A social network for dudes with beards is kinda, sorta, accidentally revolutionizing online dating – The Washington Post

Some bearded dudes, courtesy Bristlr. Kershaw, the creator of the dating site, is third from right. (Bristlr) It’s probably one of the most annoying, and most inevitable, aspects of online dating: No matter who you are or what site you use, you’re bound to get a boatload of generic messages that look like they were…

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Men (on the Internet) don’t believe sexism is a problem in science, even when they see evidence – The Washington Post

Disappointing, but not surprising. (Steve Debenport/iStock) As a follow-up to recent studies on sexism and harassment in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), researchers studied the Internet’s reaction to the evidence those studies provided — and it turned out the way you’d expect, if you’ve ever been on the Internet. Male commenters flipped out. The new study’s results were published…

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New Clues

Once were we young in the Garden… ======= section ======== The Internet is us, connected.The Internet is not made of copper wire, glass fiber, radio waves, or even tubes.The devices we use to connect to the Internet are not the Internet. Verizon, Comcast, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, and 中国电信 do not own the Internet. Facebook, Google,…

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