Re:In defence of Douglas Crockford
by erpellan on Sunday September 04, 2016 @05:24AM
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I certainly wouldn't feel 'comfortable' speaking at a conference with a reputation for publicly character-assassinating their invited speakers. Especially as the worst accusation I could find on twitter was that he used the word 'stupid'. Several times! Throw away the key...
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It would be insane to go into such a humourless environment where every conversation feels like treading on eggshells.
Re:In defence of Douglas Crockford
by mistermann on Sunday September 04, 2016 @12:39PM
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It might also be a good idea to not hire someone with this sort of political leanings into your organization, if you know what I mean.
It seems to me like numerous advocacy organizations nowadays have run out of genuine grievances and are now attacking largely innocent things, possibly in turn harming their cause.
If you love reading "I found a meteorite!" blogs, pretty soon you're going to find an odd rock in your back yard and think it's a meteorite.
If you love reading "I found a UFO!" blogs, pretty soon you're going to see something weird in the sky and think it's a UFO.
If you love reading "I found a misogynist!" blogs...
I might also be a bit worried as a speaker that people looking over the speaker list might think I was one of those that lead to the disinvite and thus be a poor person to invite if for no other reason than further hassle.