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Had a great chat with a female gamer at the church picnic today. Knew about @femfreq and @TheQuinnspiracy , but had not followed #gamergate

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We talked about #gamergate, harassment of women in gaming and more. Eye opening and she wants to talk more. #themoreyouknow

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She has experienced the typical belittling of female gamers, and wants to start speaking out. Proud of her. #StopGamerGate2014

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RT @anildash: Aside from the many women whose harassment we hear about, nearly every woman with a profile on the Internet faces abuse. We c…

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RT @anildash: And to the few misguided but decent young GGs who tried to be “nice”, read this & see how you’re being manipulated: https://t…

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RT @TheQuinnspiracy: He talks about how his goofy entertaining work is considered “not art” by folks. Games about feelings are considered “…

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RT @cantfakethefunk: Boston Globe journalist gets told he’s not seeing the “real” GamerGate, goes to KiA, eviscerates them. http://t.co/DuR…

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My project this weekend — framing out a new room for my daughter. http://t.co/InWtg2yH8M

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@bitprophet yeah next is electrician, if I can get him to answer the phone.

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I actually like the new “DVD menu” style startup screens in recently purchased movies from iTunes.

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“The dif­fer­ence is, now we can’t not see it.”

RT “@timbray: In which I consider #gamergate […]: https://t.co/R1V20g2SBo”

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@ellenspertus I’d be interested whatever part of your story you’d like to share. DM or email (ez2230 - at - google mail)

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@ellenspertus Sorry wrong email - just use my twitter name at google mail or DM

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RT @hollyrpeete: PLEASE please RT!! Praying for the safe return of Tallon McCrary missing non verbal #autism LA area help us find him! http…

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@TheQuinnspiracy I posit that the term “gamer” has passed the point of referring to people who play games. ¹⁄₂

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@TheQuinnspiracy …and is approaching synonymity with gynophobia. ²⁄₂

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@1Password Your site says “1Password 5”, the download file is 4.4.3. What gives? /cc @chartier

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RT @srhbutts: #StopGamerGate2014

the “beat up sarkeesian” game guy is welcome in #gamergate because he “did nothing wrong.” http://t.co/j…

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RT @AlyssaRosenberg: To the dude who just called me and assumed I was a receptionist: 1) I’m not, 2) Don’t treat actual receptionists the w…

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@freebsdgirl To trolls like this, “reason” can only mean “agree with me”. Any engagement is considered a validation of their vitriol.

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@freebsdgirl Also “Validation of Vitriol” is my new band name.

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@freebsdgirl Sigh. I can think of at least 2 things wrong about his statement (and probably 3 more if I had the time).

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RT @freebsdgirl: Because guys can harass a woman since they grew up without their father - or something like that. NO. That is not how it w…

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Ok, The googlez is not helping: what’s an MRA?

#StopGamerGate2014

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@walkah Ah, yes, I’ve heard of them. A bit boggled, but yeah.

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@walkah Had not seen it acronymated yet. Can only think of MRE. Not very threatening (unless you’ve tried one)

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@walkah inorite

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For semi-regular bouts of coding, writing, and social medialating: 13” MBP-R or 13” MBAir? Want Retina, but unsure.

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@SaraJBenincasa Also code for “reasonable human being”.

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@daveaiello yeah, esp with my eyes these days, Non-retina starts to make them work harder.

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@bitprophet i do have a spare 27” TB display sitting in the other room (swirls brandy and taps the ash off his cigar) so maybe that works.

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@freebsdgirl What I don’t get is I’ve seen lots of GG posts about “our hobby” - which they seem ready to lay down others lives over.

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@bitprophet 256 or 512 SSD?

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RT @charlesatan: Heartbreaking episode of Isometric Podcast as @Spacekatgal talks about the harassment she faced due to Gamergate http://t.…

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@bitprophet ah. Getting a bit pricy (over \(1500 with AppleCare). Remember when macs cost \)6000? Good times.

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@ftrain a meritocracy only works if all other factors are equally weighted - they’re not.

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RT @Spacekatgal: Gamergate may have been weakened - but make no mistake. The machine that harasses and destroys prominent women in tech is …

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Just to freak a few people out: the Bible understood the Male Gaze. Check out Job 31:1 and Matt 5:28. She’s not resp. for what your eyes do.

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These ideas seem prudish today, but Tropes v. Women wouldn’t be a thing if we respected everyone that way. Anyway.

thus endeth the sermon

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<– imagines his follower count dropping like flies

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@bitprophet how does the Air’s non-retina screen compare to, say, a 2011 pre-retina MBP?

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@bitprophet are MBAs matte?

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@bitprophet I actually prefer matte. My 2011 MBP is matte by choice.

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Yeah, I’d be offended. Interesting. RT @jfkeeler: “Douchebag”: The White Racial Slur We’ve All Been Waiting For http://t.co/Lawn9bp0cO

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RT @TheQuinnspiracy: I will never be pro-gamergate. I would however support anyone who left the tag behind to pursue actual ethics issues. …

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@wkamaubell @mathpunk Hipster Starbucks Blindness.

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RT @hypatiadotca: The name for what @pmarca describes here is ‘cronyism,’ not ‘meritocracy’ http://t.co/ACkFUjIrN9 (via @rustyk5) http://t.…

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@TheQuinnspiracy so faved.

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So sad. We have to fix this. RT @invicticide: … Thanks @Spacekatgal for the excellent op-ed! http://t.co/BL3QTLuSWT http://t.co/Wt4eBTbUfM

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@TheQuinnspiracy great interview - thanks for sticking around and educating many of us.

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monkinetic - Unintentional Sexism: “If i was the oaf dishing it out, [let me know]. “

http://t.co/hHXO0253s3

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@anildash Wow. She’s so still got it.

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