I should add: It is EXACTLY what the article intended the phrase to be. The author is pointing out that the terms "slave" and "master" have meanings that are probably best not invoked when talking about computer hardware. It's slavery that is offensive, not the name given it. You should remember that while Calhoun coined it as a euphemism, it became a common phrase used by abolitionists to derisively refer to chattel slavery. That tradition carried at least into the 20th century.
That's where the term comes from. It specifically means "the institution of race-based slavery as it was practiced in the United States from before its independence until abolition in 1865". The fact that slavery - even race-based slavery - existed elsewhere doesn't change the fact that this is what that term means.
For what it's worth, I agree that it still exists, even in the United States, where it takes place under the guise of the criminal justice system.
Bullshit. It's acceptable to walk away from a person (X) because they say something that insults you (Y). That doesn't mean that it is acceptable to murder someone because they say something that insults you.
What government regulation? If there's no patent, I would think other companies are free to make it if they so choose. I'm no expert, though, so if you can point to the regulation in question, I'd appreciate it.
If Apple hadn't courageously started the trend to needless remove a universal standard adapter that has stood the test of time from their devices, nobody would need a stupid dongle now.
If only there was some sort of adapter, a "jack" if you will, that could be built into the phone itself. You could make it a single standard that practically all audio devices could use. I wonder how much technology will need to advance before such a novel idea is possible...
One particularly evil aspect of the Berne convention was the removal of the requirement for copyright registration.
That's not evil at all - that's a very good thing. It allows artists to control their copyrights without needing to spend their time navigating bureaucracy. It's one of the few changes in copyright law that has been beneficial for the people who create at those who would exploit them by removing obstacles to ownership of their material.
If you want to talk about indefinite copyright being a major issue, I'm right there with you. But anything that allows creative people to keep their creations for a reasonable length of time is a good thing.
Who comes up with this stuff? Who would spend more for headphones than they do on their gadgets?
Someone who realizes that headphones, if treated well, will last forever, whereas the "gadgets" the headphones get their signal from will be somewhere between obsolete and non-functional within three years of purchase.
Why is that a problem? There are dozens of moons just orbiting Jupiter. The point of a definition is to group things that are alike, not to maintain an easily memorized list.
Ever car in the ditch is an SUV and all the FWD vehicles merrily travel by.
This is a steaming hot fabrication and probably some wishful thinking on your part.
Where I live, in the heart of American Siberia, that does actually seem to be the case. I suspect it has something to do with the fact that 4WD can give people a false sense of security. They forget that extra drive wheels only help if at least one of those wheels has traction.
Yes, but the chief accountant of the company also just stepped down. That's a bad look for a company with a questionable financial outlook and that has been facing a steady stream of high-level departures. I'm guessing that investors care far more about that than they do whether a Silicon Valley executive tried cannabis.
It's not the pot driving down the stock. It's the resignation of the head of accounting, which continues a trend of high level personnel leaving. The fact that it's a money person leads to speculation that finances are worse than presented, which is actually a pretty good reason for a stock to drop. Much more believable than because the CEO took a toke.
You give no thought to the bigger picture or possible future implications.
What is wrong with happy families and happy kids?
They give people the idea that happiness is a good thing, and that society has a role in facilitating people's pursuit of it. Like that's in the country's foundational documents or something.
... a single male isn't likely going to take paternity leave.
So, you're saying if a male is single now, they will remain single always? If they don't have children now, they never will? Because, in my experience, approximately 100% of fathers were at one point or another single males.
But for the fathers? That's 3 months for exactly what? Moral support?
I assume you don't have kids, because if you did, you would understand just how much work a baby is in those first three months. And if you did, the kid's mother would smack you upside the head for assuming that the only role a father has at that point is "moral support".
Not to mention how parental leave screws the workers who don't have children.
How is not getting a benefit because you don't qualify getting screwed? Sam is no worse off if Joe and Susie get paid parental leave, and he's no better off if they don't. I'd say he's probably better off if they do, because their tired asses won't be making stupid mistakes he has to clean up.
Sam could be single, or he could be married with he and his wife both sterile.
Single people have been known to get married and have kids, and sterile couples have been known to adopt. Just because Sam isn't getting the paid leave right now doesn't mean he won't later on.
Too bad you "rugged individualists" can't band together and demand better treatment from your employers. In the rest of the West, at least 4 weeks is standard.
How can we be rugged individualists if we band together? First it's better treatment, next it's better pay, and you know where that leads... COMMUNISM!
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I should add: It is EXACTLY what the article intended the phrase to be. The author is pointing out that the terms "slave" and "master" have meanings that are probably best not invoked when talking about computer hardware. It's slavery that is offensive, not the name given it. You should remember that while Calhoun coined it as a euphemism, it became a common phrase used by abolitionists to derisively refer to chattel slavery. That tradition carried at least into the 20th century.
That's where the term comes from. It specifically means "the institution of race-based slavery as it was practiced in the United States from before its independence until abolition in 1865". The fact that slavery - even race-based slavery - existed elsewhere doesn't change the fact that this is what that term means.
For what it's worth, I agree that it still exists, even in the United States, where it takes place under the guise of the criminal justice system.
Bullshit. It's acceptable to walk away from a person (X) because they say something that insults you (Y). That doesn't mean that it is acceptable to murder someone because they say something that insults you.
How is slavery America's "peculiar institution"?
You might check with John C. Calhoun, who coined the term in the 1820s.
If the what doesn't matter, why does the why?
What government regulation? If there's no patent, I would think other companies are free to make it if they so choose. I'm no expert, though, so if you can point to the regulation in question, I'd appreciate it.
There's no legal requirement to make money. It's necessary to do so for a CEO to keep his job, generally speaking, but there is no legal requirement.
How about this:
If Apple hadn't courageously started the trend to needless remove a universal standard adapter that has stood the test of time from their devices, nobody would need a stupid dongle now.
If only there was some sort of adapter, a "jack" if you will, that could be built into the phone itself. You could make it a single standard that practically all audio devices could use. I wonder how much technology will need to advance before such a novel idea is possible ...
One particularly evil aspect of the Berne convention was the removal of the requirement for copyright registration.
That's not evil at all - that's a very good thing. It allows artists to control their copyrights without needing to spend their time navigating bureaucracy. It's one of the few changes in copyright law that has been beneficial for the people who create at those who would exploit them by removing obstacles to ownership of their material.
If you want to talk about indefinite copyright being a major issue, I'm right there with you. But anything that allows creative people to keep their creations for a reasonable length of time is a good thing.
You come across as a straight shooter with "upper management" written all over you.
Who comes up with this stuff? Who would spend more for headphones than they do on their gadgets?
Someone who realizes that headphones, if treated well, will last forever, whereas the "gadgets" the headphones get their signal from will be somewhere between obsolete and non-functional within three years of purchase.
Why is that a problem? There are dozens of moons just orbiting Jupiter. The point of a definition is to group things that are alike, not to maintain an easily memorized list.
Ever car in the ditch is an SUV and all the FWD vehicles merrily travel by.
This is a steaming hot fabrication and probably some wishful thinking on your part.
Where I live, in the heart of American Siberia, that does actually seem to be the case. I suspect it has something to do with the fact that 4WD can give people a false sense of security. They forget that extra drive wheels only help if at least one of those wheels has traction.
Yes, but the chief accountant of the company also just stepped down. That's a bad look for a company with a questionable financial outlook and that has been facing a steady stream of high-level departures. I'm guessing that investors care far more about that than they do whether a Silicon Valley executive tried cannabis.
It's not the pot driving down the stock. It's the resignation of the head of accounting, which continues a trend of high level personnel leaving. The fact that it's a money person leads to speculation that finances are worse than presented, which is actually a pretty good reason for a stock to drop. Much more believable than because the CEO took a toke.
If they're not immigrating because it makes sense to them, why are they? To troll right-wingers?
You mean that we're supposed to signal what we are going to do, and not what we are already in the process of doing? I don't know ...
You give no thought to the bigger picture or possible future implications. What is wrong with happy families and happy kids?
They give people the idea that happiness is a good thing, and that society has a role in facilitating people's pursuit of it. Like that's in the country's foundational documents or something.
... a single male isn't likely going to take paternity leave.
So, you're saying if a male is single now, they will remain single always? If they don't have children now, they never will? Because, in my experience, approximately 100% of fathers were at one point or another single males.
By having a child. I thought that was obvious.
But for the fathers? That's 3 months for exactly what? Moral support?
I assume you don't have kids, because if you did, you would understand just how much work a baby is in those first three months. And if you did, the kid's mother would smack you upside the head for assuming that the only role a father has at that point is "moral support".
That's sane.
Not to mention how parental leave screws the workers who don't have children.
How is not getting a benefit because you don't qualify getting screwed? Sam is no worse off if Joe and Susie get paid parental leave, and he's no better off if they don't. I'd say he's probably better off if they do, because their tired asses won't be making stupid mistakes he has to clean up.
Sam could be single, or he could be married with he and his wife both sterile.
Single people have been known to get married and have kids, and sterile couples have been known to adopt. Just because Sam isn't getting the paid leave right now doesn't mean he won't later on.
Too bad you "rugged individualists" can't band together and demand better treatment from your employers. In the rest of the West, at least 4 weeks is standard.
How can we be rugged individualists if we band together? First it's better treatment, next it's better pay, and you know where that leads ... COMMUNISM!