truth on hold Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Techie fired after tweeting about men's comments Adria Richards wrote on her blog at http://butyoureagirl.com that she was seated in a ballroom at the Santa Clara conference Sunday when the men behind her started talking about "big dongles." After hearing their remarks, Richards turned around, took a photo of two men and posted it on Twitter with their alleged comments.One of the men in the photo Richards posted has also been let go from his job at San Francisco-based mobile game company PlayHaven The full story http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/article/id/182427/group/Business/ The tweet https://mobile.twitter.com/adriarichards/media/grid?idx=3&tid=313417655879102464 The face of prude https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=adria+richards&hl=en&client=tablet-android-google&rlz=1Y3KTZR_enSG522SG522&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=OEJNUa78JMfPlAX-yYD4CA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=800&bih=1232 Edited March 23, 2013 by Joe_the_6_pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I have a # of ?'s about this occurrence, the most important of which I won't ask for fear of being portrayed in an unintended manner, so I'll just chalk the whole deal up to one more reason why I think the social media explosion is totally out of control. Other than TBD, I stay strictly away from public sites; I can catch enough grief right here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I have a # of ?'s about this occurrence, the most important of which I won't ask for fear of being portrayed in an unintended manner, so I'll just chalk the whole deal up to one more reason why I think the social media explosion is totally out of control. Other than TBD, I stay strictly away from public sites; I can catch enough grief right here! I was gonna say the exact same thing...this one could turn HOT real quick and I will sit back and lurk for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 wouldnt she need permission to post their photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 The guys were stupid to say it loud enough to be overheard. You'd think techies would be smart enough to text the comment instead. She was wrong to make it such a big deal and take their picture instead of just talking to them. I wonder what they look like, good looking guys tend to get away with saying things a nerdy guy would not get away with. But I don't think anyone should have been fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Remember when people used to just turn around and tell people to STFU if they were being rude or whatever? Now they have to make a big spectacle of themselves in the process. Mission accomplished sweetheart: your stupid little blog that no one ever heard of now has its 15 minutes of fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hell yes I would!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 The guys were stupid to say it loud enough to be overheard. You'd think techies would be smart enough to text the comment instead. She was wrong to make it such a big deal and take their picture instead of just talking to them. I wonder what they look like, good looking guys tend to get away with saying things a nerdy guy would not get away with. But I don't think anyone should have been fired. What they said was dumb - what she did was ridiculous. I think her attitude generally hurts society more than theirs. (Obviously don't know how extreme they were but it sounds like a stupid comment in jest that was poorly executed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hell yes I would!!! Not even with your dongle would I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hell yes I would!!! When did Jimmy Durante get curly hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 What the hell is a dongle? A cross between a bagel and a donut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 File under: chubby B word with an axe to grind. Right, sweetie. "Men" are the problem. I remember when **** like this had a name. It was called tattling and it was really uncool. Now, tattling has a platform called twitter which makes it twattling which makes her a twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 What the hell is a dongle? A cross between a bagel and a donut? dongle is a small piece of hardware that attaches to computer, TV, or other electronic device and enables additional functions such as copy protection, audio, video, games, data, or other services that are only available when it is attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 dongle is a small piece of hardware that attaches to computer, TV, or other electronic device and enables additional functions such as copy protection, audio, video, games, data, or other services that are only available when it is attached. Ha, look who swung by Wikipedia! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_protection_dongle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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