Comment Re:Next up (Score 1) 366
It also falls apart when you think about books like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. What if someone writes a great novel and then drops dead? Why shouldn't his/her estate make some money from that?
It also falls apart when you think about books like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. What if someone writes a great novel and then drops dead? Why shouldn't his/her estate make some money from that?
Someone getting unjustly brought to court and/or sued, where the charges are false, and proven false in court shouldn't have to be out of pocket a single dime
I live in Ontario. Around here, you can get a cost award at a few rates: partial costs, which run around half of your costs and is the usual award; substantial, which is about 80%; and full indemnity, which is 100%.
The reason they award at different rates are basically twofold. It's not usual that a case is a total slam-dunk for the winner, so going to court could be reasonable even if you lose; and also to ensure people can afford justice.
I'm at the office now. We have a business class connection. I'm pretty sure our cost would go up if we started offering Internet service to the public, and that we'd get in trouble if we simply put on a router and told everyone to go nuts.
My responsibilities and duties as an IT worker end the moment I quit or someone fires me
Not true. Contracts last until the contract is satisfied.
If you sign an employment contract that says "upon termination, you must A, B, and C", and you don't A, B, and C after termination, you are in breach of contract and can face civil penalties.
If you had custody of your employer's property, and you fail to return the property to your employer on termination, you can further face criminal charges including theft or (as in this case) denial of service.
I was at the office in downtown Ottawa, corner of Elgin and Waverley. The earthquake knocked our power out. The traffic lights were out up and down Elgin, as far as I could see. Everything seemed fine once I got a couple blocks away to the east and south.
Which means we may have artificial human level intelligences before I retire. Perfect, now I can have a care taker that doesn't get fed up with me when I can't pour his coffee because I have parkinsons.
Unfortunately, no. That would require us to be able to produce AIs to specification, rather than simply copy human or cat brains. We are nowhere near that.
Cats, including artificial cats, would make terrible caregivers. Trust me on this. I've lived with several of the buggers.
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