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'Master' and 'slave': Tech terms face scrutiny amid anti-racism efforts
SilverSolder:
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--- Quote from: Syntax Error on July 14, 2020, 04:47:04 pm ---I just hope modern schools are not teaching the same ryhme/mnemonic for the resistor color code that they did in my engineering class. Because that would be really bad. No REALLY bad. :wtf:
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What? Black boys rape our young girls but violet gives willingly? That's what we were taught, but in recent years it's become bad boys...
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It was "bad boys" even when I learned it in the 70's, perhaps a distant precursor to today! :D
Sal Ammoniac:
"Black boys" is better than "bad boys" because with bad boys you don't know whether black or brown comes first.
Syntax Error:
By my era, we were taught that Virgins went Without. \$\Omega\$
I assume the term 'antenna diversity' is not yet a thought crime; unless it's a 5G antenna made by Huawei?
Sal Ammoniac:
--- Quote from: Syntax Error on July 14, 2020, 05:14:25 pm ---I assume the term 'antenna diversity' is not yet a thought crime; unless it's a 5G antenna made by Huawei?
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I heard that it is in the UK where roving gangs are setting fire to 5G towers because they think they help spread Covid-19.
Syntax Error:
--- Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on July 14, 2020, 05:18:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: Syntax Error on July 14, 2020, 05:14:25 pm ---I assume the term 'antenna diversity' is not yet a thought crime; unless it's a 5G antenna made by Huawei?
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I heard that it is in the UK where roving gangs are setting fire to 5G towers because they think they help spread Covid-19.
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It's true. Thankfully our nut jobs aint got guns.
Coronavirus: Man jailed for 5G phone mast arson attack https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-52966950
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