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  1. The SJW definition, not actual hate speech. on Mark Zuckerberg Confronts 'Hate Speech' In Germany And At Facebook (csmonitor.com) · · Score: 1

    Given that he supports hate of all things that aren't politically correct, wouldn't that make Zuckerberg the bigot?

  2. Really, Apple Shill? on Apple Is Said To Be Working On an iPhone Even It Can't Hack (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Only if you consider choice to be a problem.

  3. More friendly to ordinary end users. on Apple Is Said To Be Working On an iPhone Even It Can't Hack (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Security is something that is in the control of the end users. You choose the level you want.

    On the other hand, Apple only designed their security to protect celebrities and people of means.

  4. Apple, the new mark of terrorists. on Apple Is Said To Be Working On an iPhone Even It Can't Hack (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    So you're only willing to sacrifice someone else, most likely some normal person, just to stick it to the government?

    At the very least, an Apple phone is now the mark of a criminal or terrorist.

  5. The fastest way to make Apple's life a PITA on Apple Is Said To Be Working On an iPhone Even It Can't Hack (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Then Apple is one San Bernadino event away from being on the wrong side of things.

  6. Re:I hope they're not hosting iOS repo in the U.S. on Apple Is Said To Be Working On an iPhone Even It Can't Hack (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    That won't stop the US.

  7. Apple only wants to protect celebrities. on Apple Is Said To Be Working On an iPhone Even It Can't Hack (nytimes.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The only reason they really go this far is to protect celebrities, not normal people.

    (For this, I'm thankful to have an Android phone)

  8. Not if it's unavailable in the US. on World's First Modular Smart Phone Hits the Market · · Score: 1

    The first modular phone will not be the Fairphone 2, but the first one that is available in the US.

    So far, it's been 0/3 including:

    Jolla
    Fairphone
    Fairphone 2

    If anything, is there a (non-Apple, non-WinMo) phone that is available in the US, wanted the world over, but only available in the US?

  9. He takes the PR-friendly route. on Google CEO Finally Chimes In On FBI Encryption Case, Says He Agrees With Apple (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Unlike Apple, the Android platform doesn't have a device-killing Error 53.

  10. A competition to harm humanity the most. on X Prize and IBM Announce $5 Million Artificial Intelligence Competition (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Given AI's ability to cause long-lasting harm (destruction speed > creation speed) across a multitude of professions, this might not exactly be the best thing for humanity.

  11. That's not a good excuse for guest worker fraud. on Brown CS Department Hiring Student Diversity, Inclusion Advocates · · Score: 1

    Those individuals are here mostly due to guest worker fraud, not due to some political persecution.

    Take your racism and bigotry against white individuals elsewhere.

  12. What unis don't push this INGSOCJUS nonsense? on Brown CS Department Hiring Student Diversity, Inclusion Advocates · · Score: 1

    I'd think that they'd do a bit better academically without having to worry about narratives.

    Outside of the University of Michigan, are there universities that pride themselves on *not* adopting this (or even adopting SJW-hostile admissions)?

  13. Take the SOCJUS glasses off, please. on Brown CS Department Hiring Student Diversity, Inclusion Advocates · · Score: 1

    It's a Code of Harassment [of "Non-Diverse" Persons], not a Code of Conduct. The design is to quickly designate and purge anything as a "harasser" that doesn't play to the social justice narrative of selective inclusion.

  14. What unis don't push this INGSOCJUS nonsense? on Brown CS Department Hiring Student Diversity, Inclusion Advocates · · Score: 0

    Outside of the University of Michigan, are there universities that pride themselves on *not* adopting this (or even adopting SJW-hostile admissions)?

  15. Re:Still only 16 GB of RAM! on Dell Packs Xeon and Quadro GPU In 4lb Laptop (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    A bad company, even worse if it's a staffing agency or other benefit-dodger entity.

  16. Re:Just a thought... on Women Get Pull Requests Accepted More (Except When You Know They're Women) (peerj.com) · · Score: 1

    Reverse-discrimination against men? Rejected, per the observation that there is evidence of discrimination against women when gender is identified.

    The most likely candidate of what really happens, given that this benefits the SJW crowd the least. This is especially so when developers are intimidated when they don't follow the politically correct narrative.

    - Women take fewer risks, and thus are more likely to provide solutions that are accepted? The authors cite a study that claims women are, on average, more risk-averse than men. However, this is inconsistent with the observation that women change more lines of code.

    - Women in open-source are more competent than men? This is the hypothesis that the authors support the most. They suggest it somes about due to survivorship bias and/or self-selection and/or higher implicit performance-standards in the female population of open-source coders.

    Not as likely given that they're more in line with attempts to fit the data to the hypothesis.

  17. Then why are SJW's the only ones wanting to push the whole "gender 'issue'" as a "problem"?

    It has not been an issue until:

        They could make it an issue
        They could silence all meaningful criticism

  18. I wonder who commissioned this, a SJW group? on Women Get Pull Requests Accepted More (Except When You Know They're Women) (peerj.com) · · Score: 1

    Every part of this looks like a goal-seeking or bias-confirming study with an already-presumed conclusion.

    Not sure, but that's not how science is supposed to work. That might fly for global warming studies though.

  19. Re:Still only 16 GB of RAM! on Dell Packs Xeon and Quadro GPU In 4lb Laptop (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    The P50 & P70 support 64GB, come with better warranty options (no ownership transfer needed, Atlanta call center for everyone, 5YR onsite NBD) and don't have unsightly curves.

  20. Then circumvent harder. on Wired To Block Ad-Blocking Users, Offer Subscription (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not like adblocking is illegal.

  21. Re:So they're kicking out the SJW's? on GitHub Is Undergoing a Full-Blown Overhaul As Execs and Employees Depart (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Nope, they have been infected. They are now SJWhub.

    That actually is a valid redirect.

  22. So Cortana's been hit with the ugly^W SJW stick on Microsoft's Cortana Doesn't Put Up With Sexual Harassment (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    They might as well have Cortana retreat to a safe-space if done too many times.

  23. So they're kicking out the SJW's? on GitHub Is Undergoing a Full-Blown Overhaul As Execs and Employees Depart (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That would be a welcome and necessary change.

  24. Bring back Sculley and his management style. on Apple: Losing Out On Talent and In Need of a Killer New Device (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    He not only saved the company from itself, he also wasnt invested in being an outright spook with the company.

  25. Apple has royalty to protect! on Apple Court Testimony Reveals Why It Refuses To Unlock iPhones For Police (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    The last thing that Apple wants is another incident that inconveniences people of more-than-modest means.