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chc on March 17, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is This The Girl That Hacked HBGary?

As one or two articles have pointed out, that kind of skill is generally lacking in girls in our culture. So it is somewhat noteworthy, I guess.

nostrademons on March 17, 2011 [–]

Her father is a software engineer, though. It's much easier to learn pretty high-level skills in a field when you're young if you have a parent in that field.

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