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Re:James Damore has filed a class action lawsuit against Google by beebmam on Monday January 08, 2018 @02:27PM (#16099407)
No. Neither side must make claims about what is not understood (which is nearly everything). Damore is the one making the claim, and one with very serious consequences.
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Re:James Damore has filed a class action lawsuit against Google by moduspol on Monday January 08, 2018 @02:38PM (#16099549)
Would it be fair then to describe Google's hiring policy as preferring the best candidate regardless of race / sex?
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Re:James Damore has filed a class action lawsuit against Google by beebmam on Monday January 08, 2018 @03:17PM (#16100012)
No, because "best" is highly unscientific and subjective, and can change in an uncountable number of ways depending on environment.
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Re:James Damore has filed a class action lawsuit against Google by moduspol on Monday January 08, 2018 @03:21PM (#16100066)
Ok, then what's your objective and scientific way of hiring?
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Re:James Damore has filed a class action lawsuit against Google by beebmam on Monday January 08, 2018 @03:41PM (#16100300)
There isn't one. That's the point. So don't make claims about it.
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