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'Master' and 'slave': Tech terms face scrutiny amid anti-racism efforts
james_s:
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--- Quote from: pardo-bsso on June 30, 2020, 10:45:19 pm ---During my first years of university I worked part-time as a taxi dancer (among other related nightly jobs). I grew a very thick skin but which kind of stuff can I claim as offensive to my very own little subculture?
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What's a taxi dancer? Is that an autocorrect of "driver"?
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Fortunately not.
In a nutshell you go to ballrooms and people pay so that you dance with them all the night, laugh at their jokes and show them around other places that a tourist might enjoy.
But sadly, we also had many very well instructed taxi drivers too.
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That sounds like a fun job. Like an upscale tourist guide?
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That sounds roughly like what I'd call an escort. There is often a fine line between escorts and prostitution though.
I was picturing someone dancing around a taxi cab.
james_s:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on July 01, 2020, 08:34:21 am ---Oh, I didn't know it was the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) doing this too.
https://www.oshwa.org/a-resolution-to-redefine-spi-signal-names
What next, you aren't allowed to get an open hardware certification number if you don't do this?
They say they "encourage" it, but it really only one step away from banning it in project they certify.
Would be interesting to see what happens if someone submitted a project with the terms and they "encouraged" you to remove and you refused.
Their wording is quite forceful:
" it needs to stop."
"It’s unfortunate and embarrassing that our community has gone this long without acknowledging the need to treat all humans with respect."
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Got a project you could submit and see what happens? I don't think I have anything worth releasing as open hardware that I've designed that uses SPI and I don't have any real clout.
I find it "unfortunate and embarrassing" that they are trying to shame people for using widely accepted and accurately descriptive terms that have nothing at all to do with human slavery.
Sal Ammoniac:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on July 01, 2020, 09:42:52 am ---More politics from the OSHW association:
https://www.oshwa.org/2020/06/26/black-lives-matter/
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What's next? Requiring that all PCBs approved by the OSHW Association have a black solder mask?
coppice:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on July 01, 2020, 09:42:52 am ---More politics from the OSHW association:
https://www.oshwa.org/2020/06/26/black-lives-matter/
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I've always avoided involvement with these types of group. They are constantly ripe for takeover by parasites, who contribute nothing but a constant whining noise. If you are running any kind of open contribution project its very important to be quick and abrasive about telling parasites just where to shove it.
james_s:
--- Quote from: donotdespisethesnake on July 01, 2020, 09:40:54 am ---The people who condemn fascism nevertheless have shown a willingness to use fascist tactics to further their cause. That is, controlling speech and thought.
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I would say that it is authoritarian. Fascism and communism are technically opposites but both tend to rely on authoritarianism to implement and are on the surface almost indistinguishable. I see it as a bit like positive and negative voltage potentials, one defines a charge, the other a lack of charge but touching a high positive voltage feels pretty much the same as touching a high negative voltage.
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