Why “Dei” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
In "Having a specific conference for women in computing is definitely a DEI concern" I take concern to be the noun, Mirriam-Webster (1a) or (2) has something that relates or bel…
by jjgreen · Oct 14, 2026
> But when the powers that be are intent to kill off "DEI", and their definition includes anything related to women, this is what happens. It's the other way around -- they want…
by ModernMech · Oct 14, 2026
I don't see how these probability claims are relevant. To avoid going off on a tangent, let's leave my immigration analogy out of this. My basic point was that when people attac…
by foldr · Oct 14, 2026
I work in academia in Europe and, as I am a native English speaker, a longtime side gig is language revision of grant applications for other academics. I have worked with a hell…
by TFNA · Oct 14, 2026
Yeah there's a decent chance that DEI practices to do this violate neutrally-written US civil rights law, and also make women doing nursing or midwifery angry enough to use laws…
by JuniperMesos · Oct 14, 2026
yeah they may frame it as "uncontrolled migration" but given recent events like the Bo French tweet about Indian Americans, "uncontrolled migration" appears to be more of a euph…
by conn10mfan · Oct 14, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "dei" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "dei" over time.
Dei, dei, or DEI commonly refers to:DEI, an abbreviation for diversity, equity, and inclusion Dei, the genitive singular of deus, the Latin word for "god" or "deity" Read more on Wikipedia