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Important context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25419844 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25419844 The author of the blacklist retracted the list a

• sjcoles 6y ago
  Funny, I get the feeling someone who looked different would be immediately dismissed from their position.
• itronitron 6y ago
  Might be the right time for any associated professional associations to review their code of conduct.
• google234123 6y ago
  Is she still trying to cancel stephen pinker? I found it ironic that she associated a jewish scientist with neo-nazism.
• mzs 6y ago
  an apology: https://animakumar.wpcomstaging.com/2020/12/16/my-heartfelt-apology/ https://animakumar.wpcomstaging.com/2020/12/16/my-heartfelt-... much more of the back story: https://www.geekwire.com/2020/retired-uw-computer-science-professor-embroiled-twitter-spat-ai-ethics-cancel-culture/ https://www.geekwire.com/2020/retired-uw-computer-science-pr...
  • lemonspat 6y ago
    > "I want to assure you that I bear no animosity." That's a lie. NVidia should let the author go
• kodah 6y ago
  Generally speaking this where the PC culture folks step in to write degrading and dehumanizing messages about the quality of an apology. Honestly, I would like to hope this example gets elevated and shown to everyone, especially in tech, as to why this behavior and everything that surrounds it is abysmal. Then everyone who has participated in this behavior can write out their own full throated apologies, we accept them, drop the issue, and move on. I doubt that will happen though.