Comments on: The Dot, The Line and the Gender Divide http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/13/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/ In defense of the sanctimonious women's studies set. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:14:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: hanna http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/13/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-111013 hanna Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:39:59 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/10/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-111013 This is my brain on math: When the line turned into a polygon, I was able to justify it; after all, maybe they're all living in S^3 where lines are all circles anyway. But then! Then he turned into a parallelepiped! These are not the same thing! All those three-valent vertices! And then he went and disconnected himself, which is also not a line. Don't even get me started on the rest of his forms. ...I'll just be sitting over here in my lame obsessive math-geek corner. This is my brain on math:

When the line turned into a polygon, I was able to justify it; after all, maybe they’re all living in S^3 where lines are all circles anyway.

But then! Then he turned into a parallelepiped! These are not the same thing! All those three-valent vertices! And then he went and disconnected himself, which is also not a line. Don’t even get me started on the rest of his forms.

…I’ll just be sitting over here in my lame obsessive math-geek corner.

]]> By: Mnemosyne http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/13/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110856 Mnemosyne Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:37:14 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/10/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110856 <blockquote>(Also, isn’t this illegal?)</blockquote> Shhh! I'm trying to figure out how to get it off YouTube before they take it down!

(Also, isn’t this illegal?)

Shhh! I’m trying to figure out how to get it off YouTube before they take it down!

]]> By: Josh http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/13/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110802 Josh Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:47:36 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/10/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110802 I read the book this was based on when I was a kid. I think my parents still have it. I read the book this was based on when I was a kid. I think my parents still have it.

]]> By: Tom http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/13/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110777 Tom Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:07:42 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/10/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110777 <blockquote>karpad Says: so, the line was a Nice Guy(TM)? </blockquote> Not necessarily. He doesn't whine about what he's entitled to; he takes action to be more than just a line.

karpad Says:

so, the line was a Nice Guy(TM)?

Not necessarily. He doesn’t whine about what he’s entitled to; he takes action to be more than just a line.

]]> By: Ledasmom http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/13/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110739 Ledasmom Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:54:37 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/10/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110739 "Stretching a point". Oh, my. “Stretching a point”. Oh, my.

]]> By: karpad http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/13/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110720 karpad Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:51:50 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/10/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110720 so, the line was a Nice Guy(TM)? so, the line was a Nice Guy(TM)?

]]> By: HeartlessB http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/13/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110674 HeartlessB Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:45:19 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/10/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110674 Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

]]> By: Z. M. Davis http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/13/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110665 Z. M. Davis Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:06:25 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/10/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110665 The subtitle reminded me of <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland" rel="nofollow">Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions</a></em>. For what it's worth, in that story, the women were line segments. (Also, isn't this illegal?) The subtitle reminded me of Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. For what it’s worth, in that story, the women were line segments.

(Also, isn’t this illegal?)

]]> By: Bitter Scribe http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/13/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110639 Bitter Scribe Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:42:42 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/06/10/some-thoughts-on-gender-divination-and-a-cool-cartoon/#comment-110639 I haven't seen this in years. Thanks for posting it. I think my favorite joke was the dot's perfect 36-36-36 figure. I haven’t seen this in years. Thanks for posting it.

I think my favorite joke was the dot’s perfect 36-36-36 figure.

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