15:17:58 XXXXXXXXXXXX | I'm super careful about honey traps.  For a
                      | while, that's how the Ada Initiative was
                      | trying to pre-generate outrage and collect
                      | scalps.
15:18:12          esr | REALLY?
15:18:22          esr | That's perverse.
15:18:42 XXXXXXXXXXXX | Yeah, because the upshot is, I no longer
                      | can afford to mentor women who are already
                      | in tech.
15:18:54          esr | Right.
15:19:01 XXXXXXXXXXXX | I can and do mentor ones who are not in
                      | it, but are interested and able
15:19:21 XXXXXXXXXXXX | but once one is already in...  nope
15:20:08 XXXXXXXXXXXX | The MO was to get alone with the target,
                      | and then immediately after cry "attempted
                      | sexual assault".
15:23:27          esr | When the backlash comes it's going to be
                      | vicious.  And women who were not part of
                      | this bullshit will suffer for it.
15:23:41 XXXXXXXXXXXX | I can only hope.
15:25:21          esr | Ah. On the "Pour encourager les autres"
                      | principle?  I hadn't thought of that.
                      | Still damned unfortunate, though.
15:26:40 XXXXXXXXXXXX | Linus is never alone at any conference.
                      | This is not because he lets fame go to his
                      | head and likes having a posse around.
15:26:54 XXXXXXXXXXXX | They have made multiple runs at him.
15:27:29          esr | Implied warning noted.
15:27:34            * | XXXXXXXXXXXX nods