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The Moral Case for Bitcoin: Decentralized Currency as a Path to Freedom
19.10.2024
In a world where state-backed currencies fund wars, inflate economies and deplete savings, digital alternatives like bitcoin offer a compelling ethical choice. By removing money from government control, bitcoin presents a route toward a freer and more just society. The Flaws of Fiat Currencies...
Hidden Data of Hogwarts Legacy’s Cut Morality System Is Bewildering
18.5.2023
This January, Hogwarts Legacy caused a stir when one of its developers said that the game wouldn’t judge you for committing major crimes such as murder. While this was lorebreaking for the Harry Potter novels, it was also very typical of a video game to have NPCs that ignore crimes being committed...
To be or not to be: Ethics, democracy and morality in the nascent metaverse
27.3.2023
If human interactions in digital reality should mimic those of real life, this raises questions as to what and who will dictate important moral judgements and ethical standards
Hogwarts Legacy Takes No Moral Stance
7.3.2023
I boot up Hogwarts Legacy and step away to refill my coffee cup. Thanks to the PS5’s quick resume mechanic, my character is staring at me from the start screen before I even get a chance to add oat milk to my brew. I gaze, absentmindedly, as the boar’s head mounted on the wall behind her snarls...
Netflix’s Trans Folk And Supporters Walked Out Today, So Stream Something Else Instead
20.10.2021
Today, Netflix’s trans employees and allies are walking out after the company released, and heavily promoted, yet another transphobic Dave Chapelle special. This walkout is also accompanied by a list of demands from Netflix employees who are deeply unsatisfied with the current state of the company....
The Single Page App Morality Play
7.10.2021
Baldur Bjarnason brings some baby bear porridge to the discussion of Single Page App (SPA) vs. Multi Page App (MPA).
Single-Page-Apps can be fantastic. Most teams will mess them up because most teams operate in dysfunctional
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Mass Effect Is Back, But It Seems Like Morality Meters Are Gone For Good
28.5.2021
Will you save the orphans or eat them? Will you blow up the planet or give it renewable energy and free healthcare? Will you hug Leonardo Da Vinci or let his outstretched arms wither? For a minute there, it felt like games were characterized by binary choices like these—even if their prevalence...
New Blockchain Marketplace Aims to Tackle Morality Issues of Deepfake Media
15.5.2020
Cointelegraph interviewed Arif Khan, CEO of blockchain marketplace Alethea AI, about how to address the legal and moral quagmire that “deepfakes” have created
Protocol, Networks, Law, and Anarchism
15.12.2019
I imagine long ago there was a time when neither verbal nor written language existed for humans. Hand gestures and other physical cues were as good as our ancestors had it. Perhaps the sign for thirsty meant pinching one’s own tongue. Or the sign for hungry meant stuffing one’s hand...