Comments for Links of the Week http://blog.niu.edu/linksoftheweek Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:19:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Women in computer science by Irfan http://blog.niu.edu/linksoftheweek/?p=9#comment-21 Irfan Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:33:09 +0000 http://blog.niu.edu/linksoftheweek/?p=9#comment-21 IT has typically been a male dominated field but things have started to change recently. When i started in computer programming industry, you would hardly see a female IT worker. All you could see is geeky mans. But now, the field is beccoming more colorful and you see more and more female IT workers. I believe in equality of sex and i think this is a good step forward IT has typically been a male dominated field but things have started to change recently. When i started in computer programming industry, you would hardly see a female IT worker. All you could see is geeky mans. But now, the field is beccoming more colorful and you see more and more female IT workers. I believe in equality of sex and i think this is a good step forward

]]> Comment on Women in computer science by Amanda http://blog.niu.edu/linksoftheweek/?p=9#comment-9 Amanda Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:34:49 +0000 http://blog.niu.edu/linksoftheweek/?p=9#comment-9 Hmmm...interesting. Are you saying that women don't have as much energy as men? Or that women need more energy and thus should "waste" it this sort of job? Aren't there any women out there in Computer Science professions who can weigh in? AC Hmmm…interesting. Are you saying that women don’t have as much energy as men? Or that women need more energy and thus should “waste” it this sort of job?

Aren’t there any women out there in Computer Science professions who can weigh in?

AC

]]> Comment on Women in computer science by Maltese Dog http://blog.niu.edu/linksoftheweek/?p=9#comment-8 Maltese Dog Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:14:19 +0000 http://blog.niu.edu/linksoftheweek/?p=9#comment-8 hahaha.. I remember two girls in my Eng course do their honours thesis on "Why there isn't many women in Engineering". Having worked in the IT industry for years now, women are just better off in other industries. The majority of IT jobs are laboriouslly dry and sap off all the energy that women normally carry in their day-to-day lifestyle. Moral of the story: Women shouldn't do IT. hahaha.. I remember two girls in my Eng course do their honours thesis on “Why there isn’t many women in Engineering”. Having worked in the IT industry for years now, women are just better off in other industries. The majority of IT jobs are laboriouslly dry and sap off all the energy that women normally carry in their day-to-day lifestyle.

Moral of the story: Women shouldn’t do IT.

]]> Comment on Emergency Impact Simulator by Amanda http://blog.niu.edu/linksoftheweek/?p=8#comment-4 Amanda Wed, 16 May 2007 18:46:17 +0000 http://blog.niu.edu/linksoftheweek/?p=8#comment-4 Ok...I got a response from clearimpact.com. Here is what they said: "The train derailment scenario predicts what could happen when a rail car full of Sulfuric Acid is released to the environment. When that occurs, chemic vapour due to evaporation will become airborne. The predicted result you are looking at in cleerimpact.com shows where and how much airborne vaopur after a period of 1 hour given the observed weather conditions at the nearest airport and chemical properties of sulfuric acid. There is also a certain amount of vapour that will fall to the ground. The airborne and ground zones are color coded to represent relative concentrations (how much vapour in the air or on the ground). For further explanation, you can send an e-mail through the contact link at www.cleerimpact.com." So that helps. I think you should check this out--it is very easy to use and pretty fun to "play" with. Happy simulating!! Amanda Ok…I got a response from clearimpact.com. Here is what they said:

“The train derailment scenario predicts what could happen when a rail car full of Sulfuric Acid is released to the environment. When that occurs, chemic vapour due to evaporation will become airborne. The predicted result you are looking at in cleerimpact.com shows where and how much airborne vaopur after a period of 1 hour given the observed weather conditions at the nearest airport and chemical properties of sulfuric acid. There is also a certain amount of vapour that will fall to the ground. The airborne and ground zones are color coded to represent relative concentrations (how much vapour in the air or on the ground). For further explanation, you can send an e-mail through the contact link at http://www.cleerimpact.com.”

So that helps. I think you should check this out–it is very easy to use and pretty fun to “play” with.

Happy simulating!!

Amanda

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