spcoll

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by spcoll 11y ago
Of course they are. My own findings corroborate this. My personal theory is that the reason the tech industry is so hostile towards women is that it is mostly comprised of "nerds" and "geeks" who, being lower-status in s
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by spcoll 11y ago
Congrats everyone! Glad to see more women in key roles at YC : )
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by spcoll 11y ago
Snowden is a traitor and deserves to be locked up.
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by spcoll 11y ago
People here don't care about the future, they just want to live forever. They think they are the end-all-be-all of life, that after them nobody younger needs be born.
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by spcoll 11y ago
Factors that prevent states from going totalitarian: - small size - decentralized/local government structure - limited geopolitical influence - high level of education of the population - history/culture of democracy Large, powerf
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by spcoll 11y ago
It does sound like witch hunting with a McCarthyist nationalistic vibe. Overall the brain drain from China to the US has been working to the benefit of the US, for years. I expect we will more and more such propaganda pieces in the NYT and
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by spcoll 11y ago
You're not even trying to make a point, you're just flat denying these women are being oppressed, without any argument to back that up. Is the oppression of women in America such a sensitive topic that you feel the need to reflexi
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by spcoll 11y ago
> That's a sexist statement. It's a realistic statement. Or would you deny the obvious, that Wikipedia would be better off (less bureaucracy, more openness, less bickering, less toxicity) if the community was more gender-balanc
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by spcoll 11y ago
Hunter-gatherer societies that did fit this model could be considered to be the ultimate totalitarian organizations. Extremely strict rules controlling every aspect of the life of the members, from birth to death, and no deviation ever tole
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by spcoll 11y ago
> In reality, I would think that such a system would result in mob violence, sometimes triggered by good information, but often triggered by hearsay and rumors. Basically what you see today on social media, where everyone is empowered to
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by spcoll 11y ago
The paper was an argument demonstrating that males in academia are sexist fuckheads. Then an anonymous male reviewer comes along and writes: "It would probably also be beneficial to find one or two male biologists to work with (or at
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by spcoll 11y ago
> I saw 2 dwarves high-fiving. The fact that you saw two dwarves is indicative of a psychopathic mind obsessed with belittling others in an attempt to convince itself of its own adequacy. The high-fiving is a sign of childhood trauma cau
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by spcoll 11y ago
Good writeup. Women in tech are faced with a constant barrage of microaggressions. I see many men taking a stance of "I'm not sexist, this is not my problem", but really this is every man's responsibility. And it needs t
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by spcoll 11y ago
> Today it's Facebook PATENTS, tomorrow maybe it's nation-wide automatic license plate tracking. One thing is for sure, staying silent never changed anything. On political issues, the three-letter-agency-mandated bots/sh
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by spcoll 11y ago
She is. She had the courage to stand up against sexism and bullying, and take on a stronger adversary (KPCB), when many would have just given up. She fights for what she thinks is right, and her fight is empowering all women in tech. If tha
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by spcoll 11y ago
I see it more as leveling the playing field. Women are less aggressive and ruthless in negotiations, and that contributes to the staggering pay gap we see in tech and elsewhere. This gap needs to end, and such a measure might well prove eff
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by spcoll 11y ago
> What I find most strange about all of the photos of office design for "big companies" > The funniest thing about all of these "office design" photos that I see of big companies. Are you A/B testing your comm
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by spcoll 12y ago
The issues of diversity and equality are becoming increasingly harder to ignore for tech companies of all sizes. This is a great reminder to Facebook (and others watching) that they should care. It's an uphill battle, but one day there
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by spcoll 12y ago
No stats for Asian founders? It would be interesting to see a complete breakdown of WC W15 entrepreneurs by ethnicity.
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by spcoll 12y ago
As a woman in this industry, you have to be twice as good as men to be taken seriously. Thankfully that is easy.
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by spcoll 12y ago
This feedback makes it clear that acting feminine is considered a weakness, instead of a strength. You shouldn't be ashamed to look beautiful, wear dresses and make-up, and present cute slides with a pink theme and occasional kitty pic
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by spcoll 12y ago
Having "good character" generally means "being like me" to a lot of people. No abstract moral qualities involved. As a person who is not particular agreeable to look at, and who can be quite introverted (maybe as a conse
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by spcoll 12y ago
Let's be realistic here. In a 10 minutes interview with a person, what will have the most impact on your impression: social awkwardness and uncomfortable looks, or abstract "moral qualities"?
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by spcoll 12y ago
I'm genuinely curious here: what if you happen to be frankly ugly? What if you are really awkward around people? These characteristics don't necessarily mean you will be unable to build great products or a disruptive business. The
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by spcoll 12y ago
"Snowden", "NSA", and similar keywords are auto-flagging triggers. The HN team has algorithms in place to minimize discussion and awareness of these topics. See: http://www.righto.com/2013/11/ho
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by spcoll 12y ago
A sweeping statement like "women only care about social validation, and that's why there aren't many in tech" is sexist. First, that's like saying "men only care about money": it's not backed by any r
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by spcoll 12y ago
HN's casual nerd misogyny showing up again...
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by spcoll 12y ago
I must say I am disappointed that the Female Founders Conference did not address the challenges that women of color face in tech. Not a comment, nothing.
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by spcoll 12y ago
> I think she brings up a few good points, but she Although the article might feel like it could have been written by a woman, its author Paul Jaskunas is a man.
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by spcoll 12y ago
This could be a good replacement for gzip/zlib. Similar compression ratios, but much faster. There is another variable that isn't mentioned here: memory efficiency when compressing/decompressing large files. For me it's

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