Welcome All the People

On our team, in the user group, and at conferences, we try to build community. In each conversation, we do this by emphasizing ways we are alike.  Who doesn’t like beer?  Monty Python is funny.  Everyone has done Object Oriented programming.  We all went to college.  Each of us can grow a beard.  Video games …

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This is not OK

After the first session at StrangeLoop, I ran downstairs, heading for the side of the lobby with the women’s restroom. I had to pee. Halfway there I looked up; it said “Men’s Restroom.” Turned around: “Men’s Restroom.” Wait a minute. The venue converted the women’s room into a men’s to alleviate overcrowding. They did not …

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