Poll: Hacker News Person of the Year in Tech

Post by mtrimpe » Tue, Nov 26, 2013, 3:45 PM UTC

scrrr wrote: post #25

adjwilli wrote: post #8

I want to vote for Elon Musk too, but Edward Snowden is too important. Also, why are there no women listed? Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer made lots of news this year.

As a European I don't even know who Sheryl Sandberg is, but googling her it seems she's not really practising what she preaches: http://valleywag.gawker.com/revealed-sheryl-sandbergs-unpaid... ;)

Post by nalgene3000 » Tue, Nov 26, 2013, 3:56 PM UTC

coallen6 wrote: post #26

Would love to know who at HN had the epiphany that their Person of the Year in Tech list left out Marissa Mayer & Sheryl Sandberg. As of 9:38am today it was 100% male; checked back at 10:05 and there they are, tacked on at the end.

Post by knackernews » Tue, Nov 26, 2013, 4:01 PM UTC

mtrimpe wrote: post #31

scrrr wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a European I don't even know who Sheryl Sandberg is, but googling her it seems she's not really practising what she preaches: http://valleywag.gawker.com/revealed-sheryl-sandbergs-unpaid... ;)

Sheryl Sandberg wrote a very influential book about (her perspective on) being a woman in today's workplace called Lean In. She's often described as the emotional heart of Facebook and is one of the few truly powerful women in tech and the only one currently directly engaging in the debate on the issues associated with that. You can watch her truly inspiring talk on TED to get an idea of what it's all about: http://w…

Post by Zoomla » Tue, Nov 26, 2013, 5:37 PM UTC

subsystem wrote: post #21

I don't think Elon Musk is a very good candidate for this year. Last year seemed more eventful for both Tesla and SpaceX.

Post by mhz » Tue, Nov 26, 2013, 5:45 PM UTC

adjwilli wrote: post #8

I want to vote for Elon Musk too, but Edward Snowden is too important. Also, why are there no women listed? Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer made lots of news this year.