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Re:Ant Chat on Thursday March 26, 2026 @02:22PM (#47533925)
The internet needs more things like this
Re:Ant Chat on Thursday March 26, 2026 @02:19PM (#47533902)
This is charming! Totally made my day :-D
Re:The Great Chatbot Debate – March 25th on Friday March 28, 2025 @10:30AM (#43505904)
Re:Disinformation is on the rise. How does it work? on Thursday May 02, 2024 @01:51PM (#40239197)
I do wonder how many of these comments are disinformation bots trying to undermine the tech communities faith in established media
Re:Becoming a Chess Grandmaster on Monday July 26, 2021 @08:48PM (#27967348)
I played chess extensively as a young girl. I was in chess club throughout elementary and middle school. Friday night was tournament night. I was always the only girl there in a room of 100 guys. It's extremely daunting - especially because idiot elementary boys will make smug comments about getting an "easy" victory because they're playing The Girl. There was nothing more satisfying than watching their faces as I dismantled them move by move. It's a huge confidence builder to be underestimated and then win. I credit playing chess with my ability to stick it out in tech as I experience a lot of the same smug sexism. If you have a daughter that you want to be involved in tech, I highly highly recommend playing chess with her. It's a huge confidence builder and a great place where the only thing that matters is how good she is at the game.
Thanks so much for the tour! It was lovely meeting you both. Congratulations on the Hacker News launch!

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I hadn't thought about IP at all. Thanks for bringing that up! I really appreciate the feedback.

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