cantastoria
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Comment · 11 years ago
Bingo! Coming from C# and C++, I had exactly the same realization using Python (before I switched back). I always ask Python programmers "but are you just keeping track of the types in your head?" because it's impossible to keep myself from doing that. If Python (and dynamic languages in general) are just pushing the type checking into the programmer's lap, I'm not sure what the advantage is other than less verbose (looking) code.
Comment · 11 years ago
Was I the only disappointed that the game play description didn't include having to use an "Ok to go!!!" audio command to start each mission?
Comment · 11 years ago
I think they made the right decision. I've seen way too many open source projects run by academics die a sudden death when the two or three professors that were maintaining them decide they didn't want to do it anymore (or retired). In my experience, most academics are using open source tools not because they are better or even "open" but because they are free.
Few users (if any) ever contribute code back to the project beyond
the occasional bug report making them essentially just as dependent
on the core maintainers as they would be on any commercial company.
Comment · 11 years ago
I'm curious what HN readers think the yearly UBI would be (in US dollars) if it were actually implemented?
Comment · 12 years ago
Good night gents.
Comment · 12 years ago
No. I simply refuse to adopt his/your standard of proof.
If that makes you think you've won the argument then
so be it.
Comment · 12 years ago
I'm not concerned about how often it happens. I'm concerned about the potential for it to happen. The Richard's example shows that potential. Your insistence on more examples as some metric of proof is none of my concern.
Comment · 12 years ago
What are some others?
Why is the one example not enough to prove my point? I could name a hundred and you still wouldn't be happy. Why bother.
Comment · 12 years ago
Thank you for taking the time to address my concern.
I'm glad we both think it's an important issue in spite of what some other commenters have said.
Comment · 12 years ago
I'm doing nothing of the sort. The code of conduct was clearly cited as one of the steps taken. I have issue with that step. And I have as much right to comment here as you do. You're free to ignore me. Please do.
Comment · 12 years ago
Can you cite any examples of people who have been silenced or shamed by a conference harrassment code?
You mean besides the Adria Richard's example?
At a professional conference, it should not be that hard to control your behavior.
The conference organizers seem to disagree with you in this case.
a conference martyr good one.
Comment · 12 years ago
Ah in gallops tptacek on his trusty steed. Dead horse indeed.
As usual, any submission concerning improving the ratio of women to men in our industry immediately becomes a coatrack for digs about "radfem".
Just because they don't appear controversial to you doesn't make it so. And am I not allowed to take issue with the "table stakes"?
Comment · 12 years ago
Harassment includes verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and >expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
And who gets to determine if I'm doing any of these things? The conference organizers? If I attend this conference, how can they assure me that I won't be at the mercy of conference attendees that suddenly decide I'm harassing them simply because I say something within their vicinity they disagree with a la Adria Richards?
Although I guess Richards would have been taken to task for "harassing photography". Although by that point it would have been too late anyway.
The problem with these speech codes is that they're just as easily used as a way to silence and shame people who's views differ from those of organizations like geekfeminism (i.e. not radfem).
You don't have to be a feminist to treat women respectfully.
Comment · 13 years ago
Fine. You could have made that point without bringing his race, class or gender into your argument.