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The algorithm was written with an intent and it can be changed. Its been very clear for a long time that almost all discussion about women in tech is as good a
by daleharvey 13y ago
The algorithm was written with an intent and it can be changed.
Its been very clear for a long time that almost all discussion about women in tech is as good as censored on hackers, which is a shame because its giving a lot of well intentions but naive people the impression that there is no problem.
- jiggy2011 13y agoThose threads always turn into flamewars that spill out into other threads.
- daleharvey 13y agoWhereas the latest NSA disclosure, facebook privacy setting etc etc leads to a rational though provoking discussion that stays on topic and within its own thread?
- jiggy2011 13y agoI think NSA discussions now are penalized too.
- dictum 13y agoIf they get more comments than upvotes in a window of time (IANpg but last I heard, it was the first 30-45 minutes after submission), they'll suffer the same fate as submissions about sexism in tech.
- frandroid 13y agoIt's fairly hard to produce hate speech towards the NSA. It's much more likely to happen when the topic of sexism is brought about.
- vezzy-fnord 13y agoUnfortunately it seems that no one can actually agree on the exact nature of what the problem is, so most discussions end up being just pointless shouting matches.
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