The Dollars and Sense of Westworld
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
15: Ethics and Impact of Operating a Host Slave Labor-Based Business or: Two Cents Short of a Dollar
22 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we discuss how robots still aren’t people, and they never will be. Meanwhile Pat drops a racially triggered topic and makes all...
14: The Three Laws Part Two, or: The Relativity of Wrong
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we continue our discussion of the three laws by discussing how we would want them enacted in our potential business model, includ...
13: Three Laws Part One, or: How Robots Must Protect Humankind (Except Joe)
16 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we explain what the Three Laws are, discuss the difficulties in implementing them in general and in Westworld in particular, all ...
12: Corporate Security, or: the Vulnerabilities and Dangers of DiscothequeWorld
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we discuss various aspects of site and operational security, and come to the conclusion that our lack of legal background leaves ...
11: OSHA or: Hooray Deregulation!
09 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we discuss workplace safety, dismemberment, and antibiotic-resistant infections found in robot prostitutes. Meanwhile, Chris repe...
10: Coding Standards and Practices or: Let’s Try Learning from our Mistakes for a Change
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we discuss why it’s important to establish coding standards in a development organization, as well as the impact of code review...
9: HR, or: Don’t Dip Your Pen in the Company Ink
02 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we discuss whether or not Westworld has an HR department (spoiler: the consensus is no). We also discuss the purpose of human re...
8: Reporting Structure or: There’s No One to Blame if There’s No One in Charge
31 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we talk about the headless tree that doesn’t make adequately defined roles, purposes, or liability. We also discuss rogue CEOs...
7: Data Retention, or: Don’t Get Burned Cooking the Books
26 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we discuss the reasons why a company would both retain and discard data, as well as the policies and groups that inform such deci...
6: Testing in Production, or: the Trials and Tribulations of Dongworld
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we discuss whether or not testing in production is a viable business approach, while also further musing on A/B and usability tes...
5: Insufficient Monitoring or: How to Go Full Skynet Without Anyone Noticing
19 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we cover failures in both our world and Westworld that could have been prevented by monitoring. Meanwhile, we discover that Chris...
4: Log Persistence and Immutability or: You Miss All the Logs You Don’t Take
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we discuss the importance of logging, including persistence, immutability, and log levels. We also discuss why logs should alway...
3: Warnings and Errors or: People Pay Attention to Zombies
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we once again meet Pinocchio, who tells us that warnings are unnecessary. We discuss why that’s not true, as well as logging, m...
2: Why Process is Important or: A/B Testing of Brothels
02 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we discuss the process failures that Westworld had, what they do right, why it’s important to identify the root cause, and pros...
1: Automation or: The Proper Way to Sand Your Horse
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description In which we discuss the value of automation, as well as when it does and doesn’t make sense. Meanwhile, we completely ignore the opportu...
0: Introduction
12 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Description Welcome to the Dollars and Sense of Westworld podcast where we try to figure out if it would be possible to run Westworld as an actual bus...