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No, there isn't. There are only people who are growing older and thinking about the "good ol' days".

I encourage people to look at this problem as something that needs to be solve and not an assault at their ignorance or character. Instead of assigning or deflecting blame, perhaps…

Who the biased algorithms are written by are pretty irrelevant. The argument is they are biased against anyone who is not a white male, and that we should be aware of that.

Because race is intrinsic to how many people interact with the world around them?

You assume free will there (and I don't necessarily disagree). :)

> Q: How is it that all the anti-racists know all the code-words that make up a dog whistle for racists? Isn't it supposed to be, by definition, unhearable? No. Just not explicit.

Our algorithms are also harming people's lives and wealth but no one cares because "computers can't be biased!", and these people are generally poor and have no idea.

> That doesn't mean it is a bad book, or bad literature, but reading pages and pages of characters focusing on interpersonal drama when they are trapped in this hideous situation p…

Canadians are criminally underpaid. I made significantly more than many full-time employees (I'd wager the majority) on more than half of my internships. Adjusted for rent and cost…

I can't see why you would be skeptical about bias given studies (not relying on IAT) showing that -- all else being equal -- people with minority names on their resume get signific…

I was interested if the parent moved and maintained his (adjusted) total comp and was happy with his decision, or was happy despite a loss in total comp. Obviously there are good c…

Anecdotes: Claiming racism and sexism will put off anyone in the center who may be convinced that there is a diversity problem. I would prefer the term "subconsciously biased again…

> The oddest turn is that of blaming the global rise in income inequality on SV, and then to lambaste SV for trying to come up with solutions to ameliorate that problem as it proce…

Do you get similar salary / benefits (adjusted for rent)?

Perhaps as people who call themselves "engineers" we should move away from the idea that "gets the job done" is good enough? Especially when we have security breaches left right an…

I think it's an issue with teaching. I am teaching a few people in my spare time and the way highschool (& sometimes university) teaches programming is not conducive to learning or…

> Some people should not be in this industry -- not because they don't have the chops; but because they don't actually want to put in the time and effort to develop their skills. A…

Internships are paid a decent amount too. More than the average American by some distance.

Maybe you're asking the wrong questions or are from an undesirable area. I mean the example question you're using is just trivia and not difficult to learn when a problem arises. I…