Female inventors? There must be some mistake, sir!
Want to find some famous female inventors?
Try the query “she invented” in Google, and it will come back to you with a helpful
Did you mean: “he invented”
Sigh. This isn’t Google’s ‘fault’ — but it does sadly reflect that there are a lot more references and queries online to inventions by males than females.
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DB: “package was evidently back within 20 miles of here at 8:41 this morning. wonder where it is now...” | |
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Permuto Discoveries » What are People Really Buying Online? | |
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'24', a diplomatic row and a spy chief's lecture on torture - Americas, World - The Independent [... the former secret service chief implied that the [US] leadership in Washington was inspired by watching the TV espionage thriller 24. She said: "Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld certainly watched 24".] |
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DB: “Hey #Amazon/#HDNL -- New Cross -> Droitwich -> Hackney is NOT an efficient delivery route. NOR energy-efficient. #fail #footprint” | |
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Twitter Paid $6 or Less for Crowdsourced ‘Birdie’ Graphic | Epicenter | Wired.com | |
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DB: “@1854 re 'street' photographer interactions with police -- yes but only when shooting the G20 protests! never been an issue around clubs...” | |
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Toyota's overstretched supply chain: The machine that ran too hot | The Economist | |
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Just so you know, T and Lo both have birthdays coming up. (Updated: Note from Robert Best) | T Lo Page 2 - The #1 Project Runway Blog [Cute.] |
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'Minority Report' digital billboard 'watches consumers shop' - Telegraph | |
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DB: “Music for today -- Theo Parrish and Clogs. Covering all bases....” | |
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Chris Harrison's mind-blowing "Skinput" interface - Core77 [Amaze.] |
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JULIET ELLIOT As more and more ladies get onto... - WAH Magazine [Fixies chicks?] |
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Is ChatRoulette the Future of the Internet or Its Distant Past? -- New York Magazine | |
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Diet Coke Eyes 'Next Gen' Consumers | |
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America's Love of 3D Grows Curiouser and Curiouser - Alice In Wonderland - Gawker [Alice in Wonderland opens to *$116m*.] |
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Sean Hayes: I Am Who I Am | People | Advocate.com | |
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DB: “@curlywurlyfiBasa Basa Fish v good tonight... Everything we've had there has been great so far. Except service...” | |
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DB: “Viet Grill we love you. Smoky chillis. Yum” | |
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What's Next: Luxury Products - WSJ.com [Hermès goes large.] |
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Ask E.T.: Edward Tufte Presidential Appointment | |
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Arduino Forum - RC5 infrared remote | |
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DB: “saturday morning thought: why do washing machines have windows, but dish-washers don't?” | |
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DB: “@biche re cushions: go Margiella -- paint with white house paint. Amazingly resilient...” | |
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DB: “we love  (esp. "Amelia's World: Animal Affinity") #photography” |
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Where The Hell Is Matt? - About Matt | |
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Robin Schwartz [putting the lie to 'never work with animals and children'] |
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DB: “Sun is out & replacement LowePro Slingshot 100AW has arrived (last one survived 3 years, not bad). Must be officially TIme To Get Out There” | |
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DB: “@mediaczar thank you for link. Off in comp. linguistics world this week, back to mechturkistan sometime soon. Sorry missed LTD. Next one!” | |
Pew Internet publishes its latest findings on news consumption.
Nike in ‘cool new robot not cool or new’ shock.
Amazon’s ‘vanishment’ of LGBT literature from sales ranks spurs a realtime revolt via social media.
Running a club night in London will require reporting of all acts and ‘target audience’ to the Met. WHAT?
Or at least, what it might be up to…
The continuation of exclusion, by other means…
Self-appointed internet censors mess with Wikipedia.
New times call for new words and phrases. The list starts here.
This matters. Get involved.
Google explains its new browser, comic-book style
And how to make a business from it
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