Tech Outsourcing and the Dwindling CS Major
In my discussion a few days ago about the Anita Borg get-together at Google, I discussed the impact of outsourcing, the loss of tech jobs, and parents refusal to pay for science degrees as interconnected. Karl Schoenberger of the Mercury News SF Bure......Posted by lynne at 08:45
Fun Friday - Read a Book and Shun the Web
Well, I was chatting with Karl Schoenberger of the Merc about the dismal state of the industry, and he had a great line I just had to pass on: "I am among the 0.35 percent of Americans between 50-54 who are shunning the Internet and re-reading Raymon......Posted by lynne at 17:38
"Well, We Can Save the Foot, but We Need to Cut Off Your Hand First"
One of the most cynical of scurrilous management tricks is to cut a major project that works so you can have their budget, be caught with your hand in the cookie jar by the public or journalists or favored customers such that you "have to give it bac......Posted by lynne at 10:17
Advocates Unlock the Clubhouse at Google
Google last night hosted another Anita Borg Women in Technology meet and greet with authors Jane Margolis of UCLA and Allan Fisher of iCarnigie Inc. They were on campus to talk about their book Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing and discuss ......Posted by lynne at 08:25
Google, Tech, and Dinner
Last week I attended the It's Never Too Late: Careers in Computer Science gabfest at Google's main campus for women in technology organized by the newly renamed Institute for Women and Technology (aka Systers). Google was in high-paranoia mode, given......Posted by lynne at 11:30