That's pretty much her problem, isn't it?
But, the State knows much better than the citizen I guess.
If you're going to run a business (which it sounds like she basically was) it behooves you to protect yourself - regardless if you are flying above or below the radar. Anything else is being foolish.
A friend of mine got a similar notice in Oakland last year. Shut down or be evicted. It's a shame. She provided a better place to stay than any reasonably priced hotel.
So how was her insurance coverage for the guests? Or to protect herself if someone sued her?
Better? Maybe. Riskier?
Yeah
Tenant uses Airbnb.com, leads to unexpected sex party that trashes his Chelsea luxury apartment
... Would Microsoft want to get kids hooked into nice wholesome activities like MS-SQL, C#,
If they don't do this - they have only themselves to blame when the next generation grows up to be FOSS zellots...
Do you mean like all those free versions of Visual Studio and MS-SQL that they have been giving away for years and years?
There is nothing illegal whatsoever, since the trades are public. It's just that the HFT optimized their routes.
Sure not illegal per se, but only a finite number of people can get that sort of access, so now the playing field isn't level.
I just wish that the stock market would represent what it's supposed to represent: a place where people can invest in our real economy.
I purpose the the stock market should really go back to its roots, and that every share should be attached to a genuine item of stock - be that cow, pig or chicken. And that you are responsible for housing and feeding all the stock that you own.
This would also have the interesting effect of changing our perception of Bull and Bear markets.
Morpheus: The Link-bait is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very article summary. You can see it when you load up your RSS feed, or when you log into Slashdot. You can feel it when you're skiving off at work... when you're tweeting during church... when you're moaning online about politics and taxes. It is the distraction that has been pushed into your eyes blind you from the truth.
Neo: What truth?
Morpheus: That You are the Product, Neo. Like everyone else you have logged into a panopticon. Into a marketing scam that you cannot taste or see or touch. A prison for your attention-span.
Some time later...
"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true Admin, Jon Postel. And I will advertise Cheap Affordable Cialis and Nigerian investment opportunities, in this life or the next."
How much did all of this cost?
Let's be blunt here. The purpose of this program was never to in any way seriously affect the Cuban regieme. The purpose of this program, like so many others at the NSA, was to "legitimize" bonuses and to buy new Cadillacs for NSA managers and senior officers. If General Alexander's Star Trek office revealed one thing, it is that the NSA has a culture of gorging at the public trough.
Corporations and commerce are basically run by elementary school-yard rules. Essentially the CEO runs up, takes something belonging to you, and runs away yelling "Nally-nally-neener-cakes! I get what you make!". There are no take-backsies unless you are willing to call a teacher/lawyers and get engaged in a huge fuss.
In fact, our modern system of commerce has become so efficient and automated that you do not even need to enter into a prior agreement or even a school in order for your property to "neener-caked". This will be the next step in the evolution of rent-seeking.
That's not freedom, that's power.
That's not a tautology, that's a platitude.
And if you don't want to be a victim of paparazzi and vindictive newspaper editors, black out all of your windows and never go outside again.
if you don't want to be a victim of the NSA or ad tracking companies, never go online again.
And if you don't want your pension scalped, don't invest it in the stock market where HFTs and Goldman rule the roost.
One the one side of all of these arguments, we have victims, and on the other, we have predators of all kinds who happily proclaim "It's legal. I'm allowed to exploit you. Freedom of Speech!! Small government!!.....Ignore the man behind the curtain I paid to have laws changed in my favor."
I have a different philosophy. I believe that the Law can be used to shape societies; to encourage behaviors we would like to promote, and discourage behaviors we would like to see curtailed. As long as we can have a debate about what Laws are legal and reasonable -- and not devolve into a Dogmatic ideological shouting match about commas in constitutions -- and as long we can apply Reason and wisdom, over emotion and ignorance when doing so, the Laws we develop stand a good chance of shaping society to make it a better place.
In short, I don't think a young girls smile in a photograph constitutes sacred, inalienable grounds for the bearer to upload said photograph to the Internet whenever he feels like 'sperging out would make him feel better.
The people who are waiting for you to develop secure password login libraries.
Eventually, he had no option but resorting to invectives.
I disagree that he had no option. He could have easy had said "I'm cutting you off", and it would had been done without invective. I'm not denying the need to cut Kay off, by Linus had a choice in how to do it.
If you want to put yourself on the map, publish your own map.
