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Re:NH judge orders Amazon to give Echo recordings in murder ... by ghaff on Saturday November 10, 2018 @09:15AM (#18421396)
As are ships. But we still often say she.
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Re:NH judge orders Amazon to give Echo recordings in murder ... by ReverseCold on Saturday November 10, 2018 @09:27AM (#18421426)
I think using pronouns reserved for humans on a ship (engineered mass of wood/metal that doesn't spy on you and you can own) is more acceptable than using it on a company (which spies on you, is not something you own, etc).
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Re:NH judge orders Amazon to give Echo recordings in murder ... by rock_hard on Saturday November 10, 2018 @10:33AM (#18421696)
Good luck lecturing people what to call things...
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Re:NH judge orders Amazon to give Echo recordings in murder ... by lwhalen on Saturday November 10, 2018 @10:38AM (#18421724)
You must not have been anywhere near the tech community for, oh, the last five years or so... :-)
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