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I broke into the ranks of computing in the early 1980s, when women were just starting to poke their shoulder pads through crowds of men. There was no legal protection against 'hostile environments for women.'

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Against Broke Computing Crowds Early Environments Hostile Just Legal Men Pads Poke Protection Ranks Shoulder Starting Through Were Women 1980S

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When you lose your Visa card, you get a new card with a new number, and any new charges with the old number are blocked. Why can't we do the same with Social Security numbers?

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Any Blocked Card Charges Get Lose New Number Numbers Old Same Security Social Social Security Visa Why You Your

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No one in the government is seriously penalized when Social Security numbers are stolen and misused; only the number-holders suffer.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Government Misused Numbers Only Security Seriously Social Social Security Stolen Suffer

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I'm pretty bad at crying.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Bad Crying Pretty

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I think many people have wonderful stories inside them and the talent to tell those stories. But the writing life, with its isolation and uncertain outcomes, keeps most from the task.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Inside Isolation Keeps Life Many Most Outcomes People Stories Talent Task Tell Them Think Those Uncertain Wonderful Writing I Think

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When I am around people I most admire, I tend to hug the wall.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Admire Am Around Hug Most People Tend Wall I Am

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Writing is a very isolating occupation.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Occupation Very Writing

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My mother told me that my birth mother got pregnant by a married man who didn't want to leave his wife.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Birth Got His Leave Man Married Married Man Me Mother Pregnant Want Who Wife

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Even simple fixes can bring the whole system down.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Bring Down Even Simple System Whole

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Before the advent of the Web, if you wanted to sustain a belief in far-fetched ideas, you had to go out into the desert, or live on a compound in the mountains, or move from one badly furnished room to another in a series of safe houses.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Advent Another Badly Before Belief Compound Desert Furnished Go Had Houses Ideas Live Mountains Move Out Room Safe Series Sustain Wanted Web You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Professions

Born: Unknown

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