You can tell that a book is taking itself seriously when it starts with a joke such as
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You can tell that a book is taking itself seriously when it starts with a joke such as
Until recently, computer programming was regarded as a black art by most people.
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@riley I used to own that book. I can't recall the title, but I remember that sentence.
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@riley Until recently? It certainly is.
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@proedie But "Until" suggests that this has ended.
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Audubon Ballroomreplied to Riley S. Faelan last edited by
There are at least seven confirmed cases of misidentification due to facial recognition technology, six of which involve Black people who have been wrongfully accused
innocenceproject.org/artif…I'm a computer programmer.
If other programmers are familair with this book then this phrase "black arts" could be reinforcing negative stereotypes of BP unconsciously contributing further to AI programmers not considering including POC etc in the totality of our world.
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Riley S. Faelanreplied to Audubon Ballroom last edited by
@blackunityoverdisagreement I'm quoting a book printed in 1985. You might also note that I'm mocking the silly and pompous introduction, not putting it on a pedestal.
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@RegGuy I suspect it might have appeared in more than one book, actually. It's sort of a generic thing to say for people who don't have anything to say. (Hashtag: #supercalifragilisticexpialidocious .)
Mine is CP/M 80 Programmer's Guide by Barry Morrell and Peter Whittle, published in 1985 by MacMillan Education Ltd. But as I said, I suspect it was found in a number of seventies' and eighties' books, especially in Britain during the time BBC was actively promoting the 'second literacy' thing.