skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Are you OK with being on a team where one of your teammates feels stressed out, defensive, and alienated because of comments being made by another member of your team? Would you be OK with it if the comments were about their personal appearance? Their hair? The quality of their clothing? Their accent? Lots of funny jokes to be had about accents! Are you OK with any of this?

No? I didn't think so. Me neither. So what are you really arguing about here?

She pointed out a lot of sexist bullshit she had to deal with. The low-cut-dress thing was just one of them. Are you now a little more alert to the fact that what you might have thought was an innocuous joke actually made a teammate feel like they have a target on their back? I am! I thought to myself, "wow, I can imagine people I've worked with in the past who would say something like that; holy shit, I might have even laughed!". Maybe you too? Then she did you a favor by speaking up.

It'd be good if people would stop expecting the Magna Carta from posts like this.
I don't remember specifying anything for licensing... so probably licensed in a way where I'd have no protection. Should I pull my source (though it'd probably already be too late in the scenario I'm being duped)?
"Oop, Katie's got the low cut dress on today! I know where I'm sitting!" ... Go to HR and get stuck with his work when they move or can him?

The thing is, we live in a legal environment where she probably could go to HR and get him moved or fired for saying this. And yet, some men are still sexist jerks to women in the workplace. This suggests that all the blog-posting and HN-comment-hand-wringing in the world won't make a bit of difference.

Don't lighten up—accept. When being able to fire a guy for commenting on a woman's dress doesn't even do the job, no amount of complaining will stop the behavior you deplore.

N.B. I expect this comment to be unpopular, which underscores my point. We (a) live in an environment where an essay like the OP gets upvoted and elicits sympathy from a bunch of mostly technical guys, (b) where women endure sexist comments from a bunch of mostly technical guys, and (c) a comment noting the contradiction inherent in (a) and (b) gets downvoted by a bunch of mostly technical guys. The problem is basically unfixable, at least by the suggested means; shooting the messenger won't help.
Brain science behind the ipad display -- pixel density doesn't matter?
I'm not a woman, but my response in the past has always been: "Jeez, I wouldn't even joke about that."

You can be friendly and still express disapproval.

Context does matter, women do have more latitude in making that kind of joke, but it still isn't something I like having reinforced (lots of people suck at context).

Why would they do it on-purpose/non-ironically/non-sarcastically?

I've also known women to do it thinking that it will help them fit in. To be one of the guys. It really sucks to be excluded.

Women can also behave badly just like men do. If you work in a sexist environment, you can pick up those attitudes and become tone-deaf. Maybe they don't realize how much it can hurt other women to reinforce that sort of idea.
Great team to work with :-)
Stratfor Leak: Google exec accused of promoting regime change in Middle East
Mark Cuban on Customer Service
how Zynga is going to make money (advertising on DAUs) off the users that ALREADY PAID for the no-ads Draw Something app?

$250k/day with $0.99 per user == ~252,000 installs a day. That's almost 92MM installs per year. How many active users does App store have?
Try stopping into to some of those recording studios and having an in-depth conversation about how they're being impacted by online copyright infringement. I have, and while most accept it as a fact of life now, they will also explain how it is hurting their business and ability to make music professionally.

> giving away CDs at shows to keep people coming to the next show

No band in the world does this. They SELL CDs at shows, because it's one of the few ways they can generate enough cash flow to buy gas and food.
Yeah, I mean that's along the lines of what I was thinking. If the company can't create what I created in a week, they've got other issues (not to say my skills are something everyone has... we're on the same page). Ultimately my reason for continuing with the process was learning... they can't steal that from me! :)
Ah, we're playing the game of "her situation doesn't count because someone else, somewhere, is worse off".
As a citizen, you have virtually no power to set tax rates. Does that mean you shouldn't pay your taxes?
Right Media founder discusses Yahoo's Ad Future
But those events are the inevitability of having a phone you carry and use 12 hours a day. I know they shouldn't happen, and I try to avoid them, but alas...

My point wasn't that this phone was superior to any other phone in that regard. Just that I haven't been able to kill it yet, and I certainly don't baby it.
I haven't seen the film since it came out, so I may be mistaken. Didn't Cobb demonstrate to Ariadne that you wake up when you sense yourself falling? By tipping Arthur's chair over as he was dreaming? Arthur (if it was that character) didn't fall on the floor, there was no jolt. Also, doesn't the van land in the water, and no one wakes up?
LAFD claims HIPAA applies to fire and accident location data.
Maybe you should have linked to an actually useful attempt at breaking down the very complex timeline of primer:

http://www.screened.com/primer/16-61068/all-images/132-63755...
The webpage is very garbled in IE9
Well, let's be fair. OMGPOP is hardly a bastion of game design originality. For example, dinglepop is a 100% complete rip-off of Puzzle Bobble / Bust a Move, which Taito released in 1994. There have been countless clones since then, and there's nothing distinguishing dinglepop from any of them.
Unlearn, young programmer
As always SICP has the answers[1], and helped me shift from a "production rule that transforms slow code to be faster" mindset towards a "implementation detail of the compiler that ensures it doesn't create unnecessary state" one. It's no more an optimization than explicitly not filling code with NOP's is.

[1] http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-34.html
"if they can't distinguish between Grails and RoR they are unlikely to create sufficient product in their startup :)"

Haha, yeah, I mean regardless of why they thought that, it wasn't a positive mark on the company.
Missing from the report is the salary range. From my limited data, it appears the range is 100%. 80-170
Oh, absolutely. JBoss was long held up as the only viable model for being successful with open source and the inevitable model everyone would fall into. Give away the software, charge for support. The problem is support just isn't very scalable. There's room for both: different strokes for different folks.

But I still think the ideal in software should be for a tool that just works and is intuitive enough to not require training. There are a lot of tricky problem domains where that's unlikely to ever happen. Such is often the case with ideals.
Good to see a CC license use the "commercial" option. I wish more did.
You should grow a thicker skin as well. Getting so riled up over HN comments isn't healthy :)
It's using my computer's time which is off by quite a bit.
I would be sad if my relationship with my coworkers couldn't handle, let alone thrive upon, humorous interactions.

There is a big difference underneath the surface, though on the surface, many such incidents look like just "joking around." The difference has to do with social distance. If you feel an off-color remark is appropriate for someone you barely know, then I hate to tell you, but you're on one end of an asymmetric power relationship, and the other party has the short end of it.

It used to be, back in the 50's, men in the US felt entitled to join conversations with and sit at the same table with a pair of young women they didn't know and had just met. That sort of thing is a clear indication of the uneven power relationship. To really understand, you need to be on the "short" end, and more, you need to understand what it's like growing up with that constantly in the environment.

Yes, often one doesn't have bad intentions. But I'm explaining it to you now. Just be honest with yourself about social distance and "kidding." If you're really self aware, you may start to realize there's been a difference in social distance between off-color remarks to women vs. others. (African Americans, perhaps?)
Just being sincerely aware of it, imho, puts you in the right place. No-one expects you to be able to discard your upbringing, just to be able to critique it. The concept of noblesse oblige, I think, somewhat applies; if you're lucky enough to be born with privilege, use it for good (i.e. to eradicate that privilege).
Startups galore at Launch in San Francisco
Props to Jason Calacanis, leader and moderator at LAUNCH in San Francisco, for a high energy event that not only featured tons of startups from all over the world, but also hosted Israeli president Shimon Peres as keynote speaker.
My non-programmer friends and family are always bewildered when I tell them that I hope my daughter doesn't grow up to be a programmer. The reason why is because I'm afraid her life would be like the OP's. There is indeed a subtle sexism in our industry. That's why things like yesterday's Sqoot screwup happen so frequently.

Of course, every workplace is different and I'm sure there are plenty of places where women don't have to deal with the bullshit described in this article. However, they are far from the norm. I can see why the OP would want to leave the industry rather than be the person constantly reporting people to HR and lecturing them about proper behavior. It may be the right thing to do, but it's also extremely uncomfortable and just as likely to create an even more hostile working environment than before.
Hellish if you imagine yourself as one of the animals.
In short, to become a good developer, ask good questions, find a mentor, find opportunities to teach. Wise words for any profession I think.
It's not about changing the asshole's behavior, per se, it's about changing the response of Jim, random third party in the meeting where Bob says he's sitting across from Katie so he can ogle her tits from:

"Katie, lighten up"

to

"Bob, stop being such a creepy fuck. It's unacceptable".
You think to narrow, art is there to inspire you. The core idea is filesharing without boundaries. If someone has a practical idea derived from that, then something was accomplished. This discussion here shows that it is a success.

Why do you use the word meme, do we call art memes now?

To the Slashdot example, HPC is a solved problem. File sharing on the other hand has much bigger ideas and problems behind it, take government control of information as an example.
For those wondering how this translates to the music industry, there are a few analogies.

- Independent bands who sign corporate contracts--see The Roots.
- Major labels who create teen brands like Justin Bieber or Selena Gomez. They don't care if you steal the music as long as you buy the t-shirt, buy the book, see the movie, come to the show, etc.
- Sync licenses. More and more mid-level bands are depending on getting their songs into movies, commercials, tv shows, etc. to bring in revenue. This is another form of corporate funding.
> "I will respond to this by aggressive behavior not that much unlike what the other dude did"

He showed a naked picture of himself to her in a situation where the default balance of power was firmly in his favor. An interviewer blotting himself (if only using a photograph) in front of a potential peer or subordinate is an act of sexual aggression if I ever saw one, and you are claiming some sort of moral equivalence with reacting aggressively to it? You cannot be serious.
It's one thing to joke around, but another to make unwanted sexist comments

A lot of confusion and conflict can happen when 1 person things a thing is a joke, and another person thinks the same thing is a sexist comment. This can be where the "lighten up" response can come from.
Once everyone uses OSM, won't it be prohibitively expensive for a non-profit to serve it?

Wikipedia says no, but that may be an outlier. IMO they should start internalizing costs (especially for embedded maps) now before they get out of control, perhaps by throttling access so that high-volume users are encouraged to mirror and serve the data themselves. Coral CDN has a similar strategy: you can use it for free, but only a certain amount.
So the billions of dollars that exist for developers because of the app store are not value to the economy? huh?
Very cool.

I hope this doesn't catch on and raise the bar for ordinary patch submissions.
What is the minimum level of disrespect or abuse one must experience to be worthy of discussion?
I don't understand your point.

No one is lubricating commerce for these people. Their current government and economic system is failing them miserably.

What they've done to better the lives of themselves and those around them, they've done for themselves in spite of their current government and its forced economics.

These people aren't trading in drugs or slaves. They're doing something quite remarkable and how they're doing it should be studied.
Versioning REST services
Not a brit, so my opinion is officially meaningless. But, why can't you just go around issuing posthumous pardons for unjust old laws? I mean, it's posthumous! It's not like there's a fundamental fairness issue at stake here. Other unjustly-convicted dead people aren't suddenly going to file suits demanding redress.

Just do the right thing. Why bother with the technicalities?
The gravity/kick effect only effectively permeates the next level down. This is why they need to set up a chain of kicks to move all they back to the fist dream level. In the third level, they are only subtly aware of the kick from level one, and one of the characters mentions they "missed" it, as in they didn't coordinate kicks.

The dilution of the gravity effect seems consistent with exponential expansion of time.
This Startup helps you sell the content in your app as personalized printed products like photo books and magazines. It's great if your app revolves around awesome images or user-generated content.
Toast.js
Microsoft details how iPad app development compares to Windows 8
Try reading the article, it might give you something else to write a banal rant about. Or should I say rants, each sentence seems to be about a different subject.

Your final exhortation about pies is just baffling, "don't compromise the size of the pie" is something I might just put on a T shirt.
Samsung releases Galaxy S II ICS source code
Wouldn't you FIRST test the ability to glide back down before you add motor and power to get in the air?

The lack of any video gliding down from a building etc. immediately made this extremely suspect for me.

Then the fact I use an electric bicycle with a 48volt 1kwh battery for long distances. It's lithium but it's still big and EXTREMELY heavy. So is the motor. And those wings would need even more battery and more powerful motors.
As an employee of the University of California, I'm compelled to take annual sexual harassment training, that is, how to identify situations and behaviors that constitute sexual harassment as it has been legally defined. A lot of what was mentioned in the post and in the comments here would be regarded as reportable offenses, if not prosecutable offenses. People should know the law - this stuff can get you in real trouble. If you're in California, this might apply [pdf]:

http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/employees/policies_employee_la...

If you're not in California, but you're running a business you may find it quite interesting, eg:

Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or
physical conduct of a sexual nature, when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or
implicitly affects a person’s employment or education, unreasonably interferes with a person’s
work or educational performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working or
learning environment. ... This policy covers unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature.
Wait, are those two mutually exclusive? Certainly not for me...
Here’s the gist:

- The rising interest in the science of designing behavior has also sprouted dozens of competing, and at times conflicting, methodologies.

- Though the authors often flaunt their way as the only way, there are distinct use cases for when each method is appropriate.

- Behavior modification methods fall into four distinct types: amateur, expert, habitué, and addict.

- Each behavior type requires the use of the appropriate technique to be effective. Using the wrong method leads to frustration and failure.
I hate those "lighten up" comments. Bullies just love that phrase. Put someone down and when they push back, "ah gee, lighten up, it was just a joke". It's extremely cowardly and disgusting and reminiscent of prepubescent school yard antics. Many women have to put up with such shit on a regular basis.
I like to non-verbally snark, by breaking people's brains.

I wear long skirts all the time, and sometimes I cover my hair. So I must be traditionalist/conservative, right? No, I just don't like how jeans are all about objectifying my butt and also never fit right. Some of my coverings keep my hair nicely off the back of my neck in the summer, others let me have pretty flowy fabric (I like textiles). I'm pretty clearly not a booth babe with that skirt though, so maybe I'm a girlfriend? Oh wait, the shirt I'm wearing is from an Ubuntu Developer Summit. Hmm... Wait, but I'm knitting, back to the girlfriend idea, maybe? Oh nevermind, this is too confusing, how about talking instead of trying to guess?

I have noticed, btw, that a large portion of female developers knit or crochet. Maybe it's because knitting & crochet patterns look a lot like code, complete with for-loops and while-loops. Also, ya know, make a scarf, make a website, make a pie...make stuff!
While I agree that leaving the industry might not be the best choice (luckily she did not), we do need to realize that even though this happens in many other industries, IT is one with relatively few women in the first place so think of how lonely it could feel to be singled out and feel like nobody is on your side.

Until you feel that, you might empathize, but you can't relate. The easiest way to deal is to think about how you'd want your mother, sister, or spouse to be treated. If you wouldn't like it for them, don't ever stand by and do nothing when this stuff happens. Also, about losing a job or business...if you put a job or a client ahead of your ethics, it's time to do some self refactoring.
Thank you for your comments. What you said about subtle, constant pressure made a lot of sense to me and put things into perspective. I have a better understanding now.
I imagine if the consequences of making comments like these were dire enough, you'd find a way. It would only take one or two times getting fired for sexual harassment for you to clean up your act. Being conscious of the issue is a start, but it doesn't absolve you of your responsibility to behave like a mature adult in an equal society.

BTW, you don't have a problem with posts like this, or if you do, you didn't state it clearly. From what I can tell, posts like this have a problem with you.
> Do you think there's a conflict between sexism and fun? As in, "Well, I'd like to stop making sexist jokes, but then it would be so boring here."

I would phrase it, "If everyone's humor had to be bland Disney G-rated fare, then a lot of fun would have been sucked out of our work environment."
Assume for a moment that you're right. Assume, even, that the original poster agrees with you.

Now, re-read the post. You'll see that the poster doesn't have a thin skin; they're just sharing something that happens all the time.

The blatant stuff is, perhaps, easier to deal with because you can let off steam and have a rant. It's the gradual drip drip drip of every day comments - comments that your colleagues don't get, and the only reason they don't get them is because they are male - that just wears you down.

UK Comedian Josie Long has a good talk about it here:

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1oXIZVLthw)

I don't get the idea that these are weak people, or oversensitive, or they have weak skins. I get the impression that they've just had enough.

(I hope you see that I've tried to engage your argument and not just attack you. Personally, I really dislike the idea of telling people that "jerks are out there and it'll take years to change them so sorry, deal with it.)
Nuclear power for a prosperous future - Dr.APJ on Thorium, Fukushima, et.al.
Internet Explorer wants you back, say it’s different this time
Wired suggests bird-man is likely a hoax
I don't really understand why you have a problem with these kinds of posts, then. You seem to be keenly aware of the fact that you are the problem and that you have to work to better yourself.
Is it a cash deal though? If not, it might take a few years until their stock vests and until than zynga might not be worth much. So i really hope it's at least 50% cash.
Why is this a petition?
If you don't specify licensing, then there is none. If they wind up using your code, you still own the copyright.
Re-discover Soda with Social Games for Mobile
I love seeing a diversified HR department. Generally this means everyone gets a fair shake.
> In my lifetime, drunk driving and spoual abuse have become socially unacceptable

Seeing the change in your lifetime does not mean the entire process occurred in your lifetime. How many lifetimes is it taking for women, gays, and black people to become treated as equals, and we're still not there. Like I said, it takes lifetimes.

I'm not saying don't fight discrimination. I'm saying she should consider her health. Unless she wants to be a full-time martyr and campaign for this cause, then by all means, she should give herself 1000%. But if she doesn't, she's going to need to focus on your health in the face of this alleged behavior, and that includes not letting herself get worked up to an unhealthy level if she can help it. But by all means, continue the fight.
As a parent that has read "Cat in the Hat" countless times to two children, that first entry on the page is a poetic monstrosity. Cute, but terrible.
What if your kid downloads an app that tracks your location constantly? Should apple make you enter your password when the app asks for permission?
Or let's say that I am the brother of El Presidente, and I run the state monopoly on cigars, and farmers grow tobacco and sell cigars directly to tourists, they re depriving me of the value of my mnopoly.

But they aren't depriving me of my tobacco. The two are different, which is why the morality of the two are different. Nobody denies that being able to get the police to enforce a monopoly has value, but it's not the same kind of value as the ability to enjoy smething for its intrnsic value to the owner.

Different kinds of value, therefore different kinds of morality. I'd say that the right to monopolize bits has nothing to do with the bits and everything to do with taxation or rent-seeking.
No more version numbers for HTML
That's a shame - I was fond of the HTML pun. And I was legitimately unsure what you meant by your definition of service. Apologies if hedging my bet there irked you. I'm not a freelance/contractor/consultant and have no desire to be one, so the presumption that that's the only proper model for software development is one I don't take as a given.

For what it's worth, I don't agree you should be downvoted. But you also have made it hard to have an actual discussion by casting everything as right/wrong type of situation and then clearly dictating what is right or wrong. That really makes it hard to have a civilized discussion because there's no seeking of understanding, just refutation.