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The best measure would be for “good actors” (universities, government research agencies, the New York Times) to provide a free FaceApp-type app. It’s like a wee
by thanatropism 7y ago
The best measure would be for “good actors” (universities, government research agencies, the New York Times) to provide a free FaceApp-type app. It’s like a weekend-hackathon of work and can be prioritized by the app stores.
- maxaf 7y agoAlternative idea: spend that effort on something more worthwhile than a stupid toy. Like cancer research. Or clean energy. Or simply go outside and clean the beaches. NYT office ain’t that far from the ocean.
- pckls 7y agoThat works in this particular case but is not a general solution. It's not feasible to have "good actors" rewrite clean versions of software written by "bad actors"
- thanatropism 7y agoI see it like harm reduction of street drugs with something like methadone. Except the marginal cost is zero, of course.
- cududa 7y agoNot sure that’s at all a weekend hacksthon project, but otherwise support the idea
- tree3 7y agoAny reason why you singled out the NYT specifically?
- thanatropism 7y agoTheir interactive data-journalism featurettes implies they have coders.