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Why? What's wrong with the Ada initiative?

• makomk 13y ago
  Amongst other things, their approach to increasing women's participation in tech seems to involve actively trying to exclude women like Violet Blue whom they don't feel are acting in an appropriately feminine manner.
  • anatoly 13y ago
    Hmm, I traced this story to http://www.securitybsides.com/w/page/35868077/BSidesSanFrancisco http://www.securitybsides.com/w/page/35868077/BSidesSanFranc... and you're right - this account makes them look very bad. Hmm. Damn.
    • prodigal_erik 13y ago
      See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5283785 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5283785
• lawnchair_larry 13y ago
  They're basically a hostile lynch mob that further divides people on the issues in question and intentionally causes controversy. Many women do not consider them an ally because of the negative attention they bring to gender issues. http://maradydd.livejournal.com/525773.html?thread=3918797#t3918797 http://maradydd.livejournal.com/525773.html?thread=3918797#t...