On 12 December 2010 11:13, jitesh dundas <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you think computers help change this? >
The wii is a computer... and more mobile devices can only result in people becoming less chair-bound. Given the potential saving in healthcare, I feel that there's a very strong justification here for government sponsorship of Android tablets :) > I doubt that. Back pains, obesty, blood pressure, stress..is so > commmon these days. > > And yes, divorce rates have gone up too in IT industry. > > > JD > > On 12/12/10, Kevin Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 12 December 2010 09:56, Russel Winder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On Sun, 2010-12-12 at 19:44 +1100, Miroslav Pokorny wrote: > >> > On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Matthew Farwell > >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Because the inventor didn't have a beard. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/tamir/archive/2008/04/28/computer-languages-and-facial-hair-take-two.aspx > >> > > >> > > >> > Matthew. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > No wonder its tough for women to get into computer languages :) Cobol > >> > lasted quite a while yet i dont recall Grace Hopper having a beard. > >> > >> Sex (or gender if that is the noun you prefer) is not a determinant > >> here, it is down to whether you stick with your sex (gender) stereotype. > >> Women cannot grow beards so having a beard cannot be a factor for them. > >> Men can grow beards, some do, some shave. Shaving beards off is trying > >> to look more like a woman. Failure is therefore determined by being a > >> man trying to look like a woman. > >> > >> Of course heart attacks are caused by televisions -- this is provable > >> statistically. > >> > >> > > People who didn't watch televisions would otherwise get up off the couch > and > > find something less sedentary to do. The TV leads to inactivity, which > > leads to health problems - including heart attacks. > > > > I believe the statistics on this one... > > > > > > -- > > Kevin Wright > > > > mail / gtalk / msn : [email protected] > > pulse / skype: kev.lee.wright > > twitter: @thecoda > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Kevin Wright mail / gtalk / msn : [email protected] pulse / skype: kev.lee.wright twitter: @thecoda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
