Send a bill for damages and legal costs to anyone too stupid to figure out how to set their event privacy settings to something other than 'everyone'. After the first few college kids see their lives vaporize into a black sucking hole of wage garnishments and crappy housing options, they'll cry and moan about it on facebook, thus solving your problem. That's how we do it here, and it's worked out pretty well for us so far.
Wow... Just Wow... That's an argument against roundabouts?!? I personally find that one of the most sad statements I've read in a long time.
Up here in Minnesota, drivers will merge into the turn-off lane miles before the exit, which is a unique behavior to Minnesota drivers and frustrates the hell out of traffic engineers because models that work everywhere else don't work here. Driver cooperation is a misnomer... the roadways would be awash with burned out husks of cars and mad-max style drive-bys if there was no cooperation. Cooperation exists -- the issue is that these engineers are frustrated that people aren't engaging in the 'rational' behaviors they want, but instead are following their own logic.
Back on topic; Studies show roundabouts are useful for low to medium traffic areas. They will cause more accidents when the area is congested, and traffic engineers will continue to recommend traffic signals in those locations. A good indicator that the roundabout needs to be replaced is to look at it during rush hour. If people regularly have to brake or stop to enter it, it's time to replace it with signals. If people are getting aggressive because they're having to wait, that's an indicator of an engineering failure, not "american" behavior.
The fact is, nationwide our infrastructure has been in need of major overhaul for some time, but we haven't invested properly in it since about the 1960s. Mass transit options in most metro areas are a joke, intra-regional traffic without the use of a personal vehicle is prohibitively expensive, a many of our bridges and roadways are unsafe or in need of significant repairs. Worse, the roads we do have are often inadequate for the loads we're putting on them -- witness all of southern California gridlocking for four hours straight during rush hour.
Roundabouts are cheap. That's why they're catching on -- unfortunately, this short-term planning will exacerbate an already bad situation as those intersections age and are not upgrades as traffic flow increases.
So the logic here is the same as it has been for every rights-compromising measure put forth so far this century; "[name of enemy] is going to cause massive amounts of economic/physical/spiritual damage unless [measure] is undertaken immediately. [measure] will of course restrict your rights, but it's all in the name of protecting something greater than you."
Of course, that something invariably reduces to somebody else's profit, which is likely already happening at your expense, so why change the status quo now.
"The arrest is the latest in a series of high-profile actions against people and groups around the world suspected of being involved in the global cybercrime ecosystem."
"There's too many of them, and not enough of us. So what we'll do is make a lot of busts in a short amount of time and publicize the hell out of it to scare them and make the public think it's all under control."
They need to get a legitimate cause, and stop pissing on ( innocent ) people randomly, or be gone.
I fail to see how anything they did could be justified even if it was for a 'legitimate' cause. Taking away others' ability to participate in the community [network] is universally wrong. You lose the moral high ground and then some doing that.
Engineers internally and externally saw a trend of rising flood waters, and went to work on a plan to strengthen defenses. Plant management and the regulatory body had a difference of opinion, and so they lobbed paper back and forth for awhile before deciding on the current plan, which is working. Naturally, everybody has a problem with the system working and the plant remaining safe.
Now probably isn't the best time to point out that stuff printed in the gutter, in graphic design, is extra filler around the main content that due to registration errors (off-center printing) might not show up...
If they took their copyright seriously, they wouldn't put it there.
You're missing the point. The parent is criticising the grand parent for automatically labelling him as guilty and already saying what his sentence is, before any due process has taken place..
...somehow I don't think that a multi-agency-operation can be executed within 1 day
If you show your ass to authorities on six different continents, it goes without saying they're going to feel a lot more generous about cooperating in capturing you.
They've been arrested. The public is watching. There will be a trial. How much more due process do you think a criminal deserves? These guys aren't going to some secret military prison to be tortured because their second cousin twice removed once had a bad thought about his government...
In their defense, if this person is convicted on the crimes sentencing will be much lighter than if he had done it for some more nefarious reason like financial gain...see: sentence mitigation.
I have a lot more compassion for someone who is hungry, poor, or in financial difficulty committing a crime out of desperation than those who do it for shits and giggles. Especially first time offenders; This is why the sentencing for prostitution, petty theft, etc., is relatively light (I didn't say it was a slap on the wrist, just that they won't be getting 30 years in the electric chair like these asshats). Most judges, contrary to popular opinion, want to make the community a better place and understand the difference between kids who need to be taught some manners, those who are hard on their luck, and those that are motivated by greed and a callous disregard for their fellow humans.
So this "news" article is nothing but speculation?
In the dark ages before the internet, when dinosaurs ruled the earth and grammar nazis were kept caged in cellars underneath college english departments, journalists learned to never directly state the person was guilty. Guidelines were developed to prevent over-zealous lawyers from destroying the freedom of the press through endless lawsuits. So, in the event of a crime, we are not allowed to refer to it as "your" crime, merely "a" crime.
Judge: "Can the defendant please state, for the record, why they felt it was necessary to take down several high-profile website, costing those companies hundreds of thousands in lost income, cleanup costs, and angry support calls?"
Defendant's Lawyer: "Ah, your honor, let the record show... they did it for the 'lulz'".
Judge: "I see. Well, in the spirit of their crime, sentencing will be 'for the lulz'."
"Only in the United States, where caps are popular."
But in truth, I'd be more concerned about unbrided capitalism and monopolistic practices killing not just the cloud, but any hope my country has of competing in a global marketplace. We've already hamstrung ourselves on an antiquidated patent and copyright system that is forcing our talent overseas to produce, we have our government busy chasing down music pirates while ignoring the massive amounts of identity theft and fraud perpetuated by malware and botnets, and the list goes on.
Every mother carries cells within her body for life of the kids she has conceived (not necessarily given birth to). The female immune system has several features designed to inhibit normal immunological responses during pregnancy...
with the possibility of not needing to take anti-rejection meds
The body eventually rejects anything that is foreign. That's the whole purpose of the immune system, and it has unique protein keys for each person. All a donation from mom means is that the reaction will be slower, and there will be less of a need to suppress the immune system.
The use of explosives by anyone on this forum would be considered "hostile" and would land them in jail. They can label it whatever they want, but you drop a bomb somewhere, you better expect a "hostile" reply.
Slashdot Mirror
Dear German Authorities,
Send a bill for damages and legal costs to anyone too stupid to figure out how to set their event privacy settings to something other than 'everyone'. After the first few college kids see their lives vaporize into a black sucking hole of wage garnishments and crappy housing options, they'll cry and moan about it on facebook, thus solving your problem. That's how we do it here, and it's worked out pretty well for us so far.
Sincerely,
Some Bitchy American
Wow... Just Wow... That's an argument against roundabouts?!? I personally find that one of the most sad statements I've read in a long time.
Up here in Minnesota, drivers will merge into the turn-off lane miles before the exit, which is a unique behavior to Minnesota drivers and frustrates the hell out of traffic engineers because models that work everywhere else don't work here. Driver cooperation is a misnomer... the roadways would be awash with burned out husks of cars and mad-max style drive-bys if there was no cooperation. Cooperation exists -- the issue is that these engineers are frustrated that people aren't engaging in the 'rational' behaviors they want, but instead are following their own logic. Back on topic; Studies show roundabouts are useful for low to medium traffic areas. They will cause more accidents when the area is congested, and traffic engineers will continue to recommend traffic signals in those locations. A good indicator that the roundabout needs to be replaced is to look at it during rush hour. If people regularly have to brake or stop to enter it, it's time to replace it with signals. If people are getting aggressive because they're having to wait, that's an indicator of an engineering failure, not "american" behavior. The fact is, nationwide our infrastructure has been in need of major overhaul for some time, but we haven't invested properly in it since about the 1960s. Mass transit options in most metro areas are a joke, intra-regional traffic without the use of a personal vehicle is prohibitively expensive, a many of our bridges and roadways are unsafe or in need of significant repairs. Worse, the roads we do have are often inadequate for the loads we're putting on them -- witness all of southern California gridlocking for four hours straight during rush hour. Roundabouts are cheap. That's why they're catching on -- unfortunately, this short-term planning will exacerbate an already bad situation as those intersections age and are not upgrades as traffic flow increases.
. If mine were the size of a hair, I'd probably be pretty upset and yell pretty loudly too.
Not if you were the size of this critter. Then your dick would be as long as your leg. :P
Has slashdot descended so far that news for nerds is now "animal makes noise with its dick"? Really now...
So the logic here is the same as it has been for every rights-compromising measure put forth so far this century; "[name of enemy] is going to cause massive amounts of economic/physical/spiritual damage unless [measure] is undertaken immediately. [measure] will of course restrict your rights, but it's all in the name of protecting something greater than you." Of course, that something invariably reduces to somebody else's profit, which is likely already happening at your expense, so why change the status quo now.
But they didn't. Sony did that, as a knee-jerk reaction. Don't blame LulzSec for Sony's ill-considered response.
Wait, knocking a MMO offline because they partnered with Sony is okay, because Sony did it first? What kind of argument is that!?
"The arrest is the latest in a series of high-profile actions against people and groups around the world suspected of being involved in the global cybercrime ecosystem."
"There's too many of them, and not enough of us. So what we'll do is make a lot of busts in a short amount of time and publicize the hell out of it to scare them and make the public think it's all under control."
They need to get a legitimate cause, and stop pissing on ( innocent ) people randomly, or be gone.
I fail to see how anything they did could be justified even if it was for a 'legitimate' cause. Taking away others' ability to participate in the community [network] is universally wrong. You lose the moral high ground and then some doing that.
The main story can be basically summarized as;
Engineers internally and externally saw a trend of rising flood waters, and went to work on a plan to strengthen defenses. Plant management and the regulatory body had a difference of opinion, and so they lobbed paper back and forth for awhile before deciding on the current plan, which is working. Naturally, everybody has a problem with the system working and the plant remaining safe.
*headdesk*
Now probably isn't the best time to point out that stuff printed in the gutter, in graphic design, is extra filler around the main content that due to registration errors (off-center printing) might not show up... If they took their copyright seriously, they wouldn't put it there.
Ah, justice, that thing you get when the judge likes you.
And when the judge doesn't, we can look to our endless appeals system.
You're missing the point. The parent is criticising the grand parent for automatically labelling him as guilty and already saying what his sentence is, before any due process has taken place..
Yeah. On the internet, we call that 'tuesday'.
...somehow I don't think that a multi-agency-operation can be executed within 1 day
If you show your ass to authorities on six different continents, it goes without saying they're going to feel a lot more generous about cooperating in capturing you.
How about some due process, first?
They've been arrested. The public is watching. There will be a trial. How much more due process do you think a criminal deserves? These guys aren't going to some secret military prison to be tortured because their second cousin twice removed once had a bad thought about his government...
In their defense, if this person is convicted on the crimes sentencing will be much lighter than if he had done it for some more nefarious reason like financial gain...see: sentence mitigation.
I have a lot more compassion for someone who is hungry, poor, or in financial difficulty committing a crime out of desperation than those who do it for shits and giggles. Especially first time offenders; This is why the sentencing for prostitution, petty theft, etc., is relatively light (I didn't say it was a slap on the wrist, just that they won't be getting 30 years in the electric chair like these asshats). Most judges, contrary to popular opinion, want to make the community a better place and understand the difference between kids who need to be taught some manners, those who are hard on their luck, and those that are motivated by greed and a callous disregard for their fellow humans.
Judge: "You are sentenced to 1337 years."
Yeah, the extra 1,300 years is because that monacle-clad man sexually assaulted nyan cat. Poor kitty...
Oh, that would be great! Let's hope the judge works in "the oceans", "aiming the guns", "butthurt", and "the long arm of the lulz" :)
Plenty of aiming the guns, butthurt, and long arms where they're heading, that's for sure...
So this "news" article is nothing but speculation?
In the dark ages before the internet, when dinosaurs ruled the earth and grammar nazis were kept caged in cellars underneath college english departments, journalists learned to never directly state the person was guilty. Guidelines were developed to prevent over-zealous lawyers from destroying the freedom of the press through endless lawsuits. So, in the event of a crime, we are not allowed to refer to it as "your" crime, merely "a" crime.
Opening arguments next month:
Judge: "Can the defendant please state, for the record, why they felt it was necessary to take down several high-profile website, costing those companies hundreds of thousands in lost income, cleanup costs, and angry support calls?"
Defendant's Lawyer: "Ah, your honor, let the record show... they did it for the 'lulz'".
Judge: "I see. Well, in the spirit of their crime, sentencing will be 'for the lulz'."
"Only in the United States, where caps are popular." But in truth, I'd be more concerned about unbrided capitalism and monopolistic practices killing not just the cloud, but any hope my country has of competing in a global marketplace. We've already hamstrung ourselves on an antiquidated patent and copyright system that is forcing our talent overseas to produce, we have our government busy chasing down music pirates while ignoring the massive amounts of identity theft and fraud perpetuated by malware and botnets, and the list goes on.
Every mother carries cells within her body for life of the kids she has conceived (not necessarily given birth to). The female immune system has several features designed to inhibit normal immunological responses during pregnancy...
with the possibility of not needing to take anti-rejection meds
The body eventually rejects anything that is foreign. That's the whole purpose of the immune system, and it has unique protein keys for each person. All a donation from mom means is that the reaction will be slower, and there will be less of a need to suppress the immune system.
The use of explosives by anyone on this forum would be considered "hostile" and would land them in jail. They can label it whatever they want, but you drop a bomb somewhere, you better expect a "hostile" reply.
This is a cleverly concealed tax for people who are bad at math.
now we must listen to the 14 year olds tell us how easy it is to weaponize
Never said it would be easy to weaponize, just produce.