Is it somebody's (you, me, society, God) say-so, which determines what's harming and what's not? Or is this ethical question something that's intuitively known or hard-wired into genes?
I find it somewhat controversial to leave this decicion to a individual programmer. Not just because he/she may not be able to make correct judgement in every case (we're not infallible) - many of us are not interested in ethical questions, yet this kind of suggestion forces each and every programmer to consider ethical issues. I find it extremely disturbing when a programmer is not interested in ethical matters, though I find it even more disturbing when someone is forced to consider those same issues even if he/she is not willing to do so (free choice allows one to opt out, at least as long as it doesn't directly hurt anyone, but this is an utilitarian point of view).
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No link to pictures? How on earth can you do such a thing? How am I going to be able to sleep EVER again?
Canon AE-1 is very good beginner camera for serious photographer. Back in 80's this model was one of the best and it still is.
No motor, no automatics (well, in AE-1P, sister model, you'll get automatic exposure, but that's optional). Just exposure meter.
You'll find these babies abundant in good condition and availability of both original Canon and third party lenses for FD/FDn bajonet is good.
Detailed information of AE-1, AE-1P and FDn lenses a href="is available in "the Intttternet".
Is it somebody's (you, me, society, God) say-so, which determines what's harming and what's not? Or is this ethical question something that's intuitively known or hard-wired into genes?
I find it somewhat controversial to leave this decicion to a individual programmer. Not just because he/she may not be able to make correct judgement in every case (we're not infallible) - many of us are not interested in ethical questions, yet this kind of suggestion forces each and every programmer to consider ethical issues. I find it extremely disturbing when a programmer is not interested in ethical matters, though I find it even more disturbing when someone is forced to consider those same issues even if he/she is not willing to do so (free choice allows one to opt out, at least as long as it doesn't directly hurt anyone, but this is an utilitarian point of view).
So. How is harm determined?