metaobserver

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by metaobserver 6y ago
If it's sandboxed and accesses only the resources (network, disk etc.) you explicitly allow it to, you don't need to know how the processing is done. Spyware is not born out of legally obtained closed-source software. It's
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by metaobserver 6y ago
Your premise is wrong: there is nothing unethical about closed-source software. In 99% of the cases users want great software, great customer support and don't care about the source. If they really do, they can often sign an NDA and bu
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by metaobserver 6y ago
No one is entitled to free software and should not expect others to slave off and give away fruits of their hard work for free. This entitled communist mentality is unethical.
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by metaobserver 6y ago
Then why not becoming an entrepreneur and creating the environment you desire and share it with others.
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by metaobserver 6y ago
Wait. Do you think it's the right thing now for the FED, ECB and other central banks to print money day and night and eradicate savings of hard working people via inflation? I'm not sure why you bring up those companies in respons
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by metaobserver 6y ago
Do you think the government is managing your money better than you would? Aren't you concerned that big part of it funds the bureaucratic apparatus itself? Aren't you concerned that you are not paying for your own retirement and i
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by metaobserver 6y ago
The OP was praising high taxes. If he paid lower tax, he would have more money to spend, also on helping others. Do you think it's ethical to force people into charity?
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by metaobserver 7y ago
Why would you prefer the government to manage your money instead of investing and saving it yourself?
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by metaobserver 7y ago
If you are into no-nonsense software design, Molecular Musings [1] written by Stefan Reinalter is also a goldmine. As is anything written or said on topic by Mike Acton, whose ramblings de-facto brought DOD into the mainstream [2][3]. Regar
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by metaobserver 7y ago
I recommend the new "Our Machinery" blog [1], where they write about a new engine development. Bitsquid was sold to Autodesk, rebranded Stingray and as of now seems to be discontinued [2]. [1] https://ourmachinery.com&#
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by metaobserver 7y ago
I agree and think the solution would be to go back to a web-of-trust scheme where identities are transitively validated and reputation used to ensure well-behaved operation.
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by metaobserver 7y ago
Maybe we don't really need those "trackbacks" and unmoderated comments from random anonymous users. Maybe decentralized services should function strictly on a web-of-trust basis. In the end, if you have something valuable to