hive mind, not
> >
> >   how the hell did you find out? it was supposed to be
> > never-to-be-revealed secret.
> 
> Like I said, I'm a female engineer. This means I have Awesome Secret Geek
> Tools at my disposal.
> 
> > > even women engineers with 25 years experience.
> >
> >     erik (notice no smiley)
> 
> No smiley here either.... I think those invisible rays are a part of why I
> never quite felt like I fit in on my last job -- and perhaps a factor in
> being laid off. At least, that's what I fear.
> 
> (Oh yeah, Linux geek-for-hire here...)
> 
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