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List:       debian-devel
Subject:    Re: Bug#1014908: ITP: gender-guesser -- Guess the gender from first name
From:       Philip Hands <phil () hands ! com>
Date:       2022-07-19 20:51:36
Message-ID: 8735ewj06f.fsf () hands ! com
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Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl> writes:

> In other words, if you don't pick a culture, the _global_ dataset (ie, the
> default one) must not assume either.  It takes a lot of work to prepare
> such a database, that's why this package is good to have.

What exactly is it supposed to be good for?

From what I can tell, at best it produces harmless nonsense, and at
worst it will cause people to be misidentified in ways that will vary
between mildly humourous to significantly hurtful.

It seems to me about as useful as a hammer with a loose head, which would
allow you to drive nails just well enough that you'll keep on using it
until it breaks your toe.

Cheers, Phil.
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