gobugat
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8 years ago
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on: The human cost of the pressures of postdoctoral research
And when finally you get out of your precarious post-doctoral status, entering your first permanent academic position... well, let's say it's not worse, but it's not necessarily better. Academia (my case: computer science in the UK) is a meat grinder.
gobugat
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8 years ago
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on: DeepMind and Blizzard Open StarCraft II as an AI Research Environment
This. Somehow I was expecting the implementation of mechanics to be the easy bit, compared to high-level strategic planning and tactics. Curious to see whether these will emerge by themselves, or if they will need to provide some heuristics (use drops, harass, all-in, etc. )
gobugat
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8 years ago
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on: Google Can't Seem to Tolerate Diversity
On point, thanks.
gobugat
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8 years ago
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on: Google Can't Seem to Tolerate Diversity
His "theories" have been destroyed for decades. It's always the same old shit. We are tired of it. If you don't even have the decency to document yourself before blurting out such crap, you may not deserve much patience.
Remember: this guy lost a job. Discriminations kill and ruin the lives of millions routinely.
gobugat
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8 years ago
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on: Google Can't Seem to Tolerate Diversity
> "You may agree with the manifesto author or not, but his thought were articulate. He provided evidence for his theories and at no point was he needlessly insulting to anyone. "
No, no, and no. Asserting that half of humanity is incapable of taking on pressure and responsibility is insulting, and suggesting that his rant was articulate or evidenced shows a serious lack of basic humanity. Strong words, but as I said, this is not a TV debate. This is a struggle. We won't convince each other here.
gobugat
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8 years ago
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on: Google Can't Seem to Tolerate Diversity
Here is an "intellectual debate" for you: hairdressers are a danger to society and should be exterminated. Why don't you want to have it? Why censoring a potentially valid viewpoint?
gobugat
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8 years ago
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on: Google Can't Seem to Tolerate Diversity
> "for this person to be personally ruined, expelled from society, terminated from their job and forever vilified as an outcast"
Lol. He is fine. He got fired from one job, will find another one. What you describe however does sound like the price people usually pay for not being white males. So common we don't even think about it any more.
gobugat
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8 years ago
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on: Google Can't Seem to Tolerate Diversity
It is not how the US handled the Civil Rights Movement: MLK was called a terrorist. Neither is it how the apartheid was taken on in South Africa. Or any major social improvement: strikes, demonstrations and struggles were necessary. Playing the passivity card is, at least, dragging down the struggle.
gobugat
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8 years ago
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on: Google Can't Seem to Tolerate Diversity
> "Companies don’t have viewpoints."
They do. Not reacting would have been an endorsement. Many would want to think that these issues are apolitical, or scientific, or anything "neutral". They are not.
Make no mistake. This is a fight. A struggle between two visions of the world, maybe more. Such conflicts are not won over peaceful arguments. Sooner or later, one must take a stand, which is exactly what Google executives just did.
gobugat
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8 years ago
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on: Unlearning the myth of American innocence
Where exactly does the author blame "ordinary Americans"? A certain form of "ordinary American spirit" is at fault in their eyes, for sure. Education and cultural experiences, or more precisely lack thereof, seem to be the explaining factors. Hence my question.
gobugat
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8 years ago
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on: Unlearning the myth of American innocence
The piece is stating the obvious, and the reactions in this thread -- predictably -- prove the author's point. Expatriation, even temporary, has so many benefits. I'd be curious to correlate the postures of HN commentators with their provenance and life experience.
