And what does the name of Mr. Gate's company say about his manhood?!
What about plumbers and pipe-fitters who use "male" and "female" connectors?
I guess this is the right thread to post this oldie bt goodie politically incorrect diatribe:
This is why computers are female
1.No one but the creator understands their internal logic.
2.The language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
3.The message “bad command or file name” is about as informative as “If you don’t know why I’m mad at you, I’m certainly not going to tell you.”
4.Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.
5.As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheque on accessories for it.
This is why computers are male
1.They have a lot of data, but are still clueless.
2.They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are the problem.
3.As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have obtained a better model.
4.In order to get their attention, you have to tu
Here is the rest:
4. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
5. Big power surges knock them out for the rest of the night.
long ago the terms "mother board" & "daughter board" were banned from a major corporation headquarted in cincinnati. who shall remain nameless 
How about suggestions for alternative terms that accurately reflect our culture?
Master= CEO
Slave= Temps
M= Judge
S= Congress
M= Gay activist
S= Everyone else (AKA: Frustrated heterosexual with repressed homosexual desires)
M= Media
S= Public
M= Developed countries
S= Third-world countries
M= Self-esteem
S= Truth
I'm curious as to why they couldn't have simply been called "primary" and "secondary".
In IT, instead of "Master" and Slave", why not the "Mohammed" device or server and the"Malvo"?
As it is, the term "terminal input" has some interesting parralel entendres.
And we can call sexual prmiscuity "distributed copulation."
Don't even talk about gender-changer plugs.
Because as humans, we aspire to relate in human terms. The terms used to relate to this equipment evolved from the understanding of how those things worked. When a piece of equipment is 'slaved' to a 'master,' there is no doubt which machine is in control. 'Primary' and 'secondary' connote importance, but do not necessarily convey all levels of the relationship.
Take the terms 'male' and 'female' away from connectors, how do you describe them so efficiently? If I gave you a type of connector you'd never seen before, you would probably be able to tell me instantly which side was the 'male.'
I'm not saying these terms are perfect; but they are quite effective.
BTW, why was the original person so stressed by the terms? Did (he/she) feel like (he/she) had no authority over the 'master' hard drive? Was the 'slave' equipment being mistreated by its master?
If it were me, I'd change their names to "dominant" and "submissive" out of spite. But then, I haven't been through sensitivity training.
Just an ongo for our euphamistic society:
unborn baby = foetus.
kill the above= terminate pregnancy
Die = pass on
and on it goes ad nauseam
One argument against primary and secondary for the disks is that primary and secondary are already used to denominate the disk controllers, hence 'primary master/primary slave, secondary master/secondary slave.' Use the same for both and you'll always be wondering whether the guy talking about the secondary primary transposed something.
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