Oh so they want full trust do they? Well, if they want us to trust them - trust by the way, that they have repeatedly proven that they have not earned or deserve - then there must be these conditions in cases of violation...
If any individual in that organization violates any of the rules set out to protect people's privacy, in any way, shape or form, either directly or indirectly, then they must, must be punished!
And I do mean punished. They should be terminated from their position - immediately - without pay. They forfeit any severance. They forfeit their retirement fund. They forfeit any future government employment in any level of government. They forfeit their current life savings. They forfeit their house. Basically, do the whole 'asset forfeiture' stuff to them.
And let's not just stop at that individual. Their entire department/division should also be investigated. Everyone in it should be interrogated. Their families too. Any found complicit should suffer the same punishment. That'll keep everyone on their toes, making sure others aren't violating the rules, avoid them protecting each other or higher ups under some code of silence, or try to frame just the one individual to avoid getting caught.
Basically, they should be treated just as they've treated past whistleblowers. Anything less means they really just get carte blanche to violate the rules at their leisure.
Any why no due process? Simple: if they break the rules, they can't be trusted - the very basic thing they're demanding. It's their job not to break the rules. Don't do the job, get fired! Break the rule, get punished!
If I tell you "don't push that button" then you turn around and push it, it's the same thing: Your job was to not push the button. It required no effort to not push the button!! You couldn't follow the basic rule; in fact, you deliberately went out of your way to break it. If you do push the button, you can't be trusted. Why should I trust you if you can't follow the rule?
Funny how Apple used to joke that Android had a fragmentation problem, but now every time Apple releases something new, developers need to do specific things in their apps in order to properly support it.
Specifically, the "examiner(s)" that ultimately approved the "patent", causing waste of taxpayer money in not only the worthless approval process, but also in the resulting pointless court case (though I guess you could argue the case has the merit of proving the PTO is run by a bunch of rubber-stamping monkeys).
For instance, in America teachers say "Show your work". In China, the teachers say "Do the math in your head, and only write down the answer".
I hated that in grade school - I'd do additions by simply counting the numbers up in my head (much easier), then writing the answer down; of course, I wasn't "carrying the one's" so the teacher assumed I was using a calculator while doing my homework, so I had to start doing it "the stupid" way, with the little carries'n'crap so I wouldn't get marked down. Doing it this way was basically "drilled into" my head and took me a while to get it back out of my head.
This kind of action will only become more common as people realize more and more that some federal agencies only act in the interest of the administration du jour.
Sorry for the rant, but I just had an encounter with an idiot in the grocery store and I am still pissed. Not that it does not happen every day though.
Which - running into idiots, or you getting pissed?:)
As was recently indicated (in Trump's first/last pardon), the act of the pardon implies (and even acknowledges) guilt, which means there's even more potential for suits if they get pardoned (likely at other state levels - I don't know the details of the possibilities).
If they're choosing to be complicit in having your name used without your consent, then they're complicit to a crime. If everyone affected sues the FCC, they'll have a fun time dealing with the individual court cases across all the different states!
This jerk has degraded the trustworthiness of ALL bomb threat calls, ALL emergency distress calls. As incidents like this increase, as people figure out better ways to hide their tracks, more people will do such things. In the end the police and emergency services will take time to check veracity and trustworthiness of the caller before responding. False alarms will increase cost for all tax payers. Some stalking victims could actually be raped or violated due to such postings.
This guy is evil, he should be punished so severely others don't even fantasize doing such things.
Agreed. And I also think we should prevent certain morons from mocking North Korea on Twitter, too.
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So if some companies are patent trolls, does that make him a FOSS troll?
Glad he's "out" because his actions didn't reflect the goals of open-source software.
So if some companies are patent trolls, does this make him a FOSS troll?
Glad he's "out" because his actions definitively didn't reflect the goals of open source software.
Oh so they want full trust do they? Well, if they want us to trust them - trust by the way, that they have repeatedly proven that they have not earned or deserve - then there must be these conditions in cases of violation...
If any individual in that organization violates any of the rules set out to protect people's privacy, in any way, shape or form, either directly or indirectly, then they must, must be punished!
And I do mean punished. They should be terminated from their position - immediately - without pay. They forfeit any severance. They forfeit their retirement fund. They forfeit any future government employment in any level of government. They forfeit their current life savings. They forfeit their house. Basically, do the whole 'asset forfeiture' stuff to them.
And let's not just stop at that individual. Their entire department/division should also be investigated. Everyone in it should be interrogated. Their families too. Any found complicit should suffer the same punishment. That'll keep everyone on their toes, making sure others aren't violating the rules, avoid them protecting each other or higher ups under some code of silence, or try to frame just the one individual to avoid getting caught.
Basically, they should be treated just as they've treated past whistleblowers. Anything less means they really just get carte blanche to violate the rules at their leisure.
Any why no due process? Simple: if they break the rules, they can't be trusted - the very basic thing they're demanding. It's their job not to break the rules. Don't do the job, get fired! Break the rule, get punished!
If I tell you "don't push that button" then you turn around and push it, it's the same thing: Your job was to not push the button. It required no effort to not push the button!! You couldn't follow the basic rule; in fact, you deliberately went out of your way to break it. If you do push the button, you can't be trusted. Why should I trust you if you can't follow the rule?
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.... for those that falsely claim copyright infringement on stuff that they don’t own copyright on to begin with?
Funny how Apple used to joke that Android had a fragmentation problem, but now every time Apple releases something new, developers need to do specific things in their apps in order to properly support it.
Specifically, the "examiner(s)" that ultimately approved the "patent", causing waste of taxpayer money in not only the worthless approval process, but also in the resulting pointless court case (though I guess you could argue the case has the merit of proving the PTO is run by a bunch of rubber-stamping monkeys).
In smaller companies, discovered that cultural fit is the hardest to satisfy, above and beyond finding the matching skill set.
I’m sure that’s different in larger companies.
For instance, in America teachers say "Show your work". In China, the teachers say "Do the math in your head, and only write down the answer".
I hated that in grade school - I'd do additions by simply counting the numbers up in my head (much easier), then writing the answer down; of course, I wasn't "carrying the one's" so the teacher assumed I was using a calculator while doing my homework, so I had to start doing it "the stupid" way, with the little carries'n'crap so I wouldn't get marked down. Doing it this way was basically "drilled into" my head and took me a while to get it back out of my head.
This kind of action will only become more common as people realize more and more that some federal agencies only act in the interest of the administration du jour.
"Apple Prepares MacOS Users For Anal Ramming" News at 11.
... this problem would have been solved long ago.
Sorry for the rant, but I just had an encounter with an idiot in the grocery store and I am still pissed. Not that it does not happen every day though.
Which - running into idiots, or you getting pissed? :)
How about the "We're Apple and we'll dictate how you use your own device that you paid us for" hell
If you notice the rhythm, it's close to that of one's heartbeat, so they're likely hearing their own.
That'd be SWEET!
As was recently indicated (in Trump's first/last pardon), the act of the pardon implies (and even acknowledges) guilt, which means there's even more potential for suits if they get pardoned (likely at other state levels - I don't know the details of the possibilities).
Did both of you not provide an address?
If they're choosing to be complicit in having your name used without your consent, then they're complicit to a crime. If everyone affected sues the FCC, they'll have a fun time dealing with the individual court cases across all the different states!
as with all Google properties.
... as no self-respecting gaming company will want to license it.
Given how many bugs macOS and iOS now have, I think that'll be a skill even more in demand.
Except he's not the only one - his cronies are doing his bidding as well
This jerk has degraded the trustworthiness of ALL bomb threat calls, ALL emergency distress calls. As incidents like this increase, as people figure out better ways to hide their tracks, more people will do such things. In the end the police and emergency services will take time to check veracity and trustworthiness of the caller before responding. False alarms will increase cost for all tax payers. Some stalking victims could actually be raped or violated due to such postings.
This guy is evil, he should be punished so severely others don't even fantasize doing such things.
Agreed. And I also think we should prevent certain morons from mocking North Korea on Twitter, too.
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