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My children’s book on technology raised 100k within 24 hours – here’s how

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Re: My children’s book on technology raised 100k within 24 hours – here’s how

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Post by nivla »

acdha wrote: post #87
nivla wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Although you have a point, it does lie within the mix of others. There are horny men in every sector/industry but yes it is much noticeable in the IT and gaming sector. However this has a lot to do with the social settings, stereotypes and minority/majority issue. I remember once setting up an Xbox account for my gf and making her play a round of some game (she is not into gaming). I was amazed at how many friend req…

> Not even once did they show an actual kid in the whole video, let alone trying to get them to learn from it. Many parents are extremely hesitant to put pictures of their children online. If you're concerned, ask about it – a testimonial, note, etc. might be more within her comfort zone.

>If you're concerned, ask about it – a testimonial, note, etc. might be more within her comfort zone.

I don't really care enough to ask(email) about it but it is really unusual to see a product targeted for children being marketed by a flirtatious woman (or mom?) instead of showing actual kids using it. I would find it similarly unusual if I were to see an ad on TV for a kid's toy without any kids in them.

Re: My children’s book on technology raised 100k within 24 hours – here’s how

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Post by balls187 »

MartinCron wrote: post #26
goldenkey wrote: post #18

I'm pretty sure the only reason this is getting so much funding is because the majority of computer science folk are horny men who are glossing over the dreamhouse attire / makeup / presentation put on in the video. "Hi I'm little Ruby and I wear polka-dots and pink lipstick, let me be your fantasy" That said, I did fund it, because I'm a horny coder and Linda is very sexy.

I won't even try to convince you not to be such a terrible sexist monster, but I will politely request that you: 1) Keep that shit to yourself 2) Don't attribute your perverse motives to others

Hopefully with time, this sexist/childish behavior towards women in tech will die, and we won't have to put up with it anymore.

Thank you for calling him out.

Re: My children’s book on technology raised 100k within 24 hours – here’s how

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Post by balls187 »

nivla wrote: post #91
acdha wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Not even once did they show an actual kid in the whole video, let alone trying to get them to learn from it. Many parents are extremely hesitant to put pictures of their children online. If you're concerned, ask about it – a testimonial, note, etc. might be more within her comfort zone.

>If you're concerned, ask about it – a testimonial, note, etc. might be more within her comfort zone. I don't really care enough to ask(email) about it but it is really unusual to see a product targeted for children being marketed by a flirtatious woman (or mom?) instead of showing actual kids using it. I would find it similarly unusual if I were to see an ad on TV for a kid's toy without any kids in them.

She mentioned future kids. Perhaps she didn't want to exploit her friends kids for marketing purposes.

Still though, I'm curious if she's done any product-market fit?

Re: My children’s book on technology raised 100k within 24 hours – here’s how

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Post by acdha »

nivla wrote: post #91
acdha wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Not even once did they show an actual kid in the whole video, let alone trying to get them to learn from it. Many parents are extremely hesitant to put pictures of their children online. If you're concerned, ask about it – a testimonial, note, etc. might be more within her comfort zone.

>If you're concerned, ask about it – a testimonial, note, etc. might be more within her comfort zone. I don't really care enough to ask(email) about it but it is really unusual to see a product targeted for children being marketed by a flirtatious woman (or mom?) instead of showing actual kids using it. I would find it similarly unusual if I were to see an ad on TV for a kid's toy without any kids in them.

The difference is that most of the TV ads you see are produced by media professionals with 6+-figure budgets. I thought the video was understandable for someone who isn't a professional video producer and is trying to get a project off the group on a shoe-string budget.

Re: My children’s book on technology raised 100k within 24 hours – here’s how

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Post by balls187 »

cyberaleck wrote: post #8

Am I really the only one who things that she is annoying and fake? I literally threw up when I tried to watch her playing Manic Pixie Dream Girl-role. Ruby and Snow Leopard? Really? This book will be completely useless in 5 years when technologies change. She should have wrote about basic CS principles instead. But I guess most of the women just cannot think logically. And that's probably why there are so few women i…

How do you know she's fake? Perhaps it's her personality to be that way.

Re: My children’s book on technology raised 100k within 24 hours – here’s how

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Post by jk4930 »

0xdeadbeefbabe wrote: post #58

Harold and the purple crayon is a great book that introduces programming concepts, but it doesn't beat you over the head with any computer lingo. This book is a neat idea and the illustrations look cool, but here is one concern: Why name the main character Ruby? Good kids books are timeless and ruby the programming language is not, and it dates the book too. Why associate any programming language in particular with p…

Why not "Simple C++: Featuring Robodog and the Profound Object-Oriented Programming Method (Poop)"

http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Featuring-Profound-Object-Orien...

Re: My children’s book on technology raised 100k within 24 hours – here’s how

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Post by balls187 »

balls187 wrote: post #96

Cool idea. My only gripe was after she said she was from Finland, she mentioned Scandinavian summers, when Finland isn't a Scandinavian country. Nordic, yes. Scandinavian, no. Minor quibble for sure.

Also git was created in 2005, after Torvalds moved to Portland. So is it accurate to say it was born in Finland?

Re: My children’s book on technology raised 100k within 24 hours – here’s how

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Post by ebfe »

MartinCron wrote: post #75
sergiotapia wrote: post #71

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How is that a misogynist view though? Men aren't allowed to see women as attractive in the USA?

There is a huge difference between finding someone attractive and reducing them to nothing more than a sex object. Funding this because you're horny is disrespectful to everyone.

Imagine for a second that Lebron James were to create a Kickstarter for a cookbook he wanted to make, which was funded to the tune of $100,000. Obviously, much of this money would come from people who didn't really care about the superstar's take on the perfect omelette, but valued his athleticism enough that they wanted to support him in other endeavors. Is this reduction of James to nothing more than his basketball skills equally problematic? If not, what do you see as the difference that makes this latter example of objectification ok?

Re: My children’s book on technology raised 100k within 24 hours – here’s how

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Post by tricolon »

balls187 wrote: post #96

Cool idea. My only gripe was after she said she was from Finland, she mentioned Scandinavian summers, when Finland isn't a Scandinavian country. Nordic, yes. Scandinavian, no. Minor quibble for sure.

I'm a Finn and although I didn't truly grow up there, I've always considered Finland a Scandinavian country. You can be pedantic and say that because of geographical and linguistic reasons, it's not Scandinavian, but outside of those specific contexts, no one really cares.
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