Science Sunday: Go to the Computer!
Today in news that makes me happy, a computer named Crazy Stone is playing Go so well it can defeat the Japanese Go champion! This is probably the sexiest supercomputer since Watson. Though I don’t quite get the way the article is framed, that is, as a competition between machines and humans, …
What it means to be a woman in nerd culture: The fake geek girl
The ‘fake geek girl’ trope revolves around the idea that girls interested in anything remotely geeky, aren’t actually interested, no all they want are boyfriends. I have a problem with this. Not only does this rely on a two dimensional view of women who live to ensnare men by any …
Critical Fandom
One of the astonishing things that has come out in reaction to the Tropes Vs Women Youtube series lately is how strong a reaction some people have to fair criticism. Video games, for example, are a product of our society, and therefore in one way or another are a reflection …