Due to the sexual and discriminatory implications of the terms
"Master" and "Slave," Los Angeles County has requested that those
terms not be used to describe equipment sold to the County. Can all
those film and video studios be next?

Here's partial text of an article on Swopes.com (the Urban Legends web
site). Read the whole story at:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/master.asp



Subject: IDENTIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT SOLD TO LA COUNTY
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:21:16 -0800
From: "Los Angeles County"

The County of Los Angeles actively promotes and is committed to ensure
a work environment that is free from any discriminatory influence be
it actual or perceived. As such, it is the County's expectation that
our manufacturers, suppliers and contractors make a concentrated
effort to ensure that any equipment, supplies or services that are
provided to County departments do not possess or portray an image that
may be construed as offensive or defamatory in nature.

One such recent example included the manufacturer's labeling of
equipment where the words "Master/Slave" appeared to identify the
primary and secondary sources. Based on the cultural diversity and
sensitivity of Los Angeles County, this is not an acceptable
identification label.

We would request that each manufacturer, supplier and contractor
review, identify and remove/change any identification or labeling of
equipment or components thereof that could be interpreted as
discriminatory or offensive in nature before such equipment is sold or
otherwise provided to any County department.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and assistance.

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lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo

Mike Rivers wrote:

Due to the sexual and discriminatory implications of the terms
"Master" and "Slave," Los Angeles County has requested that those
terms not be used to describe equipment sold to the County. Can all
those film and video studios be next?

There are many kinds of film and video studios in that state, aren't
there?

I'm really Mike Rivers )


Kind regards

Peter Larsen

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* My site is at: http://www.muyiovatki.dk *
************************************************** ***********

In article znr1069792391k@trad, wrote:

Due to the sexual and discriminatory implications of the terms
"Master" and "Slave," Los Angeles County has requested that those
terms not be used to describe equipment sold to the County. Can all
those film and video studios be next?

Here's partial text of an article on Swopes.com (the Urban Legends web
site). Read the whole story at:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/master.asp

I find this ignorant and more offensive than the supposed offense they
are trying to prevent. This kind of hypervigilant political correctness
is disgusting. On the face of it, it seems funny, until you realize that
they're serious, and they want to impose their paranoid world of
division on the rest of us.

When the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors (hereafter known as "the
idiots") figure out how to feed the hungry and fill all the potholes, then they
can worry about things like this. No, on second thought, they should NEVER
consider things like this.

Regime change is needed all over, it appears.

-Jay
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x------- Jay Kadis ------- x---- Jay's Attic Studio ----x
x Lecturer, Audio Engineer x Dexter Records x
x CCRMA, Stanford University x http://www.offbeats.com/ x
x-------- http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/~jay/ ----------x

Geez, next thing you know, they'll be electing themselves a governor that
can barely speak English.
Oh, wait...

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Stephen Sank, Owner & Ribbon Mic Restorer
Talking Dog Transducer Company
http://stephensank.com
5517 Carmelita Drive N.E.
Albuquerque, New Mexico [87111]
505-332-0336
Auth. Nakamichi & McIntosh servicer
Payments preferred through Paypal.com
"Jay Kadis" wrote in message
...
When the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors (hereafter known as
"the
idiots") figure out how to feed the hungry and fill all the potholes, then
they
can worry about things like this. No, on second thought, they should
NEVER
consider things like this.

Regime change is needed all over, it appears.

-Jay
--
x------- Jay Kadis ------- x---- Jay's Attic Studio ----x
x Lecturer, Audio Engineer x Dexter Records x
x CCRMA, Stanford University x http://www.offbeats.com/ x
x-------- http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/~jay/ ----------x

"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
news:znr1069792391k@trad...
Due to the sexual and discriminatory implications of the terms
"Master" and "Slave," Los Angeles County has requested that those
terms not be used to describe equipment sold to the County. Can all
those film and video studios be next?

Here's partial text of an article on Swopes.com (the Urban Legends web
site). Read the whole story at:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/master.asp



I'm really sure all computer and storage device manufacturers everywhere are
going to change their terminology and documentation just so they can do
business with LA county.

Gotta love that website.

jb





Subject: IDENTIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT SOLD TO LA COUNTY
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:21:16 -0800
From: "Los Angeles County"

The County of Los Angeles actively promotes and is committed to ensure
a work environment that is free from any discriminatory influence be
it actual or perceived. As such, it is the County's expectation that
our manufacturers, suppliers and contractors make a concentrated
effort to ensure that any equipment, supplies or services that are
provided to County departments do not possess or portray an image that
may be construed as offensive or defamatory in nature.

One such recent example included the manufacturer's labeling of
equipment where the words "Master/Slave" appeared to identify the
primary and secondary sources. Based on the cultural diversity and
sensitivity of Los Angeles County, this is not an acceptable
identification label.

We would request that each manufacturer, supplier and contractor
review, identify and remove/change any identification or labeling of
equipment or components thereof that could be interpreted as
discriminatory or offensive in nature before such equipment is sold or
otherwise provided to any County department.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and assistance.

--
I'm really Mike Rivers )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo

(Jay Kadis) wrote in news:bq0ico$q67$1
@news.Stanford.EDU:

When the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors (hereafter known as
"the
idiots") figure out how to feed the hungry and fill all the potholes,
then they
can worry about things like this. No, on second thought, they should
NEVER
consider things like this.

Regime change is needed all over, it appears.


So what do they call it? Dictator and subordinate? Can't say chief
controller as that implies Indians. God help us if they refer to
motherboard. Someone needs to have a darn good beating with some reality.

r


r



--
Nothing beats the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with DLT tapes.

How about getting rid of the terms 'male' and 'female' as they relate to
audio connectors because they are sexist? :-)

So what do they call it? Dictator and subordinate? Can't say chief
controller as that implies Indians. God help us if they refer to
motherboard. Someone needs to have a darn good beating with some reality.

r


r



--
Nothing beats the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with DLT tapes.

wrote

Regime change is needed all over, it appears

Some people even think that in less than 20 years the whole world will be one
big Social Democracy. No money no choice (on anything) and no freedom. Do just
what the UN wants you to do because the government knows whats good for every
one.

Raymond wrote:

wrote

Regime change is needed all over, it appears

Some people even think that in less than 20 years the whole world will be one
big Social Democracy. No money no choice (on anything) and no freedom. Do just
what the UN wants you to do because the government knows whats good for every
one.

“In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible,” explains the
Newspeak engineer, “because there will be no words in which to express it”
- George Orwell, "1984"

--
Les Cargill

In article writes:

So what do they call it? Dictator and subordinate? Can't say chief
controller as that implies Indians.

Host and guest?

God help us if they refer to motherboard.

God, apple pie, and motherboard?



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I'm really Mike Rivers - )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo

In article "Stephen Sank"
writes:
Geez, next thing you know, they'll be electing themselves a governor that
can barely speak English.
Oh, wait...

--
Stephen Sank, Owner & Ribbon Mic Restorer
Talking Dog Transducer Company
http://stephensank.com
5517 Carmelita Drive N.E.
Albuquerque, New Mexico [87111]
505-332-0336
Auth. Nakamichi & McIntosh servicer
Payments preferred through Paypal.com

LA county and the SF bay area voted against Arnold. Do I hear talk of
secession?

-Jay
--
x------- Jay Kadis ------- x---- Jay's Attic Studio ----x
x Lecturer, Audio Engineer x Dexter Records x
x CCRMA, Stanford University x http://www.offbeats.com/ x
x-------- http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/~jay/ ----------x

Mike Rivers wrote:

In article writes:

So what do they call it? Dictator and subordinate? Can't say chief
controller as that implies Indians.

Host and guest?

Have you taken care to set your harddisks up as "cable select" so as to
avoid a setup, with jumpers even, that can only be described as at best
uncalifornian?

I'm really Mike Rivers - )


Kind regards

Peter Larsen

--
************************************************** ***********
* My site is at: http://www.muyiovatki.dk *
************************************************** ***********

Les wrote
€œIn the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible,€? explains the

Newspeak engineer, €œbecause there will be no words in which to express it€?

- George Orwell, "1984"

Sounds like hes talking about terrorism to me (we got lots of that around).
The meek shall inherit the earth?