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  1. November 25th, 2003 08:43 AM #1
    Talsek
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    Political Correctness For Computer Hardware

    I was -hoping- this was a joke when I heard about it, but Snopes has verified that Los Angeles County has taken offense to the master/slave labeling of computer hardware. Hardware manufacturers will now have to remove or change the master/slave labeling of components they wish to sell to customers in the Los Angeles area. It's hard to be surprised about this kind of crap these days, but this is a bit ridiculous.

    Full article: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/master.asp

    Perhaps next we'll have to avoid designating connections as female/male, to avoid suggesting gender roles .

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  2. November 25th, 2003 10:33 AM #2
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    Wow.

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  3. December 3rd, 2003 02:20 PM #3
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    I read about this same thing in the paper recently and was just aghast.

    What a freaking absurd joke.

    The more we tolerate this crap the weaker and more pathetic we become.
    Capitalization is the difference between "I had to help my Uncle Jack off a horse." and "I had to help my uncle jack off a horse."

    There is never a good time for lazy writing!
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  4. December 4th, 2003 12:20 PM #4
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    http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons...0&mode=classic
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  5. December 23rd, 2003 03:40 PM #5
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    Dammit, I saw the title to this thread and decided it would be a good place to plug User Friendly once again, but Talsek beat me to it.
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  6. December 23rd, 2003 05:29 PM #6
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    Originally posted by Barandis
    Dammit, I saw the title to this thread and decided it would be a good place to plug User Friendly once again, but Talsek beat me to it.
    No harm in plugging User Friendly more than once, it's a great strip :P

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