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I'm not sure how you don't follow. Is the board used for war? Can bugs in the board cause casualties?

infecto 1y ago
Odd. You said nothing about bugs in your original post. What’s your point can you ELI5 why you would want the government to write software?
- kmijyiyxfbklao 1y ago
  When software is written with the purpose to kill people, that is very important software. That makes the organizations that write it very important. The more important an organization is, the more people from outside the organization should know what they do, and the more they should have say on it. Private organizations don't meet those requirements, government approximates those requirements better. Also, I don't know how you can't see the relationship between bugs and accountability.
  - infecto 1y ago
    So the government should make its own guns, tanks, food, planes, fuel etc.? Not trying to be pestering but again I don’t understand your point. Software to me is no different than a plane or a gun. The military does not make those either. It’s a tool that connects data sources to make decisions and I have yet to see a reason why the military has to make a tool instead of paying for one.
    - kmijyiyxfbklao 1y ago
      Ideally yes, if they are designed to be used to kill people. You don't want a whole industry that has the incentive to want more dead people just so it can stay alive.
      - jonnybgood 1y ago
        On the contrary, these tools would cause less dead people. That’s the whole point and why the military uses it. By using tools that provide higher fidelity on threats, the military becomes more efficient and precise, which leads to less casualties and collateral damage.
        kmijyiyxfbklao 1y ago
        Cool, but not related to whether they should be built by the government or private companies. Also, if all wars ended tomorrow, would Palantir's profits increase or decrease?
      - infecto 1y ago
        Ok so we are just talking about happy ideas that are not only unrealistic but will never happen. Which is ok but let’s be clear about that up front.

Odd. You said nothing about bugs in your original post. What’s your point can you ELI5 why you would want the government to write software?

kmijyiyxfbklao 1y ago
When software is written with the purpose to kill people, that is very important software. That makes the organizations that write it very important. The more important an organization is, the more people from outside the organization should know what they do, and the more they should have say on it. Private organizations don't meet those requirements, government approximates those requirements better. Also, I don't know how you can't see the relationship between bugs and accountability.
- infecto 1y ago
  So the government should make its own guns, tanks, food, planes, fuel etc.? Not trying to be pestering but again I don’t understand your point. Software to me is no different than a plane or a gun. The military does not make those either. It’s a tool that connects data sources to make decisions and I have yet to see a reason why the military has to make a tool instead of paying for one.
  - kmijyiyxfbklao 1y ago
    Ideally yes, if they are designed to be used to kill people. You don't want a whole industry that has the incentive to want more dead people just so it can stay alive.
    - jonnybgood 1y ago
      On the contrary, these tools would cause less dead people. That’s the whole point and why the military uses it. By using tools that provide higher fidelity on threats, the military becomes more efficient and precise, which leads to less casualties and collateral damage.
      - kmijyiyxfbklao 1y ago
        Cool, but not related to whether they should be built by the government or private companies. Also, if all wars ended tomorrow, would Palantir's profits increase or decrease?
    - infecto 1y ago
      Ok so we are just talking about happy ideas that are not only unrealistic but will never happen. Which is ok but let’s be clear about that up front.