The legal definition of assault is not that narrow. Sexual assault, for example, can include any nonconsensual sexual act. Physical violence is not a requisite.

Maybe the one exception being stuff that can clearly be disconnected, which is functionally equivalent to a power switch.

I didn't bother to read anything but the title, but I can't imagine the answer not being yes. Anything that uses electricity, let alone connects to the internet, should have a freaking power switch.

I hope that discovery wasn't shocking enough to give him a palpitation. If he scanned the rest of the world, his heart might shoot out the back of his underwear.

Instead of a false dichotomy, call it a bad analogy. Either way it was garbage.

That's a hilariously false dichotomy. There's a huge difference between asking for civil discourse in a mailing list and declaring a fatwa over a word you don't like.

One more point: things comedians say are not relevant to this discussion. Andrew Dice Clay says insanely misogynistic things in his shows. That doesn't mean they should be acceptable in the workplace.

In the context of contributing to a software project, you probably shouldn't call someone a dick either. I'm not saying dick is more acceptable than bitch or cunt. I'm saying that they're all unacceptable, and bitch/cunt have the additional overtone of attacking a group that's been historically disenfranchised.

I don't recall anyone calling it politically incorrect. The objections were not with the message itself, but the notion that it was condescending to give unsolicited advice to a woman in her area of expertise. She responded brusquely and got fired for it. If you're looking for examples of political correctness running amok, this is a bad one.

I admit, "bimbo" isn't a great example. I was trying to avoid words that I'd have to censor like c**t or b***h.

I interpreted the pejorative as politically incorrect because it denigrates women. Perhaps this is a better example: "This idea won't work, and only a woman would be stupid enough to suggest it."

You can oppose an idea for apolitical reasons. "This idea won't work because the algorithm needs to be O(n) to meet our performance requirements." The algorithm is either O(n) or it's not. There's nothing political about it.

I don't think that all forms of criticism should be conflated with political incorrectness. In the context of a contribution to a software project, "This idea won't work" is politically neutral. "This idea won't work, and you're a bimbo for suggesting it" is politically incorrect.

There's also the fact that PCs as a mainstream product have lost traction to tablets and phones. Consumers who used PCs strictly for web and email don't need them anymore.

Nonetheless, "few signs of life" seems like an exaggeration. It's more like PCs are getting relegated to a smaller market consisting of businesses, hobbyists, developers, and creators.

It's Netflix's first acquisition.

I guess you're using a very narrow definition of "acquisition." They've been acquiring IP, including the rights to produce new content based on existing IP, for like a decade by now.

Helldump's been gone for years.