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cosecant

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    Comment #3805225

    Also, these scholarships are based on financial aid. Yanked directly from article: " 10 female students, we’ll provide a $5,000 needs-based scholarship"

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    Comment #3805077

    I just want to understand why you feel that offering a grant is "belittling." You claim to not assume what people think, yet you are trying to judge how women make decisions to get…

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    Comment #3804990

    I think it's interesting how you assume you know what a woman thinks coming from a man. Have you asked women you know about their opinions about a Computer Science degree?

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    Comment #3804982

    Job descriptions just shouldn't have "rock star" or "ninja" unless they are hired on their ability to perform music in front of an audience or on their katana wielding skills.

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    Comment #3804971

    A scholarship or grant is not the same as salary. Do you think college scholarships based on gender or race are sexist or racist?

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    Comment #3803769

    I appreciate Jeff's mature response to Ryan's article. What most irked me about Ryan's initial article was how he seems to yell "FIRE!!!" and tries to backpedal the situation. It i…

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    Comment #3794955

    I am a huge advocate for the Django web framework, yet I always tell people that web frameworks (Django|Rails|etc) are not for beginners. Like many have mentioned, it's easy for ex…

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    Comment #2847113

    This guy is SO out of touch with independent music it's not even funny. How many people know amazing, talented bands that get no where? Good music within itself does not promote it…

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    Comment #2638990

    Misleading. China != Hong Kong.