God spoke to me: "Do not be afraid. The Sun, on average, is 93 million miles away. The oceans will not boil as quickly as the high-entropy post suggests."
... installing and running software without permission is already illegal...
Permission was granted when the user voluntarily opened a malicious attachment or navigated to a nefarious web site.
I'm retired from IT and I was often pulled into management's office to answer the question, "Why did our system not stop this?"
I answered that the "system" was granted permission by the operator, who, BTW, has attended six (6) seminars this year alone that explains users aren't allowed to use computers for personal use, so why are they panic-clicking on an attachment that their "UPS package will not be delivered until you click on this link..." AND the fucking Firm has a contract with FEDEX for that shit anyway.
We're eliminating extortion, money laundering, loss of income for righting the ship...
To paraphrase TFS and TFA, "It's illegal to load ransomware on a computer."
The mere existence of the ransomware is evidence of a crime, in and of itself, and extortion, money laundering, loss of income for righting the ship are collateral issues.
This motion-inhibiting implementation is very similar to the litigation trajectory that gave us fire codes, fire exits, occupancy limits, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, sprinklers, and no-parking red fire zones.
That shit came to pass after the cost of litigation exceeded the cost of compliance.
The new computers were panned by Consumers Report; they are cutting back on phone production because the smart phone business is going the way of tablet sales --- there's no need to upgrade.
The bastards are investing in cars and wind turbines (China)... anything but core products.
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You had the time and interest but you repeated what I said.
God spoke to me: "Do not be afraid. The Sun, on average, is 93 million miles away. The oceans will not boil as quickly as the high-entropy post suggests."
... energy that has been fabricated by minerals and ores extracted by, and processed in plants powered by, fossil fuels.
God: "No, you can't get past the fucking 2nd law."
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It appears, from a distance, and with a quick scan, that you are intelligent and may one day make use of that attribute, but not today.
Bullshit.
I have all kinds of shit in place that says, "DO NOT OPEN THIS ATTACHMENT and the goddam user still opens it.
We're a law firm and the stock answer is, "Your guy overrode your own fucking system and ASKED for the payload."
So, no ...
However, I can use Twitter instead of Facebook whenever I want.
... installing and running software without permission is already illegal ...
Permission was granted when the user voluntarily opened a malicious attachment or navigated to a nefarious web site.
I'm retired from IT and I was often pulled into management's office to answer the question, "Why did our system not stop this?"
I answered that the "system" was granted permission by the operator, who, BTW, has attended six (6) seminars this year alone that explains users aren't allowed to use computers for personal use, so why are they panic-clicking on an attachment that their "UPS package will not be delivered until you click on this link ..." AND the fucking Firm has a contract with FEDEX for that shit anyway.
Extortion. Racketeering. Fraud. Unauthorized access. Yadda Yadda. Etc etc.
Notice you didn't list, "ransomware."
How was it NOT extortion before the law?
Moot.
We're eliminating extortion, money laundering, loss of income for righting the ship ...
To paraphrase TFS and TFA, "It's illegal to load ransomware on a computer."
The mere existence of the ransomware is evidence of a crime, in and of itself, and extortion, money laundering, loss of income for righting the ship are collateral issues.
I have an easier, however similar, system:
I scroll down through the emails, read the ones I'm interested in, and then do, Edit, Select All, Mark All, As Read.
I don't even delete messages.
If I ever need one, I just search for a relevant word or phrase.
The fucking brick and mortar ask for emails, too.
I like some of them.
Kroger attaches coupons for a few of the items I buy and JC Penney, Kohls, Payless, provide point-of-sale scannable discount coupons.
How are you connecting those dots?
"How can a company that brags about manufacturing all of its stuff in the USA hire a Muslim from Indiana?"
Citation, please.
So, you read them after the fact ...
I think we're all looking for the moment when Amazon jumps the shark and starts becoming Sears.
Not me, so no.
What's the point?
Targeted marketing.
The people who have the disposable income to spend on watching TV while walking, sitting, or driving are what we call, "Upwardly mobile."
They aren't the bullet-dodgers on the South side.
That's shareholder-think:
EV is far away ...
Global warming is far away ...
Facebook is the standard for social media just as Google is the search engine of choice.
There are alternatives in tandem, but "avoid" != "abandon."
... it's the little round thing called, "non-fossil fuel cars."
It's not a win for Trump.
It's a poke in the eye.
Nah.
I'm from there.
There are lots of examples where people and entities will not do what's legal, right, or ethical until litigation kicks in.
I give you tobacco, fire codes, food safety, and other shit.
It's true lawyers work for a profit, but a lot of professions are like that.
So, kinda like, "sophomoric."
This motion-inhibiting implementation is very similar to the litigation trajectory that gave us fire codes, fire exits, occupancy limits, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, sprinklers, and no-parking red fire zones.
That shit came to pass after the cost of litigation exceeded the cost of compliance.
No.
The end game is to get a piece of 618 billion dollars in cash.
Apple's problem is having anything to sell.
The new computers were panned by Consumers Report; they are cutting back on phone production because the smart phone business is going the way of tablet sales --- there's no need to upgrade.
The bastards are investing in cars and wind turbines (China) ... anything but core products.
Think IBM.
I don't believe ...
It's not a matter of faith.
Dead humans are supposed to be in the food chain just like other dead animals.
However, humans are buried where scavengers can't go, some are treated, postmortem, to be inedible, or they are cremated.
Did you ever think of that?
No.
You only think of yourself.
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There are a lot of illnesses that Mother Nature provides for the purposes of creating misery for humans.
Mother Nature also provided humans with the intelligence to combat those illnesses.
It's us vs her.
Did you ever think of that?
No.
You only think of yourself.