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It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology's problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world -5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Did you know that most people are not developers, and for many other use cases "master" does in fact imply control?

Edit: I guess not

[-] febra@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

We're talking about computing here. At least the post does. I guess you could be a QA engineer or something else, but this discussion is mostly a thing with developers.

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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