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The only decent data job I ever had was analyzing time series data from war planes. I say decent because we had the data needed and clear goals about what we ne
by datavirtue 4y ago
The only decent data job I ever had was analyzing time series data from war planes. I say decent because we had the data needed and clear goals about what we needed to achieve. Something real and tangible.
Then it turns out I'm directly helping war criminals (Saudi Arabia) bomb mothers and their children. Had to hit "eject" as soon as possible.
- pilotneko 4y agoI mean, you wrote code for a weapon system. Did you think only “bad guys” were going to get killed?
- datavirtue 4y agoWeapon systems are banned at GE. It takes an army of contractors in the private sector to keep fighter planes working (any modern military hardware, really). Operate them in a sandpit and they last about one day. Unexpected failures routinely occur and numerous data scientists, data engineers, and aviation engineers get spun up to figure out what happened ASAP. No, I did not expect to be helping warlords. The US is stuck in a really super-shitty policy with the Saudis right now. Contractors (defense firms) have zero choice in supporting them unless they are sanctioned. Meanwhile the Saudis have been acting unilaterally (bombing whomever without consulting the President) for about fifteen years now.