“I always remember having this fight with a random dude who claimed that ‘straight white men’ were the only true innovators. His prime example for this was the computer… the computer… THE COMPUTER!!! THE COM-PU-TER!!!
Alan Turing - Gay man and ‘father of computing’ Wren operating Bombe - The code cracking computers of the 2nd world war were entirely run by women Katherine Johnson - African American NASA mathematician and ‘Human computer’ Ada Lovelace - arguably the 1st computer programmer”
Also Margaret Hamilton - NASA computer scientist who put the first man on the moon - an as-yet-unmatched feet of software engineering, here pictured beside the full source of that computer programme. #myhero
Grace Hopper - the woman that coined the term “bug”
Grace Hopper did more than coin the term “bug”. She invented the first program linker in the early 1950s, for the UNIVAC I. A program linker translates instructions from one language to another (for example, numerical codes that represent instructions translated to machine code that computers can read), which is the very foundation of how computer’s operate independently. she also pulled a steve rogers and tried to enlist in the military a bunch of times and was denied. then, an exception was made for her when she joined the navy reserves, and she ended up serving for over 40 years (half of which was active duty). she retired from the navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. she was born in NYC in 1906. Grace Hopper was a fucking badass.
also computing was typically a job for women (many of whom were black women that made incredible contributions) back in the day, so it’s absolutely fucking wild that straight white men think they are the foundation of computer innovation. men PUSHED women out and took the credit.
Reblogging to do what the failed education system never did.
I long for a lover that matches my energy. We are two individuals that respect each other and reciprocate our feelings. We don’t give just to get back. We give simply because we appreciate each other. We are mature enough to acknowledge that we need our own alone time. We give each other healthy space because we respect our sense of self. We are one at times but we are on our own paths. There’s no doubts that they have your back. Instead of spending most of the time wondering what this is rather than being certain. It’s unrealistic to expect perfection but it’s alright to want a relationship that heals. One that makes you realize that it is possible to coexist someone in a healthy way. It’s not asking too much to want to be with someone who is aware of the joys in life. There’s only so much time we get on this earth. Spend it with someone that wants to get the most out of what’s left of it.
Instead of being bitter in the comments, let’s all take this time to acknowledge that the arts are considered inherently inferior and not real jobs, yet they are overwhelmingly being consumed regardless?
Would it kill people to realize that the arts are a huge yet somehow undervalued part of society and artists should be appreciated, given respect & supported?
