I agree if evidence indicates that they were fully aware of the risks involved, and what steps could/should be taken to prevent it from happening. In that case they should be held fully accountable for their actions and allow the people who's data they lost to stone them or something!
However, I believe a lot of the cases where sensitive data is lost, happen because the person losing them wasn't educated enough about the risks involved and the security needed to lower the risks. In this case their employer is fully responsible and they should be held fully accountable for their actions. By paying huge sums of money to the people who's data they lost for example!
Countries should extend exisiting laws and create new ones that make this a very serious crime, as the implications of losing sensitive data can be quite tremendous to the person who's data is lost in today's world.
You'd be surprised how cheap get-rid-of-your-shame services are! Spend a few coins every year on your favourite charity and feel good for the rest of the year! Enjoy your castles and vacation houses on the worlds whitest beaches! Drive around care-free in one of your many flashy brand new sports cars! All this available now at a charity near you!
... with Rowling's lawyers being miffed after being told to print it themselves when they asked for a paper copy of the lexicon's website, and the lexicon website itself using one of those insipid right click disabling scripts."
IANAL but I think if Google plans to do business in the EU by selling online advertisement space to European companies and the EU decides that they hold a monopoly on such advertising than they will have to pay fines, or get rid of the monopoly. As you said I don't think the EU can stop the deal, but they can convict Google.
I know alot of money is spent on online advertising, but how effective is it really?
When I visit a page with advertising like/. I am not able to remember afterwards what the advertisements were... Does anyone really look at them?
Alot of the big players (Google, Microsoft,...) are trying to dominate this corner of the advertisement market, which tells me that companies spend alot of money on online advertisement. But do they really profit from this?
Why do I get the feeling Microsoft is only paying up to prove a point to others?
"See, we pay our protection money! Why won't you?"
If they weren't trying to get others to pay for their patents, I doubt they would've paid a cent to Timeline! They would've gone to court and had their lawyers tear Timeline's arguments to pieces. Or they simply would've bought Timeline...
And if you meant that the recent expedition could've just followed the path I would have to disappoint you... In about 100 years nature restores itself pretty well!
In theory yes, but you have to know that this is a very remote and large area. And they didn't have the technology we have available now.
Right now we'd simply take some pictures with a satelite, and fly some helicopters to the impact spot. Back then they would've had to mount an expedition on foot. And that was simply not feasible.
By the time it became possible to reach the impact site relatively easy, nature had already taken its course and finding the impact spot became impossible/very hard.
I've given up no flying altogether... No matter what the destination is... It'd have to be pretty important if I'm going to deal with airports again!
The way you get treated at airports these days is simply amazing, you are considered a criminal just because you are boarding an airplane. What possible other reason except terrorism could one possibly have for flying?
In the near future I will have to travel between Belgium and the UK quite frequently and I've already decided to take the Eurostar. Sitting on the train takes alot longer then sitting on the airplane but at least I don't have to deal with airport security! I recently went back and forth for the first time and ofcourse the passport and luggage check also occurs but it's alot less invasive than what you go through at airports these days!
... I was not that long ago thinking about taking up a job in the US and moving there! I'm glad I didn't, as I really don't like what the US has become over the past few years under the Bush administration. I hope the next election will bring some change, but I fear Americans will just elect another candidate based on whatever the media is feeding them, not what the candidate is actually about. Still I am hopefull enough Americans have learned their lesson, and will take a different course! I've been to the US many times, and the people I've met are great, too bad some rotten apples managed to take control of the country!
No, it's pretty real, they've made a deal with the OCPC project (One Cow per Child). They give the cow needed to power their laptop! It's a pretty sweet deal, you get a laptop and a cow! Now that's marketing!
I was expecting someone or some organisation to step up and help out. Congratulations are in order to Project Gutenberg, I would say. We can't let the **AA's bully us into following their ideas about art/music/movies/...
maybe this goes to show how the neurotic leaders of ages past came to such power. some of the roman emperors were not known for being the most stable minds.
As opposed to todays political leaders who are all striking examples of stable minds?
A multi-national corporation did the right thing. They did something in the interest of everybody (including themselves) instead of being short-sighted and only looking at the possibility of generating profit in the short run.
I think it's sad that we are happy about it, this should be an every day normality... But unfortunately reality is quite different!
Anyway, congratulations to IBM! It's good to know there are companies who think of the greater good instead of just their own. In the end they will be better rewarded for choosing this path.
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What's the number of the poison control center again?
I agree if evidence indicates that they were fully aware of the risks involved, and what steps could/should be taken to prevent it from happening. In that case they should be held fully accountable for their actions and allow the people who's data they lost to stone them or something!
However, I believe a lot of the cases where sensitive data is lost, happen because the person losing them wasn't educated enough about the risks involved and the security needed to lower the risks. In this case their employer is fully responsible and they should be held fully accountable for their actions. By paying huge sums of money to the people who's data they lost for example!
Countries should extend exisiting laws and create new ones that make this a very serious crime, as the implications of losing sensitive data can be quite tremendous to the person who's data is lost in today's world.
Vacuum Dinosaur?
I thought Hollywood script writers were on strike?
This is the decrypted version?
Make me supreme overlord of planet Earth, and I'll give up my right to vote. Incidently so those everyone else at the same time!
You'd be surprised how cheap get-rid-of-your-shame services are! Spend a few coins every year on your favourite charity and feel good for the rest of the year! Enjoy your castles and vacation houses on the worlds whitest beaches! Drive around care-free in one of your many flashy brand new sports cars! All this available now at a charity near you!
This will probably keep them busy for a while!
IANAL but I think if Google plans to do business in the EU by selling online advertisement space to European companies and the EU decides that they hold a monopoly on such advertising than they will have to pay fines, or get rid of the monopoly. As you said I don't think the EU can stop the deal, but they can convict Google.
I know alot of money is spent on online advertising, but how effective is it really?
/. I am not able to remember afterwards what the advertisements were... Does anyone really look at them?
...) are trying to dominate this corner of the advertisement market, which tells me that companies spend alot of money on online advertisement. But do they really profit from this?
When I visit a page with advertising like
Alot of the big players (Google, Microsoft,
Why do I get the feeling Microsoft is only paying up to prove a point to others?
"See, we pay our protection money! Why won't you?"
If they weren't trying to get others to pay for their patents, I doubt they would've paid a cent to Timeline! They would've gone to court and had their lawyers tear Timeline's arguments to pieces. Or they simply would've bought Timeline...
And if you meant that the recent expedition could've just followed the path I would have to disappoint you... In about 100 years nature restores itself pretty well!
According to me 1908 is alot closer to 1899 then it is to 1999!
In theory yes, but you have to know that this is a very remote and large area. And they didn't have the technology we have available now.
Right now we'd simply take some pictures with a satelite, and fly some helicopters to the impact spot. Back then they would've had to mount an expedition on foot. And that was simply not feasible.
By the time it became possible to reach the impact site relatively easy, nature had already taken its course and finding the impact spot became impossible/very hard.
A translation might be in order:
"Right now they have a press release" means "their design is already better than ours".
"we have many, many millions of customers" means "alot of people are looking for an alternative"
"great software" means "bloated software"
"many hardware devices" means "we're still trying to build a good one"
" and they're welcome in our world" means "they're violating our patents!".
I've given up no flying altogether... No matter what the destination is... It'd have to be pretty important if I'm going to deal with airports again!
The way you get treated at airports these days is simply amazing, you are considered a criminal just because you are boarding an airplane. What possible other reason except terrorism could one possibly have for flying?
In the near future I will have to travel between Belgium and the UK quite frequently and I've already decided to take the Eurostar. Sitting on the train takes alot longer then sitting on the airplane but at least I don't have to deal with airport security! I recently went back and forth for the first time and ofcourse the passport and luggage check also occurs but it's alot less invasive than what you go through at airports these days!
Could be, but it's never been used!
... I was not that long ago thinking about taking up a job in the US and moving there! I'm glad I didn't, as I really don't like what the US has become over the past few years under the Bush administration. I hope the next election will bring some change, but I fear Americans will just elect another candidate based on whatever the media is feeding them, not what the candidate is actually about. Still I am hopefull enough Americans have learned their lesson, and will take a different course! I've been to the US many times, and the people I've met are great, too bad some rotten apples managed to take control of the country!
No, it's pretty real, they've made a deal with the OCPC project (One Cow per Child). They give the cow needed to power their laptop! It's a pretty sweet deal, you get a laptop and a cow! Now that's marketing!
They may not be an **AA in name, but they sure seem to be following their stategy perfectly IMHO...
I was expecting someone or some organisation to step up and help out. Congratulations are in order to Project Gutenberg, I would say. We can't let the **AA's bully us into following their ideas about art/music/movies/...
Good reason to switch to another OS and get used to it, before they pull the plug on XP and force you to use Vista!
Fixed that for you!
If anything, they should give him more vacation!
If he screws up this badly, more work (and more opportunities to screw up) is the last thing you wanna give him IMHO...
I use Linux, in part because I didn't want to give you any money anymore, so could you please explain to me why you think I owe you money?
Because I generally don't give money to someone, simply because they tell me I should. I know, it's insane, but I need a reason...
As opposed to todays political leaders who are all striking examples of stable minds?
A multi-national corporation did the right thing. They did something in the interest of everybody (including themselves) instead of being short-sighted and only looking at the possibility of generating profit in the short run.
I think it's sad that we are happy about it, this should be an every day normality... But unfortunately reality is quite different!
Anyway, congratulations to IBM! It's good to know there are companies who think of the greater good instead of just their own. In the end they will be better rewarded for choosing this path.