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  1. I remember many years ago a group of people claimed to have built a ship that was unsinkable. I'm pretty certain we all know how that turned out.

    In fairness the article does add some caveats about currently unknown attack vectors and the like, however anyone claiming a piece of software is completely error-free, especially when they also developed an entire new language to build said software is probably mistaken.

  2. Ponzi Scheme on Bitcoin is Worth Less Than the Cost To Mine It (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Is still a Ponzi scheme. News at 11.

  3. So now Google will be able to listen in on your phone calls as well.

  4. Isn't gender just a social construct?

    Asking for a friend.

  5. It's always fascinating to see mendacious gibbons persist in these sorts of denials given the evidence which includes internal correspondence from Google employees where the are actively engaging in discriminatory hiring practices.

    I wish you the best of luck in concluding your divorce with reality.

  6. You're right, I was probably being too polite. I promise to do better.

  7. That's the motte argument which is belied by the bailey consisting of more than ample evidence direct from Google employees and leadership themselves demonstrating an incredibly amount of animus to anyone with the wrong politics, and white, heterosexual males in particular. Again, no one has to trust me on this, just go look at the exhibits. They're awful.

    The argument you offer is also highly ironic. If you were concerned about hiring people just like you on a subconscious level, what better way could you help correct for that than by focusing on hiring people that think differently than you instead of demonizing them?

    This is the dilemma for our budding social justice advocates. Their answer has been to focus on things like gender, skin color, sexual expression, etc. in the belief that in doing so you will have people that think differently which is appears to be a gross form of stereotyping, for those of us that don't expect black people to all think a certain way or to have had specific life experiences, or women, etc.

    As the strawman you've constructed, I'll leave you two to enjoy each other's company. None of what you are asserting is present in Damore's writing and certainly isn't anything I feel, but bonus points for attempting to arrogate yourself to the position of being able to know and express my thoughts for me.

    I'd recommend keeping your day job as you aren't any good at it.

  8. Except none of what you are saying is either true or accurate.

    I've read Damore's paper. I've read the entirety of the filing. I've alo looked at the exhibits which are direct captures of what Google employees were posting in their own words.

    You really don't know what you are talking about but you sure seem to like to be appropriately self-righteous in your ignorance. Also, the complaint with the NLRB was withdrawn prior to the lawsuit being filed. That they decided to rule on it anyways after it was withdrawn has zero practical meaning or relevance.

    I do find your gross generalizations, accusations and expressions of disdain towards people you consider to be among the "neuro-diverse" to be rather amusing though. I guess they don't rank high enough on the oppression hierarchy to avoid being subject to your ridicule and scorn?

    Quite tolerant of you, really.

  9. "But really, it's only about encouraging more minorities in tech.. If only these Aspie coder-bros had an ounce of empathy and weren't terrible human beings they'd know that...":

    https://imgur.com/a/Yv7jFaA

    https://imgur.com/a/JKG1ze2

  10. Someone is triggered today.

    I think I just might start posting some of the exhibits from the filings if this continues.

    It'll be a great time, I promise.

  11. On the contrary, you just have to have the right politics and/or be high enough up on the hierarchy of oppression to do so.

  12. but it wasn't about that. Google contacted me and I told them that I wasn't seeing a cultural fit.

    I highly recommend reading the filings in the James Damore lawsuit: https://www.dhillonlaw.com/law...

    You can see the statements from Googlers in their own words. To say that it's incredibly disturbing that they have created and promoted such a toxic work-place culture would be an understatement.

    Avoid like the plague unless you are a blue-haired harpy trying to work out her daddy issues by hating on men.

  13. Facebook discovers.... on Facebook Has Identified Ongoing Political Influence Campaign (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Astro-turfing?

  14. They had sensible C02 emission laws 30,000 years ago!

  15. So in other words... on Backpage Founders Charged With Money Laundering, Aiding Prostitution (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    What they have been charged with is facilitating consensual acts between adults. Not enabling pedophiles (whom they appear to have been reporting to authorities) or "human trafficking." Congratulations idiots, you've really struck a blow against actual pedophiles and child traffickers by pushing their activities outside the margins of visibility where the Bill's and Hillary's (and Epsteins) can operate unimpeded by public scrutiny.

  16. Reintroduce a course on ethics in journalism. AI may be a symptom, but the underlying problem are activists producing propaganda under the guise of journalism.

  17. Stunning and brave on Why Does Hollywood Remain Out of Step With the Body-Positive Movement? (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    "As a bigger girl," Ms. Macdonald told me recently, "where was I meant to find something that would fit?" My god, the horror she must have endured. I propose that we enact a law that 7-11 and any fast-food restaurant stock emergency clothing in size 20 and above.

  18. "Fact Checkers" on Facebook Fights Fake News With Links To Other Angles (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1
  19. When fascism comes to America... on YouTube Will Now Redirect Searches For Extremist Videos To Anti-Terrorist Playlists (tubefilter.com) · · Score: 2

    It won't be waving a flag and carrying a bible, it will be from companies and the government proclaiming their desire to protect all of us from "harmful" ideas.

  20. They're all yours Canada! on Canada's Play For Immigrant Tech Talent (axios.com) · · Score: 2

    Since the vast majority of H1-B visas end up going to junior and mid-level people at best as opposed to the "highly skilled" pool of people that the system was ostensibly designed for, they're all yours Canada! Enjoy!

  21. Any tech company based in Florida, land of the elder scam industry? Automatically suspect.

  22. Wikileaks Response on The Unsettling Relationship Between Russia and Wikileaks (dailymail.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    It's a pretty withering unpacking of the NYTs crappy agenda journalism: http://www.twitlonger.com/show...

  23. A terrible mistake on Transfer of Internet Governance Will Go Ahead On Oct. 1 (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    That will take time to reveal.

  24. Dear Apple on Apple Replaces The Pistol Emoji With A Water Gun (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Please go fuck yourself.

  25. Making Emojis for a living on Google's New Emoji Aimed At Promoting Gender Equality Are Coming (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    It must be great to have nothing better to do than make up emojis for a living.