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Lynn Conway, leading computer scientist and transgender pioneer, dies at 85 (www.latimes.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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I have mixed feelings on the pronoun use, but having read some of her autobiographical writing I don't think she would have taken much issue with it. This piece is more focused on her work in computer engineering, so I felt it was appropriate to post here.

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[–] alilbee 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I cite Conway's Law (and it's reverse corollary) multiple times a week. I'm sorry to hear this, but her contributions were many and 85 is not a bad run. I hope she was happy and fulfilled, in the end.

[–] mke 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wrong Conway.

[–] alilbee 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Well, TIL! Darn famous computer scientists sharing last names. This Conway is still an icon.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also the wrong Conway

[–] alilbee 15 points 5 months ago

It's 2050. Every computer scientist is named Conway. ChatGPT releases its new version of Conway4, which scrapes every ounce of private medical data we have.

[–] BleatingZombie 7 points 5 months ago

They're like Popes. Once they're at the top they get to pick a new name