We were talking about this Wednesday. In the following what is the commons and what is the tragedy?
http://xkcd.com/958/
Friday, September 30, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
copyright in science
Is this morally positive, negative or indifferent?
http://theconversation.edu.au/princeton-goes-open-access-to-stop-staff-handing-all-copyright-to-journals-unless-waiver-granted-3596
http://theconversation.edu.au/princeton-goes-open-access-to-stop-staff-handing-all-copyright-to-journals-unless-waiver-granted-3596
Screen saver mode and searches
This is an interesting followup to the privacy discussion that we were having.
http://volokh.com/2011/09/27/taking-a-computer-out-of-screensaver-mode-to-see-suspects-facebook-wall-as-a-fourth-amendment-search/
http://volokh.com/2011/09/27/taking-a-computer-out-of-screensaver-mode-to-see-suspects-facebook-wall-as-a-fourth-amendment-search/
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Speeding
Remember how we used speeding as an example of the difference between what is moral and what is legal. The following article reinforces the distinction
http://blog.motorists.org/warning-pay-no-attention-to-this-message/#more-2709
http://blog.motorists.org/warning-pay-no-attention-to-this-message/#more-2709
Monday, September 19, 2011
Sep 19 followup
Followup from today's discussion:
The options for this week's essay about the youtube video are:
1. Was it moral to destroy the original?
2. Was it moral not to disclose how the machine worked?
The book I mentioned on limited time clones was Kiln People
The experiment http://www.prisonexp.org/ while not directly related to technology is very interesting result in ethics. In some ways it reminds me of the book The Gulag Archipelago A thought provoking book, but not light reading.
The options for this week's essay about the youtube video are:
1. Was it moral to destroy the original?
2. Was it moral not to disclose how the machine worked?
The book I mentioned on limited time clones was Kiln People
The experiment http://www.prisonexp.org/ while not directly related to technology is very interesting result in ethics. In some ways it reminds me of the book The Gulag Archipelago A thought provoking book, but not light reading.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Brain Stents
Here is an article about brain stents
http://singularityhub.com/2011/09/16/brain-and-coronary-stents-expensive-popular-cutting-edge-%e2%80%93-and-they-dont-even-work/
This article is mostly negative about them. My question is: Suppose that they aren't a great idea, is it morally wrong for these procedures to be done? If so, who is morally liable? If not then is it morally wrong not to pay for them?
http://singularityhub.com/2011/09/16/brain-and-coronary-stents-expensive-popular-cutting-edge-%e2%80%93-and-they-dont-even-work/
This article is mostly negative about them. My question is: Suppose that they aren't a great idea, is it morally wrong for these procedures to be done? If so, who is morally liable? If not then is it morally wrong not to pay for them?
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Robots
Since we've been talking about replicants/robots you might find these statistics about current robot usage interesting.
http://singularityhub.com/2011/09/12/robotic-labor-taking-over-the-world-you-bet-here-are-the-details/
http://singularityhub.com/2011/09/12/robotic-labor-taking-over-the-world-you-bet-here-are-the-details/
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
It looks like the penalties for computer crimes might increase dramatically. See this discussion:
http://volokh.com/2011/09/11/poisoning-the-hamburger-helper/
http://volokh.com/2011/09/11/poisoning-the-hamburger-helper/
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Topics for week 3
What are interesting current events that you would like to see us talk about in week 3?
War on Terror effectiveness
Bruce Schneier talks about an article in The Atlantic that examines the effectiveness of the War on Terror spending
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2011/09/the_efficacy_of.html
How much and where should we be spending? What are the trade-offs?
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2011/09/the_efficacy_of.html
How much and where should we be spending? What are the trade-offs?
Digital Divide?
This story looks at the effectiveness of technology in the classroom.
http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/technology/technology-in-schools-faces-questions-on-value.html
How should we view technology spending in education?
http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/technology/technology-in-schools-faces-questions-on-value.html
How should we view technology spending in education?
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