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'Master' and 'slave': Tech terms face scrutiny amid anti-racism efforts
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madires:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 21, 2020, 02:25:14 am ---Adafruit are replacing Master/Slave and other terms in all their documentation:

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SPI RAM isn't a sensor. Neither is an SPI I/O expander. :palm: Classic disimprovement! :scared:
SparkyFX:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 21, 2020, 06:55:10 am ---have even thought about running as an independent myself so I can vote for myself  ;D
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As "Crazy Aussie Bloke"?


--- Quote from: Siwastaja on June 21, 2020, 08:02:10 am ---Now, I think the reason the police decided to officially promote such anti-police violent movement, is to try to make them less violent against police; to show "we are on the same side": "do not attack us!" This is understandable and if it was an idea of the individual officers (we don't know yet), I don't blame them.
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Lots of speculation, as well as the assumption that the police is one entity - it is a job after all.

Racism is as good as congratulating someone to the successful decision of being born to parents of a certain race - pointless. If you leave that away, it consists of divisive language alone and that never needed a reason and at its core it always runs down to who has power or who abuses power. Slavery is not an exclusively race specific issue, it existed in the form of serfdom in the Middle Ages in Europe as well.
EEVblog:

--- Quote from: Nominal Animal on June 21, 2020, 07:18:36 am ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 21, 2020, 06:55:10 am ---have even thought about running as an independent myself so I can vote for myself  ;D
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I'd hate for someone like me getting real political power; they'd be a straight up dick-tator.  :-[

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When there was talk about us becoming a republic, one of the names put forward for president was Dick Smith. He famously said he'd only do it if he could be a dictator, as it's the only way to get things done!
madires:

--- Quote from: Simon on June 21, 2020, 08:07:57 am ---Well I guess I will never shop with adafruit and will avoid their products from other distributors. A business that has to shout about it's female ownership is just being sexist.

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Nothing wrong with being proud of something. Bus yes, sexism can go in all directions.
magic:
I'm not into that "maker" subculture so I always judged Adafruit by the first three letters of their name alone and didn't even care to know anything more.
I'm starting to feel like I have some prophetic powers :D


--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 21, 2020, 02:47:47 am ---Actually, come to think of it, on every depiction I've seen black and brown are on top, and white is on the bottom. So I guess that's  :-+

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White is higher value :popcorn:


--- Quote from: Siwastaja on June 21, 2020, 08:02:10 am ---Now, I think the reason the police decided to officially promote such anti-police violent movement, is to try to make them less violent against police; to show "we are on the same side": "do not attack us!" This is understandable and if it was an idea of the individual officers (we don't know yet), I don't blame them.
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You haven't been watching TV, they promote a mostly peaceful anti-racism demonstration.
Modern politics is all "frame control" - it doesn't matter what happens, only how it is being talked about.
Police presence gives them an appearance of legitimacy.
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