noitpmeder (u/noitpmeder)

noitpmeder commented on Computer fraud laws used to prosecute leaking air crash footage to CNN techdirt.com/2025/08/22/i... · Posted by u/BallsInIt

kurikuri · 5 days ago

> I do know, however, that if you take private data from your employer and leak it (or sell it) you’re not going to be on the right side of the law. I have a hard time buying this article’s point that it was just “violating company policy”

If I were to copy the files on my work device and distribute them, I would be in violation of NDAs which could be pursued as civil offenses. If I didn’t have those NDAs, my employer could try and pursue something in court, along with firing me, but it wouldn’t be a straightforward suit.

None of these are (or at least, should be) criminal situations.

noitpmeder · 5 days ago

I mean in the first case you're literally stealing from your employer. If that doesn't make you a criminal for theft I don't know what does

noitpmeder commented on The BLS can't be replaced by the private sector bloomberg.com/opinion/art... · Posted by u/petethomas

FrustratedMonky · 19 days ago

Was on news yesterday, not sure if will happen. But Trump now also does not trust the Census and wants to do another one. So then what happens when we can't even trust the Census? And Totals are just gamed for Congressional seats.

noitpmeder · 19 days ago

Yeah we live in a crazy world. Honestly the fact that they don't trust it probably lends more credence toward their results -- it's extremely unfortunate that many of these agencies/systems/... live under the executive branch's whims and not as part of congressionally-mandated programs where it'd be more difficult to meddle.

The current 2-party system with fixed terms almost lends itself to promoting the political appointee system where entire department head counts turn over after a change in ruling party. If you're a "career" politician it's a no-brainer to fill these positions wholesale with people who are favorable to your world view, or donated to your administration, or spend lots of money at your hotel chain, ...

noitpmeder commented on The BLS can't be replaced by the private sector bloomberg.com/opinion/art... · Posted by u/petethomas

croes · 19 days ago

That opens the door for lots of Wrong conclusions either lack of knowledge and maliciousness.

Statistics is often counterintuitive.

noitpmeder · 19 days ago

Sure, but the alternative is implicitly trusting the conclusions and interpretations the govt agency, who are (almost assuredly) humans with biases and not impartial robots.

It's a lot harder to attack general best practice statistic collection than it is to throw shade at an editorial. (not that certain administrations have issues attacking best practice science)

Issue also arise "easily" when the people charged with producing editorials are political appointees who are easy targets for subsequent administrations looking to shift blame. (seems we're at this stage now)

noitpmeder commented on The BLS can't be replaced by the private sector bloomberg.com/opinion/art... · Posted by u/petethomas

FrustratedMonky · 19 days ago

With the shoot the messenger management style. Will the BLS ever be trustworthy again? What happens to markets when we can't trust any government statistics.

noitpmeder · 19 days ago

Maybe the best move at this point is to move toward the BLS releasing all the raw data, but do not publish conclusions of their own? Then at least you have a central "unbiased" (if that's ever an actual state) agency responsible for collection, and leave it up to the more polarized outlets/statisticians/... to produce their own interpretations.

E.g. similar to Census data -- central data collection managed by govt, generalized anonymous data released for interpretation by anyone.

noitpmeder commented on The BLS can't be replaced by the private sector bloomberg.com/opinion/art... · Posted by u/petethomas

jacobyoder · 19 days ago

> Instead of firing the commissioner, the president should be giving the agency a raise in the form of a bigger budget. The goal should be to restore public trust in government statistics, not undermine it.

When you believe that government should not be providing many services, or doing most of what it currently does overall, why would you want to bolster trust in government statistics? Those statistics might contradict the administration, which is not a goal of the administration and its backers.

noitpmeder · 19 days ago

Exactly. Instead of battling with their own internal departments when they show lack-luster numbers in good faith, they can just blame the "agendas" of the non-blessed private sector companies who show the same data.

Even better, they can exult the virtues of select private sector companies who show "good" "approved" data.

What? No, no conflict of interest that members of the President's immediate family happens to hold board seats in those "approved" companies.

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baxtr · a month ago

Re hype: Why is it that so many people are completely obsessed with replacing all developers and any other white-collar job? They seem to be totally convinced that this will happen. 100%

To me, this all sounds like an “end-of-the-world” nihilistic wet dream, and I don’t buy the hype.

Is it’s just me?

noitpmeder · a month ago

Because developer and other white-collar job salaries are the top expense of most companies.

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noitpmeder · a month ago

EVE Online has something similar with their Project Discovery!

https://www.eveonline.com/discovery

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Aerbil313 · 2 months ago

No, it's real. I have AuDHD and very strictly defined routines are how I manage to function day-to-day. It's not a productivity hack or how I'll be a billionaire in 5 years though, like scrollheads often promote. It's just how my brain works. A small fraction of those influencers might also be neurodivergent and sincerely posting what works for them.

noitpmeder · 2 months ago

I think what OP is saying are fake are the hoards of people posting it on their social/influencer accounts. Sure, some people have very rigid and strict routines that they need to get through their day, but (I'd agree with OP) that it's likely the vast majority are "virtue-signaling".

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potato3732842 · 2 months ago

>probably more so that they don't have to devote customer support resources to handling all the return

Sounds like a win-win then.

This isn't zero sum. Just because it's better for the company doesn't mean it's worse for the consumer.

noitpmeder · 2 months ago

Sure, but just because it's also pleasant for the consumer as a byproduct doesn't mean you can attribute their actions to that cause, e.g. this doesn't make them altruistic.