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James.D.Carmine

James Carmine, PhD, (Geek Ethicist) Philosophy and Ethics Professor. Professor Carmine has taught ethics and moral reasoning for over thirty years in small colleges, large public universities and public schools. Send your ethics dilemmas to geekethicist@gmail.com. More info: https://www.carlow.edu/about/administration/faculty-directory/james-carmine/
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Geek Ethicist: Friend your Spouse?

“Dear Ethicist– Perhaps this is a question for the Internet Miss Manners, but I have yet to find her. So I’m asking you. Here’s my question: Should spouses be friends…

I heart Etsy

The Dawning of the Age of Etsy

“I spent the morning reorganizing my board on pinterest. I feel like I really accomplished something.” Those are the words of  the social media customer, your next customer. These are…

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Micro-Manufacturing: A Revolution Begins

Social manufacturing is upon us, and it has transformed manufacturing from macro-factories to micro-factories.  The new Google DRIVE  will be a part of it, since only robust and readily accessible…

Indiegogo vs. Kickstarter

Indiegogo or Kickstarter: Crowdfunding Part 2

Indiegogo, Charity, Art, Revenge… “Artevengity?” My first exposure to charitable crowdfunding was Matthew Inman’s (the Oatmeal)  campaign to finance his counter attack to a $20,000 lawsuit from FunnyJunk using the…

Geek Ethicist: Harm and Fortune

“Dear Ethicist: I was asked a couple of years ago if I could help a company who had some profitable apps for a prominent social network. They needed to bill…

CrowdSourcing: Use it.

Grizzled, bleary-eyed, booze-reeking, day laborers arrive at a parking lot around 8 a.m. for work. If you hire one and want more work, hold off payment as long as possible;…

Geek Ethicist: Apples and Classes

“Dear Ethicist– I have been an enthusiastic Apple customer for over a decade now. I use Apple products in my work and have been very satisfied with their performance, design…

Geek Ethicist

“Dear Ethicist, I have a new business and I need someone to host my website.  A close friend just started a web hosting business and wants me to use her…

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Beware! You’re Famous

But are you just newsworthy famous? Or can you rake in some green for your fame? In other words, did you pass through the right Portal and win the right to…