esbwhat

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by esbwhat 13y ago
>she was tweeting sexual innuendos while at the conference besides the point. It's not about the sexual innuendo, it's about the context of the sexual innuendo. Clearly she is not a prude and against sexual jokes in general. But in that
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by esbwhat 13y ago
well, android
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by esbwhat 13y ago
Can I ask you why you see DDG as the perfect alternative to google? One would think that if you are concerned with the sort of things google is doing, you would bank on an open source search engine, so this sort of thing doesn't just repeat
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by esbwhat 13y ago
hahaha ok I suppose you are against affirmative action too.
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by esbwhat 13y ago
hindsight is 20/20, eh?
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by esbwhat 13y ago
>If the significance is because they are part of a whole, then they need to be addressed in that context. How are you ever going to get any accountability if you don't address them individually. People need to be taught what a microaggr
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by esbwhat 13y ago
That's not the point. The point is we shouldn't brush off these individual incidents as insignificant because they are part of a whole. The problem is not going to get solved if you don't show that you do not tolerate this sort of behaviour
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by esbwhat 13y ago
I don't think the person who got fired should have been fired. I don't think she should have been fired. I don't think such an internet shitstorm would have been necessary, but here we are. All that I am saying is that I don't think she ove
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by esbwhat 13y ago
Society treats people differently depending on who they are. Men have certain privileges not afforded to women. If examining situations in a social context, this cannot be ignored. There is a reason this conference was BOASTING about having
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by esbwhat 13y ago
That's the thing though - People always think that calling out microaggressions is overreaction, because they look at an individual incident, and not the whole. At the same time it needs to be clearly communicated that this kind of behaviou
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by esbwhat 13y ago
The part of the code of conduct you are referring to was added AFTER this whole thing happened. So you don't think it was a serious thing. I disagree. It's brushing off these things as "not serious" that is part of the problem.
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by esbwhat 13y ago
Again, context matters. When a man makes a sexual joke and a woman makes a sexual joke, it's not the same thing because there are different implications to it. Women are often sexualized and/or objectified, specifically by men. When a man m
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by esbwhat 13y ago
I don't think she had any obligation to raise the issue quietly. Making things public works. Unless people start calling out this kind of behaviour in a public manner, there will be no pressure for anyone to change anything. I think this is
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by esbwhat 13y ago
The idea of a microaggression is that it's many small things you are exposed to consistently, and a lot. The kind of things people will say "lighten up, it's just a joke" to, because they see it as an individual incident. (which incidentall
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by esbwhat 13y ago
Yes, it is such a fucking inconvenience not making juvenile and unprofessional jokes at a conference where you are supposed to represent your employer.
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by esbwhat 13y ago
Why? She reported the microaggression to the relevant organizers through a public channel. I don't see the problem?
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by esbwhat 13y ago
Bullshit. It's not about whether ALL women are uncomfortable. Of course not all women are uncomfortable. So should we only frown upon behaviours that make every single member of a minority uncomfortable? Some is enough.
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by esbwhat 13y ago
>Who's the sexist again? most of the time, the person asking that sort of question Nice misrepresentation of what I said, by the way. It's not about the joke, it's about what's behind it. Women are frequently objectified in jokes, and t
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by esbwhat 13y ago
I also don't think Adria overreacted. It was a microaggression. Jokes like that foster the uncomfortable boys club environment that is so inherent to tech. Were the jokes explicitly sexist? No, but in an industry that has more than just a b
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by esbwhat 13y ago
I think we germans are doing alright actually
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by esbwhat 13y ago
The thing is that not all streets are created equal. On particularly dangerous corners there will be lights, and cars can come around the corner going maybe a bit too fast to stop, so it's important to obey them. When there is no light, tha
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by esbwhat 14y ago
I use flot on one of my sites. It's nice, I only have positive things to say about it. Especially if you are still using something like openflashchart I recommend taking the time to switch over, it doesn't take long at all.
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by esbwhat 14y ago
just a note, but you can do that in linux and afaik windows as well
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by esbwhat 14y ago
Weird. I've lived in Hamburg all my life and I've yet to see anybody be scorned for jaywalking. The same basically goes for family models, I've been to more homes where everyone just sort of does their own thing than I've been to homes wher
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by esbwhat 14y ago
my prediction about you: You have only ever been to south germany
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by esbwhat 14y ago
well, all it takes is for someone to tackle it, seeing as how the project is open source.
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by esbwhat 14y ago
nice demo, but terrible physics
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by esbwhat 14y ago
I also own an x1 carbon -- it's a great laptop, linux runs on it flawlessly. If the battery was changable it would be perfect. I've not had a problem with the keyboard, and I also own a thinkpad with a "real" thinkpad keyboard. I wouldn't s
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by esbwhat 14y ago
There is a middle ground to this. Always praise effort, never skill. They did studies on this, if you praise children for their talent, they will do worse than if you praise them for their effort. Effort is in their control, talent is not.
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by esbwhat 14y ago
((((a)))) -> server error. Looks like 3 groups within each other are the limit

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