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Re:Updating the Language of SPI Pin Labels to Remove Casual ... by sashokbg on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @11:49AM (#23691267)
If we spent our time changing specs every time someone somewhere gets offended by something that didn't even happen to their generation, we will be spending all our time doing only this.
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Re:Updating the Language of SPI Pin Labels to Remove Casual ... by aquabeagle on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @12:17PM (#23691622)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_21st_century
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Re:Updating the Language of SPI Pin Labels to Remove Casual ... by sashokbg on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @12:26PM (#23691744)
So ? I know there is still slavery. There are still people who die, should I stop using the phrase "the server is dead" because I might offend you since you lost your grandma ?
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