Comment Re:"Computer" (Score 1) 81
While I don't disagree that this is should be classified as a "computer." It is obvious by your comment that you didn't watch the video.
While I don't disagree that this is should be classified as a "computer." It is obvious by your comment that you didn't watch the video.
Last time I checked, the general public was pretty ignorant about just about everything related to computers outside of checking their email and viewing the latest cat pictures on reddit.
I'd rather consult a magic 8 ball than the general public.
You can't deny that it is a first amendment right to disagree with the second amendment. And if we are making generalizations a lot of the second amendment people love to use their rights to intimidate people exercising their first amendment rights.
You can't pretend that either side is totally virtuous.
Just because he hasn't been convicted in this current case, doesn't mean he isn't a convicted felon.
In 1994, he was arrested by German police for trafficking in stolen phone calling card numbers. He was held in custody for a month, released and arrested again on additional hacking charges shortly afterwards. He was eventually convicted of 11 counts of computer fraud, 10 counts of data espionage, and an assortment of other charges. He received a two-year suspended sentence – because he was under age at the time the crimes were committed.[29] The judge in the case said the court viewed his actions as "youthful foolishness."[30]
In 2001, Schmitz bought €375,000 worth of shares of the nearly bankrupt company Letsbuyit.com (de) and subsequently announced his intention to invest €50 million in the company.[31] The announcement caused the share value of Letsbuyit.com to jump[32] and Schmitz cashed out, making a profit of €1.5 million. One commentator suggested that Schmitz may have been ignorant of the legal ramifications of what he had done, since insider trading was not made a crime in Germany until 1995,[29] and until 2002 prosecutors also had to prove the accused had criminal intent.[33]
Schmitz moved to Thailand to avoid investigation[12] where he was subsequently arrested on behalf of German authorities.[30] In response, he allegedly pretended to kill himself online, posting a message on his website that from now on he wished to be known as "His Royal Highness King Kimble the First, Ruler of the Kimpire".[30][34] He was deported back to Germany where he pleaded guilty to embezzlement in November 2003 and, after five months in jail awaiting trial, again received a suspended sentence (of 20 months).[33] After avoiding a prison sentence for a second time, he left Germany and moved to Hong Kong in late 2003.[12]
Allow me to post the wikipedia article you were too lazy to search: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K...
In 1994, he was arrested by German police for trafficking in stolen phone calling card numbers. He was held in custody for a month, released and arrested again on additional hacking charges shortly afterwards. He was eventually convicted of 11 counts of computer fraud, 10 counts of data espionage, and an assortment of other charges. He received a two-year suspended sentence – because he was under age at the time the crimes were committed.[29] The judge in the case said the court viewed his actions as "youthful foolishness."[30]
In 2001, Schmitz bought €375,000 worth of shares of the nearly bankrupt company Letsbuyit.com (de) and subsequently announced his intention to invest €50 million in the company.[31] The announcement caused the share value of Letsbuyit.com to jump[32] and Schmitz cashed out, making a profit of €1.5 million. One commentator suggested that Schmitz may have been ignorant of the legal ramifications of what he had done, since insider trading was not made a crime in Germany until 1995,[29] and until 2002 prosecutors also had to prove the accused had criminal intent.[33]
Schmitz moved to Thailand to avoid investigation[12] where he was subsequently arrested on behalf of German authorities.[30] In response, he allegedly pretended to kill himself online, posting a message on his website that from now on he wished to be known as "His Royal Highness King Kimble the First, Ruler of the Kimpire".[30][34] He was deported back to Germany where he pleaded guilty to embezzlement in November 2003 and, after five months in jail awaiting trial, again received a suspended sentence (of 20 months).[33] After avoiding a prison sentence for a second time, he left Germany and moved to Hong Kong in late 2003.[12]
I completely and utterly disagree.
You clearly haven't been the victim of any robberies at gunpoint. It is terrifying and life-changing and most victims usually end up with some sort of PTSD. It takes a sick and depraved mind to commit such acts, and those responsible fully deserve death. There are far too many people in this world to allow people who are willing to kill to continue to breathe the same air as the rest of the population.
Quite a bold statement that has no real basis in reality:
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/14/high-iq-linked-to-drug-use/
Whats worse is they even probably had a strategic team analyze how much they would get fined if they were caught, and decided it was worth the risk.
As long the US government gets their cut, the people who get screwed are the people who play by the rules. Fuck everything about big business and their collusion with the government.
They all have their drawbacks, Elon.
There is a difference between written and spoken word. Learn it. Live it. Love it. Or get the fuck out.
Cory's service to the community is not in providing nuanced analysis of issues. It's using his fame to bring issues to light that would simply be ignored by the more mainstream community.
And how exactly is that relevant here? You think the community needs another Google circlejerk?
Kill yourself, you fucking anonymous faggot.
Your whole post is fucking retarded:
1. Encryption isn't a weapon. Period. Comparing the two is fucking stupid.
2. The president didn't ask the IRS to hurt opposition's finances. You were lied to by Darrell Issa who had no evidence but a heavily modified report which when taken as whole actually painted the IRS as anti-liberal rather than anti-conservative. But please keep spouting your ignorance on the subject, you really deserve those moderation points!
He's always been that way, but no one on the internet during those times cared about feelings over getting the job done.
How many miles have you walked in Linus's shoes? Have you ever had to maintain a project as large as the linux kernel with a group of developers who were not being paid by you?
If not, then please report back when you have and tell us how you made it all work without having to shout.
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