bitcrunch

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by bitcrunch 14y ago
You are wrong. These terms (and the definitions steveklabnik gave) are very important in sociology, and were coined in large part by sociologists looking for a way to describe social phenomenon that they'd observed. We've used them in the
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by bitcrunch 14y ago
"which is why I simply flag all LinkedIn emails as Spam...." That's really not what the "spam" button is for, and you probably know that. You most certainly could turn those emails off - just go to email settings and click "introductions o
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by bitcrunch 14y ago
It is not an exaggeration. It has happened to me - I lost everything, calendar, email, g+ (which I had not ever updated and had no ToS violations on), absolutely everything. In the next two days I googled (yes, I did) for answers while rece
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by bitcrunch 15y ago
Online and offline ("real life") are inextricably tied to each other, though, particularly where real-world identity is imposed in online (indexed/searchable/social networking) platforms. What starts online can lead offline and what starts
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by bitcrunch 15y ago
I'm unsure how to take your phrasing "never realized that women in tech had to deal with all these issues on a daily basis." On any other board I would assume that phrase to be argumentative and patronizing, but HN people always seem to be
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by bitcrunch 15y ago
That was my initial feeling, and I continued to do what I did. After several years of it now, I'm tired. I'm tired of having someone at my door, showing up where I am, joining groups and communities I'm in, and friending my co-workers and
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by bitcrunch 15y ago
I'm only one, but as a woman - a woman in tech - I do not put my identity out in public. If I can't use a pseudonym I don't use a service or even RSVP to an event. Many tech events now require a Facebook RSVP; I just delete those invitati