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by xibalba 6y ago
There is a typo on y'all's front page: > FedEx and UPS both have very complicated contracts. We break down all your current costs, zones, weights and highlight WERE we see savings potentials with our own proprietary software.
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by xibalba 6y ago
Hubris denotes excessive pride or confidence. Given Musk's accomplishments, his confidence seems pretty well calibrated.
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by xibalba 6y ago
It looks like the majority of signees are not Googlers. Even if they were, their number would comprise a rounding error of Google's total head count.
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by xibalba 6y ago
Obama got his start as an actual activist, under the title of "community organizer", in Chicago. Even in his early years, he clearly understood that to get real results, you have to make compromises and avoid demonizing people on
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by xibalba 6y ago
It is weird when you are making public accusations against specific individuals and alluding to still hidden conversations. In other words, it sure looks like she is cherry picking which facts get sunlight and which remain hidden in order
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by xibalba 6y ago
I think this is a major source of confusion in this whole conversation. There is clearly a follow up conversation between Timnit and some manager(s) (the name Megan is mentioned) in which this ultimatum was proffered.
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by xibalba 6y ago
This is not the email in which she offers a resignation ultimatum, an exchange referred to in her Twitter thread as occurring between Timnit, (presumably) her boss (Megan?), and possibly others.
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by xibalba 6y ago
For me, toxicity often boils down to these questions: Are you acting in good faith or not? Are you acting to resolve a disagreement and advance knowledge, or is the primary function of your speech to inflame and provoke? Do you accept that
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by xibalba 6y ago
> I read her email. Is this now posted somewhere publicly? I feel like most of this conversation is pretty speculative until the commentariat (self included) can read it! EDIT: duh
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by xibalba 6y ago
> You don't get to declare someone else's "resignation" for them I think you are arguing that this is more straightforward than it really is. If we suppose (in absence of her actual email) that she declared "...m
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by xibalba 6y ago
> ...she did not actually say "Or else I resign". She did not post the actual email to twitter or elsewhere (nor did she attempt to effectively summarize, oddly). Were you a recipient? If so, please do share (if you're abl
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by xibalba 6y ago
If I write my employer an email that says "do x, y, and z or I resign", that is pretty obviously a resignation if x,y, and/or z are refused. In fact, there is no law that states resignation must be submitted in writing (thoug
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by xibalba 6y ago
If you give your employer an ultimatum with the fallback choice being "... Or else I resign" and they decline, it seems obviously logical and reasonable that your resignation has been submitted. This was the case for her. She admi
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by xibalba 6y ago
No, I don't think so. Rather, Taibbi proposes that the very wealthy and powerful see as useful the division of the country into a "stupidity death-cult" vs. "roving bands of Pelosi-coddled Antifa troops looking to '
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by xibalba 6y ago
I think the problem is the morpheme "roach", which evokes uncleanliness. I would propose renaming it to "CockBase" or, even better, "CockDB". Don't @ me lest it is to figure out where to send the naming ro
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by xibalba 6y ago
It is very hard to believe that the implied size of Door Dash's market (vis-à-vis their valuation) is realistic and/or sustainable given their business model. Said another way, it seems improbable that there is a large market for
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by xibalba 6y ago
Someone took a stab at explaining/recreating it here: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/https-medium-com-samwcodin...
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by xibalba 6y ago
You claimed that there is a racial/ethnic group in American that is systemically killing another racial/ethnic group, which was outright nonsense. That is what I was addressing. But, yes, since you bring it up, I don't believ
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by xibalba 6y ago
A link to a Wikipedia article about stop-and-frisk in NYC is not exactly compelling data for the extraordinary claim of one racial group "systemically killing" another. But fine, let's take a cursory look at this article:
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by xibalba 6y ago
Is there any group that is "systemically killing" any other group in America right now? Please bring data.
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by xibalba 6y ago
> i don't think lack of innovation is remotely the problm in China From your on the ground experience, what do you think is the problem?
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by xibalba 6y ago
In summation, you chose to be homeless by choosing to move to SF. This is exactly the problem.
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by xibalba 6y ago
> The people who actually cared about fostering inclusive human communities got bullied out of positions of power long ago This claim is made elsewhere in these comments. What is the actual story here? Who bullied who? When?
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by xibalba 6y ago
My implication was actually not to make assumptions, one way or another. But I do take your point. I tend, as a matter of principle, to try to assume the highest capability of others unless proven wrong. Here's an even stickier questio
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by xibalba 6y ago
> Your comment is irrelevant to this discussion as it blames the victims of the system. And your comment assumes the impossibility that these people are capable of being responsible and adhering to a summons. This stance is unscientific
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by xibalba 6y ago
Not to mention the data isn't even de-duped. Weird.
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by xibalba 6y ago
No. https://twitter.com/miguelytob/status/1316569887175778304?s=...
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by xibalba 6y ago
I understand this is frustrating, but reading through this person's thread, it reads as an absolute temper tantrum. A few choice quotes: > Our lives are in a bind because of this BULLSHIT > I am out of office reconsidering whethe
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by xibalba 6y ago
I think this article slightly misinterprets Buffett a bit. In the broader context of his values and beliefs, I think this "rule" is about focus. Buffett (and Bill Gates) have cited focus as the single most important factor in thei
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by xibalba 6y ago
This isn't strictly true. Berkshire has made large investments in companies (outside their insurance float capital) where they weren't buying 100% ownership. See their investments in Goldman Sachs, BofA, Pilot Flying J, Nebraska F

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