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by thelock85 9y ago
> The company has promised to hire 3,000 more content moderators before the year’s end, bringing the total to 7,500, and is looking to improve the software it uses to flag hate speech, a spokeswoman said. As someone with little knowledge
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by thelock85 10y ago
I think the appropriate dig is "where are the Hispanics in tech" and "where are the Hispanics in tech building explicit bridges to their communities." HBCUs are the result of affluent blacks fighting for land grants at t
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by thelock85 10y ago
Racism and sexism are by default perpetuated by the oppressive group, especially at an institutional level (I'm not so arrogant to delve into other's individual issues). Yes, people of color can be color-biased and women can be ge
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by thelock85 10y ago
> he's putting the people of the United States first and foremost, a concept that hasn't happened in decades This is perhaps true for ~60 million voters. Extrapolating that to the "people of the United States" is a st
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It is sampled so much, that people do hear his music even if they don't know it is from him. [0] [0] http://www.whosampled.com/Stevie-Wonder/
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An alternate explanation is a woman was protecting her child from a threat --real, perceived or otherwise. Poor choice? Probably. But I think you've only explored one side of the story and a lot more information has become available in
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Where I can agree is that there are basic opportunities (e.g. networking) in the tech community that Black Americans may not take interest in. The stretch comes when you equate that to having no interest at all in technology (correct me, if
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by thelock85 10y ago
So the lack of black participation in free tech events === lack of interest from black people? That's a stretch of a conclusion rife with confounding variables.
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>> If words and sentences about race push your buttons then you're one of those whiny people who I wouldn't want to hire. Taken alone without context, I'd agree with this statement but where does one draw the line? Many
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I'm not following most of your points here (standalone maybe but not with respect to my comments). No one is saying you don't need to ID signals in the noise or define quality indicators of skill. But if your company is taking on
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Fascinating. It mostly seems you're company is taking a poor approach to diversity, and doing even worse at communicating and gaining buy-in from existing employees. With the exception of #1, it seems all of these strategies are aimed
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by thelock85 11y ago
> a realization of what our limitations as people are and an understanding about how we might be able to build intelligent systems that can surpass these. I wish it was this way but in my experience, technologists are creating great&#x2F
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Yes, poverty is a mindset but not monolithically. Poor people make decisions around finances just like every other type of person in the western world. It's not clear who "no one actually cares" refers to, but in my experienc
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Eh. I'm more of the opinion that technology amplifies the existing characteristics of social, political and economic structures ( http://geekheresy.org/tag/law-of-amplification/ ) with the possibility of disrup
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>> We should ask ourselves, how can this leverage be democratized? Isn't that a bit tautological? Economic outcomes in the U.S. have depended on one or more groups lacking technology, education and access to capital at all times
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The Most Dangerous Trap for EdTech Entrepreneurs(edsurge.com)
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Can technology help under-skilled adults?(edsurge.com)
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by thelock85 12y ago
The pseudo-libertarian drivel is becoming too easy to predict for every education/poverty/human welfare article posted to HN. Scroll to the bottom to see non-defensive, compassionate comments...
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EdSurge, Consumer Reports for Education, raises Series A round(edsurge.com)
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by thelock85 13y ago
The New Jim Crow by Stanford professor Michelle Alexander is a treasure trove of policy and Supreme Court decisions that have calcified a racial undercaste.
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Teaching Kids to Code - EdSurge(edsurge.com)
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by thelock85 14y ago
I like to write speeches for clarity's sake and then practice speaking them over and over again leading up to the event. At least a day before I shut everything down and let the chips fall where they may. It usually results in me getting al
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by thelock85 15y ago
Forgive if someone has already stated the obvious, but the difficulty of rating the teacher profession, as opposed to other professions, lies in the intended outcome. For an engineer, there are many objectives metrics to measure code work
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Reflections on Learning, Design, and Technology(docs.google.com)
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