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

--- Quote from: donotdespisethesnake on June 29, 2020, 06:09:54 pm ---The weird thing is I am what people what describe as a progressive liberal. I'm that guy who asks people not to use sexist or homophobic language. Now I suddenly find I am on "the wrong side", and the mob has pitchforks and they are coming for me.

Because apparently, if I am against this pointless renaming, I am pro-slavery, and the mob will make it hard for me to find a job.


--- Quote ---I think that the people who are already having a hard time finding jobs because of racial bias and discrimination don’t particularly care that you’re having trouble finding a job because you apparently talk about how much you love master/slave terminology on the internet.
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The threat "what you write on the internet will be used against you" is not a joke. People lives get ruined, even by case of mistaken identity https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/what-its-like-to-get-doxed-for-taking-a-bike-ride.html

Needless to say, my followup to that comment was censored. I guess you never realize the power of the mob until they turn on you.

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Why would anyone use an app that publishes your personal information /whereabouts.   So touchingly naive...
madires:
Another tidbit about the OSHWA's resolution is that they associate slaves with black people which can be seen as racist. Oopsie! Are words racist or people? Maybe the OSHWA should ban itself. >:D
nuclearcat:
Oh well, this stupidity hit hackaday as well.
https://hackaday.com/2020/06/29/updating-the-language-of-spi-pin-labels-to-remove-casual-references-to-slavery/
Someone coined very well in comments:
"This is what psychologists call “displacement activity”. When you can’t directly change something, people change something else that they can, even if it is not relevant."
And worst part, those who push those changes often belongs to ancestors of enslavers. Either they feel guilt, but dont want to do something real, either just trying to close our eyes to the shameful past of their ancestry.
donotdespisethesnake:

--- Quote from: nuclearcat on June 29, 2020, 07:15:06 pm ---Someone coined very well in comments:
"This is what psychologists call “displacement activity”. When you can’t directly change something, people change something else that they can, even if it is not relevant."

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Thanks  ;)
langwadt:

--- Quote from: GeorgeOfTheJungle on June 29, 2020, 05:14:47 pm ---
--- Quote from: donotdespisethesnake on June 29, 2020, 04:34:26 pm ---Quoted here because it will get deleted soon :


--- Quote --- One thought on “A Resolution to Redefine SPI Pin Names”

    Mcken says:   
    June 29, 2020 at 9:21 am

    This is the most sorry piece of white guilt writing I’ve ever read. Slavery isn’t exclusive to people of color, it permeated society for millions of years, and literally nobody else has a problem with using those words for hardware. The sorry state of society we’re in that we must need to create our own problems when we don’t want to deal with real problems. How about addressing the rampant gangs that destroyed our cities, or the militant takeover of Seattle. Nope, we’re going to fix the problem by frying electronic devices because no one knows which way they need to be connected. What’s next, are you going to petition BDSM clubs to stop using words master and slave.

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The blogs promoting the "SPI resolution" are censoring people with opposing opinions, somewhat ironic.

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Yeah, thanks, take note guys:


--- Quote ---Endorsements
Individuals and companies welcome (Email info@oshwa.org to be added to the list below)

Adam Benzion, Hackster.io
bunnie, bunniestudios
Glenn Samala, Sparkfun
Harris Kenny, OSHdata
Jason Huggins, Tapster Robotics
Jonathan Georgino, Binho LLC
Joshua Lifton, Crowd Supply
Libi Striegl, Media Archaeology Lab
Limor Fried, Adafruit Industries
Matthias Tarasiewicz, RIAT Institute
Nathan Seidle, SparkFun Electronics
Phil Torrone, Adafruit Industries
Shawn Hymel, Hello Blink Show
Steven Abadie, OSHdata
Tod Kurt, ThingM
Tom Igoe, NYU ITP
Joel Murphy, Pulse Sensor
Yury Gitman, Pulse Sensor

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When there's a lynch mob with pitch forks outside saying what they want to hear is the easy way to avoid trouble

That is just one of the reasons voting in elections are secret
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