There will never be peace as long as at least two people want to be better than everyone else. Only one person can be at the top of the list, and if you have more than one person competing for that spot you're going to have conflict.
But that would reduce the leverage of the big boys to shut out competition. This whole scheme of being liable for the acts of outsiders is specifically to discourage them from contributing, or the projects from accepting contributions. They WANT projects to be paranoid about accepting outside contributions.
They stole a truck with no idea of the cargo's value or importance, and probably didn't even care if someone else could die if they stole it. It might have been medical supplies, vaccines, food rations, anything. And if they'd gotten involved in a high speed pursuit they could have killed someone just running away. Not to mention their willingness to threaten deadly force in the act, which would have given the driver grounds to use the same in self defense, even without the cargo being lethal.
Which would itself only increase any self defense fatality in being justified if the thieves had gotten shot.
They jacked a rig, had no concern for the value of human life, and it bit them in the ass. To be blunt, they had it coming.
The fact that the authorities aren't even going to be responsible for punishing them means they have nobody to blame but themselves.
The vagueness is intentional. They *want* the law to be full of landmines that judges can detonate at their pleasure on whoever their puppetmasters don't like.
I too don't think the govt should be picking winners and losers either, most especially because the merit being judged here is likely political rather than technical.
I like that the market is starting to work to promote solar, and I think soon it will pick up on other "green" energy things. Oil came into its own without a ton of federal help, so why can't alternative forms of energy?
That being said...I hope the govt also doesn't jump in (either party) and start trying to regulate to death the fledgling solar industry or other green energy companies.
Govt should be there just enough to allow the market to roll, but also stay out of the way once it starts rolling.
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Do we mean better, or do we mean more amenable to japanese political influence?
There will never be peace as long as at least two people want to be better than everyone else. Only one person can be at the top of the list, and if you have more than one person competing for that spot you're going to have conflict.
But that would reduce the leverage of the big boys to shut out competition. This whole scheme of being liable for the acts of outsiders is specifically to discourage them from contributing, or the projects from accepting contributions. They WANT projects to be paranoid about accepting outside contributions.
The theory is that the CEO eats it, and then craps it down on whoever was responsible for it.
Too long ago.
They stole a truck with no idea of the cargo's value or importance, and probably didn't even care if someone else could die if they stole it. It might have been medical supplies, vaccines, food rations, anything. And if they'd gotten involved in a high speed pursuit they could have killed someone just running away. Not to mention their willingness to threaten deadly force in the act, which would have given the driver grounds to use the same in self defense, even without the cargo being lethal.
Which would itself only increase any self defense fatality in being justified if the thieves had gotten shot.
They jacked a rig, had no concern for the value of human life, and it bit them in the ass. To be blunt, they had it coming.
The fact that the authorities aren't even going to be responsible for punishing them means they have nobody to blame but themselves.
It wasn't a mistake
The vagueness is intentional. They *want* the law to be full of landmines that judges can detonate at their pleasure on whoever their puppetmasters don't like.
Does that mean that Google is off the hook for it and that Oracle needs to go after the contractor directly?
Or does it mean that Google eats it but then turns around and sues the contractor for indemnification?
Sorry, but Microsoft is Oracle's ally in this against their common enemy.
Oracle probably acquired Sun just so they could sue Google, also one of MIcrosoft's foes.
There is no way in hell Microsoft would go after Oracle for this.
Sorry, doesn't work that way. The ruling would be selectively enforced and those companies would magically not be prosecuted.
It's called conspiracy.
I believe they already call that civil forfeiture.
If you give notice and leave you'll get branded a quitter. If you speak up to anyone you'll get branded a troublemaker.
Can you personally be held liable for anything? If so, then jump ship before it sinks with you on it.
Chances are you're already screwed no matter what.
All they have to do is sue the government.
See TDS v. Monticello.
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I take it you're not familiar with the term "incumbent monopoly"
The telecoms are the owners of the tubes and want to collect as much in data tolls as they can.
What we need is competition so that the telecoms are put under pressure to be nice to their consumers, whoever they may be.
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Aww, how cute, he actually thinks that Big Oil would share the benefits down the supply chain.
I don't really see prices at the pump as an honest indicator of the oil market once you go above the gas station.
You mean like how the GOP is blatantly turning a blind eye to fossil fuel subsidies?
Why shouldn't they get to write it off?
Isn't it a standard business expense just like depreciation?
I too don't think the govt should be picking winners and losers either, most especially because the merit being judged here is likely political rather than technical.
I like that the market is starting to work to promote solar, and I think soon it will pick up on other "green" energy things. Oil came into its own without a ton of federal help, so why can't alternative forms of energy?
That being said...I hope the govt also doesn't jump in (either party) and start trying to regulate to death the fledgling solar industry or other green energy companies.
Govt should be there just enough to allow the market to roll, but also stay out of the way once it starts rolling.
Are you serious?
Do fossil fuels even pay their own way?
In the US, the government bends over for business.
In China, business bends over for the government.
Joint and several liability. You join a conspiracy, you eat everyone's guilt.