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I hear what you are saying and I agree that the term patriarchy is a very loaded one. However what I am referring to is, as other commenters have pointed out, a systemic patriarchy…

This article is the worst kind of inflammatory journalism. I would never attempt to deny that there is a systemic patriarchy in place, or that white privilege exists, but tying eve…

Indeed. I would say this makes the issue even more difficult to deal with. As you say, people who weren't even reporting directly to her maintained the code of silence over breachi…

Yes, but that is self regulation. I think the point here is that, short of having convenient Romanian hackers break into the personal accounts of high ranking officials from time t…

I agree, but in this context I think that it's a valid criticism as their business model is a sort of 'all things under one roof' delivery system that should be prepared to offer a…

Obviously preaching to the choir here, but it's good to see big companies, that could 'benefit' (when taking a very narrow view) from shaped net distribution, coming out in support…

I couldn't agree more. As the co-founder of an app development company curently working on our flagship I have had a very similar experience. Although I wouldn't call myself an exp…

Fascinating idea, I would definitely read it. I think that design is often a term that is too readily equated with 'graphic' or 'product' design and dismissed as aesthetics. The re…

Indeed. If I were a prospective employer who was intereseted in your presence on Hacker News as a way to separate you from the crowd, this would not be the article that did it.

Despite the humour and, on the surface, being a story about ordering a burrito, I think this is actually a very useful 'what not to do' cautionary tale for startups. They've clearl…

I don't write code myself but my startup partner is a programmer in London who has been struggling to make ends meet for a while now. There are certainly jobs to be had, most of wh…

The mind boggles at how much of a disjuncture there can be between executive management and their development teams within a development-driven sector! When will the marketing grad…