Such a great text.
However, the fact that the programmers are all "he" and the only reference to a female pronoun is a "hostess greeting her guests" was somewhat abrasive to me.
I get it -- it's written in an old style. And I don't want to censor art.
SO -- I made a "mod" for the book, that randomizes the pronouns each time.
https://xtao.stream
Still a WIP -- want to add more info/motivation to the site before really releasing it, but I wanted to share here & would love any feedback.. expecting downvotes.. ;)
Got em!
In all fairness, I do agree with the sentiment behind your trolling though. That's why I made this a "mod" where the user provides the original text.
It's an interesting approach to the "relevancy update" without suppressing or censoring the original. I -really- don't want to be the person breaking penises off statues or changing the edit so Han shoots in defense.
This is not rewriting of truth. This is Counter-Strike vs. Half-Life. An original-source-available remix.
Previous discussion on the topic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8036547
I get it -- it's written in an old style. And I don't want to censor art.
SO -- I made a "mod" for the book, that randomizes the pronouns each time. https://xtao.stream
Still a WIP -- want to add more info/motivation to the site before really releasing it, but I wanted to share here & would love any feedback.. expecting downvotes.. ;)