Hmmm. I used to notice overtly sexual language in computing, but I guess I gave up worrying about it. I’d be a lot happier if they replaced master and slave with master and servant, or something more specific than primary and secondary, which doesn’t actually suffiently describe the relationship.
“Technology firms supplying Los Angeles County with hardware have been asked to avoid using the words “master” and “slave” to describe their products.” (BBC)
What a cool chick! “A 22-year-old student at Stockholm University, Elin Oxenhielm, may have solved part of one of mathematics’ greatest unsolved problems.” (BBC)