Ask HN: What do you have more than enough of?
What do you have more than enough of?Spaghetti Code? Idle money in the bank? Lovely Pancake mornings with your friends or family?What do you think of?
throwaway200112
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Re:Ask HN: What do you have more than enough of?
on Monday March 25, 2024 @06:51PM (#39822132)
Any alternatives that you would rather prefer? Eg some people to chime in or even take it over from you?
Re:Ask HN: What do you have more than enough of?
on Monday March 25, 2024 @06:50PM (#39822127)
Curious about hearing more whenever you like
Ask HN: Experiments you would do given more time, money, energy
What are experiments that you would run or love to see given that you had more time, money, energy, skills, or whatever other resources that currently prohibiting you from running that experiment?Background: I currently have more than enough resources and am looking for inspiration for experiments that I could support in some shape or form
Re:Ask HN: What nags you about the software you used last week?
on Sunday May 15, 2022 @06:34PM (#31391819)
First, I would also have ethical issues about this! And I have many friends who would agree.
What you described reads like the plot of a major newspaper story to me. Did you ever consider taking this to a journalist? There are sites where journalists are asking people for interesting stories. This seems to fit very nicely! The government spending people's money to monopolist companies with criminal records.
And while there is no guarantee, this might be the most influential action you could do in order to get your sought after alternatives earlier rather than later.
What might also help is discovering a neologism for this type of (government) misbehavior e.g. "does your government/this organization also X" where X is an alternative to "use software from a company that has a criminal record".
Maybe as easy as: Does that organization use (and pay) for "ciminals' software"?
Or: Does your government use "blood software"? (as in blood diamonds)
In case that you are not comfortable taking this to a journalist or want some help, I am happy to support you!
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