This observation deserves beaucoup points. More and more we live in a world where headlines and press releases are treated as news, accepted prima facie without much vetting or scepticism, a lot of it propagated by websites trying to generate clicks. Slashdot for one is certainly not blameless in this racket. Digging a little behind this story, does it mention how many people have stopped using WhatsApp since the buyout? Fairly mum about that, but pretty sure theyr'e still counting those people too.

Like so much in IT, it's hard to tell what's what and what's not.

She was well within her power (and right) to let common sense prevail and dismiss the case outright. Instead she took the spineless route and upheld this farce, summarily judging this child to be guilty of disorderly conduct.

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." In this case she did more than nothing, she actually perpetuated this travesty - a chain of awful, mewling officials "just obeying the law" - and gave it a legal seal of approval in an official act of cowardice. That is what she did.

If someone runs across the street to save a child about to run in front of a car, would you then deem it necessary for hat person to be fined for jaywalking? Because I know just the judge. And people wonder why the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Because the legal system is plagued with officious fucks like this.

Here are the details of the relevant parties:

The "judge": Maureen McGraw-Desmet

295 Millers Run Road Bridgeville, PA 15017 phone: 412-221-3353 fax: 412-221-0908

The "officer": http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ro...

and then there's this piece of shit: http://www.southfayette.org/si... (smilburn@southfayette.org)

If ever there was a job for Anonymous...

Those who can, do; those who can't, teach; those who're cunts, administrate.

Karera wa watashi tachi no shigoto o totta!!!

-BREEP-BOP!-

Affluenza claims another victim. Can nothing be done?!

I could fund a trip to Mars with that kind of cash!

Even though there's a name and history for it doesn't make the ruling any more satisfying: "we're letting him go, but don't get the idea that we want to, it's just because we're not willing to make any sort of actual decision about it." But IANAL and all that shit, so what the hell does my opinion as a concerned citizen matter? Best to leave these sort of things in the hands of experts and I will get back to being a tiny gear.

They invoked the writ of Copus Outus.

Bloomberg has a valid point. It's also the reason most people can't be fashion models ("he's so hot right now").. There is also something to be said for nerdly predispositions and interests, which goes a long way in determining whether someone can become a successful coder.

On a more general note, Bloomberg has struggled far more to "earn" his billions and has seen far more of the world than Zuckerberg, who in turn strikes me as an incredibly naiive, deer-in-the-headlights, I-don't-know-what-I'm-doing-here, I-just-won-the-nerd-lottery sort of person: his proclamations simply don't carry that much weight.

They use maple syrup buckets.

That amount wouldn't even pay for snacks.

New French Law Prohibits After-Hours Work Emails.

New French Law Prohibits After-Hours Work.

New French Law Prohibits Work Emails.

New French Law Prohibits Work.

[Awkwardly mumbles something into the collar of his highly ironic t-shirt which in some cultures could be interpreted as "thanks".]

A geeky guy suddenly find himself out of a jahb - victim of downsizing, outsourcing, H1B1-jeebies etc etc - and thinks up a plan to take advantage of this new program by dressing up as a woman and teaching inner-city girls all about the ins-and-outs of programming, and in the process learns a little bit about something called life.

"He taught them how to code, but they taught him how to live."

From the producers of Mrs Doubtfire and I Spit on Your Grave, this summer Paramount Pictures brings you a feel-good, down-on-your-luck, rags-to-riches, local-boy-make-good, shaggy-dog, fish-out-of-water, girl-meets-boy, boy-turns-into-girl story.

Michael Cera in Class Act.