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This is a paper about Ethics. That is a topic in which the computer practitioners have recently become interested as they try to make the case that they should be considered to be professionals, even though they are unwilling to accept the responsibility for their actions that any professional must assume. | This is a paper about Ethics. That is a topic in which the computer practitioners have recently become interested as they try to make the case that they should be considered to be professionals, even though they are unwilling to accept the responsibility for their actions that any professional must assume. | ||
| − | In February 2023 there where 5,823,500 driver's licenses issued in Washington State<ref>''Total number of licensed drivers in the U.S. in 2020, by state'' Statista (2023-02-28) https://www.statista.com/statistics/198029/total-number-of-us-licensed-drivers-by-state/</ref> out of a population of 7.79 million which means that there were almost 2 million residents without a driver's license, over 1/4 of the residents. | + | In February 2023 there where 5,823,500 driver's licenses issued in Washington State<ref>''Total number of licensed drivers in the U.S. in 2020, by state'' Statista (2023-02-28) https://www.statista.com/statistics/198029/total-number-of-us-licensed-drivers-by-state/</ref> out of a population of 7.79 million which means that there were almost 2 million residents without a driver's license, over 1/4 of the residents. An official ID card is available for these people at a cost of $54, not a good investment for most of that population. |
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Revision as of 15:38, 28 February 2023
Full Title
The Current Mobil Driver's License Design is Considered to be Evil.
Context
This is a paper about Ethics. That is a topic in which the computer practitioners have recently become interested as they try to make the case that they should be considered to be professionals, even though they are unwilling to accept the responsibility for their actions that any professional must assume.
In February 2023 there where 5,823,500 driver's licenses issued in Washington State[1] out of a population of 7.79 million which means that there were almost 2 million residents without a driver's license, over 1/4 of the residents. An official ID card is available for these people at a cost of $54, not a good investment for most of that population.
References
- ↑ Total number of licensed drivers in the U.S. in 2020, by state Statista (2023-02-28) https://www.statista.com/statistics/198029/total-number-of-us-licensed-drivers-by-state/
