gmsamaras’s Comments

• Jan 7th, 2011 @ 8:34pm

  ignoring or reinterpreting data at odds with your beliefs

  on The Amazing Ability Of People To Simply Ignore Data That Proves What They Believe Is Wrong
  This is a well-known phenomenon in psychology; it should come as no surprise!
• Dec 16th, 2010 @ 9:07am

  Re: Ha.... You Need to Get a Warrant

  on Yet Another Court Explains To The Obama Administration That The 4th Amendment Means You Need To Get A Warrant
  Sadly, the data indicates that you are right and our hopes for change resulted in "Yes, we can NOT!".
• Dec 13th, 2010 @ 10:43am

  The US's Reaction To Wikileaks

  on The US's Reaction To Wikileaks Is Doing A Lot More Harm Than The Leaks Themselves
  Surely, you realize that having no secrets and no backroom deals (it was called "transparency" in the 2008 elections) makes being in power less fun and far less profitable ...
• Dec 11th, 2010 @ 12:40pm

  Re: What About

  on UK Court Says Software Company Can Be Liable For Buggy Software
  In the US, if it is a Class 3 device and "FDA-approved", currently you are out of luck (Federal preemption). On the other hand, if it is a Class 2 or Class 1 device, it is adminstratively cleared based upon materials submitted by the manufacturer (not "approved" by the FDA) and manufacturers get sued all the time for faulty design, faulty manufacturing, faulty claims, etc.
  IMHO, the arguement that software is special or different is just specious. Software engineering, exercising greater care, doing more careful and comprehensive testing just cost too much time and money, especially when you have already trained your customer base to live with the flaws at a given price point.
  GF we should deliver a better product, if we have to sell less or at a higher price. Where is the fun in that?