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For what it's worth, I'm a female former English major.

(Who also happens to be learning how to code.)

Well I was right on one count.

I cut cable in 2003, restarted in 2007, cut again in late 2008.. but I fit that profile. Between Hulu and Netflix, I'm covered for everything except live sports. And since I'm not a sports guy and only watch with friends, I meet them at a bar.

Problem solved, $50+/month saved.

And when I cut the cable the last time, I asked them how much it'd cost to deactivate my cable modem. They immediately gave me a 33% discount.

> Problem solved, $50+/month saved.

Now that I think about it I spend a lot more than $50 at bars going out to watch live sports because I don't have cable.

I didn't think the gender divide would be so big (after all, nearly half the tech podcasts I follow are hosted by women), but of the first 12,000 people to take the Firefox Test Pilot survey, 97% identified as male!