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In 1947, a Mississippi hotel denied service to the Haitian secretary of agriculture, who had come to the state to attend an international conference.
Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly
Belying the stereotype of hard-core coders as dull and awkward conversationalists, Larry and my other companions at the Wizards’ Table displayed a striking gift for puns, wordplay, and teasing banter. One night, the topic of conversation was theoretical physics; the next, it was the gliding tones of Cantonese opera, followed by thoughts on why so many coders and mathematicians are also chess players and musicians. The tireless curiosity of these middle-aged wizards gave them an endearingly youthful quality, as if they’d found ways of turning teenage quests for arcane knowledge into rewarding careers. On weekends, they coded recreationally, spinning off side projects that lay the foundations of new technologies and startups.
NeuroTribes
Steve Silberman
Es ist eine pädagogisch idiotische Idee, ein soziales Milieu zu schaffen, wo Behinderte nur unter sich sind. Das ist nicht normal. Aber unsere Gesellschaft will offenbar nicht, dass man Behinderte im Alltag sieht.
„ Gott Müsste Rache Üben!“ - Stern - Blendle
blendle.com
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