... that anyone who would try to have the data records associated with the dog updated without attempting to contact the owner of record doesn't deserve to have a dog.
If you didn't notice, our society basically says, "Be on the market, or eat cat food when you're too used up to be of use any more."
And - a good number of the folks who invested could "afford it" (by your implied definition) anyway, and were pretty well off (at least, on paper). Furthermore, it was a very well run fraud; it wasn't like these folks responded to a mail from a Nigerian oil minister with a few billion dollars in a shoebox that just needed a shipping addresss...
Steal someone's wealth, thus depriving them of quality healthcare, nutritious meals, and maybe even shelter provably shortens their lifespan.
Just because it is happening more frequently and on a massive scale; just because it is becoming commonplace these days doesn't make it anything other than murder - even if it is murder by spreadsheet.
... that the nation that provided the infrastructure for the twitter based reports during the Iran uprisings now wants to make absolutely sure that sort of news can't get out, should things go truly bad here.
Well... it is different in so far as it's a lot easier to observe a couple of folks staking out your house than it might to find a marble sized device attached in your engine compartment.
In the one case, you have a reasonable chance to be aware that you're being observed; in the other, you don't. It's similar to the differnce between eavesdropping in a public place and having your phone tapped.
Slashdot Mirror
... that anyone who would try to have the data records associated with the dog updated without attempting to contact the owner of record doesn't deserve to have a dog.
Boxen is the plural of box. Thus, saying "a boxen" has no meaning.
Maybe not so much.
From the HTML 5 spec:
16.2.7.1 Dancning balls shall be supported.
16.2.7.1.1 Non-graphical browsers shall support curses like, text based dancing balls.
16.2.7.1.2 Any browser unable to display dancing balls shall be immediately redirected to MySpace.
... ala Starship Troopers?
If you didn't notice, our society basically says, "Be on the market, or eat cat food when you're too used up to be of use any more."
And - a good number of the folks who invested could "afford it" (by your implied definition) anyway, and were pretty well off (at least, on paper). Furthermore, it was a very well run fraud; it wasn't like these folks responded to a mail from a Nigerian oil minister with a few billion dollars in a shoebox that just needed a shipping addresss...
Sure it is.
Steal someone's wealth, thus depriving them of quality healthcare, nutritious meals, and maybe even shelter provably shortens their lifespan.
Just because it is happening more frequently and on a massive scale; just because it is becoming commonplace these days doesn't make it anything other than murder - even if it is murder by spreadsheet.
... after the horses have bolted.
The data's already out there; now, it's a matter of the controls on who can use it and how, and what controls can be put on access to said data.
... is now lin litigation with Cisco? After all, he claims to be the one to "own the sky in Skype..."
The Galaxy is indeed a fun toy. Problem is - the GPS is completely broken, and won't be fixed until sometime this month (knock on wood).
Talk about cheap...
... that the nation that provided the infrastructure for the twitter based reports during the Iran uprisings now wants to make absolutely sure that sort of news can't get out, should things go truly bad here.
... smashing the computer with a 9 iron out of frustration?
.... rrrr bad, m'kay?
With this ruling, soon, everyone will have their own personal GPS... ;)
Well... it is different in so far as it's a lot easier to observe a couple of folks staking out your house than it might to find a marble sized device attached in your engine compartment.
In the one case, you have a reasonable chance to be aware that you're being observed; in the other, you don't. It's similar to the differnce between eavesdropping in a public place and having your phone tapped.
... when their GPS devices can already tell if you're speeding?