I'm well familiar with this problem in the software world, and ... • Aaron Parecki

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Aaron Hockley https://twitter.com/ahockley • Jun 7
It's time to end the terms "slave" and "master" in Photography https://buff.ly/2Uhk6ZM

I'm well familiar with this problem in the software world, and have been working to stop using these, but I feel like this week I've suddenly been reminded of just how many other industries these terms are embedded in.

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- theswayambhu
Have you written a response to this? Let me know the URL:
- Justin Richer twitter.com/justin__richer
  
  Ooh, I really like "blocklist", it's close enough to the old term while being inherently descriptive that it works for both old and new hearers.
  
  Mon, Jun 8, 2020 12:42pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  Yeah those too. Thankfully it's not a difficult argument to make to change to more descriptive terms. Those don't actually mean anything themselves, you have to be taught what they mean. In contrast to blocklist/allowlist or variations.
  
  Mon, Jun 8, 2020 12:09pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Justin Richer twitter.com/justin__richer
  
  "Blacklist" and "whitelist" are two I have an issue with because they're really well established and concise in our industry.
  
  Mon, Jun 8, 2020 10:11am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)

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