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Re:Inclusivity Is a Joke by jegoodwin3 on Sunday September 04, 2016 @02:10PM (#12425815)
Isn't that what rot13 is for? A think a special compiler switch, along the lines of -Drot13, would work just fine for people who have special needs like that.
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Re:Inclusivity Is a Joke by mdadm on Sunday September 04, 2016 @02:37PM (#12425948)
Well but then that mangles the symbol names, which would make programming a pain.
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Re:Inclusivity Is a Joke by jegoodwin3 on Sunday September 04, 2016 @02:48PM (#12426026)
True. I think Kurt Vonnegut had a short story that dealt with that aspect of the plan. A search for "Handicapper General" should dredge it up.
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