fatdog

This talk is a rare example of what I would call beautiful thinking.

If I interpreted that correctly, implementing a turing machine in CGoL that runs CGoL was delightful.

Where is the line between assertiveness in an environment where people are so-called "equals," and harassment? People (men, women, etc) use leverage to achieve their goals, and most managers in tech aren't equipped to resolve power dynamics.

Most of what guys do to each other to get leverage when they are "equals" would be considered harassment by a gentler temperament.

There is a counter narrative to the progressive political one that has some valid questions.

Maybe they just take it more personally when they have chosen to victimize their identity?

A lot of white guys in startups recognize racial nepotism and can't call it out, so instead they go and start their own companies, or get politically isolated, quit, and go somewhere else. Maybe some of them vent frustrations on extreme subreddits and vote trump, but they aren't going to HR or the news over it.

There could be a diversity effect in their data, given demographic changes as a consequence of immigration patterns, relationship to authority, and cultural attitudes toward alcohol.

Gladwell has written a predictable hatchet job of a perceived libertarian hero. Surprised that it was him, not surprised it was done in the NY-anything.

More interesting question is: if one were going to orchestrate a pseudo-intellectual takedown of the forces of popular discontent, who would one go after next?

Can't say for what/where, but, yes. Use it to super-scale work of human analysts who evaluate the quality of some stuff.

Work in software, key problem in my industry is a lack of leadership.