Patricia Aas's EuroBSDCon keynote is about ethics for people who build software, covering how the tech industry got to its current state and what engineers can do about it. It steps back from technical detail to the bigger picture.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters strongly recommend it as a thoughtful talk on tech worker ethics that has not aged.
“Hasn't aged one bit. If anything Patricia is spot on pretty much everything.”HN comment, 2020
“Watch this keynote talk by Patricia Aas. It's called Embedded Ethics.”
Keynote on embedded ethics aimed at tech workers
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For engineers reading this who work at a tech company, or well, any company. Watch this keynote talk by Patricia Aas. It's called Embedded Ethics. And it is crystal clear many of you need to watch it. this video
Strongly recommendssimpssNov 2019
“It really resonated with my thoughts, how I've viewed the tech world and my (tiny) part in it.”
Engineer explains tech worker ethics, how we got here, and fixes
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On another topic, someone recently posted this youtube video of a Norwegian engineer explaining her views on tech worker ethics, how we've got here and maybe a way to fix it or atleast improve on the current situation. I'd recommend showing it to your commute buddies. It really resonated with my thoughts, how I've viewed the tech world and my (tiny) part in it. this video
Strongly recommendsmariosDec 2020
“Hasn't aged one bit. If anything Patricia is spot on pretty much everything.”
Keynote that has not aged and is spot on
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I watched this in 2020 even though it's from EuroBSDCon 2019. I'm talking about Patricia Aas keynote "Embedded Ethics": this video Hasn't aged one bit. If anything Patricia is spot on pretty much everything. If you don't have time to spend on this, you may want to take a look at the slides: link
RecommendsmariosDec 2019
“sometimes you need to worry less about the gritty details of the tech and take a step back and look at the bigger picture.”
Steps back from technical details to the bigger picture
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EuroBSDcon 2019 Keynote by Patricia Aas: Embedded Ethics ( this video / slides: link ) Because, sometimes you need to worry less about the gritty details of the tech and take a step back and look at the bigger picture.