Re: The Relative Importance of Web Development

Pete Dashwood wrote:
"donald tees" <donald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:LPednUadzrOxs8HbnZ2dnUVZ_u6rnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Pete Dashwood wrote:
"donald tees" <donald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message SUMMING UP:

1. Technology, especially emerging technology, needs to be examined from the broadest viewpoints to assess its potential for misuse. This is just plain common sense and has nothing to do with moral or ethical considerations.

2. IT professionals should not participate in projects that are blatantly repressive or violate the rights of the population. (Not even when thery are paying Loadsamoney... :-) Your personal integrity should be more important than your immediate career... (besides, you can get another job, but your conscience is with you for life...))

3. Pete Dashwood is NOT advocating the use of the Internet to violate people's personal privacy. Quite the opposite.

4. Donald Tees is a great guy to play music or "relax" with, but don't be surprised when he forgets your birthday... or your name.... or your email...:-)

A reasonable summary. I answered this in more detail, then scrapped it. Most of what I wrote was a quibble.

I will summarize *my* point though.

There are *many* financial transactions that take place that are not wanted or required or even desirable as "net accessible". Perhaps the only answer for those transactions is to make them cash, but I think there is still, and always will be a need for non-net systems. Trusting the software underlying the whole thing to be secure is a far greater risk than simply not including net access. Sometimes the simplest solution is the best.

Agreed. Actually, I'd strengthen your last statement to "USUALLY the simplest solution is best." :-)


Could not resist these quotes in response:
"Make things as simple as possible -- but not simpler." -- Albert Einstein
"To every complex problem there's a simple solution, and it's wrong!"
-- Turski
"So simple, a child could do it. (Child sold separately.)"
-- Unknown, but probably included in toy assembly instructions


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