Re:Australian software engineer got asked algorithm question...
by holydude on Sunday March 05, 2017 @04:45AM
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We are being racist here and are assuming that being australian means being predominantly caucasian white.
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Re:Australian software engineer got asked algorithm question...
by wutbrodo on Sunday March 05, 2017 @05:15AM
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His name is David Thornton (mentioned in the article, if you bothered to read it before commenting). Not 100% conclusive, but pretty strong evidence of being white, as Thornton is an English/Scottish name.
FWIW, as a nonwhite person myself, I think that accusing someone of racism for assuming David Thornton from Australia is white is beyond idiocy.
Re:Australian software engineer got asked algorithm question...
by chipperyman573 on Sunday March 05, 2017 @04:53AM
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>We are being racist here
No we aren't. Racism is when you discriminate against a person due to their skin color. We're not discriminating against anyone.
Re:Australian software engineer got asked algorithm question...
by lsh on Sunday March 05, 2017 @06:22AM
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eh. racism is an umbrella term for being prejudicial and discriminatory based on a persons race. while definitely being prejudicial it certainly wasn't discriminating.
also - article has a big photo of this guy's gormless white mug ;)
also - he's from Sydney, so probably a wanker as well.
Re:Australian software engineer got asked algorithm question...
by shalmanese on Sunday March 05, 2017 @05:35AM
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Or we clicked on the link and verified that yes, an Australian man named David Thornton does indeed look white in the provided photograph.