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Re:Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first bla... by kemitchell on Thursday April 11, 2019 @03:44PM (#19638397)
I don't understand how "the woman behind the first black hole image" is hyperbole. She's a woman and she's behind the first black hole image.

I don't think anybody truly believes that taking images of black holes is a one-person job. And the title doesn't imply that. Neither does the next, boldface paragraph in the article:

> A 29-year-old computer scientist has earned plaudits worldwide for helping develop the algorithm that created the first-ever image of a black hole.

Immediately followed by:

> Katie Bouman led development of a computer program that made the breakthrough image possible.

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Re:Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first bla... by aassddffasdf on Saturday April 13, 2019 @08:14PM (#19656659)
The problem is with the article "the". She's one of many people behind the first black hole image.
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Re:Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first bla... by BigFish12 on Saturday April 13, 2019 @10:32PM (#19657189)
It doesn't say "A woman behind", it says "THE woman behind". Big difference.
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