Comments on: Hoss at FlashBelt and women in tech http://niquimerret.com/?p=138 Changing tracks... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:14:17 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Troy http://niquimerret.com/?p=138&cpage=1#comment-24081 Troy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:20:17 +0000 http://niquimerret.com/?p=138#comment-24081 Having been and occasionally presented at several Flash conferences I've always been rather impressed with how cool and unsexist the flash community is as a whole, and amazed at how diverse the community is! Designer or Coder or Animator. Accessibility focused to experimental. Beginner to Guru/Goddess. A world-wide community, all throwing down on the same stage, with so much range in personal expression compared to more sterile corporate...even if in Hoss's case that's not palatable to everyone. e.g. Flash on Tap. How many other conferences do a pub crawl as a part of the talks? At Max last year, Lynda of Lynda.com came into one of the sessions, and she was received by the crowd almostly like the Queen. I don't think it has much to do with her gender but rather the solid brand and content she puts out that helps so many people. Made me proud to be a part of a community where one person can have such a vast impact. Having been and occasionally presented at several Flash conferences I’ve always been rather impressed with how cool and unsexist the flash community is as a whole, and amazed at how diverse the community is! Designer or Coder or Animator. Accessibility focused to experimental. Beginner to Guru/Goddess.

A world-wide community, all throwing down on the same stage, with so much range in personal expression compared to more sterile corporate…even if in Hoss’s case that’s not palatable to everyone. e.g. Flash on Tap. How many other conferences do a pub crawl as a part of the talks?

At Max last year, Lynda of Lynda.com came into one of the sessions, and she was received by the crowd almostly like the Queen. I don’t think it has much to do with her gender but rather the solid brand and content she puts out that helps so many people. Made me proud to be a part of a community where one person can have such a vast impact.

]]> By: John Dowdell http://niquimerret.com/?p=138&cpage=1#comment-24074 John Dowdell Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:19:28 +0000 http://niquimerret.com/?p=138#comment-24074 Thanks, Niqui... I've appreciated the words and experiences that you (and others) have offered about what you yourself have actually experienced. That said, I'm sort of shocked at that quote from Tim O'Reilly. His suppositions and assumptions had a significant effect among the easily-swayed on Twitter: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%22boy%27s+club%22+timoreilly jd/adobe Thanks, Niqui… I’ve appreciated the words and experiences that you (and others) have offered about what you yourself have actually experienced.

That said, I’m sort of shocked at that quote from Tim O’Reilly. His suppositions and assumptions had a significant effect among the easily-swayed on Twitter:
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%22boy%27s+club%22+timoreilly

jd/adobe

]]> By: @micahvono http://niquimerret.com/?p=138&cpage=1#comment-24073 @micahvono Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:36:53 +0000 http://niquimerret.com/?p=138#comment-24073 Thanks for the post, Niqui. I attended the conference and completely agree. What I saw of Hoss' talk was at times crude and unprofessional, but I don't think it fits the description of being sexist or misogynistic. I do understand some people being offended by the content, or jarred at its appearance at a professional conference (I wondered what my boss would think if she came to see what I was attending at that point), but the backlash, perpetuated by some who did not see the presentation themselves, has been set a bit off-course. Thanks for posting this. Thanks for the post, Niqui. I attended the conference and completely agree. What I saw of Hoss’ talk was at times crude and unprofessional, but I don’t think it fits the description of being sexist or misogynistic. I do understand some people being offended by the content, or jarred at its appearance at a professional conference (I wondered what my boss would think if she came to see what I was attending at that point), but the backlash, perpetuated by some who did not see the presentation themselves, has been set a bit off-course. Thanks for posting this.

]]> By: Anja http://niquimerret.com/?p=138&cpage=1#comment-24071 Anja Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:58:52 +0000 http://niquimerret.com/?p=138#comment-24071 I agree with Niqui. I have been to Hoss's talks at Flash on the Beach and although a bit below the belt did not find him sexist. It's a pity that this kind of so called 'righteous indignation' is spoiling what many have reported on was an excellent conference. I agree with Niqui. I have been to Hoss’s talks at Flash on the Beach and although a bit below the belt did not find him sexist. It’s a pity that this kind of so called ‘righteous indignation’ is spoiling what many have reported on was an excellent conference.

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