> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 9:23 PM, <xorc...@sigaint.org> wrote: > I'd bet a lot of readers here would have major ethical issues with > what they do... collect and mine info so they can cold call, spam, > promote, engineer, and market people brands and junk they don't > need... and wouldn't be into working in that line of business.
<shrug> Just pointing out that not all places are super-competitive. > > Of course some the other stuff they have / do under the > hood is surely cool, from a model, tech, data perspective. Yup. The hows/whats/whys of the data they collect is interesting. > >> I won't give the others because, I still have relationships >> with them. But Bluecore is awesome > > Parsing... and presumably formerly with bluecore. I contracted with them for a period. Last time I knew, their security wasn't so hot, in case anyone is bored. > Go find me rockets, networks, and cool physical stuff to build... > something / data useful to society / humanity / future / action... > not pimping pointless Hilfiger jackets and Puravida bracelets. BAE needs Linux guys if you can pass the security clearance. There are two projects that I know are current: creating a nuclear sub training simulator, and embedded programming to create a new electronic lock. I'm not a real fan of the marketing industry myself, but I have far fewer qualms with that than working for a weapons manufacturer.