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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 p…

I'll let you read about the topic then we can discuss, but do not think that what is happening is as innocuous as a "someone making a technical change". This has already gone far b…

This is not hyperbolic. That is what is extremely sad, and why I picked the topic I did as suggested reading: One important thing is to understand how these things start and get ou…

I invite people to read about the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the so-called Red Guards. We are getting there. Be very careful what you say and what exact terms you use.

> 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 …

Calling the master branch 'master' "incites emotional distress"? (from the comments on github) Speechless.

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…

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 po…

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…

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.

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 somewher…

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 pos…

To critique is not to insult. They don't prevent you from criticising anything. They are only trying to remove insults.