Lying works! We have the DMCA and all sorts of nasty laws on the books. I figure as long as we reward liars and con men with money and political power, we're in for lots more. Seems only natural, Pavlovian in fact. They are not stupid for lying. People are stupid for believing.
Key word: normal car. They are reasonably standardized. If that is all that is being called for from the developers, fine. But if the user does something 'bad' with the program, it is not the developer's fault. The original question is, How responsible are app developers for the decisions the user makes? (easy, short answer; 0, zilch, not at all) It is not asking if the apps fail, crash your computer, or erase your drive by accident.
No, but if Ford put a turn signal in a non-standard place or labeled the signal 'apparatus for signifying intention to create a curve' it would definitely confuse and possibly lead to accidents.
Well, yes, that is assuming previous experience with a 'standard' car. A neophyte wouldn't know the difference. And besides, I don't believe we are talking about 'accidents' here. This is somebody doing something intentional, and somebody out there is trying to blame the tools and their makers just because they facilitate the 'crime', another variation of a very old argument, and it doesn't stick any more now than it ever did. Or I can put it another way. Do we hold Ford responsible for making my getaway car?
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Our sun is middle age
All your stuff is backed up... somewhere
Go for it
I mean, Homer has been in a coma since the house blew from Bart messing with the thermostat. Everything since has just been Homer's dream sequences.
...no need to physically invade the country anymore - just rig the election in a non-detectable way... job done.
Right now we use the finance industry to do the same thing. You don't even need to have elections, aside from the ceremonial ritual anyway.
Do you tend towards the camp that says that C++ can be used safely?
A nuclear bomb can be used safely, anything can.
Eh, we go to war with less. Scaring people seems to be be the best way to motivate them, if starving them doesn't work sufficiently.
The incentive has to come from the American public, otherwise nothing will happen.
The bare faced lies told to Congress have never been prosecuted either.
Where's the incentive?
They're not really trying, and they don't really want to. It's a pacification thing.
I'd say it's a dead program.
No, it's a 'dark' program.... again... kinda-sorta..
*John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!*
I definitely want to set that thing loose on Slashdot!
Why the hell aren't they doing this?!
It would kill the market!
Actually, they don't change the laws; they ignore them. Nevermind.
Doesn't matter, they won reelection after the fact. The voters approve (ie: public support). Resistance was less than feeble.
Lying works! We have the DMCA and all sorts of nasty laws on the books. I figure as long as we reward liars and con men with money and political power, we're in for lots more. Seems only natural, Pavlovian in fact. They are not stupid for lying. People are stupid for believing.
Gee, if nobody 'stole' anything, it would all be free!
The honey tastes sweet, doesn't it?
Key word: normal car. They are reasonably standardized. If that is all that is being called for from the developers, fine. But if the user does something 'bad' with the program, it is not the developer's fault. The original question is, How responsible are app developers for the decisions the user makes? (easy, short answer; 0, zilch, not at all) It is not asking if the apps fail, crash your computer, or erase your drive by accident.
No, but if Ford put a turn signal in a non-standard place or labeled the signal 'apparatus for signifying intention to create a curve' it would definitely confuse and possibly lead to accidents.
Well, yes, that is assuming previous experience with a 'standard' car. A neophyte wouldn't know the difference. And besides, I don't believe we are talking about 'accidents' here. This is somebody doing something intentional, and somebody out there is trying to blame the tools and their makers just because they facilitate the 'crime', another variation of a very old argument, and it doesn't stick any more now than it ever did. Or I can put it another way. Do we hold Ford responsible for making my getaway car?
I can sue Ford if I get run down by one?
I read Slashdot for the articles...
The coffeemaker still works.... right?
I've never seen where lack of justification ever stopped the government.
You know the airlines will just cover it all up with advertisements. An actual view of the outside will cost extra.