ThrowawayBandit

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by ThrowawayBandit 6y ago
That's not what I did either in form and in substance. There is a worrying trend of trying to force changes of vocabulary (not only this one) and to purge history for ideological purposes and we're also seeing people suffering for
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by ThrowawayBandit 6y ago
> It's one thing to be all "we comply with local laws", and another to enforce one country's geopolitical aspirations across international borders. Not 'whataboutism', but just to generalise on this: The U
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by ThrowawayBandit 6y ago
Calling the master branch 'master' "incites emotional distress"? (from the comments on github) Speechless.
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by ThrowawayBandit 6y ago
This is the guy who was head of MI6 when they had damning evidence that Saddam had WMDs and we know how that turned out. Now he read a paper and his credentials are used to 'spread the word' again. Apparently they think it works e
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by ThrowawayBandit 6y ago
A consensus algorithm isn't master/slave hence the different terminology. Master/slave is a very clear analogy and is used extensively for example about hardware interfaces. The point here is the same as in 1984. It is aimed
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by ThrowawayBandit 6y ago
This is a ridiculous and sad move. We are living in 1984 a bit more every day. Master/slave was chosen on purpose because it is very clear, clearer than the alternative you suggest, and is no more offending that using Knight, gladiator
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by ThrowawayBandit 6y ago
How is that a wonderful gesture? This is a corporate PR stunt that has nothing to do with anything and that perpetuates racial discrimination. This is awful.
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by ThrowawayBandit 6y ago
Absolutely, and this occurs all the time. Something happens in the US especially, but perhaps also Western Europe and it is spun into a huge issue. Something worse happens somewhere and it is barely reported, if at all. This is the sad iron
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by ThrowawayBandit 6y ago
The title is obviously an attempt at manipulation, and the article is from a more than dubious source. This should really not be on HN. These terms are used to troll and insult posters some people disagree with, not to criticise or to have