Although the idea of an orgy in a ball pit generates some amusing visuals.
chigau (違う)says
How do you wash the balls in a ball pit?
UnknownEric the Apostatesays
How do you wash the balls in a ball pit?
The teenage me wants so badly to make a Beavis and Butthead reference right now.
lochabersays
chigau>
with a ball-washer. I think they had one in an episode of Supernatural.
teneksays
Well, since it’s vaguely on-topic… I recently attended a tech conference and after noting that most of the presenters were men, deliberately attended (with one exception for a session I thought would not be useful to me at all) all the sessions presented by women that I could. I ended up going to at least a couple that I probably wouldn’t have without this consideration and ended up seeing 4 presentations from men and 6 (could have been 7) from women. Including timeslot conflicts 33% of all sessions had at least one woman presenting. I noted on the conference feedback that this was an improvement from last year (25%), and that the diversity was otherwise a little lacking (100% white, and this city isn’t that homogeneous).
Was this a bad idea?
gilltsays
HA! I adjusted this a bit and sent it to my wife who’s at ASHG right now
John Horstmansays
@2: Agreed – I do not understand the hate for play pits I occasionally encounter.
captainkhansays
I wouldn’t know. I don’t go to these conference things.
bortedwards says
Bahahaha…ahh, wait, I wanna laugh. Am I allowed to laugh? Damn the misogynistic rats in life for undermining the little humour in life :(
chalchiuhtotolin says
What the hell are you talking about.
Play pits are amazing.
Gregory in Seattle says
@chalchiuhtotolin #2 – Being a woman at a tech conference… not so much.
chalchiuhtotolin says
@Gregory in Seattle #3 – Pretty much yeah. Which is why play pits should be to contrast being a woman at a tech conference, rather than to compare. :P
OptimalCynic says
Excuse me, bortedwards, my rats are not misogynistic. The girls would smack them into next week if they tried.
leftwingfox says
My perpetually filthy mind also thinks “orgy” would fit into that middle circle.
It would be a very bad idea to combine all three.
Dalillama, Schmott Guy says
Although the idea of an orgy in a ball pit generates some amusing visuals.
chigau (違う) says
How do you wash the balls in a ball pit?
UnknownEric the Apostate says
The teenage me wants so badly to make a Beavis and Butthead reference right now.
lochaber says
chigau>
with a ball-washer. I think they had one in an episode of Supernatural.
tenek says
Well, since it’s vaguely on-topic… I recently attended a tech conference and after noting that most of the presenters were men, deliberately attended (with one exception for a session I thought would not be useful to me at all) all the sessions presented by women that I could. I ended up going to at least a couple that I probably wouldn’t have without this consideration and ended up seeing 4 presentations from men and 6 (could have been 7) from women. Including timeslot conflicts 33% of all sessions had at least one woman presenting. I noted on the conference feedback that this was an improvement from last year (25%), and that the diversity was otherwise a little lacking (100% white, and this city isn’t that homogeneous).
Was this a bad idea?
gillt says
HA! I adjusted this a bit and sent it to my wife who’s at ASHG right now
John Horstman says
@2: Agreed – I do not understand the hate for play pits I occasionally encounter.
captainkhan says
I wouldn’t know. I don’t go to these conference things.
Pieter B, FCD says
Ball pits and bacteria: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/10532011/