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Oh that's the same thing. That indicates mastery over the material you studied. Knowledge has become subservient to you.
What about the master copy of a recording? That's what git's master is anyways.
Everybody knowing that is a replacement for the word "Master". After 50 years, `Main` === `Master`. Will it? `root` is better if you really want to make a change. Or rand() is your friend. Maybe I'm not a native English speaker. After knowing the history of Master/Slave. I still not linking them to the bad side. If they can, rename `Git` also. Acutally I have some complaints from my clients before.
Whats next, Master bedroom?
I'm a strong supporter of social justice. I don't really object to people putting in work to change language like that if they think it's important. Especially when the work required is minimal. That said, this is slightly ridiculous. Have customers seriously complained about the term "master"? And my impression was that the usage was more similar to "master copy" than "master of the plantation". Honestly, it's frust…
I am right there with you. The whole idea of "master" is not really based on the idea of slavery focused master. Master represents the final version of a component or software which ends up in production. It is the same meaning as an audio master ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastering_(audio) ) If the word master is considered evil, then what would happen to a Master Degree ? or Dojo Master ? Words have different…
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I reviewed your initial post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23500764 and I was unable to parse out of your objections why you think that this change hurts others. Could you summarize?
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Looking forward to the 'mega-debtor' degree tier.
How dare you. People in debt should not be discriminated against you insensitive clod! Platinum degree is a far more neutral term! Wait... No, my PC adviser has just informed me it is unethical to discriminate on the inherent values of precious metal... Are you... Excuse me, I did not mean to discriminate as to suggest there is a tier of metals of a higher desirability or intrinsic value than any of the other metals.…
"main" does seem like an objectively better word to use. The definition fits better in almost every use case. May seem like a silly gesture to some, but imagine feeling an emotional trigger every time you had to use a basic tool for your job. That'd piss me off.
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I reviewed your initial post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23500764 and I was unable to parse out of your objections why you think that this change hurts others. Could you summarize?
It would be fine if it just made them feel good as people's mental health is an important thing that too many ignore. But, this will suck attention away from people who are actually doing things that will help people. The world has only so much time to pay attention, and that time is valuable. Microsoft is just adding to the noise.
They are bringing homemade cupcakes to a food bank and making the national news.
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Looking forward to the 'mega-debtor' degree tier.
How dare you. People in debt should not be discriminated against you insensitive clod! Platinum degree is a far more neutral term! Wait... No, my PC adviser has just informed me it is unethical to discriminate on the inherent values of precious metal... Are you... Excuse me, I did not mean to discriminate as to suggest there is a tier of metals of a higher desirability or intrinsic value than any of the other metals.…
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How dare you. People in debt should not be discriminated against you insensitive clod! Platinum degree is a far more neutral term! Wait... No, my PC adviser has just informed me it is unethical to discriminate on the inherent values of precious metal... Are you... Excuse me, I did not mean to discriminate as to suggest there is a tier of metals of a higher desirability or intrinsic value than any of the other metals.…
This joke ends with "comrade".