http://www.grailcode.com/archives/learning-not-to-read The Holy Grail in history and in modern culture Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:04:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.grailcode.com/archives/learning-not-to-read#comment-27388 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:33:57 +0000 http://www.grailcode.com/archives/learning-not-to-read#comment-27388 I "enjoyed" your comment on my website contents - especially the notion that a man is a "failed" woman! I never really thought of it that way, but you do have a point. In actuality the man/woman field in the table is an easy way to track the gender in the database. This is especially useful for the many "Woman's Studies" programs around the world. perhaps a more neutral way of designating the gender would have been a M/F text field - on the other hand I'm sure many will enjoy the distinction I've created. I “enjoyed” your comment on my website contents - especially the notion that a man is a “failed” woman! I never really thought of it that way, but you do have a point. In actuality the man/woman field in the table is an easy way to track the gender in the database. This is especially useful for the many “Woman’s Studies” programs around the world. perhaps a more neutral way of designating the gender would have been a M/F text field - on the other hand I’m sure many will enjoy the distinction I’ve created.

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