Ruth Mottram on Nostr: Most of the specialised computers/servers at work are named for DWEMs* (or pagan ...
Most of the specialised computers/servers at work are named for DWEMs* (or pagan gods/goddesses), so at casual lunch conversation yesterday we brainstormed a few #WomenInSTEM names for the next generation of servers (we came up with Meitner, Hammer + Lehman, maybe Curie is too obvious) - but why stick with white women, what other more diverse candidates should we have for naming servers etc after? Would love some more suggestions to take to IT.
*(Dead, White, European Males).
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