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Joey
Wed, Mar 05, 2008 12:24am

All I can say to that is, hell yes. :D

It does exist, too, independently produced by real women who write their own code. And there is nothing sexier than that.

Rob Vaux
Wed, Mar 05, 2008 11:41am

His ideas intrigue me and I wish to subscribe to his newsletter.

Although, to his criteria, he should add “are you willing to wear you hair in Princess Leia cinnamon buns?”

Tonio Kruger
Wed, Mar 05, 2008 9:16pm

So his premise appears to be that smart girls are sexy…

I thought Gillian Anderson proved that a long time ago.

Rob Vaux
Thu, Mar 06, 2008 1:17am

Katharine Hepburn proved it somewhere in the midst of Roosevelt’s second term.

MaryAnn
MaryAnn
Thu, Mar 06, 2008 10:10am

No, his premise is that the larger culture does not appear to have recognized that smart girls are sexy. The images we are bombarded with that supposedly say “sexy” have absolutely nothing to do with “smart” and absolutely everything to do with “dumb fuck bunny.”

Tonio Kruger
Mon, Mar 10, 2008 8:45pm

Katharine Hepburn proved it somewhere in the midst of Roosevelt’s second term.
–Rob Vaux

If we want to get technical about it, we can trace that trend all the way back to the ancient Greeks who generally preferred these prostitutes (hetairas) to be educated and clever. (Unfortunately, they generally did not have a similar preference for their wives and daughters.)

But Mary Ann has a point.

And speaking of this trend, consider this link:

samuraifrog.blogspot.com/2008/03/talk-nerdy-to-me.html

It would be interesting to read your reaction to the videos on the above link. (Especially the bottom one.)

Tonio Kruger
Mon, Mar 10, 2008 8:47pm

Excuse me. That’s:

http://samuraifrog.blogspot.com.2008/03/talk-nerdy-to-me.html

And “their prostitutes,” not “these prostitutes.” (I guess I’m not that smart today.)