cblades

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by cblades 8y ago
The value in coming up with a list of ethical services is the conversation around defining ethical and how those services conform with that definition.
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by cblades 8y ago
No, be upfront with your definition, engage in discussion, and don't patronize criticisms. You don't get to proclaim something ethical and then move along. That's close-minded and ripe for abuse.
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by cblades 8y ago
Can you provide a justification for using any user-centric analytics at all past gross-request counts?
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by cblades 8y ago
That's a useless definition when it comes to software and software services. It's easy to think of good arguments for Twitter being ethical and unethical.
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by cblades 8y ago
You shouldn't use the term "ethical" without very clearly defining your definition of ethical upfront . If someone proposes to me that murder isn't ethical, I can more-or-less get on board with that without a bunch of d
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by cblades 8y ago
>Things that were significant were preserved when the people involved decided they were important Sounds like you answered your own question.
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by cblades 8y ago
I think it's very fair to say that your average user absolutely does not care about privacy past catastrophic and specific leaks or revelations based on their own private data. Wether that's wise or not is definitely up for debate
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by cblades 8y ago
What defines an "engineer", the work or the risks?
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by cblades 8y ago
Well this is the most casually elitist thing I've read in a long time. Anyone that's gotten through a 200 level programming course can probably throw together some kind of chat program that will let a few people talk. That's
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by cblades 8y ago
And I think it's very arguable that there have been. There have been provable infiltrations of infrastructure, undermining of democratic processes, and that's not counting the more 'mundane' cyberattacks. STUXNET was a
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by cblades 8y ago
I'd imagine that that would be less common (or at least, they would use headphones with a lesser effect) with commercial jets. They're far enough from the engines that the noise should be pretty tollerable.
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by cblades 8y ago
Look up any given commercial airframe and you will see multiple crashes. Literally every one would have been grounded had the FAA grounded the type after 2 accidents.
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by cblades 8y ago
They absolutely do not. Interns are adults, not children.
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by cblades 8y ago
Jeff Atwood's blog is great and still (very infrequently) updated. https://blog.codinghorror.com
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by cblades 8y ago
That seems really obnoxious for anyone that has your number. Do you just not give your number out?
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by cblades 8y ago
Those aren't examples of the contrary, those are examples of in-precise recognition. That's miles away from being the same thing as "always recording".
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by cblades 8y ago
You can filter the captured traffic for anything coming from Alexa's IP or mac, or transmitting to any amazon-owned server.
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by cblades 8y ago
You'd have to break your numbers out a bit, but it sounds to me like you're lumping in GA with commercial flights.
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by cblades 8y ago
Working on the systems in a technical capacity doesn't necessarily inform you of how those systems were used.
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by cblades 8y ago
No doubt, but we're people talking to other people. We can afford that overhead, and neglecting it incurs down-stream costs that can be unpredictable and significant.
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by cblades 8y ago
Who is and is not a terrorist is very fluid. I try very hard to not use hyperbolic, overly-passionate political rhetoric, and maybe I'm making a mistake this time, but I can't help but say: Your mentality is what enables fascism,
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by cblades 8y ago
You do realize how regional this is right? I'm liberal and in a very red area. I have the exact opposite experience.
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by cblades 8y ago
Could you point out some of those examples?
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by cblades 8y ago
It is most certainly not a smoking gun. That is a dishonest descriptor.
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by cblades 8y ago
I don't think that analogy holds up. Maybe: does the typewriter manufacturer own meta data such as letter frequency, average work length, etc that their product calculates based on your usage?
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by cblades 8y ago
This is absolutely not the case. I can install any app-store app I'd like, and it can install apps on my phone. I can even download raw apk file and install them myself.
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by cblades 8y ago
Is that a serious suggestion to buy a second phone, or is it supposed to be absurd? How does having prime lock you into Amazon, at all? You're not disallowed to shop elsewhere after signing up for Prime. You don't even have to si
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by cblades 8y ago
This is an incredibly un-helpful comment.
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by cblades 8y ago
In a stuck elevator in a run-down medical office on the way to a dentists appointment.
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by cblades 9y ago
Well that's silly.

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