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 HCI The bad Ethiopian Airlines 302 Probably one of the most disastrous plane accidents in the recent years, the Ethiopian Airlines 302 flight was one with a very, very short life. The plane in question was a Boeing 737, which is a rather important detail to note. Most notably, it turns out that six months before the aforementioned accident, another Boeing 737 had crashed, the reason being a new MCAS automated flight system. Even though there was very heavy backlash to the plane being kept in service after that, it was neglected and thus, the second accident happened.  What happened was very simple - despite the plane managing to take off, one of its angle-of-attack sensors (A sensor that mostly measures the yaw of the plane) malfunctioned. Merely a minute after takeoff, after the additional takeoff flaps had been retracted - our lovely friend MCAS took over and apparently shot the plane straight into a diving position. The problem with the MCAS system was that it relied solely on a si

 Professionality     The topic of professionalism is one that is very vastly debated amongst people, especially when a generational difference comes into play. Far as my life has gone, that also holds true. This is perhaps one of the most prevalent things I have noticed in my interactions with my parents, with whom I actually share two generations of age difference.      I cannot say much about the past, other than what I have heard - and it certainly does seem to match a very 'traditional' view. According to most of the older generation, professionals were very strictly either one of two things, depending on who one talks to. Not to any major surprise, what people define as a professional depends largely on their own life experience and who they themselves are.     For example - my father, who is a rugged electrician and an engineer, sees a professional as largely practical. He expects them to be very hands-on in their field and does not care at all for 'professional speec

 Help keep flame wars under control     This commandment looks great. Six words, all short and tidy-I mean.. The moral looks great. 'Flaming' - the act of getting excessively upset about something and starting to insult other(s) around oneself in frustration is very, very common on the internet and its several forms, be it on forums or in games. On one hand, it helps to relieve the pressure and stress of the person who is flaming - somewhat like a type of venting for the socially inept. On the other, it impacts the moods of everyone around the person to a very negative degree. More often than not, the person flaming ruins the moods of everyone around him without even managing to vent off their own frustration - therefore it is universally seen as an immensely harmful act by everyone other than the flamers themselves. The good     Helping calm down the person who is most frustrated (Or, at least, most publicly frustrated) can be a really difficult task, but managing to do it has

 Copyleft     Having started out as a simple pun on the word 'copyright', copyleft soon evolved into an entire genre of funky iterations of copyright for technically free software. Nowadays, it is most often seen split into three distinct groups: Strong, weak, and no copyleft. There are some splinters, such as 'very strong copyleft', but those aren't formidable enough categories to stand on their own. Strong copyleft     The most restrictive type of copyleft, it places a lot of restrictions on the further development of the software. Most notably of all, not being able to be made proprietary and experiencing heavy struggles when combining it with other software. Probably the best category for someone who is very adamant in the design philosophy of their written code - making sure it does not get used for 'the wrong purposes' or distributed solely with the intent of using another person's code to make profit for oneself. If a programmer is trying to write

 A mess      The Pirate Party provides some very interesting viewpoints on existing laws, a few of which caught my particular interest. File Sharing - Inherent Surveillance      A point that is way too often neglected was brought up here. To ban sharing copies of digital content would be to monitor the sending of said digital content. While a lot of places already do try to do this, they are limited in their capabilities and are not officially supported by the law in doing so. I fear for what may happen to our freedoms should official restrictions be placed on sharing things between individuals - as mentioned, it was completely okay in the past, yet is suddenly becoming a major issue.  B-but how will artists make money?      One of the main points brought up by copyright lobbyists with complete dishonesty. Big labels have zero regard for the artists under them - in fact they will do anything they can to leech off of them as much as possible. If one were to actually ask for the opinions