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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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If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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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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[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh man, wait till they hear about how I riced both my master and slave servers. I threw so many RGB LEDs on them, they look like recipients of a Fukoshima clown bukkake.

[–] univers3man 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Is there a Lemmy equivalent of /r/brandnewsentence?

[–] pingveno 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Put me in the screenshot

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Can I get in too question mark?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Master and slave racks might sound better