If we as a group had an official voice, I for one would be asking that we make an announcement along the lines of disowning those idiots. "The Australian Silicon Beach tech startup scene does not ....etc etc." Keywords being, "does not tolerate", "is embarrassed by", "disavows". You get the idea.
From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com [mailto:silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fai Wong Sent: Monday, 9 September 2013 7:13 PM To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Titstare guys doing their bit to raise Australia's reputation as a startup hub... In their defense, they're both not programmers. So unfair to label them as brogrammers! On Monday, September 9, 2013 3:06:12 PM UTC+8, Geoff Langdale wrote: Great work: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/techcrunch-forced-to-apologise-over-sydney-duos-titstare-app-20130909-2tflb.html http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/09/titstare-tech-worlds-latest-brogrammer-joke-techcrunch-disrupt/69171/ It's got everything, right down to the pro forma "sorry if you are offended" disingenuous apology on twitter. And apparently this is a "fun Aussie hack", which insults fun, Aussies and hacks. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com<mailto:silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
