> If you put up a porch poorly, and it falls and someone is injured, > then you were negligent and it indeed can be a criminal offense.
Only if the prosecution can show intent or criminal recklessness.
> As always the punishment should fit the crime, so a few hundred > error messages (assuming high volume) that don't cost anyone > probably wouldn't result in jail time.
The mistake postulated by the OP would not be a crime no matter how many messages were sent. No intent.
> There is a BOPL deployment here in Arizona, Peoria more > specifically and the radios work just fine. I'm a little > confused where that idea came from.
The first version they tried to deploy in the US caused severe interference.
> If he had shut off his NTP server or changed the address; not only > would his users be inconvenienced, but the users of the D-Link > product could have been inconvenienced as well. I wonder what the > downside is when these D-Links can't find the NTP server.
None. The machines would just jump to the next server on the list and hammer that one.
> Just as your employer is free to fire you at anytime minus a > contractual obligation, you are free to quit your employment at > anytime minus a contractual obligation.
In the US you are always free to quit your employment at any time regardless of what your contract says. Requiring you to work against your will would be involuntary servitude, which is forbidden by the Constitution.
This is going to be a taxable benefit. You are going to have to report the value of the service as taxable income to each employee and do appropriate witholding.
> In fact, one of my only hesitations is the suspected ease by which > programming and other related tasks can be sent to other countries > for pennies on the dollar.
List the jobs which cannot be "sent to other countries". Which of them do you want?
> If you think E=MC^2 has anything to do with an endothermic > oxidation reaction, you had to have flunked basic chemistry.
But it does. The total mass of the reactants before such a reaction exceeds the total mass of the reaction products by E/C^2 where E is the energy released.
> And besides again, two-stroke engines pollute more than four-stroke > engines
You really should read up on two-stroke engines. The classic chain-saw design is not the only one. Large marine diesels are often two-stroke, for example. It is quite possible to seperate the compressor from the crankcase and to use direct injection.
>...is smart enough not to walk off a cliff when the mule skinner > isn't paying the best of attention...
That's also a major drawback. Animals in the hands of inept handlers come untrained.
> I think I'll stick with the mule.
I make much of my living training and caring for horses. While I might want to have a horse or mule under me were I forced to go back into a war zone, I don't want to see them become a regular part of any army again.
Fortunately, the military figured out early in the last century that horses and mules were obsolete.
> Tho this "pay to be an approved sender" thing isn't one of them. > IMO it's going to create a whole new class of spam for the hapless > AOLers, unless AOLers themselves can find a way to block it.
If they could find a way to do anything they wouldn't be on AOL.
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> If you put up a porch poorly, and it falls and someone is injured,
> then you were negligent and it indeed can be a criminal offense.
Only if the prosecution can show intent or criminal recklessness.
> As always the punishment should fit the crime, so a few hundred
> error messages (assuming high volume) that don't cost anyone
> probably wouldn't result in jail time.
The mistake postulated by the OP would not be a crime no matter how many messages were sent. No intent.
I just quickly scanned through the Convention. I see nothing about double jeopardy.
Two cases a busy few days of UK courts? I don't think so.
> There is a BOPL deployment here in Arizona, Peoria more
> specifically and the radios work just fine. I'm a little
> confused where that idea came from.
The first version they tried to deploy in the US caused severe interference.
> What D-Link did was unprofessional and irresponsible...
It was also stupid. Why would anyone buy a router from people who can't even get something this simple right?
> I wonder why D-Link doesn't use NIST's servers.
Why the hell didn't they provide their own server?
> If he had shut off his NTP server or changed the address; not only
> would his users be inconvenienced, but the users of the D-Link
> product could have been inconvenienced as well. I wonder what the
> downside is when these D-Links can't find the NTP server.
None. The machines would just jump to the next server on the list and hammer that one.
> Just as your employer is free to fire you at anytime minus a
> contractual obligation, you are free to quit your employment at
> anytime minus a contractual obligation.
In the US you are always free to quit your employment at any time regardless of what your contract says. Requiring you to work against your will would be involuntary servitude, which is forbidden by the Constitution.
> The people are supposed to be protected from *overabuse* by more
> powerful entities.
"Overabuse"? Abuse is permitted, but overabuse is not?
Anyway, organize a union. Unions have done far more for working conditions than government has.
This is going to be a taxable benefit. You are going to have to report the value of the service as taxable income to each employee and do appropriate witholding.
> In many states, employment is "at will"; i.e., the employer or
> employee can terminate the relationship at any time with no
> penalties.
And that is as it should be, since in every state the employee can always terminate the relationship at will with no notice and no penalty.
If you don't like at will employment negotiate a contract.
> In fact, one of my only hesitations is the suspected ease by which
> programming and other related tasks can be sent to other countries
> for pennies on the dollar.
List the jobs which cannot be "sent to other countries". Which of them do you want?
Cheaper: Don's bug bucket
Do you get the keys to the TPM with these TPM-bearing laptops?
> if you don't get the keys, don't buy the box.
Do you seriously believe that you are going to get the keys?
> If you think E=MC^2 has anything to do with an endothermic
> oxidation reaction, you had to have flunked basic chemistry.
But it does. The total mass of the reactants before such a reaction exceeds the total mass of the reaction products by E/C^2 where E is the energy released.
> The sense of balance is impressive, but if you don't have all your
> weight mounted so high it becomes less of an issue.
I guess that must be why horses, deer, antelope, etc. all have such short legs.
> Taking this idea forward... if they made them Horse sized and as
> fast as a horse... that would make for a nice replacement for those
> critters.
It will take them at least fifty years to equal the performance of horses.
> Especially if they don't buck you off into a bed of cacti like what
> happened to me. I'm no John Wayne that's for sure. Farking horses.
That's one of the major drawbacks of horses in the military: they're smarter than the average GI.
> Probably could run if they turned one pair of legs around but then
> maybe other problems would crop up.
You don't want both pairs the same. Look at a horse's legs. It does look odd with hocks in front and knees behind, though.
> And besides again, two-stroke engines pollute more than four-stroke
> engines
You really should read up on two-stroke engines. The classic chain-saw design is not the only one. Large marine diesels are often two-stroke, for example. It is quite possible to seperate the compressor from the crankcase and to use direct injection.
> ...what I really wonder is who carries this ~130kg beast during the
> times when its assistance is not needed and no vehicles are
> available nearby?
It has legs. It carries itself.
> If you ask me, I'd rather stick to my 40 kg backpack...
Don't worry. They won't take that away from you. This will let you take even more crap out into the field.
> ...is smart enough not to walk off a cliff when the mule skinner
> isn't paying the best of attention...
That's also a major drawback. Animals in the hands of inept handlers come untrained.
> I think I'll stick with the mule.
I make much of my living training and caring for horses. While I might want to have a horse or mule under me were I forced to go back into a war zone, I don't want to see them become a regular part of any army again.
Fortunately, the military figured out early in the last century that horses and mules were obsolete.
> Plus, I imagine (based on previous darpa results) these will end up
> quite a bit faster than mules are.
Your other points are quite valid, but I'd guess it will be fifty years before robots will equal the speed and agility of real equids.
That doesn't mean they won't be cost-effective well before that, of course.
> Tho this "pay to be an approved sender" thing isn't one of them.
> IMO it's going to create a whole new class of spam for the hapless
> AOLers, unless AOLers themselves can find a way to block it.
If they could find a way to do anything they wouldn't be on AOL.