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Quinn Norton Named to New York Times Editorial Board
- jboynyc 9y agoOne reason HN readers may have come across Quinn Norton is her account of the kafkaesque trial against Aaron Swartz, which she witnessed up close. It appeared in the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/life-inside-the-aaron-swartz-investigation/273654/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/life-...
- zimpenfish 9y agoAnother reason might be her palling around with Nazis like weev and being a fan of Nazis like John Rabe[1]. But she's been unhired already[2]. [1] https://medium.com/quinn-norton/the-morality-of-john-rabe-f99072fabf5f https://medium.com/quinn-norton/the-morality-of-john-rabe-f9... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/business/media/quinn-norton-new-york-times.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/business/media/quinn-nort...
- jboynyc 9y agoYup. That sure was fast.
- just_steve_h 9y agoShe's being dragged hardcore for using "bad language" in various tweets. I've only seen the individual tweets themselves without context, so it's hard to judge tone & intent. Anyone have insight?
- zimpenfish 9y ago> it's hard to judge tone & intent. I don't think there's any "tone & intent" that can make using "fag" as a pejorative ok.