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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it really possible to tax the rich?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I doubt it, at least in the US. The rich have a lot of influence over how laws are made, and I don’t really see any appetite to pay a greater share.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Interesting metaphor. I’ve never really gotten that idea – I’ve never seen the connection demonstrated between the “big stuff” and seemingly innocuous things like ‘main’ vs. ‘master’.

Also, a lot of this feels misplaced. IMO, the root problem is one of attitude where the minorities are viewed as less-human, not deserving of equal treatment or equal rights. Change will happen as those attitudes shift. I haven’t seen a connection demonstrated between those attitudes and…well, pretty much any terminology issue that’s come up in recent memory.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah, I can’t really explain it. Seems kinda silly, doesn’t it?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

just another way of staying ignorant and insensitive to those events.

I don’t really see how that follows. Would you mind elaborating?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I’m a dev, and I’m the opposite. At my work, we use main over master. I thought it was a little silly when we first switched, but now I’m used to it. It’s an arbitrary label anyway – could easily use trunk/branch from SVN or release/develop or any number of other labels to keep track of code.

Hell, we got a new dev on the team a month or two ago, and he tends to name things ‘feat/do-the-thing’ instead of ‘feature/make-it-go’.

It’s not as big a deal as people online make it out to be.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Bypass the whole debate, adopt SVN’s ‘trunk/branch’ terms.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Great response, thanks for writing this. I live in the US, and your Coon -> Cheer cheese reminds me of Land O’Lakes butter – there was a brouhaha over a decision to remove a Native American woman from the packaging. Same result, it’s still in the butter section of the market.

My point is that small token changes cost virtually nothing

Well-put. I’ve been in the position of complaining about this type of change before, and this is a perfect counterpoint to that mindset. I’ve often said “What do we want? Police to face accountability when they commit crimes! What do we actually get? We’re going to use the term ‘main’ instead of ‘master’ for programming things!”

What we so often forget in that moment of “What, I have to re-learn some terminology? Ugh, friction!” is exactly your point about small courtesies. Something doesn’t have to be a Big Damn Deal to be worthwhile.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
A long time ago, in a job not so far away, I worked on a computer project where we were using Apache Jackrabbit.

I quickly learned that I needed to search for Apache Jackrabbit and not just Jackrabbit – vibrators weren’t relevant to the project.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
What do we want?

For police who commit crimes to have accountability!

What do we get?

We’re going to yell at people who use the ‘outdated’ ‘master/slave’ terminology!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ISP to Supreme Court: We shouldn’t have to disconnect users accused of piracy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Did you reply to the wrong comment?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ISP to Supreme Court: We shouldn’t have to disconnect users accused of piracy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
So you’re saying copyright infringement is on par with speeding or parking past the meter’s end? Eh, fair enough.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ISP to Supreme Court: We shouldn’t have to disconnect users accused of piracy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
If you do something illegal, you should be arrested.

Copyright infringement lawsuits are a far cry from bomb threats or the like.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When Harris had to pick a VP, all media kinda agreed it should be a white male, to balance the fact that she is black and a woman. So Waltz is the DEI hire.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I could never bear to watch any of his speeches. Too cringe painful.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who/what are racists according to UK protests? Why are they protesting?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Damn, I would have simply blocked the troll long before this! You have the patience of a saint.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When Harris had to pick a VP, all media kinda agreed it should be a white male, to balance the fact that she is black and a woman. So Waltz is the DEI hire.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Huh, I haven’t really heard people call her “Nancy”. Last time I recall her coming up, it was “Pelosi” with a reference to the attack on her husband.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When Harris had to pick a VP, all media kinda agreed it should be a white male, to balance the fact that she is black and a woman. So Waltz is the DEI hire.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I was having this conversation the other day. Pelosi came up as a counterexample.

Now I’m not sure where the line is between subtle disrespect and simply using the more distinctive part of a candidate’s name.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨obesity⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Why does that upset/startle you? Pregnancy at age 35+ is associated with more risks than pregnancy in the 20s.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone else feel like their blood is kind of vibrating?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Do you taste metal?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why doesn't the American market provide efficient and effective health insurance like it does for car insurance?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
What would you call it? What’s your objection to the term “employee benefits”? You sound like you have an axe to grind, but I don’t get your angle.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why doesn't the American market provide efficient and effective health insurance like it does for car insurance?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I don’t think you can blame it all on Obamacare. I vividly remember wondering “How TF do people with families afford this?!” when looking at the individual vs. family insurance at a job back in 2002. Premiums were skyrocketing then, and they’ve been skyrocketing ever since.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There is only one type of job. Doing something someone else doesn't want to do.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Not everyone is capable of learning or figuring it out.

Think about childhood dream jobs like rock star or astronaut.

Rock star: You need musical talent and stage presence, enough to entertain lots of people with your music. Me, I can sing in the shower and play some simple tunes on an instrument, but I’d starve if I tried to make it as a simple busker.

Astronaut: NASA requires a master’s degree in a STEM field, at least 1000 hours as a jet pilot, and that you pass a physical. Not everyone is capable of earning a master’s degree. Not everyone will be capable of learning to fly planes. And the physical – ever heard of a blind astronaut? Or how about conditions where your bones are brittle? Hop on the rocket - SNAP! Oops, broken legs. Etc.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are jabronis a necessity for a social media platform to be successful?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Thanks for clarifying! I haven’t heard it much, and all I really had in my head was something like “dudes”.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are jabronis a necessity for a social media platform to be successful?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
What is a jabroni?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Loyalty⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
You’re a monster if you’re putting syrup on cereal!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Perfect for your ice cweam sundaes!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
LOL, well-played.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
See also celery?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I think this might be a Kleenix vs. tissues type thing for some people. All syrup gets called “maple syrup” regardless of provenance? Then “real maple syrup” vs. “the fake stuff” makes a bit more sense.

Damn, now I want pancakes…
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Hmm. I just went to Target’s website and searched “maple syrup” – even though they have a notoriously bad search, the first row of products were actual maple syrup. The second row had a mix between “pancake syrup” and actual “maple syrup”

OTOH, searching “pancake syrup” was the opposite – 5 corn syrups before any actual maple syrups.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate Clouds - a personal perspective on why I think Clouds suck⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I get the same white background on Windows, Chromium and Firefox. Checking settings, I see FF is set to “Automatic” light/dark mode. When I manually select Dark mode, I see the dark background.