darxius

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by darxius 13y ago
There's nothing to sign and it's not a campaign. You're right, it is our responsibility as decent people to uphold a certain level of moral and ethical behaviour, especially when the software we write is in control of sensitive information.
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by darxius 13y ago
Yeah I gave that a read after I wrote up the post. Happy to see that come from the IEEE/ACM.
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by darxius 13y ago
I think you're missing the point. The oath is to remind you to use your head, your best judgement and a body of ethics and to act in the interest of the public. Sure engineers still make mistakes, but the code of ethics isn't some magical d
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by darxius 13y ago
Soon :) I'm just entering my final year of study.
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by darxius 13y ago
Fair enough, have another candidate in mind? Feel free to email me -- I want to see this be known.
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by darxius 13y ago
I disagree. As a computer engineer in Canada, I must swear by the Code of Ethics because what I do (or potentially don't do) can cause harm. Ethics in computer-science-related fields are important and I think we do need a set of rules we ca
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The Promise to Develop Ethical Software(github.com)
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by darxius 13y ago
I wrote up something quite quickly: http://maxmackie.com/2013/04/30/The-Turing-Oath:-The-Promise... "The Turing Oath" is on Github ( https://github.com/maxmackie/Turing-Oath/blob/master/README.... ) and I recommend people contribute and w
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by darxius 13y ago
I think that's a great idea. Drafting a version of it right now.
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Chris Hadfield shows Canada's new $5 polymer bank note(twitter.com)
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Chris Hadfield reveils Canada's new polymer bank notes from the ISS (Live Now)(download.isiglobal.ca)
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Canada's new polymer bank notes released(bankofcanada.ca)
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What happens in apps ends up in search with Google+ Sign-in(arstechnica.com)
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More than 20,000 people apply for one-way ticket to Mars(arstechnica.com)
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Good Morning, Captain: open IP ports let anyone track ships on Internet(arstechnica.com)
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Congress tries to reset science grants, wants every one to be “groundbreaking”(arstechnica.com)
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Supreme Court rules states can limit FOIA requests to their own citizens(arstechnica.com)
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Why your password can’t have symbols—or be longer than 16 characters(arstechnica.com)
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The Psychology Of Scoring That Meeting(blog.priceonomics.com)
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Detector in South Pole’s ice cap spots rare high-energy neutrinos(arstechnica.com)
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by darxius 13y ago
Thanks ciscott, subscribed to both of those feeds. I'll also keep an eye on meetup.com -- should have looked there first actually.
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Ask HN: Anyone in the Ottawa (Canada) area on HN?
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Researchers find a completely new DNA binding protein(arstechnica.com)
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Tonight: Get the clearest, brightest view of Saturn in years(arstechnica.com)
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Raspberry Pis hide narrative in the city to complete offline book(arstechnica.com)
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Wristwatch made of sandwiched PCBs(hackaday.com)
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Nintendo undercutting Gamestop on refurbished portable hardware(arstechnica.com)
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Man accused of placing GPS device on victim’s car before burglarizing her home(arstechnica.com)
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Weird Science and the remembrance of fists past(arstechnica.com)
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IU’s petaflop supercompter is the first to be a “dedicated university resource”(arstechnica.com)
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