Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures

Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by alrs on Monday March 20, 2017 @01:02PM (#13915752)

I was in an elevator once, and overheard this conversation:

"Yeah, computers don't do that yet. Don't worry, you just wait for awhile, and eventually they do. That's how technology works."

I saw red.

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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by __abc on Monday March 20, 2017 @01:34PM (#13916034)

Why did you see red?

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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by alrs on Monday March 20, 2017 @03:10PM (#13916808)

Because it shows a complete disregard for what engineers do, and reduces our work to something akin to fermentation.

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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by chopin on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @08:11AM (#13921455)

That shows disregard to what yeast does, though...

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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by zelias on Monday March 20, 2017 @01:47PM (#13916146)

Probably because that kind of statement doesn't pass all the tests

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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by amygdyl on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @05:36AM (#13920820)

I have to say, I am so stealing that line.

I know exactly who will repeat it, seriously, deadpan as if Q.E.D. shown, if I just encourage them a little...

There is is something about that which smacks of borrowing the internet for a day, for a show and tell....

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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by ExactoKnight on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @02:11AM (#13920212)

Was this actually said by someone on Uber's C-suite?

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