MizIndependent
Drama Llama
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Post by MizIndependent on Jul 20, 2016 15:55:41 GMT
I'm really sad I've gone through a good part of my life without ever knowing about this amazing woman. And her humor is razor sharp, lol! ( BeckyTech , I think you'll especially appreciate this!) ETA: |
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georgiapea
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Post by georgiapea on Jul 20, 2016 17:13:56 GMT
Yes, yes, yes, she was my DH's hero.
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Post by compwalla on Jul 20, 2016 17:15:05 GMT
I'm a female software developer. Of course I know about Grace Hopper.
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Post by scrappersue on Jul 20, 2016 20:57:41 GMT
Yes, she was an interview question once. She invented the term software "bug". I got the question right and the job  |
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Post by BeckyTech on Jul 21, 2016 19:12:32 GMT
Thanks, MizIndependent, hadn't seen the Letterman interview. Like many others, I learned of Grace Hopper in an intro to computers course when they were covering some history of computers. What a fantastic person she was! |
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jp1989
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Post by jp1989 on Jul 22, 2016 16:55:47 GMT
Hadn't seen that Letterman show. What a great lady! Thanks for posting.
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oldcrow
Pearl Clutcher
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Location: Ontario,Canada
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Post by oldcrow on Jul 23, 2016 0:09:54 GMT
She really is amazing.
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Post by yivit on Jul 23, 2016 1:02:27 GMT
She was (and still is) one of my heroes. I actually got to hear her talk and meet her when I was in college. There is a Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference put on by the Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology and the Association for Computing Machinery that is held every year. It's an international conference and is being held for the second year in a row in Houston. I missed it last year, but I refuse to miss it this year. It's in October. Yes, I'm a geek. |
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Post by scrappintoee on Jul 23, 2016 13:51:27 GMT
Wow! I never knew about her...thanks for sharing this! |
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Post by Patter on Jul 23, 2016 14:14:12 GMT
Wow, I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED these videos. Thank you so much. I have sent this thread link to my computer and engineering family members. LOVE this. Thanks so much for posting!
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