mcrad

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by mcrad 9y ago
As the value of a law degree has ran way ahead of more hands-on professions, this is the result. Constitutional amendment: JD's banned from public office
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by mcrad 9y ago
I'm impressed by your enlightened childhood. see also: https://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/code-ethics
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by mcrad 9y ago
Makes you wonder, is Ethics even a required course in a typical software engineering curriculum?
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by mcrad 9y ago
> That Berkshire's code of ethics is linked here is an amazing PR achievement PR achievement? How about the tendency for hacker enthusiasts to know nothing (and care less) about business ethics?
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by mcrad 9y ago
Market share was likely always more important than quality. Besides, do app developers even understand statistical quality control? I tend to think this kind of software grew up on a very black/white, functional/broken, bug tracke
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by mcrad 10y ago
As a data business analyst in large and small companies, I find myself working on very complex systems (people and apps), and a single monitor helps me focus. Occasionally I switch the second monitor on, but usually use it as an expensive d
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by mcrad 10y ago
Yes, but the upside of this "tool for political power" is the threat it puts on established media. Surely, expansion of liberal bias in our newspapers over the last 50 years is a bigger problem than the social media effect(?)
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by mcrad 10y ago
Big Data is a reference to complexity of the data & underlying system that data represents, NOT the number of datapoints. lol
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by mcrad 10y ago
Besides, cleaning implies some entry level gig, something for a QA hack not someone experienced in complex systems. Marketing types love this kinda twist as a way to maintain control (and ensuring failure) of the project. It's like a s
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by mcrad 10y ago
Thumbtack is great for lazy consumers. But word on the street is they contribute to too much price pressure on the market, therefore drive the overall quality of services down. Good work Thumbtack! You have figured out a convenient way to s
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by mcrad 10y ago
I would suggest a course in business ethics, not try to say a company like facebook or okcupid is a scientific organization