I guess we have to start calling each other "Primary" and "Secondary" now

[James G 5]

I guess we have to start calling each other "Primary" and "Secondary" now

At least if we live in LA county
The PC types are attacking PCs....

'Master' and 'slave' computer labels unacceptable, officials say

 

[D's mariposa]

SNERK

D left the article up so I could see it, when I signed on.. I say we start a letter writing campaign to let the computer company know that we object too...

 

[James G 5]

SNERK

D left the article up so I could see it, when I signed on.. I say we start a letter writing campaign to let the computer company know that we object too...

They said that in some cases they were putting strips of tape over the "Master" and "slave" labels (I read a few versions of the article, including a hillarious one on Morons.org)
I know some people with tatoos that could be sorely (pun intended) hurt by that policy....

 

[wolf2002]

I know I am a slave of my machine...

 

[FungiUg]

We could suggest alternative labels? How about dominant and submissive?

 

[DVS]

I told you I'd check out your thread...your submitted article was most interesting, and more involved than the one I saw.

Sandoval said that he had already rejected a suggestion that the county stop buying all equipment carrying the "master" and "slave" labels and had no intention of enforcing a ban on such terms with suppliers.

Surely L.A. county couldn't force the whole electronics world to retool their hardware. It will be interesting to see who backs down. Just how long can the county last without its electronics, in this digital age?

"But we are culturally sensitive and we have 90,000 employees," he said. "We have to take these things seriously."

Don't I have any culture? Where is the sensitivity for my offended feelings?

Sandoval added that in addition to the e-mails he's received "telling me how stupid I am and how I should be fired" he has gotten a positive response from some companies willing to reexamine their labels.

That was an interesting statement. Very political, this Sandoval guy.

In June, the Los Angeles city council unanimously passed a law requiring that any companies doing business with the city disclose profits they may have made from slavery in the 19th Century. In 2000, the council supported federal legislation seeking reparations for descendants of slaves.

What a crock of shit. I have black friends who are actually embarrassed that this reparations thing is getting so much ink.

Wasn't it the L.A. school district that tried to sell the country on Ebonics?

 

[Howling_Ire]

me: omg http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/11/26/master.term.reut/

friend: god

me: makes you proud to be alive doesn't it?

friend: you bet

friend: losers

me: what's next? you can't refer to light socks as the female connection and plugs as the male

friend: yeah, that would be sexist, or it could teach children naughty behavior

me: *starts unplugging and plugging in a power cord.* oh god..i'm getting hot

friend: or electrocuted

me: same thing