The Native American situation notwithstanding - it's splitting hairs -
the origins of "black balling" predate computer hacking.
For what it's worth, many of the Lakota I know in the area dislike the
term "Native American". They use the term relatives a lot. I like it.
var relative = new ClassicIdea();
if(relative.isProvedPractical())
{
relative.reboot();
}
Also, define "race"? I thought it didn't really exist since any
biologically normal human being can have offspring with any other human
being, assuming they are the opposite gender and assuming the prime
directive with respect to scientific exploration of the genders through
big pharma therapies.
I appreciate the discussion. I feel if you want to deviate from the
accepted meaning of whitelist/blacklist in your code, you are welcome to
do that. I think after this discussion, a developer would be fully
informed about the dangers of invented languages going extinct (I have a
sneaking suspicion that blacklist and whitelist will survive), and
informed consent is the best we can hope for in situations like these.
You hate to see someone run off the cliff, but if you told them about it
and they did it anyway, is there a moral responsibility to mount a rescue?
I probably would, anyway, but I'm a softie.
Everything is being captured for posterity and analysis. Careful what
you sign your name to (honesty is the best policy).
Ask yourself on a quiet morning in the bathroom .. would you rather work
for someone who is the word gestapo, or someone like me?
Sincerely,
John Dale, lover of people of all colors if they are good people.
On 2/25/21 3:20 AM, Ruben Safir wrote:
however, the "allow" and "deny" clearly say something, while for
understanding what does "white" and "black" mean, you must have some
background (or, worse, prejudice).
However, those are regular Enlgish words that now get mixed up with the
technology making it harder to communicate what you mean.
It is a big loser...
When did MS take over the namimg conventions.
You can't extract culture from language without stripping it of its
meaning, and BTW the meaning comes from Westerns with White Hats and
Black Hats.
If this was the problem with our racial issues in America, we would have
solved this years ago, rather than attacking Red Lining (no offense to
Native American Indians).
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