OSCON keynote: Standing out in the crowd

Of course that's got to be a large part of it. A large part is also probably Minority Syndrome, from both sides; while women are probably 51% of the population now (which isn't helping *me* get any dates :-), I'd be surprised if they were as much as 20% of the technical population, and 5% of the hacking population.

(Go ahead: someone tell me the 'not getting dates' crack is sexist. If you do, I'll tell you to pull the stick out of what our UK pals would call your arse, and get a sense of humor. Being a grownup *is* a requirement.)