Sinthesis

@Sinthesis@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  …but recommended to be changed every. single. time. you git init. lemmy.world/comment/11895670

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  …which you get a multiline message telling you to change your ways (Linus doesn’t break UX)…every time you init…weird.

  $ git init
  hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
  hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
  hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
  hint:
  hint: 	git config --global init.defaultBranch <name>
  hint:
  hint: Names commonly chosen instead of 'master' are 'main', 'trunk' and
  hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
  hint:
  hint: 	git branch -m <name>
  

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Parent/child(ren)(s)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  unfair treatment.

  We’re talking about slavery here.

  sick of having to relabel

  It’s not that hard…to be accommodating.

  divorced from the social issues

  from your point of view

  the code doesn’t care

  You’re right. Call it a controller and agent. I know naming is hard, but we’re smart enough to apply our lexicon.

  never use the words master or slave ever again? What’s next??

  Ah, the slippery slope fallacy.

  We still use master over main

  The default for repositories on GitHub has been main. You would have had to put in effort to change it to something else. You’re a stick in the mud.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  for they are simply descriptive labels.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do Americans measure everything in cups?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  fluid ounce, since most liquids used in food are nearly the same density.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have no source to back this up so maybe I came up with this in my own reality, but I thought it was related to, pseudo = pretended.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TikTok is blocking searches for WGA amid the ongoing writers strike⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  BULLSHIT. China doesn’t want their citizens witnessing workforce strikes; especially ones where the celebrities striking are on Chinese TVs and movie screens.