Political correctness invades technology. Los Angeles officials have asked that manufacturers, suppliers and contractors stop using the terms “master” and “slave” on computer equipment, saying such terms are unacceptable and offensive.
Apparently this news is slightly old hat, but intriguing nevertheless! Any techie worth his or her salt knows of master/slave model for communication protocol. Well, Los Angeles thinks that’s inappropriate!
Hmm.
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And the stupidity continues!
You know what? I really don’t like being called “White”, I’m pink. And I don’t like being called “Straight”, I consider myself normal. And I don’t like the word “Male”, I like the word dude. I’m a Pink Normal Dude! Mark it in your dictionary!
Hey, what time is it? TIME TO GET OVER IT!
such oversensitivised b.s. only happens in the united states. what does it matter if a machine master slave or poopie joopie or romeo juliet?
Tell me about it.. This is so rediculously moronic.
I suppose I can understand some “dumb as a brick” janitor seeing two big white lables that say master and slave on them not understanding them… but rather than rolling over and whining about it, why not take a little time to learn WHY they are labeled that way. I know in HDD’s at least, that the slave drive is controlled by the master drive (hince the slave name)… The saddest part of this is that most people do not give a rat’s rear-end about this crap. This is just a very loud (and very ignorant) minority of the minority yelling about what they are too lazy to wrap their brains around. I thought democracies were for the majority?
You think you Yanks have stupidity cornered? Come to Canada, the land where government´s cowtow to minorities and immigrants. Where freedom was never fought for and the electorate votes politicians out, not in. Where if someone doesn´t like what you say about them, you can be called in front of a human rights tribunal and prosecuted under hate crimes laws. Where a political party elected to a majority government becomes in effect a dictatorship. Where the police forces consider the people to be public servants.
Yeah, I know there are worse places to live but, it´s still wrong and it´s still not good enough. The thugs and politically agressive can get away with this crap only when there´s enough food to go around.
this is the dumbest thing i have ever heard in my life. people are overly dramatic and exagerative.
they are getting mad over nothing.they just want attention.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/master.asp