Let’s talk about usernames

Re:Let’s talk about usernames by greglindahl on Monday February 12, 2018 @02:34AM (#16357148)

Is your grandma Grace Hopper? Or someone more stereotypical?

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Re:Let’s talk about usernames by mehrdadn on Monday February 12, 2018 @03:18AM (#16357280)

Not quite Grace Hopper, just Hedy Lamarr. :-P

(Wouldn't the question only make much sense in just one of those cases...? Not sure if I'm missing anything.)

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Re:Let’s talk about usernames by lwf on Monday February 12, 2018 @07:29PM (#16363722)

There's a case made that statements like "so my grandma can use it" is (unintentionally) implicitly agist and sexist -- Grace Hopper worked in computing until her death at age 85.

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