My girlfriend tries to explain my startup in 90 seconds

Post by darkxanthos » Wed, Apr 24, 2013, 4:53 PM UTC

petercooper wrote: post #16

pbiggar wrote: post #13

Something about this rubs me slightly wrong. I think it's "my girlfriend" and "My boyfriend" and "I know very little about programming, but I do know that his startup is awesome". I don't know the words to describe it, but it feels like a weird gender-in-CS thing. Anyone know more technical terms for this?

I think it's "my girlfriend" and "My boyfriend" I wonder if it's just safer in the tech online social scene nowadays to avoid gender and say things like "my partner" to avoid gender related trouble. A curious contrast against how we'd speak in regular life. Related: http://tomayko.com/writings/rest-to-my-wife

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 24, 2013, 4:55 PM UTC

pbiggar wrote: post #13

Something about this rubs me slightly wrong. I think it's "my girlfriend" and "My boyfriend" and "I know very little about programming, but I do know that his startup is awesome". I don't know the words to describe it, but it feels like a weird gender-in-CS thing. Anyone know more technical terms for this?

Post by tgrass » Wed, Apr 24, 2013, 4:58 PM UTC

zalzane wrote: post #24

It looks like either reddit has discovered HN, or someone figured out that injecting "girlfriend" into article titles garners loads of votes for reasons beyond my comprehension. It's pretty pathetic how effective of a baiting tactic it is, in terms of both title and content. This is the second time this week that I've seen a submission hit HN's frontpage that used their girlfriend to snatch votes, I seriously hope it…

Post by jacquesm » Wed, Apr 24, 2013, 5:02 PM UTC

Post by fuscata » Wed, Apr 24, 2013, 5:07 PM UTC

larrys wrote: post #26

cheez wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The guy has a girlfriend and he obviously had a conversation with her where he was too afraid to put it on HN. She took the initiative, as a good woman should do, and did an excellent job demonstrating the tool. So I would say the more technical term for your feeling is: nonsensical.

"where he was too afraid to put it on HN" Hard to believe he was "afraid". More likely simply a gimmick to make it stand out (not implying negative by use of that word). Besides I don't get this: "My boyfriend Mark is way too much of a perfectionist to post his startup on HN" He posted his startup on HN that is "marknadal" posted the link to his girlfriends video. And what does being a perfectionist have to do with t…