Joseph Hertzlinger @jhertzli@mathstodon.xyz

OMG GUYS THEY EMAILED ME AGAIN TO FOLLOW UP.

My reply:

Hi.

I'm morally against ads. I think advertising is deceptive manipulation designed to create needs that don't need to exist. I think advertising is a big component of the capitalist society that is bringing this planet to ecological ruin.

Besides, they're just annoying. Nobody likes watching ads. At best we put up with them or manage to ignore them.

I promise I'll elaborate if necessary when sober

Progress report:
• half the time has already been wasted
• half the time is there yet to be wasted

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/technology/google-sexual-harassment-andy-rubin.html

“The internet giant paid Mr. Rubin $90 million and praised him, while keeping silent about a misconduct claim.”

To start off with, the way this bit read made me think Google paid him to hush about misconduct against him, which would be awful enough. The reality is so, so much more awful.

“Google did not make public was that an employee had accused Mr. Rubin of sexual misconduct. The woman […] said he coerced her into performing oral sex in a hotel room in 2013 […]. Google investigated and concluded her claim was credible…”

That’s right. Andy Rubin was paid $90 million after raping someone. And apparently he’s not the only one.

“Mr. Rubin was one of three executives that Google protected over the past decade after they were accused of sexual misconduct. In two instances, it ousted senior executives, but softened the blow by paying them millions of dollars as they departed, even though it had no legal obligation to do so. In a third, the executive remained in a highly compensated post at the company.”

Google pays and protects rapists. If someone tells you that women are already treated as equals and that there’s no problem with misogyny in tech, show them this.

We can breathe a sigh of relief: "Jizz-wailer" is still Star Wars canon.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jizz-wailer

does this mean that bees are witches tho

* a matriarchal society
* very into flowers
* do complicated rituals based on hexagonal geometry
* dance (dancing is probably bad)
* can fly
* their house is made of sweet stuff that you can literally eat
* will kick your butt if you cross them, eg by eating their house