Re:Follow up to the investigation results
by gfodor on Monday April 28, 2014 @07:01PM
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burden of proof lies with the accuser imho. particularly after an investigation has failed to show otherwise.
there seems to be a palpable thirst by some for the smoking gun that tech is overrun with mysogynistic brogrammers. it was out in full force here. it's depressing to see my field play into the hand of gossip mags like valleywag. i have no problem with flushing out bad actors like the people who were found to act unprofessionally. they are the minority though. to take their behavior and try to paint a whole industry is sad and usually being done by people whose identities and personal brands are defined by this issue.
Re:Follow up to the investigation results
by smsm42 on Monday April 28, 2014 @07:59PM
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Well, there are a lot of people with different agendas out there. Nobody forces anybody to read valleywag :) And nobody is forced to accept accusations for which the proof is not provided.
there seems to be a palpable thirst by some for the smoking gun that tech is overrun with mysogynistic brogrammers. it was out in full force here. it's depressing to see my field play into the hand of gossip mags like valleywag. i have no problem with flushing out bad actors like the people who were found to act unprofessionally. they are the minority though. to take their behavior and try to paint a whole industry is sad and usually being done by people whose identities and personal brands are defined by this issue.