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In a stunning example of failure to understand the meaning of the word equality, Github's "social impact team" is now actively discriminating against people based on gender and skin color; white women in particular:
One insider criticized GitHub's "social impact team," which is in charge of figuring out how to use the product to tackle social issues, including diversity within the company itself. It's led by Nicole Sanchez, vice president of social impact, who joined GitHub in May after working as a diversity consultant.
While people inside the company approve of the goal to hire a more diverse workforce, some think the team is contributing to the internal cultural battle.
"They are trying to control culture, interviewing and firing. Scary times at the company without a seasoned leader. While their efforts are admirable it is very hard to even interview people who are 'white' which makes things challenging," this person said.
Sanchez is known for some strong views about diversity. She wrote an article for USA Today shortly before she joined GitHub titled, "More white women does not equal tech diversity."
At one diversity training talk held at a different company and geared toward people of color, she came on a bit stronger with a point that says, "Some of the biggest barriers to progress are white women."
From a site policy standpoint, this really makes me want to argue for finding another host for our rehash repository, enormous pain in the ass though that would be.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday February 10 2016, @07:20PM
Which is why bonds and a lottery would only be pieces of a solution, not a solution in and of themselves. There's also the option of allowing the federal government to practice limited amounts of competing against private industry. Infrastructure building for instance. They'd have a very strong incentive to build the hell out of infrastructure and sell/lease it for profit. There are sales taxes on non-necessities where the purchasing thereof and thus paying of the tax is still voluntary. That's just off the top of my head. There are undoubtedly other ways that intelligent people can come up with short of outright theft.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by gman003 on Wednesday February 10 2016, @07:34PM
I think that's much more dangerous than just using taxes. It gives the government a STRONG incentive to impede private industry - which I'm pretty sure we can both agree is a Bad Thing.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday February 10 2016, @11:19PM
Indeed but in the infrastructure, and probably a very few limited other areas, it would most definitely be some welcome competition. At the very least someone would be laying fiber.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.