Detecting nipples shouldn't be too hard. We could assign a probability based on relative location to the face, colour difference and size. Although a lot of "artistic" nude shots don't show that. The problem here is that they tend to hint at nakedness rather than explicitly show it.You can't detect everything that might be considered rude using a single algorithm.

Religion is declining though. Even in the US, it's more that the religious are getting louder than more numerous. In Europe, and for that matter, the more liberal US cities, people are a lot more laid back about nudity.

A women in a bikini - acceptable for all but the most puritanical of people - will have a lot of skin. A woman flashing her top will have a lot less skin than that.

The algorithm seems to do some stuff with "curves" - whether this looks for breasts or just female body shape is something I'll have to play with when I'm not at work.

Yes, so? If I was using a SPARC I'd be assuming register based passing.

If it was to be used in a calculation, and the architecture doesn't have operations on constants then I'd know it would go into a register. I wouldn't know which register, but that wasn't the point. The point is knowing it will be stored in a register. In the case of a SPARC, and if we're using it as a function parameter, and if there are fewer than 8 parameters, and if the parameters are all simple types, then it will be stored in one of the upper 8 registers in the window, and a competent programmer with low level SPARC experience will be able to tell you exactly which.

I can understand this for the basic author's copyright, but the companies involved here aren't creators. Or consumers. They're middlemen. We don't need them. If we get content from another source, (e.g. Netflix US), the copyright owner still gets money. It comes from Netflix US rather than the local NZ distributor.

The publisher knows full well that some people will be using Netflix US through VPN or DNS spoofing services, and that this represents an increased value fro the company so will charge accordingly.

Companies contend there's little incentive to buy content from other providers if their customers already have access to it online.

So don't then. The customers don't need it. They can access it online.

We don't outlaw bread making machines in order to keep bakers in business either.

so?

Not being under any legal obligation does not mean they are not immune to criticism for behavior that is considered poor form.

Who ever said anything about "do no evil"? Google's unofficial policy is "Don't be evil". Different in a subtle but significant way.

I'm not quite sure how a glitch in an online music app might kill someone.

If my software kills someone I will be so distraught that I will confess immediately, and cooperate fully with any enquiry. Although I can't see anyone hiring me to work on safety critical systems.

As a programmer, I don't want to be replaced easily, and I don't care about my work when I'll die, or even when I quit my company.

As a programmer, I make sure I remain employable by doing the best job I can do. Partly this is about basic ethics, but I know that even if I write ideal code, with perfect documentation, I'm still the best person to understand that. I don't want to work for any company I work for that doesn't realise this.

Underprivileged and disabled people have a hard time getting work, so Goodwill gives them an opportunity to be a productive member of society. The fact that they get government handouts for this means that they have more money to spend on other projects.

"Ribbon sucks" is hardly a controversial position. You can come out and admit it with pride!

At this stage 'a' isn't in a register. It's a symbol that will probably be replaced by a constant 13 in a later operation, or pushed onto the stack if used as a parameter (assuming stack based calling)

Unless you are a 4 year old girl not only is your opinion irrelevant, even having an opinion makes me think less of you.

It is bizarre asking the performers to pay for this. Do they provide free Apple Macs for businesses and not expect to get paid until the business starts making a profit?