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(2014)

by jsnell 6y ago

(2014)

tpmx 6y ago
Yeah, some parts didn't age well. > Page set up Android as a separate entity, one that was only nominally a part of Google, and allowed Rubin wide latitude to run it without interference from the parent company.
- ardit33 6y ago
  is that part not true, At least initially? I mean, it could have changed over time, but didn't Android have its own repo, and team, and some googlers were complaining about not being part of the whole system?
  - tpmx 6y ago
    https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/andy-rubin-court-complaint-lawsuit-rie-divorce-google https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/andy-rubin-cour... https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/technology/google-sexual-harassment-andy-rubin.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/technology/google-sexual-...
    - neolog 6y ago
      Sounds like he was running a sex work business?
      - deleted 6y ago
        [deleted]
      - neolog 6y ago
        Parent comment was completely different at the time of reply.
    - adolph 6y ago
      Did Rubin keep project managers for this activity or did Page fire the Android ones too?
      - tpmx 6y ago
        This happened after managers were allowed again. So, maybe?
      - vrc 6y ago
        I remember a story from my time at Google of Andy Rubin calling in the entire Android team (or maybe leadership+PM), looking at the PMs, and asking, “what do you all do here?”. I also remember that team worked late almost every day and had more than one drinking-themed night (eg. tequila tuesday, whiskey Wednesday, thirsty Thursday)
    - ghufran_syed 6y ago
      Is there some established definition of “sex ring”? Ring: a group of people drawn together due to a shared interest or goal, especially one involving illegal or unscrupulous activity. "the police had been investigating the drug ring" could we maybe be a bit more specific? Is the claim that this was a “prostitution” ring, which would be illegal, though possibly not immoral unless there was coercion? Or was this just a group of people having “sex”, which I believe is still legal in the United States?
    - musingsole 6y ago
      ^ What happens when technotarians find money but not community
- httpsterio 6y ago
  Rubin is a disgusting person but it's still a very relevant part of Google's and Android's history. Doesn't really attest to the 'ageing' of the article in my opinion.
  - sneak 6y ago
    The article paints this (in retrospect, bad) decision in a positive light.
  - exikyut 6y ago
    That sort of leans rather heavily toward the personal-attack side of the spectrum, but I'm still curious what objective reasoning you might have for your statement. EDIT: Saw the other comments. I see.

(2014)

by jsnell 6y ago

(2014)

tpmx 6y ago

Yeah, some parts didn't age well. > Page set up Android as a separate entity, one that was only nominally a part of Google, and allowed Rubin wide latitude to run it without interference from the parent company.

ardit33 6y ago
is that part not true, At least initially? I mean, it could have changed over time, but didn't Android have its own repo, and team, and some googlers were complaining about not being part of the whole system?
- tpmx 6y ago
  https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/andy-rubin-court-complaint-lawsuit-rie-divorce-google https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/andy-rubin-cour... https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/technology/google-sexual-harassment-andy-rubin.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/technology/google-sexual-...
  - neolog 6y ago
    Sounds like he was running a sex work business?
    - deleted 6y ago
      [deleted]
    - neolog 6y ago
      Parent comment was completely different at the time of reply.
  - adolph 6y ago
    Did Rubin keep project managers for this activity or did Page fire the Android ones too?
    - tpmx 6y ago
      This happened after managers were allowed again. So, maybe?
    - vrc 6y ago
      I remember a story from my time at Google of Andy Rubin calling in the entire Android team (or maybe leadership+PM), looking at the PMs, and asking, “what do you all do here?”. I also remember that team worked late almost every day and had more than one drinking-themed night (eg. tequila tuesday, whiskey Wednesday, thirsty Thursday)
  - ghufran_syed 6y ago
    Is there some established definition of “sex ring”? Ring: a group of people drawn together due to a shared interest or goal, especially one involving illegal or unscrupulous activity. "the police had been investigating the drug ring" could we maybe be a bit more specific? Is the claim that this was a “prostitution” ring, which would be illegal, though possibly not immoral unless there was coercion? Or was this just a group of people having “sex”, which I believe is still legal in the United States?
  - musingsole 6y ago
    ^ What happens when technotarians find money but not community
httpsterio 6y ago
Rubin is a disgusting person but it's still a very relevant part of Google's and Android's history. Doesn't really attest to the 'ageing' of the article in my opinion.
- sneak 6y ago
  The article paints this (in retrospect, bad) decision in a positive light.
- exikyut 6y ago
  That sort of leans rather heavily toward the personal-attack side of the spectrum, but I'm still curious what objective reasoning you might have for your statement. EDIT: Saw the other comments. I see.