Are electronics male or female or...

[Dante]

I use the computer, and that's it. It's just there for the gathering of information. Infact I wouldn't even care if it just quit tomorrow. Just throw it out and get another one. [/heartless]

When the singularity arrives, you shall be the FIRST to be charged with cyborg-slaughter!

[TheSubtleDoctor]

[Nate]

you don't plug the computer into anything

Does your computer run on a nuclear cell or something? Every computer I've seen you plug into something. Even laptops with batteries have to be plugged into outlets to charge the battery.

I've been trained by science fiction authors

But most science fiction portrays computers as male. HAL from 2001? Male. Computer from War Games? Well it was named Joshua, so male. Master Control Program, as well as Tron himself from Tron? Male. The only "female" computer that immediately comes to mind is the ships' computers from Star Trek, that's it.

[Dante]

Does your computer run on a nuclear cell or something? Every computer I've seen you plug into something. Even laptops with batteries have to be plugged into outlets to charge the battery.

Yeah, actually that's true, I was thinking of a power plug as plugging into the computer and then plugging that power cord into the wall. Although the male connector is inside of a hole, it actually is a male connector and not a female one.

But most science fiction portrays computers as male. HAL from 2001? Male. Computer from War Games? Well it was named Joshua, so male. Master Control Program, as well as Tron himself from Tron? Male. The only "female" computer that immediately comes to mind is the ships' computers from Star Trek, that's it.

War Games was Whopper wasn't it? But also true, thank you Nate for reminding about how little knowledge I truly know. I must get my bias towards thinking of them as female from someplace else? Maybe it's psychological because my brain thinks that I should only spend this much time with a girl XD.

[Nate]

I think of computers as females because it's the only way I'll ever turn a girl on.

[Yamamaya]

I think of computers as females because it's the only way I'll ever turn a girl on.

Sorry but that made me ROFL.

I don't call a computer female or male. It's a computer. Now if it was a Chobit, it would be female.

[mechana2015]

But most science fiction portrays computers as male. HAL from 2001? Male. Computer from War Games? Well it was named Joshua, so male. Master Control Program, as well as Tron himself from Tron? Male. The only "female" computer that immediately comes to mind is the ships' computers from Star Trek, that's it.

MCP and TRON aren't computers, just programs on a mainframe, but I see where you're going with this. Most computer voices are portrayed as male. The ships computer in Futurama was female, but that's because it's a parody of the Star trek computer...

[AnimeGirl]

This...is a bizzare question! O.O But alot of times when I look at wires and stuff on Amazon.com, it'll sometimes say "male" or "female". I'm not sure if a computer has a gender....this thread could turn out really nasty >.>

[ShiroiHikari]

In Alien, the voice of the ship's computer was female.

[Radical Dreamer]

No, who does that? People who do that are total weirdos who moderate forums.

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My Macbook's name is Lua, my Mac Mini's name is Trina, my old G3 Mac was named Hugely Blue, and my car's name is Gandalf the White. XDD

Also, no, I don't really give a lot of thought to whether my devices are male or female; I just name them as they come along. XD

[Nate]

But alot of times when I look at wires and stuff on Amazon.com, it'll sometimes say "male" or "female".

This is to differentiate between whether the wire plugs into something, or something is plugged into it. If a wire is meant to be plugged into something, it's male. If it's meant to have something plugged into it, it's female. Some wires have only one or the other type, most have both types. For example, extension cords have one male and one female end. Most USB device wires have two male ends because you plug one end into your computer and the other into the device. Most wires with two female ends are for sound equipment I think.

[Furen]

Some one at school decided to add the way it functions as a computer itself, like if the computer's moody or not responsive.

and Pascal thanks for that link, I didn't think of linking anything

in all seriousness, I don't bother with thinking the gender because I just don't, though when I think of it, I can hardly see my computer as male at all for the most part, sometimes it's really lazy and I'll joke about "Her" being the lazy one for once.

[Nate]

Some one at school decided to add the way it functions as a computer itself, like if the computer's moody or not responsive.

So let me guess...the "moody" computers are female, right?

Sigh. So close to gender equality yet so far.

[Furen]

So let me guess...the "moody" computers are female, right?

Sigh. So close to gender equality yet so far.

I never SAID that >.>;;

[Radical Dreamer]

Some one at school decided to add the way it functions as a computer itself, like if the computer's moody or not responsive.

in all seriousness, I don't bother with thinking the gender because I just don't, though when I think of it, I can hardly see my computer as male at all for the most part, sometimes it's really lazy and I'll joke about "Her" being the lazy one for once.

[Ally-Ann]

I guess it depends on the name I'm thinking of. Sometimes a computer looks like a Bob or Steve to me, other times it'll look a like a Betty, or Barbara...... or Karen!

[Lynna]

Truly...It kind of creepy when people call USB ports "Male" or "female". I mean...I get the point, but are they trying to make you think weird things?

Anyways, as to whoever talked about in spanish computers can be both, I don't know much at all about spanish, but They're obviously not as serious as the French, who love to torture us French Students XD

[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

As far as female computers go, there's also EDI from Mass Effect 2, as well as most VIs.

Though I haven't had it occur to me before to name computers.

[Nate]

I mean...I get the point, but are they trying to make you think weird things?

Well, can you think of words that would describe the nature of the ports that's as short as "male" and "female?"

[PrincessZelda]

You do that too! ^_^ So what genders? When I see 'em 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 are masculine. And 2, 4, and 7 are female. And 4 and 5 are married and 1, 2, and 3 are their children. 6 and 7, if not married, are engaged but they don't get along very well. 9 is kinda arrogant while 10 is very wise but speaks very little. ^_^

SDG

XD That's like, the backwards of what I think! I think 1, 3, 6, and 9 are feminine, and 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 are masculine. Weird! XD

[Atria35]

Well, can you think of words that would describe the nature of the ports that's as short as "male" and "female?"

"In" and "out"?

[Furen]

Truly...It kind of creepy when people call USB ports "Male" or "female". I mean...I get the point, but are they trying to make you think weird things?

Well I understand female ports because when people look for ports, they usually are looking for the male ones, so they don't say it, but if they need a female one, it's really important to say so.

[goldenspines]

I think I may have influenced the creation of this thread because of my own thread.

That makes me a bit depressed. :<

[Fish and Chips]

But most science fiction portrays computers as male. HAL from 2001? Male. Computer from War Games? Well it was named Joshua, so male. Master Control Program, as well as Tron himself from Tron? Male. The only "female" computer that immediately comes to mind is the ships' computers from Star Trek, that's it.

There's always SHODAN.

[Peanut]

There's always SHODAN.

Or her humorous sister GLaDOS...

[ABlipinTime]

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[ShiroiHikari]

I wasn't aware that calling cords "male" and "female" was a weird thing. I mean it only makes sense.

By that logic, is a male-male cord a "gay" cord and a female-female cord a "lesbian" cord?

[Rusty Claymore]

By that logic, is a male-male cord a "gay" cord and a female-female cord a "lesbian" cord?

No.
Any further explanation would just be gross.

[mechana2015]

By that logic, is a male-male cord a "gay" cord and a female-female cord a "lesbian" cord?

I've actually heard someone use that terminology when I was in the dorms.

[Kunoichi]

This topic reminds of those who give names to their cars -_- lol I think technically speaking it has both "female" and "male" parts..like USB ports and stuff like that. So maybe its both? 0_o