Why biological males who identify as females should not have access to female locker rooms and toilets according to ChatGPT

I asked ChatGPT why biological females deserved their own space, this is what it produced.

There are several arguments that can be made against allowing biological males who identify as female to use female locker rooms and toilets.

First and foremost, it is important to consider the privacy and safety concerns of the individuals using these facilities. Many people, especially women and girls, may feel uncomfortable or unsafe if a biological male is present in their locker room or bathroom. Allowing someone who is anatomically male to access these spaces could potentially expose women and girls to voyeurism, harassment, or even physical assault.

Another argument against this policy is that it infringes on the rights of women and girls to have their own private spaces. These facilities are designed to provide a level of privacy and modesty for individuals, and allowing biological males to use them can undermine that purpose. Women and girls should have the right to use facilities that are designated for their gender without the fear of being confronted by someone of the opposite sex.

It is also important to consider the practicalities of such a policy. Many locker rooms and restrooms have features such as stalls or private changing areas, but these may not provide sufficient privacy for all users. Allowing biological males to use these facilities could lead to situations where individuals are exposed to each other, which could be embarrassing or uncomfortable for everyone involved.

Finally, it is worth considering the fact that there are often alternative options available for individuals who do not feel comfortable using facilities that correspond to their biological sex. For example, many facilities offer unisex or gender-neutral restrooms that can be used by anyone. These options can provide a safe and private space for individuals who do not feel comfortable using facilities that are designated for a specific gender.

In conclusion, there are several arguments against allowing biological males who identify as female to use female locker rooms and toilets. These facilities are designed to provide privacy and safety for women and girls, and allowing biological males to use them could compromise these goals. There are also practical considerations and alternative options that can accommodate the needs of all individuals.

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One Night Only! Mike Butcher from TechCrunch in Krakow Tonight!

By Paul Chen

Mike Butcher is an Editor at large of TechCrunch, the premier source of tech news. He will be in Krakow for Impact CEE. The conference might be hard to get in, but you can see him at a Swarm 53 event tonight. Here is how you can get in.

We welcome you to an amazing talk at Hive53 in Krakow. It will focus on the use of technology and business to leave a positive footprint on the world.

Our keynote speaker will be the great Mike Butcher from TechCrunch. Mike will share about his work on Techfugees - a social enterprise mobilizing the international tech community to respond to the refugee situation.

Our next speaker is one of the founders of the Hive53 community. She is a serial entrepreneur, and one of the most popular on the Polish tech scene. Ela Madej was a Y Combinator alumni with her startup Applicake which turned into Base. Together with her friend, a serial entrepreneur, Seth Bannon, they started a community of people excited about combining profits with purpose via high-tech entrepreneurship.

Not long after, they started their own VC fund called Fifty Years. They wanted to back technology companies that has the ability to become successful businesses by helping achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Up to now,  they have made 30 investments in many tech companies. They included those making cultured meat, animal free leather, clean chemicals, lab robots. Also on the list are companies making cheap and reliable medical devices, or small communication satellites that will connect 4 billion people who do not have internet in 2017!

Seth and Ela will talk about using deep technologies for impact. In fact, you will find out why startup communities need to reinvent themselves by looking into many untapped markets. They are biotechnology, space tech, food tech and commercializing academic research.

Then, they will talk about where they see the most promise. Furthermore, they will include some advice for the Polish startup ecosystem in the upcoming 10 years!

You don’t want to miss it! Get Tickets here.

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Internet of Things, TechCrunch, and MediTech oh my!

By Paul Chen

The middle of December will be a very busy time for the city of Wroclaw. On the 7th and the 8th there will be a second edition of ImpactCEE. The last edition of Impact in Krakow brought a speech from the enigmatic leader of the PiS party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski. This second one should be something special as well. However, if you are a busy VC or an entrepreneur and you don’t have two days, nor the money to spend at a huge conference then In-Ference is something for you.

This is the second one of its kind in Wroclaw. The last one brought us the inspiring messages from the CEO of one of Poland’s hottest startup, Brand24, Michal Sadowski and the co-founder of one of Poland’s biggest software makers, Comarch, Rafal Styczien. This one aims to be even bigger.

Big Value

Having attended the last one, I have to say that this is quite different from a big over produced tech conference. What I like is the intimate atmosphere of the event. With about 1000 people in attendance, you have a chance to talk to people a bit longer forming more meaningful connections. In big conferences, the fear of missing out syndrome prevents people from doing anything deeper. Furthermore, the speakers are usually mobbed by attendees or are hiding. In these smaller events, you actually have access to the experts and VIPs. And it is the easier access and the deeper connections during networking that is the big value in these events.

The Highlights

John Biggs from the Industry leading publication, TechCrunch, will be talking the evolution of the Medical Tech field and what the future holds.

If you are a enterpreneur and are looking for funding, the head of the main partner of In-Ference, Arkly Capital, will be there. Two of their portfolio companies have been generating a lot of buzz recently. Lovely, a wearable that will make your sex-life even better. And ZMorph, a 3D Printer that goes beyond just printing.

Szymon Niemczura, just received the IoT Startup of the year prize at the Central Europe Startup Awards for his beacon company Kontakt will be talking about the Future of Smart buildings as well as how IoT will bring value to a medical facility.

Kamil Adamczyk, the head of Neuron Sleeping Masks, whose company just had an advert appear on one of the video billboards in the famous Times Square in New York City, will talk about how to get MediTech into the mainstream.

And a Panel Discussion featuring the moderation of Patrick Young, a financial guru whose insights has landed him in major telecasts such as CBC and RT.

More information on In-Ference and the registration can be found here.

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Let's Bring European Maker Week to Krakow

Hey Krakowian Makers and Startuppers,

Remember this? Startup Europe Week invaded Krakow - the Aftermath http://bit.ly/1qqYJTY

The Startup Europe people are at it again. They want to have a Europe-wide week of events dedicated to the maker movement. Over 20 cities have already signed up, even Ostrava! I would like to organize it, but I am not that connected to the maker community. Perhaps one of our maker leaders would like take up the banner.  The events will take place on the week of May 30 - June 5. I know that isn't a lot of time. We had less than two months to organize Startup Europe Week 2016, but it happened. Here is the main website of European Maker Week 2016. Here is how you can sign up to be an organizer. It wouldn't be an European event without the regulations. If you have more questions, I can put you in touch with the organizers. 

Let's get making!

Paul 

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How Poland became a major player in the Gaming Industry

Paul Chen

These past few years were good year for Polish Gaming. The Witcher 3 won over 200 awards. It was picked up by Netflix starring Henry Cavill of Superman fame as a replacement for Game of Thrones. The Witcher became Poland's most successful export since Robert Lewandowski and Sobieski Vodka. A complaint of many Poles is when will something Polish become a global household name. Well, fellow Poles, it has finally happened. This title became something that can be mentioned among global gaming successes like Pokemon Go, Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto. In addition, in the 2019 Holiday Season, a Polish creation is able to compete on the same level with the likes of Star Wars and Cats.
It should be mentioned that Techland’s zombie killing game Dying Light was also one of 2015’s biggest hits, with millions of players. Currently there are over 200 studios in Poland. Poland is now among the top 5 video games manufacturers in the world. You might wonder, since when did Poland become a major player in the gaming industry?

Gaming in Poland started under the most trying of circumstances. Back during the Cold War, there was a technology embargo to this side of the Iron Curtain so most of the equipment that game developers had to work with would be considered obsolete in the West.

Polish gaming started in 1983 with the creation of Web Master with could be player on the Atari 400 and 800. It was Created in Wrocław by Jerzy Dybski, Piotr Bednawski and Jarosław Wyżgowski. It was a game in which you control a spider and feed it insects, maintain its web and stay away from other spiders. It was surprisingly advanced for its time because of  its different difficulty levels, soundtrack and original graphics. You have to remember that it is still in the early days of the video game industry where game characters were often just a moving polygon on your screen.

Unfortunately, it did not see the light of day. The man who commissioned the game, Stanley M. Hayduke decided not to release it. Being a religious man, he was not too crazy with the violent nature of the game, and believed that it could corrupt people. As a result, it remained a bootleg game underground cult following.  

Web Master was followed by the 1985 shooting game Magic Keys by Stefan Życzkowski, as well as Marcin Borkowski’s 1986 text adventure Pandora’s Box, both for the ZX Spectrum. Because of political and economic policies, no major studios came out of it so video games remained the projects of hobbyists.

After the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, the situation changed dramatically. Major studios like LK Avalon, Mirage and ASF were formed. These gaming studios were able to succeed on a national level due to the lack of available titles that could be played on the still antiquated equipment in Poland.

After 1991, the technology embargo was lifted. As a result, development of gaming went into hyperdrive. The availability of top of the line tech meant that they could do things that had been technologically impossible earlier. Janusz Pelz of LK Avalon, created xLand and in 1992 they developed Electro Man, a game for DOS, which became a hit in Poland and were released in the US. In 1994, Mirage released the game, Franco: The Crazy Revenge, for Amiga, where you have to confront vicious thugs in the streets. Adrian Chmielarz and Grzegorz Miechowski, who founded the Metropolis studio in 1992, are still active and highly influential in Polish gaming. One of their hits was Gorky 17, a RPG involving a former Soviet military base and genetic experiments. It achieved international success due to its unique styles.

In 1996 saw the global launch of the spaceship game, Fire Flight by Chaos Works. A result of a $300K investment of Electronic Arts, it was praised for its amazing graphics.  With hits like PainKiller (2004) and Call of Juarez (2006), Poland started to gain a global gaming fanbase. All of this culminated in 2007 with the release of the Witcher from CD Project Red, a studio based here in Krakow. The sequel, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings was used as a diplomatic present from the former Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk to President Obama in 2011. Among the current lot of popular Polish games are Vanishing of Ethan Carter (2014), received a BAFTA for Best Game Innovation and of course the aforementioned Witcher 3.

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Startup Europe Week invaded Krakow - the Aftermath

Paul Chen

Well, that was fun! Last Friday evening, Startup Europe Week had their conference in Krakow. It was organized by myself and Paulina Galińska and the crew from Kraków Miastem Startupów.

I can honestly say that it was a success. It was also a great learning experience. Here are my post-event reflections.

I felt that the video intro from the European Commission was quite a good introduction on the rationale behind the organization. The point of the event is to educate entrepreneurs and people who are thinking of becoming one about the resources available to them locally. Luckily, Krakow and Malopolska was just named one of the European Region of Entrepreneurship 2016. Then the following organizations made short presentations about their program.

Krakow City Hall - Filip Jarmakowski - Municipal

MaloPolska Region - Elżbieta Sztorc, Bartłomiej Gąciarz - Regional

Krakowski Park Technologiczny - Małgorzata Popławska - Incubator/VC

Klaster Life Science - Kazimierz Murzyn - Biotech

KIC InnoEnergy - Anna Czerwińska - Energy

Hub:raum - Łukasz Cieśla - Corporate VC/accelerator/incubator

InnoVenture - Marcin Bielówka - Semi-private VC

Klaster Cleantech - Janusz Kahl

Innovation Nest - Krzysztof Kobyłecki - VC

After these presenters did a panel discussion about "Effective forms and practices to support entrepreneurship". Attendees reported that the panelists were quite truthful and thoughtful in their responses to questions. That was a departure of the superficial answers that you usually get from individuals in their positions.

Panel of Startup Resources

After a short break, we were presented a discussion with panel of startups put together by ProIdea, the people who brought you Bitspiration Festival every year. The theme was "Success stories - Lessons learned."

We had a range of well established startup like the beacon producer Kontakt.io; XTRF, a project management tool for translation agencies; and an up and comer like Crafinity, startup who works with artificial intelligence.  

The language of the event was Polish. It was my decision as an organizer to do that, even though I personally, believe that every startup event should be in English. The reason behind that decision was to encourage more people to attend. Sometimes when people see that the event will be in English, those who aren’t as proficient might be discouraged.

People had warned me about having a startup event on Friday evening. However, I was resolute. This time slot is a barometer to show where people’s priorities were. Business or pleasure? I am happy to say because the room was packed from beginning to the very end, it showed the attendees enthusiasm for entrepreneurship.

I felt the event had the right spectrum of people presenting. It covered a wide variety, from regular run of the mill VC to corporate to municipal and from IoT, SaaS, Energy, to Biotech. Many entrepreneurs probably never knew that we had a cleantech klaster near Krakow which can be quite important due to the city’s fight against smog.

As an organizer, I simply must express my gratitude to the city of Krakow for letting us use their grand conference room for the event. It added so much class and elegance to the atmosphere. I felt it made for a uniquely great atmosphere, much better than some corporate or hotel conference room. It was a wonderful gesture showing that the startup community is indeed important to the city. I hope this is the start of a series of communication between them.

One of the things I would change is to charge a nominal fee for the event. Because the event was free, people ordered tickets and didn’t show up. This closed people who were serious about going to the event out. By charging a nominal fee like 2 Euros, it could prompt people to keep to their commitments.

I understand that it was the first iteration, so in the spirit of lean startup model, it wouldn’t be perfect. I would like to advise that the announcement and the granting of licenses to organize the event or events be issued like 3 months in advance. This way, it would give organizers time to make more partnerships and gain sponsorships to help organize refreshments and other promotional schemes.

Other than that, I had a lot of fun organizing this event. I would be honored to be able to do it again next time. If you were at the event and would like to tell me how I could have done better, please comment below. Please no trolls. The community had a very positive response to the event. They asked me when will there be a next one.

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