Austin Event: Dorkbot

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By Luke Iseman
Posted 2009/01/29 @ 7:26 pm
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This beautiful flyer, by Joey Lopez, says it all:

If you’re in / near Austin, hope to see you at next Wednesday’s Dorkbot!

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10 Responses to Austin Event: Dorkbot

joem on January 31st, 2009 at 1:51 am said:

Ah. An anime girl in a highly-suggestive pose showing plenty of cleavage! I assure you I’m no prude, but isn’t this ad fairly sexist, especially when considering the scarcity of women in technology fields? It’s sort of like if some Republican convention were to have a poster that prominently featured an African-American eating watermelon and fried chicken.

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Anonymous on January 31st, 2009 at 10:19 am said:

I was more turned on by the walking car to be quite honest

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jammit on January 31st, 2009 at 12:47 pm said:

Waitaminnit. There’s a girl in the picture?

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tintintin on January 31st, 2009 at 1:01 pm said:

I agree with the first poster. While I’m a male and a fan of the art, I don’t find it particularly appropriate for an event like this.

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wy on February 1st, 2009 at 2:18 am said:

I agree with number 1 an 4 – being female, and doing some lowtech hacking – I can’t really say that I run into a lot of other women doing this. So, it is quite important for me to point out to the “”guys”" that perhaps, if they would like some more girlhackers, that they should not scare them off.

“Gentlemen – this image is not good for your girlhacker-ratio…”

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wy on February 1st, 2009 at 2:20 am said:

I agree with number 1 an 4 – being female, and doing some lowtech hacking – I can’t really say that I run into a lot of other women doing this. So, it is quite important for me to point out to the “”guys”" that perhaps, if they would like some more girlhackers, that they should not scare them off.

“Gentlemen – this image is not good for your girlhacker-ratio…”

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wy on February 1st, 2009 at 2:21 am said:

I agree with number 1 an 4 – being female, and doing some lowtech hacking – I can’t really say that I run into a lot of other women doing this. So, it is quite important for me to point out to the “”guys”" that perhaps, if they would like some more girlhackers, that they should not scare them off.

“Gentlemen – this image is not good for your girlhacker-ratio…”

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austin artist and hipster on February 1st, 2009 at 6:37 am said:

The poster is horrible. I won’t go to this event because of the poster!

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wy on February 2nd, 2009 at 12:40 am said:

the comments were glitching

I did not meen to nag 3 times
But…

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sonya on November 2nd, 2009 at 9:23 am said:

jeez man, this is the lamest of possible posters. i thought dorkbot was, like, progressive or something?? meaybe i read you guys wrong.

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