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Re:The Best Engineers Write Less Code on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @01:12PM (#48297298)
links have been fixed, thx
The working class people will be replaced by AI
Re:Why Catholics Built Astronomical Features into Churches on Thursday November 17, 2016 @02:10PM (#12980416)
November
Re:More Details About Project Spartan on Monday March 30, 2015 @07:31PM (#9293352)
wow looking at that video you'd think software is no longer a male dominated field. problem solved.
Re:Plastc Card on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @03:41PM (#8423511)
I love it, if they steal this card they stole all my cards, even the ones not in my wallet. Yey. Now I get to cancel them ALL.
Re:On Leave on Thursday July 03, 2014 @06:30PM (#7986268)
The non free food is better yet at your dinner table, with your significant other.
Re:On Leave on Thursday July 03, 2014 @06:30PM (#7986260)
Of course, was a joke. But there will always be more work that we can possibly do. You are never really done in a successful business. So I feel sad that he made these sacrifices at the expense of his family life. The saddest part is that the code he wrote will probably be a distant memory in 20-30 years.
Re:On Leave on Thursday July 03, 2014 @04:41PM (#7985648)
It makes me sad he had to wait 15 years for this. 15 years is what you get for manslaughter with good behavior.
Re:Coin on Thursday November 14, 2013 @03:01PM (#6735101)
What stops the person taking the payment from pushing the switch button accidentally or intentionally. Also I can totally see how people can steal your card, use the app to put it into their coin then place the card back so you don't know you've been robbed.
Re:Java Virtual Machine in pure Node.js on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @03:32PM (#6642708)
I made a house out of butter yey!!!!
Re:Which modern databases support ACID transactions? on Tuesday October 29, 2013 @03:13PM (#6636706)
Where is Datomic?
Re:MongoDB Raises $150 Million at $1.2 Billion Valuation on Friday October 04, 2013 @10:07AM (#6495431)
Yesterday I was just talking to some folks about how they lock on the DATABASE for a transaction. Yey.
Re:FireMe - Who wants to get fired? on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @08:13AM (#5448898)
there are a lot of bots on there
he is. I found him and he was indeed fired.
Re:Things You Think Aren’t Sexist, But Really Are on Monday March 25, 2013 @03:30PM (#5439131)
Great post and right on the money.
Re:SendGrid Fires Company Evangelist After Twitter Fracas on Thursday March 21, 2013 @03:06PM (#5417962)
The worst part is that she will now become a spokesperson or write a book because of this. There is a #teamadria on twitter.

So sad...

Re:SendGrid Fires Company Evangelist After Twitter Fracas on Thursday March 21, 2013 @02:59PM (#5417866)
I feel that all the threats and horrible comments she received are disgusting.

I didn't find their joke offensive. But thats irrelevant. She had a right to complain. But not by posting their picture on twitter.

Posting that picture was a really rotten thing to do. Its an act of bullying. I can take a picture of anyone and they would have said whatever I put on the caption. And its up to them to prove to the internet that they didn't do it.

Re:Inappropriate comments at pycon 2013 called out on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @08:59PM (#5404843)
Sorry too bummed out about the situation to parse your previous.

Everyone is applauding Adria for her courage, but taking someone's photo and posting it on twitter is not speaking out. I know that turning to someone and saying "what you said is offensive to me" or reporting them to the staff is not easy, but nevertheless it was the correct course of action. She smiled and took a picture of those guys. She never even bothered to give them a dirty look. And now all these women and men are praising her as a hero.

Worse it appears that some assumptions on her part are not correct. Even worse, her own previous blog post states:

"Because of my experiences growing up, I have triggers. This means that I’m always scanning for danger; for situations that seem like something from the past that could hurt me. When I recognize something that matches, I can overreact and feel intense fear, anger or anxiety. "

her blog name is butyoureagirl.com. What does that mean? "you don't expect me to do all this do you?".

Now she can go write a book, while this guy lost his job. This is so sexist and so unfair and so ironic.

Re:Inappropriate comments at pycon 2013 called out on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @07:08PM (#5404258)
Mr Hank, due to your privacy being violated in this crazy creepy manner I was able to find who you are. Good luck to you sir. There are a lot of men and women who are on your side.

One thing I will say is, that your former employer is crazy not to have your back. Is there no way they can change their mind? (I am not sure you would want your job back because they really let you down)

Re:Inappropriate comments at pycon 2013 called out on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @03:57PM (#5403202)
absolutely!!! but one of them would still have a job
Re:Inappropriate comments at pycon 2013 called out on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @03:49PM (#5403156)
Now here is someone who deserves to be banned:

compare and contrast https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5402826

Re:Inappropriate comments at pycon 2013 called out on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @03:06PM (#5402903)
Yeah, this is passive aggressive stuff. The guy said you even smiled at him as you took the picture.

I actually read more of Adria's site and I read http://butyoureagirl.com/13871/success-against-the-odds-fill....

"Because of my experiences growing up, I have triggers. This means that I’m always scanning for danger; for situations that seem like something from the past that could hurt me. When I recognize something that matches, I can overreact and feel intense fear, anger or anxiety."

Which explains a lot. I am shocked to read about Adria's experiences as a child, and would urge everyone to go a little easier on her.

That is fine, but posting their picture is so wrong. She took their photo, while smiling at them. And then she captioned it: "Offenders" and put it on twitter.

This is the real issue here.

Let's for example go to your hackathon in Vegas. Lets say some asshole says something inappropriate to one of the high school girls in attendance. Do you really think that taking his photo, captioning it "pervert" and posting it to twitter is the right course of action?

there is no excuse for saying stuff like that at a conference its just not appropriate.

but posting their picture on the internet ... there is not any excuse for that either. its just plain wrong.

Re:Inappropriate comments at pycon 2013 called out on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @03:34AM (#5399464)
funny story, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. They wanted to get rid of her for sometime but the actual crime she was convicted of was literally "wearing male clothes"
Re:Inappropriate comments at pycon 2013 called out on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @03:32AM (#5399452)
sure, but taking their photo and posting it as step 1 is not the action of someone being brave
Re:Inappropriate comments at pycon 2013 called out on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @03:30AM (#5399449)
official good. Community enforcement can easily become lynchmob.
Re:Inappropriate comments at pycon 2013 called out on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @03:30AM (#5399446)
agreed card game is completely irrelevant in completely different setting. very funny game btw.
Re:Inappropriate comments at pycon 2013 called out on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @03:28AM (#5399437)
Adria, its the photo that's the problem. Using to identify the people in question is OK. Posting it to the internet is wrong.

Unlike your explanation states you did not let the staff resolve it. You took matters into your own hands, and served up justice vigilante style. Just as someone has to watch their mouth, you also have responsibilities. I am sure you are sorry mr-hank lost his job. But just like his dumb ass comments posting photos cannot be undone.

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