Context matters - and we don't know the context of the conversation.
If the commenter was being flippant or dismissive or generally uncaring in their conversation it could be taken as racist by someone sensitive to such things.
If the comment was delivered with zero malicious intent and was merely a throwaway observation then it's not racist and only someone looking for offense would take it that way.
Like I said, without background knowledge and context it's impossible to determine if it was a racist remark or not.
Yet another 'no shit sherlock' article by the leftist rag. There is massive demographic disparity between white people and minorities in the US so of course white people are going to be responsible for most of the pollution generation leading to multiple ways of expressing the blame for that. Such divisive reporting - typical guilt-ridden middle class Guardian nonsense.
Seems likely to be inaccurate - British Airways for example changes it's passwords regularly and the one cited in the Heathrow lounge is already obsolete.
We've had this facility in the London WeWork offices for ages, why is this even a story? Is it because it alludes to the fact that Scots can't be trusted with drink in the workplace? :-o
Have any of these people been convicted in a court of law? No? Fine. Convictions in the court of public opinion are meaningless and some people think far too much of their opinion if they think that their opinion or their groups opinion should be enough to stop experienced tech leaders leading.
I was very unconfident growing up. I had big ears and was the shortest kid in class until my later teen years. I used humour as a defence mechanism (class clown) but this doesn't work in adult life. When I got into the world of work I threw myself into learning and becoming the best at everything I did and soon became a subject matter expert in computer viruses - this was back in the early 1990's when AntiVirus software was born. Being the expert meant that when I was in a room with potential customers I had something they wanted - experience of this new threat and knowledge of how to deal with it. Put yourself in the position where you have something really valuable to offer and then learn to accept people asking you for help. This will really boost your morale and confidence. Re-invent yourself this way whenever you feel your knowledge or skills becoming commonplace and your will never look back.