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We are defined by how we act in trying moments. He might be disappointed, but how he is acting doesn't come off as reserved and respectful. He made a judgment to associate himself …

> most clear understanding of the culture issues internally Is it really clear internally? It's clear to me that they don't understand the issues otherwise it wouldn't have taken p…

Agreed. Before this I could arguably say that management was rotting away, but the rank and file should be excluded from judgment because they have no control. But to hear this and…

This thread is basically people stumbling over themselves trying to defend how this is NOT sexist or justify the varying degrees of sexism. Some of the fun examples: - men get talk…

I've worked at 2 different startups - currently in management capacity at one. 2 cents: 1) Appreciate the $ that it provides for income + ability to grow 2) If we could do it again…

There are tons of companies out there trying to get Tesla's technology to market. None of them have promised what uBeam is promising.

So sad :( Love Kippt!

Then Github should have held off on that legalese post that incited anger. You can't put something like that out re: an issue that involves so much human emotion.

Given that Marc Andreessen publicly vocalized support for him and his new venture, I hardly think he'll have much trouble with his career.

Exactly. If they came out with this response first this shitstorm probably wouldn't have escalated to this point.

Yes. I was waiting until he had the opportunity to actually put out a good response (despite the initial waffle). That interview destroyed any faith I had. But I blame this entire …

> If anything, Prop 8 would've helped them. Their core business is dating, right? If you can't marry, you date more. So, wherefore the problem? WTF. Maybe because they're decent pe…

If he doesn't hate gay people, then why not just make his position on marriage clear? He can straight up say "I don't believe in marriage" or whatever.

Expressing sorrow for causing hurt isn't the same as taking responsibility for it. The very first action should be an apology, but that hasn't happened and doesn't look like it'll …

Not really. It is easy to sweep things under the rug when you're not one of those affected legally, financially, emotionally. I know of people who decided to leave their careers, t…

Just because your religion says so doesn't mean I have to follow it. I'm not trying to make you change your religion - you can live the way you want - but that is not the way I wan…

Sure, I'll tolerate his views, he can believe whatever he want. I honestly don't care... except for the fact that he took the first shot by donating money to actively screw people …

His last public comment on this issue was in 2012, where he basically didn't actually comment. And quite honestly, as a gay man, I would rather use Chrome and have Google profit ov…

This. Lawyers and ilk don't understand the amount of interest, persistence and MONEY that fans/fandoms generate for a body of work. Doing this is stupid shortsighted - goodwill is …

When the Uber NYC General Manager is doing it I would hardly put it on sales.

You're saying a black person who grows up in a white subculture then is less at risk of poverty? I call bullshit on that. It doesn't matter what subculture you grew up in or are ex…

> The fear is that if we implement a basic income in the USA, that, well, to put it bluntly, blacks and latinos, and, to a lesser extent, whites will simply stop working. That's ri…

As you said, victim blaming. It isn't just feeling awkward about things - there are consequences both psychologically, financially, and physically being an outcast. Being uncomfort…

Mixpanel isn't completely dependent on SERPs. It is a different user acquisition/awareness tactic. Also, illegal isn't really the right term to use here.

A company of 220 people that can't figure out how to properly phrase a hiring rejection? Not a good sign.