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Re:GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016 by doktrin on Thursday December 15, 2016 @05:12PM (#13189004)
The implication was clear enough - which is why I asked for substantiation.

1. does github in fact "only hire women and minorities" at the expense of superior, talented white men?

2. assuming #1 is true, what evidence is there that said hiring practices are at the root of their financial difficulties?

It's easy to throw out loaded statements. I don't think it's nuts to request clarification.

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Re:GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016 by dang on Thursday December 15, 2016 @05:21PM (#13189116)
To "request clarification" about that is, in fact, "nuts", because (a) it's off topic and worse, and (b) it guarantees a flamewar. Please stop.
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Re:GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016 by doktrin on Friday December 16, 2016 @03:00AM (#13191793)
Why am I the only one being asked to "stop"? I didn't open this can of worms, and I'm seeing a literal few pages and multiple threads of back and forth from others on this very topic.
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Re:GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016 by dang on Friday December 16, 2016 @09:00AM (#13193245)
You're not the only one being asked to stop. It's good that you didn't open the can of worms, but bad that you fed them. In terms of troll effects, that's not a lot better.
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