Robert Winter 
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Philosopher and historian. Doctoral candidate at Macquarie Business School researching Edmund Burke. Boosts/follows do not imply endorsement.
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@Zambyte @dajbelshaw A little deconstructivist for my taste.
While it is impossible to 'audit' a person (know every thought or action they have or do), I do not think it is necessary to know the position of every atom in the universe to form a reliable trust relationship. Nor is such exact knowledge necessary to make a statement about the past / future which goes beyond being labelled as nothing more than 'one perspective' and therefore unworthy of trust.
We can say a great many things with a level of certainty high enough to pass the threshold of veracity. Whether or not a certain event happened in the past is one such statement. Whether or not to trust a given banker is another.
@dajbelshaw I haven't read 'Liars and Outliers' and likely as not the extended argument Schneier makes is cogent. But in the small confines of the above quote, I am not sure I would agree.
Trust is a relationship between trustor and trustee in which the trustor believes the trustee will do what is expected. I would agree that verification alone isn't 'trust,' only a component of the process, but that doesn't preclude a trustor / trustee relationship with code or mathematics (I trust the code to do X or that mathematics is reliable and therefore worthy of trust).
In that context, I think 'in code we trust' is a valid statement.
Though, to 'only' place trust in code, as blockchain enthusiasts seem to do, does feel eerily like a scene from a rise of the machines dystopian novel...
“Trials on Smola, an island off the coast of Norway, found that bird deaths fell by 72 per cent after a blade on each of four turbines was painted black, compared with four neighbouring turbines that remained all white.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/birds-saved-if-one-wind-turbine-blade-is-black-9fjzwvfqj
@dajbelshaw @basil try being managed on a Soviet era collective farm before you call that one. 😉
@freemo collective nouns are generally only used incidentally theses days and then generally as a pleonasm. A board of directors, faculty of academics or congregation of worshippers.
So likely yes, you are the only one. Apart from Henry Watson Fowler. 🙃
@dajbelshaw an interesting piece.
Small correction though. “Hopeduy there.wkll be collective desire”
“Here is why the privacy issue is so hard to pin down: most actions that end up causing privacy violations happen ‘in the dark’ and without us realising their long-term effect.”
https://www.ivpn.net/blog/privacy-issue-real-vpns-alone-cant-solve-it/
@markosaric @burningkeyboard I’d put my vote on Threema. And they to just released e2ee video calls. 🙂
This looks like it could be interesting.
@jonah the delusion of celebrity. With so many people ‘listening’ to you, this naturally means you have something of substance to say. No matter the topic.
“As currently worded, the bill could frustrate rational debate and discussion which has a fundamental role in society... The right to critique ideas, philosophical, religious... must be protected to allow an artistic and democratic society to flourish.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rowan-atkinson-fights-hate-crime-bill-r8c3tfz0w
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Useful post by my co-operative colleague:
What does ‘open’ mean and who’s doing it?
https://blog.weareopen.coop/what-does-open-mean-and-who-s-doing-it-8170e4315d58
Day 100 of #100DaysToOffload and I have completed the challenge! Loved the ride, but looking forward to the next chapter of Muse & Reason.
My thanks to @kev for initiating the challenge. A great project and one I can commend to anyone wanting to improve their writing.
Day #099 of #100DaysToOffload and I muse on contributions.
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New Blog Post: How to Not Make an Ass of Yourself in Online Discussions
https://www.paritybit.ca/blog/how-to-not-make-an-ass-of-yourself-internet-discussions
"Here are three rules to not making an ass of yourself when having online or in-person discussions."
#100DaysToOffload
https://www.paritybit.ca/blog/how-to-not-make-an-ass-of-yourself-internet-discussions
"Here are three rules to not making an ass of yourself when having online or in-person discussions."
#100DaysToOffload
@dajbelshaw thanks for the share. Looks like an interest text. So many aspects of life often go unobserved, nice when scholars delve into their mysteries.
Day #098 of #100DaysToOffload and I muse on copying old masters.
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Last week I wrote about #OliviadeHavilland, the last star of "Gone with the Wind" (1939).
https://mas.to/@VGM/104582845262081433
The really important thing you should know is that one of key #legal cases of #cinema history is named after her.
De Havilland Law is a precedent of 1943 that allows actors to star in films of another film company, even if their contract with current company forbid it. Olivia's legal struggles have given other actors more freedom.
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Is privilege a driver of #privacy invasion? We think so.
With that said, desperation can be a factor. Not everyone that invades our privacy is doing so maliciously. Sometimes, their business is struggling to survive, and the idea that "we can stay afloat" if we learn everything about our customers seems like a no-brainer.
Marketeers tout this as the only way to win, and those desperate to stay in business fall prey to that philosophy.
It's as much on "us" to create new & ethical ways to win.
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Philosopher and historian. Doctoral candidate at Macquarie Business School researching Edmund Burke. Boosts/follows do not imply endorsement.
Joined Jul 2019
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