Editorial and Political Cartoons by Jeff Darcy of The Plain Dealer. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our. User Agreement and. Privacy Policy. 2. Advance Ohio All rights reserved About Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used. Advance Ohio. Community Rules. A Meme Shared on an Internal Google Meme Network Depicted a Leaker Being Beaten. A Google engineer was fired yesterday after he wrote a memo arguing that women are biologically less suited for software engineering jobs compared to men and that Googles diversity efforts are misguided. The engineers memo was circulated widely inside the company on Google and on an internal meme generator, Memegen, before Gizmodo published it on Saturday. Shortly after Gizmodo published the memo, a new Memegen post threatened physical violence against Googlers who leak to the press. The meme remained live for three days and received hundreds of upvotes before Google removed it, Gizmodo has learned. The meme remixed a popular cartoon by Steve Napierski that shows a Mac user and a PC usernormally opponentssetting aside their differences to beat a Linux user with a baseball bat. The first two dialogue balloons in the internal Google meme said I agree and I disagree, in apparent reference to the contents of the memo. Maya The Bee Cartoon Video Download here. The third dialogue ballon, associated with the character being beaten, said, I leaked. A Google spokesperson did not respond to a phone call or an email requesting comment on the threat and the companys policies regarding violent threats in the workplace. In a statement before the memos author was fired, Googles Vice President of Diversity, Integrity Governance Danielle Brown said the company aims to support diverse opinions, so long as they are expressed in ways that fall within the companys code of conduct. The description of this meme sounds quite disturbing, and its sad to see some at Google are against more transparency on vital issues of public interest. Though its also heartening to see that many at Google were brave enough to go to media organizations with this story in the first place. As weve seen from recent leaks from Uber and Facebook, accountability at tech companies can benefit from more transparency in the press, not less, Trevor Timm, the executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, told Gizmodo. Googles CEO Sundar Pichai is expected to address the memo and the issues it raised at an all hands meeting this week. The latest news, commentary and analysis of issues that impact the transgender community. The Advocate provides uptodate reflections from around the web. In a world seemingly intent on destroying itself, the humble capybara is a wholesome good. The oversized friendship guinea pig is a reminder of what humanity could. Mindspark Interactive. Help Uninstall EULA Privacy. Read up on the latest editorials, opeds and syndicated columnists featured on HoustonChronicle. The Texarkana Gazette is the premier source for local news and sports in Texarkana and the surrounding Arklatex areas. The Congress Theater Cartoon' title='The Congress Theater Cartoon' />Your source for theater news, reviews, and interviews in DC, MD, Northern VA, and New York. After 25 years operating a bridal store in Fredericksburg, proprietor Mike van Bruggen sought a change of scenery.