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Can you guys add a if/else clause in sinatra and add a FreeBSD logo?[1] I see tux in my FreeBSD server and feels weird. [1] https://github.com/scoutapp/scout_realtime/blob/master/lib/s... ps. My photo-editing skills suck bigtime otherwise I'd do it. EDIT: Doesn't seem to work properly under FreeBSD-10. No data is displayed. Apparently (as expected) uses Linux ProcFS structure to get data. So FreeBSD for now is not su…
Sorry to be the one posting a tangent (looks like a nice tool!), but please rewrite "for the modern man" to something more gender neutral.
I can't tell if you're trolling or not... The use of man in this context is androgynous. It's merely an abbreviated use of "mankind," which is an abbreviated use of "humankind." I'm sorry if you're upset by this wording, but it's not inappropriate.
The phrase of "modern man" was meant to contrast with old-school admins. For me, it brought up images of classic admins in server rooms either your straight-laced IBM types or your Berkeley Unix neckbeards. Take your pick, but they were both predominantly men.
Sorry to be the one posting a tangent (looks like a nice tool!), but please rewrite "for the modern man" to something more gender neutral.
My EE class mostly guys, and I'm sure we lost some diversity of viewpoints because of that.
However, let's just ask nicely once - and then leave it at that.
I would hate this to turn into another silly bike shedding flamewars on HN, where all the Social Justice Warriors come out of the woodwork, for their weekly feel-good topup.
Sorry to be the one posting a tangent (looks like a nice tool!), but please rewrite "for the modern man" to something more gender neutral.
I can't tell if you're trolling or not... The use of man in this context is androgynous. It's merely an abbreviated use of "mankind," which is an abbreviated use of "humankind." I'm sorry if you're upset by this wording, but it's not inappropriate.
https://www.google.com/search?q="for+the+modern+man"
Note how all of the results are all about men and manliness, which is fine for gendered products and clothing, but doesn't really make sense for a piece of server monitoring software.
Sorry to be the one posting a tangent (looks like a nice tool!), but please rewrite "for the modern man" to something more gender neutral.
That's the first thing I thought. Please, please change it. Things are difficult enough for women in technology without things like that. I don't care what the rational is. It looks awful, and I'd be embarrassed to show that to women at work.
It's a little too earnest - I think you may have overdone it...haha - too obvious.
Good job though.
The more the merrier! :)
Sorry to be the one posting a tangent (looks like a nice tool!), but please rewrite "for the modern man" to something more gender neutral.
I can't tell if you're trolling or not... The use of man in this context is androgynous. It's merely an abbreviated use of "mankind," which is an abbreviated use of "humankind." I'm sorry if you're upset by this wording, but it's not inappropriate.
> The use of man in this context is androgynous.
No, its not, even if it was intended that way.
> It's merely an abbreviated use of "mankind," which is an abbreviated use of "humankind."
"Humankind", "Mankind" (and "man" when used in a sense that is semantically-equivalent to the other two) are mass nouns that do not take articles ("the" or "a"). In the case of "humankind" or "mankind", using an article is just plain incorrect (consider, "one giant leap for the mankind" vs. "one giant leap for mankind"), whereas for "man" the use of an article can distinguish between the sense of "an individual adult male human" and "humankind" (consider "the story of man" vs. "the story of a man".)
So, no, in "for the modern man", "man" doesn't work as a shortened form of "mankind".
Sorry to be the one posting a tangent (looks like a nice tool!), but please rewrite "for the modern man" to something more gender neutral.
Political correctness is such a depressing drain on the world. Leave it how it is. It's fine. Reminds me of when they tried to rename Manholes to "Personnel Access Units" to avoid offending women. If you're offended that something is named a 'manhole', you probably have too much time on your hands.
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Political correctness is such a depressing drain on the world. Leave it how it is. It's fine. Reminds me of when they tried to rename Manholes to "Personnel Access Units" to avoid offending women. If you're offended that something is named a 'manhole', you probably have too much time on your hands.
Let me guess, you're a man?
Sorry to be the one posting a tangent (looks like a nice tool!), but please rewrite "for the modern man" to something more gender neutral.
Political correctness is such a depressing drain on the world. Leave it how it is. It's fine. Reminds me of when they tried to rename Manholes to "Personnel Access Units" to avoid offending women. If you're offended that something is named a 'manhole', you probably have too much time on your hands.