As an IBMer who was not laid off (but quit last year, instead). I can say that there's simply no loyalty from the company towards the employees. Most of the layoffs come because they EXPECT to make less profit in the next quarter or other measurable term. That's not that they will make less profit, simply that they expect to. So, they lay off 1 of every team of 5 or less and keep going at a "profit". It's a pretty terrible system, even given ideal conditions where the least efficient employees are "let go". That rarely happens, more often than not it's just like every where else, who ever is the newest guy or least favorite gets the chop. And, they refuse to reconsider people they have fired, laid off, etc.. when they do re-hire (if ever). Basically it equates to the whole team working harder and the quality of products and/or services degrading (either from exhausted performance or from innovation being trumped by simply trying to keep up with the competitor's teams). I'd never work for another place like that or not, even if they offered me huge grant money and infinite independence. I also turned down a job at HP earlier this year, favoring making less money working for myself and continuing to seek employment at a (hopefully) more ethical business.

Fucking thank you.

Thanks! Write documentation, help with technical support and educate your friends on why open source is important. We'll love you long time, baby!

You *STILL* think that there's some organization there? The fact is, they are you and you are them. You don't have to sit on their server to join any particular action. And, you can actively fight against them using their logos and name. I use "their/them/etc.." poorly. It should really be "ours".

Thanks for the update on the sodomy thing. I definitely didn't verify that information. It's not like either of those things are enforced here anyway. Just one of those things that's stupid for ever existing to being with.

It was just a generic anti-IBM comment.

Speaking of Troy Davis. Here in Georgia (USA), sex outside of wedlock IS illegal (so is anal sex).

If they just tried to leave it running it would've powered itself down eventually.

I was just trying to point out the "Hey, hey, look at this huge issue!" (as if you're facebook information wasn't going to leak eventually anyway, doesn't everyone understand that once it's on the internet, it's there to stay?). And, the response, "Oh, no, no. That's not and issue." (Then duck off and go fix it.)

Hi sensationalist researcher and hi Apple.

I know two ladies and one guy in pornography. Neither of them needed to turn to pornography to make a living, both of the ladies were becoming more and more successful models prior, actually (it's a long road to fame in those industries). All three of them enjoy sex, are not timid about their bodies and enjoy their work. They are picky about which companies they will do work for, however. Some of the companies treat their employees like shit, but that's the same for every industry. That ignores that fact that many of these porn stars run their own studios and companies, also.

Yes, definitely. They likely wanted to get their hacked information out fast. So, I doubt they let "John the Ripper" or anything else run for more than a few hours, and probably on a weaker character set like azAZ09. That would definitely obscure the results. I don't think it's a good sample to measure password security on. The same way, a few years ago, someone found a phisher's log file and posted it to full-disclosure. While that would give you more difficult passwords, the sample of users is questionable and not all of the passwords were real (you'd need to filter out the e-mails like fuck@phish.ers). Besides that, I assume that I'm not the only one that uses stronger passwords for say my server and my various e-mail addresses, than I use for any other service like facebook, gaming forums, etc..

The problem is motivation. A lot of us are maliciously motivated. Even if some of us take that energy and use it in a non-malicious way.
Some of us often break into a system, with entirely malicious motivations. But, once we do, we don't break or steal anything, because the drive is gone (if I could delete files owned by another user, as my user, through a hole, I'd be more likely to do so, than once I gained root.. there's no fun in removing files you have permission to remove, you know that's possible and just knowing makes it boring). It's kind of like wishing for a special power, getting it and then being bored. Usually, you'll move on to the next thing. The harder someone tries to keep me out, the more I want to break in. Often, it's sign of a sociopath. They enjoy showing them that spending a huge sum of money will not solve the problem.

I don't mind someone breaking into my house, if they don't break or steal anything. However, I'm also likely to react violently to their intrusion, if I'm home.

Personally, I'm with the guy above. The hacker in me wants to applaud his balls. But, the rest of me just wants to say "You asked for it." But, he shouldn't be tried on trumped up charges either. I wouldn't worry about most of them, when they first arrest you (in the US), they'll just throw everything they can think of. No matter how redundant or retarded the charges are. There's many reasons for this. First and foremost, it pushes you bail way higher (even though the prosecuting attorney is going to drop nearly all of it). Second, they like to act like every arrest is making the community a safer place. The cop arrests a kid for a DUI, he'll throw him, minor in possession of alcohol, public drunk, reckless driving, DUI, etc.. But the attorney is probably just going to press the DUI issue, get the kid scared, so he pleas out to a lesser charge or takes a lesser sentence than the maximum.

But, I also like to refer to being in jail as being held against my will. Bail and bond as ransom and bribe, etc.. They kidnap you off the street, take away everything you have, including your freedom and demand a ransom from your friends and loved ones for your temporary release. Then they'll proceed to mentally terrorize you, for the next few months, until your case is finally over (6+ months down the road, if you get a "speedy" trial, imagine if you didn't bail out. You spend all that time in jail. Of course you're going to plead guilty.).

As someone who would've been classified as a "punk" in high school (and 8 years later, I still listen to the same shit, have even more tattoos, yet no piercings), I can agree. I used to have a lot of fun backing up kids that I didn't even know. The jocks, preps, etc.. other bully types (not going to say that punkers don't bully) had no idea that I played hockey, skateboarded and boxed. It was fun times to bully the bully. I even got jumped for dating one of the cheerleaders (I guess she liked the "bad boy" type), she eventually left me, when I wouldn't change for her. I kept laughing and asking "What is this, some kind of bad interpretation of those movies where the popular chick takes an unpopular chick and gives her a make over?"

Anyway, we'd let anyone hang out with us and be nice to them (until we were familiar with them). Once you're in the "friend zone", expect to be made fun of relentlessly. Don't be afraid to sling verbal feces right back though.