Can you allow us to edit our old posts?

If not, can you delete my account?

My portfolio and some past work:

http://www.rosefu.net http://www.retributionclan.com http://www.gameurb.com http://www.rotary.org

I know a guy who's very good at JS and AJAX. He doesn't do web design though (I do that part). He's mostly into EXT, and I like jquery/prototype/mootools depending on my mood. We're teaming on a project together.

Not sure if I should give out his name... you can contact me though if you want more info. hopewithoutwings@yahoo.com

I will tell the two other startup guys I'm working with about this. We were planning to meet tonight to work on stuff, but this may be a better thing.

Edit: Apparently they ran out of space. One of the guys said he'd been invited. We'll go to the next one.

I'd be curious to see if they really care -that- much - it seemed pretty open last time I was there. Walking in like you know what you're doing might work, and if the last one is any indication, people tend to stay on after the event ends at 9 (we closed it down last time).

It is a free event, apparently the registration they do is to get an accurate head count. Just show up.

"there should be more women in CS and that the industry is extremely sexist."

I don't think the industry is extremely sexist at all. If anything, it's incredibly equalizing. I do web design, code in XHTML/CSS, and manipulate PHP/ASP/JavaScript -- it's how I make my living. I don't think any other field has such an emphasis on raw skill and talent, and if anyone demonstrates the ability to do it, the field welcomes it.

I took only one course in CS, got a fluff degree in liberal arts, and can never call myself a "hacker" because I'm just a code monkey, but I've been attracted to the technology / computer field since I was 12. A lot of things here are interesting to me, so I read this daily (and sometimes resubmit to reddit if it hasn't already been submitted).

If a woman wants to make it in this field through her looks, wit and charm alone, she won't. She can't expect the fact she's female to give her any edge whatsoever, just like the men in this field do not expect to be given breaks because of their maleness. If she wants to make it through her skill, ingenuity, problem-solving ability and willingness to learn new things, she'll do just fine.

Many successful women in technical disciplines say just what you've said here. A favorite teacher of mine did a Ph.D. in math in the 1940s when she was typically the only woman in the room. In the 50s she worked at the Institute for Advanced Study and in the 60s with Tarski at Berkeley. She's been asked countless times by journalists and women's groups to talk about barriers and sexism she faced and has always said that it wasn't that way, that the men in the field were delighted to talk math with her and supportive of her work. She also says that if her parents had ever urged her to be a mathematician she would have immediately gone off and designed furniture or something.