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		skywhopper on May 2, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SSH for Fun and Profit I took it as a suggestion not to assume the author is a male so as not to embarrass yourself when it turns out they aren't, as a bare minimum of investigation would have revealed. Since when is basic politeness "gender politics"?

dexterdog on May 2, 2016 [–]

It's gender politics when you tell me that using 'he' is not gender neutral. Sure, you may think otherwise, but we all have our opinions.

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