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boosting7669on Ask HN: How do I deal with the first sexual harassment complaint at my startup?

A startup typically does not have a lawyer on retainer for HR issues or an HR department for that matter.

boosting7669on Ask HN: How do I deal with the first sexual harassment complaint at my startup?

That ignores the fact that you've hired human employees. Maybe chemical castration should be a part of the onboarding process these days?

boosting7669on Told reading tests are a game, boys score higher

Isn't caitlin Jenner straight?

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Not if you've been dipping into options...financial equivalent of playing with fire

boosting7669on How a federal spy case turned into a child pornography prosecution

They can also intentionally acquit someone they know is guilty of the law simply because they don't think the law should exist, this is called jury nullification. My point was that the typical jury is just not sophisticated enough to understand how easy it is to plant digital evidence. I doubt they'd convict in a case like this believing the defendant to be innocent.

boosting7669on How a federal spy case turned into a child pornography prosecution

I don't understand how this is relevant to my comment. Please explain

boosting7669on How a federal spy case turned into a child pornography prosecution

And yet a jury convicted him. This kind of thing is far beyond the comprehension of the common juror. Knowing what I know about computer security and how EASY it is to plant digital evidence without leaving a trace, even from thousands of miles away, I'd have to see video evidence of the defendant downloading the material as it happens before rendering such a verdict, especially if it's going to mean decades in prison.