Kathy Sierra has been interested in the brain and artificial intelligence since her days as a game developer (Virgin, Amblin’, MGM). She is the co-creator of the bestselling Head First series (finalist for a Jolt Software Development award in 2003, and named to the Amazon Top Ten Editors Choice Computer Books for 2003 and 2004). She is also the founder of one of the largest community web sites in the world, javaranch.com. Kathy’s passions are skiing, running, her Icelandic horse, gravity, and her latest favorite thing–Dance Dance Revolution
Sadly this incredible person who has obviously affected many people (just look at the comments in her most recent blog entry) has been receiving sick, disgusting, stomach churning threats to her life and as a result is now afraid to leave the house. These are not the some mediocre little threats either, just read Kathy’s post and you will see what these vile people have been saying.
I can’t help but think (and my thoughts are echoed by many others) that because Kathy is a woman in the predominantly male industry that is technology, that she becomes a target for these jerks and that makes me really angry. There is not enough women in tech and things like this are exactly why!
Many bloggers are taking the week off in support of Kathy and I am too, I will be back Monday, let’s spend this week trying to think of a way we can filter out and quash these scumbags who do this to such lovely people.
Kathy, my thoughts are with you, be strong.
Kathy’s Blog entry –
http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2007/03/as_i_type_this_.html
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