The fight against ingrained sexism in tech culture is gruelling indeed; but what do you do when an off-color joke about "dongles" leads not only to internet drama, but everyone—including the claimed victim—getting fired? Ars Technica sums up "Donglegate". Adds Amanda Blum: everyone lost.
Donglegate
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Tom Whitwell's annual collection of 52 fascinating facts returns, featuring expensive calculators and trademarked scents
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