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Can we give it a rest? There are already enough Adria Richards-related threads floating around.

I agree; it's a shame that she over-reacted, that the employer of the person who was fired over-reacted, but I think we've heard enough.

This discussion has probably saved me a lot of pain and suffering.

People who use their ability to mimic the status of a victim as a tool to make actual victims is a problem worth addressing.

I know I'm now on the look out for such poisonous people in my company and in my life.

Didn't knew about this (pathetic?) story, but reading the linked venturebeat post with the explanation and the socks joke clearly this Adria doesn't come out too well...

As an european i must admit that my first reaction to the whole thing was thinking "only in the US", overreacting when sensible topics are involved. If this really happened as she describe, i would have just officially warned the guy for being extremely childish/idiotic at a public event. But this is just me and my desire to be surrounded by adults.

Not only Adria Richards should apologize.

The company that fired the programmer must also.

"TL;DR" should go towards the top of your writing.

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