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jgordon1 — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:53:05 +0000

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Coding Ethics…

Joan Ball — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:49:15 +0000

Internet activist and New York Times bestselling author of The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You, Eli Pariser is concerned that information gatekeepers of the past (i.e. editors/reporters) have been replaced by algorithms that individually tailor information based upon a host of variables that are being collected from you with or without...

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Can Ethical Companies Do Business With Unethical Leaders?

Joan Ball — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:49:39 +0000

Coca-cola has been accused of "propping up a notorious Swaziland dictator" whose human rights abuses and bilking of the national wealth has long been criticized by human rights activists. According to Guardian UK reporter David Smith**, Swaziland's King Mswati III is Africa's last absolute monarch whose personal wealth is gleaned in part from taxes paid by companies like Coca-cola while his...

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New Years Resolutions: Are We Lying to Ourselves?

Joan Ball — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:51:42 +0000

I know it's become popular, but I've become suspect of using traditional goal-setting strategies and business process techniques to change personal habits and pursue a meaningful life. While I can admit that there's something invigorating--even exciting--about casting a new vision, writing that list of goals and objectives and getting a fresh start, I also know that sooner or later we all come face to face with the gap between our intentions and our ability to follow through. Skimming dozens...

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Is Craigslist Who We Really Are?

hfields — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:15:55 +0000

Raise your hand if you're familiar with Craigslist.org. Chances are, there's one that serves your community. And it's extremely handy for job listings, housing, dating, selling your old crap or buying new old crap.Really, it's ingenious. But why's it also so darn discouraging? As great as it is for selling your car or finding a roommate, it's also astonishingly chock-full of scam artists, sleaze balls and assorted other unsavory...

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How Do You Complain – Gracefully?

hfields — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:29:56 +0000

So, I'm of the ethos that if you don't like your meal, you send it back. It's how I was raised, and I don't have any sense of shame about that. When you pay for something, you should get your money's worth. HOWEVER, I also believe there's a polite way to do it, and a wrong way.Sometimes I don't manage to do it the polite way.Today I accepted delivery of a piece of furniture, and, guess what? It arrived badly scratched. I'm afraid I freaked out a little bit. I was standing out in the...

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A Holiday Tipping Guide For The Terminal Grinch

hfields — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:11:00 +0000

Oy Vey. It's that time again. The time when we've got to open our wallets and dole out a fistful of hard-earned cash to the service workers who make our lives run smoothly all year round. The postal carrier. The building superintendant. Your kid's babysitter.

But what if you make less than they do?

The building where I live has 14 tip-hungry employees. I...

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Can There Be Morals Without Religion?

hfields — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:15:46 +0000

One of our regular commenters, Steve Allen, recently wrote the following in response to Paddy's post about buying the gender of your child:

To my way of thinking, we are EITHER accidental accumulations of atoms, and our actions and experiences are without moral weight, OR "faith" as you put it, (ie that we were created by God) has a place, and our actions...

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A Decade of Morals — Have Yours Changed?

Padmini Mangunta — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:30:00 +0000

As the decade winds to an end, it's natural for us all to look back at the years behind us. Last night I shared a drink with a friend and reminisced about Y2K. I thought back to the friends I celebrated with, the relationships we had all been in -- and how far we each have come.

As often happens since the birth of this blog, I started to consider how my personal morals and ethics had developed over the last ten years. I think in many ways I'm less naive, yet more idealistic. Harder in...

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What Not To Eat On A Date (Or A Business Lunch)

hfields — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:06:20 +0000

Recently, gentle readers, I had myself the most hilarious luncheon I can recall in many a day. 'Twas racy, 'twas raunchy... 'twas vegetarian Indian cuisine.It began innocently enough. My adorable (in a little brother kinda way) coworker and I decided to head out for a bite and catch up on things. He suggested a nearby Indian restaurant. I'm a bit of a newbie on that cuisine frontier, but was happy to expand my horizons. So off we skipped to a nearby, low-priced joint. Not knowing what...

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