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

submitted 5 months ago by AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Man makes fire and farming. Is subsequently responsible for every death known to man.

How dare they!

[–] thesmokingman@programming.dev 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Did man write grants to show how said fire had military applications? If so, how dare they! If not your straw man is kinda lacking.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world -3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Fire cook food. Fire also kill...

So no, it's really not lol. Most people smart enough to invent shit know that in can be used for evil. That doesn't mean we shouldn't use nuclear energy. There is nuance behind advancing civilization.

The people intelligent enough to make these things are usually looking far beyond anyone else and the military's money is just as good as anyones.

[–] thesmokingman@programming.dev 5 points 5 months ago

If you’re writing a grant illustrating its military applications I don’t really care what else you want to use it for. Looks like we disagree about intention so have fun with that.