>As long as you're not being a dick
Maybe. I have certainly had moments where this seemed appropriate. But everyone has flaws and blind spots. It's far too easy to be blind to your own mistakes and to rationalize unsavory behavior.
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Maybe. I have certainly had moments where this seemed appropriate. But everyone has flaws and blind spots. It's far too easy to be blind to your own mistakes and to rationalize unsavory behavior.
This is a variation on "it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission", a disappointingly common point of view within the tech and startup communities.
The reason people use a hard G is because that's what makes sense given the wording of the acronym. Unless I've been pronouncing "graphics" wrong this whole time?
"Sandberg’s personal experience, however, contradicts this. She says that she has never worked for a woman. All of the mentors and sponsors she describes are men. When she was 27 years old, a man hired her to be Chief of Staff for the United States Secretary of the Treasury. Would a woman have been willing to hire her for the same job at age 17?"
Most of the assumptions you've made don't apply to me, a 40 year old father of two. It may very well apply to some people similar to me. This is the problem with stereotypes and the problem with people perpetuating them. Oversimplifications are a shoddy mental crutch to deal with the complexities of reality.
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>We occasionally get good people anyway
Uh... nine-to-five-with-kids type here. Thanks for the stereotyping... from your safe corporate nest.
Otherwise an insightful post.
Instead of thinking of this as a personal failure in yourself, think of it as a disability of the companies you are interested in. How can you help them see past their own nose?
Now we can talk about who that "intended audience" is. Certainly there are some people who belong at WWDC that don't do Objective-C?
As someone who was socioeconomically prevented from getting a license until his mid-20s, no, it's not. A license in many cases is a ticket out of poverty and a chance to break the cycle of poverty. This is especially true in rural or far-flung suburban areas.
That said, the poor behavior of young drivers is a legitimate concern. I'm all for addressing it. Just not a fan of economically disenfranchising people.
Also, I originally wrote it out as s/Canada/(Portland|Austin|Raleigh)/ and then felt like NYC was conspicuously left out. And further realized those other cities could post for themselves.
Our visa is easier to get. :) (if you're in the US)
(Side question: Since a leased car is actually owned by a bank or leasing entity, do they get the credit?)