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Even if this holds up to scrutiny H1N1 will still be A LOT more dangerous than the vaccination.

Google's app store is NOT comparable to "just any other store" because it is a quasi monopoly, which was my point in the first place. Therefore different rules (should) apply. How …

Well... if walmart was by vast majority the only store present in any town and the vast majority of people are only able to shop there, it would of course be a problem too and woul…

"[...] is why you end up with legislation written by lobbyists" no, it is not. Stating "uh the details of this are complicated, lets not do this" gets us nowhere. Following that lo…

Nitpicking about details is not an argument.

Extra app stores are the answer to everything? Wow ;) I never said that gov. regulation is the answer to everything. But in this case it is. That the US gov might act wrong in this…

>>No, it's not irrelevant. Yes it is. >> It's only illegal [...] It is illegal to abuse the monopoly position. Which IS what google is doing. Googles app store is NOT just another …

>>far from having a monopoly on App Stores Google has a (quasi-) monopoly on android app stores. Overall marketshare of android is irrelevant.

>> "google play is preinstalled" on the majority of devices. my point still stands.

>> They aren't and they don't. They are a store like any other and the store owner can decide not to sell your products without a good reason if they want to. On Android there are …

Official app stores are quasi-monopolies and need government control. Think about all the time and work the developer has invested. And can't be possible for google to effectively …

Don't. The (programming) world isn't perfect and trying to protect him from anything "confusing" or bad will not help him in the long run. Instead, explain. If you don't have a goo…

And you are citing this as an example of how to do it right? Why?

I fail to see the legitimate reason software assisted weapons or mass surveillance tech have to exist. Enlighten me? See my other reply below for your relativation fallacy.

>where you draw the line I don't see this as a problem. The goal is to discuss and voice a common moral standard for CS. The idea worked well for doctors.

Define assault. Is nudging someone to get their attention ok? How about hitting them in the face full force? Both are touching... See, the thing is, common sense helps with this. T…

Maybe it was done deliberately?

I like the idea of an oath like this and also thought about creating something a bit similar. Maybe you could call it a "Hippocratic Oath of Computer Science". I think it should be…

You could just add protein powder?

Ah there's what i was missing. Thanks!

Not bashing, I actually want to know: How did a terminal emulator get blown up to 250MB?

Actually that was meant to be a joke. Is that really a reason to downvote?

Hell? This could be heaven! For everyone.

Thank you for the link! :)