Why does the Wiki page say "citation needed" for calling her a "computer scientist, electrical engineer"?
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Anyone can sue anyone for nearly anything. Whether they can win or not is the more relevant question and it seems like Don has evidence that he's comfortable keeping in reserve and would prefer to call out poor behavior and fade the risk of a frivolous lawsuit rather than keeping quiet and safe.
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#64Thank you for the inspiration as I continue my gender transition. I appreciate your struggles and dedication to living a life that was "for you" and not for anyone else. RIP.
Sad but poignant during Pride month. Even in the US, we still have so many people who oppress those who are different, in gender, sexual orientation, relationship style, etc. Lynn suffered that oppression. Yet despite it, she achieved great things. I'll think of her whenever I see a Pride flag this month.
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> if the person was notable while using the name ACS was a notable project and her involvement in it, pre-transition, was notable.
I guess the point is that she, herself, was not notable at that point, since her work was not widely and publicly known. Otherwise we'd already know her pre-transition name.
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#67> Although she had hoped to be allowed to transition on the job, IBM fired Conway in 1968 after she revealed her intention to transition.[19] IBM apologized for this in 2020. Given that in 2012 there was an entire IEEE magazine issue dedicated to her career and contributions to the field which really brought awareness of all her contributions...it's disappointing it took IBM so long to apologize, especially given the…
But it eventually happened, which is a good thing. Society does not always change fast enough.
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> if the person was notable while using the name ACS was a notable project and her involvement in it, pre-transition, was notable.
A notable project where her work was confidential. Her deadname did not have achievements publicly associated with it in the way wikipedia requires.
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