StargazyPi

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by StargazyPi 2y ago
"completely harmless if you're more than a few inches away" This was in the "disassemble for scraps" tent. I do not think that's a particularly reasonable thing to assume. 95% of the time, someone unscrews the
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by StargazyPi 2y ago
Yeah, not radiating "consistent candidness" is he?
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by StargazyPi 3y ago
I actually think it somewhat proves the opposite. It's clear they've tacked on a "make images of a diverse set of people" in the setup prompt, rather than baking diversity in properly and with more nuance. Tbh, I think I
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by StargazyPi 4y ago
I agree their phrasing could have been better. However in my country it typically takes 1-2 years to get a diagnosis and start treatment. It's even a few months to a year if you go private. I can see this sort of thing being at least a
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by StargazyPi 6y ago
You're a little beacon of light in a really depressing thread. Thank you for trying. You rock.
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by StargazyPi 6y ago
But wouldn't the experiences of an actual trans person be much more relevant to this discussion than our cis asses? We're never going to have experiences of our own that can inform our judgement on this, so shouldn't we just
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by StargazyPi 6y ago
That's a great resource (that links to even more great resources) - thanks for posting it. I disagree that professional ethicists aren't needed in an organisation like Google though. Just as security should be lived and breathed b
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by StargazyPi 8y ago
Surely this is corporate manslaughter at the very least? Systematically ignoring such dangerous problems should result in jail time for someone.
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by StargazyPi 8y ago
I used to have this view; a more precise miliatary has fewer civilian casualties, and shortens wars, limiting overall destruction. However, my mind was changed by the idea that if killing people is easy, and there is little risk to the oper
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by StargazyPi 9y ago
Nah, as Sundar's response says, and I agree with, he didn't get fired for discussing things that shouldn't be discussed, or criticising ideology. That should be welcomed. http://fortune.com/2017/08/0
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by StargazyPi 9y ago
Not what I'm discussing. I'm using hyperbole to make a point, because I'm annoyed. I'm discussing the inference that people who possess more traditionally feminine traits are any less good at leading.
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by StargazyPi 9y ago
I've read it. That claim has no backing whatsoever. It's unmeasurable.
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by StargazyPi 9y ago
For me, it's this line: "This leads to women generally having a harder time negotiating salary, asking for raises, speaking up, and leading." Sure, there are statistical differences between genders. This is a total non-sequit
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by StargazyPi 9y ago
I think there are a lot of misconceptions about diversity programs, and their purpose. Let's use tech leadership as an example: The problem they're solving shouldn't be "we need more women in tech, so let's lower th
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by StargazyPi 9y ago
This is a really good one, in my view: https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/so-about-this-googlers-man... . I agree - the discussion around this topic is very frustrating (more frustrating to me than the actual content of
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by StargazyPi 9y ago
When it's a widely circulated internal document criticising the hiring practices behind 40% of the company's workforce, it's hardly surprising. He put them in a difficult position. The brand and employee-esteem damage caused
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by StargazyPi 10y ago
Yeah, I agree that on aggregate, men and women have subtly different tendencies. The reason I bring it up though, is that I don't see or experience any particular bias around most of the the issues in the article. Most of the points r
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by StargazyPi 10y ago
Ain't it great? It's always alarming to read stories such as Susan Fowler's, that remind you sexism is still out there in force, in places. But it's great to read things like this, which implies at least a good chunk of
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by StargazyPi 10y ago
Can you pick out any problems in particular pointed out in this article, that are more frequently picked up on by women? Most of the common ones seem to be a company or manager's words not matching their actions. The sample sizes I&#x2
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by StargazyPi 10y ago
Depends; the input data set could be massive, incorporating things like TV listings data (half-time kettle surges are a huge part of our power consumption profile), weather, publicly listed events, perhaps scraped from websites and so quite
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by StargazyPi 10y ago
It was on the cover of the New Scientist 14 years ago! https://www.newscientist.com/issue/2378%20/
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by StargazyPi 10y ago
I started regretting not learning an instrument. Then I realised this was dumb, bought a £20 Ukulele, signed up to classes, and am happy as a clam. 4 months in, I play twice a week with a big group. I still sound awful solo, but am amazed a
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by StargazyPi 10y ago
So this is an interesting point - the distinctive flare of astronomical photos is caused by light diffracting around the mirror supports within the telescope. We know the proportions of these, and could apply a transform that approximately
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by StargazyPi 10y ago
It's very interesting, and a complex moral issue. On the one hand, responsible disclosure, and immediate patching would be the ideal way forwards. However, with a company that has a history of neglecting security, and with such severe
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by StargazyPi 10y ago
I respectfully disagree; even though the (often inaccurate) generalisation of white male privilege does not necessarily apply to you, the tech world has an inclusion problem along many different lines: education level, affluence, race, gend