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Comment: This is the new norm. (Score 1) 141

by zippo01 (#42794487) Attached to: Amsterdam Using Airbnb Listings To Identify Illegal Hotels
Governments want information. On its own people, on others. Information from places like this is often free and requires no formal request to use or get. Which makes it a win win. This type of thing is only going to get more prevalent. Soon, if not already, massive systems will filter all this data and track everyone, off nothing but open, public and free information. Add that to what they are able to obtain from private companies such as Facebook and twitter etc. It is scary how much governments, not even your own know or can know about you or a place.

Comment: Re:Ortiz created that problem (Score 0) 443

by zippo01 (#42723835) Attached to: Prosecution of Swartz Typical for the "Sick Culture" Pervading the DOJ
If the wire fraud was such an outlandish charge with no cause, then it could have easily been dismissed, by the/a judge or appeal. This would have been done in a hearing long before a trial would have occurred. You say its unprofessional, others would say different. What I am saying is its all subjective.

Comment: Double Standard (Score -1, Flamebait) 443

by zippo01 (#42723601) Attached to: Prosecution of Swartz Typical for the "Sick Culture" Pervading the DOJ
We have such a double standard in this country. We scream when a person who is charged with a crime, makes a choice and takes their life because they where charged with a crime, that we are to tough. The next day we scream when another person charged with the same or a different crime gets off or only gets a light sentence. It is all subjective to the individual. What do you find important, right or wrong. I have no problem with them stacking charges, as long as they can show cause. The court system is already backed up, could you imagine if every charge when to trial. Nothing would ever get done, and most important people would complain (louder then ever before) about being called for jury duty all the time. You can't blame others, for the choice of an individual to take their life. If you do, where does the blame end? It wouldn't...
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+ - HP cuts workforce by 5% last year as some leave for GM->

Submitted by dcblogs
dcblogs writes "Hewlett-Packard's reduced its workforce last year by 17,800 employees, more than half-way to its restructuring goal. But some key IT workers left unexpectedly and have taken jobs with HP customer, General Motors. HP employed 331,800 worldwide as of Oct. 31. It plans to cut 29,000 by the end of 2014. GM, which outsourced its IT for years to EDS, announced plans last year to in-source its IT. HP acquired EDS in 2008. On Nov. 30, 18 employees of HP's Global Information Technology Organization in Austin "resigned en masse and without notice" and "immediately began working for General Motors in Austin in GM's new IT Innovation Center," according to court papers. HP is asking the court for approval to depose some of the exiting workers to determine whether employment contracts were violated. "HP expects that additional resignations will follow as the departed employees will likely seek to build out their teams by filling in with subordinate employees from HP," the company said."
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Comment: Thank-you Dear Leader (Score 1) 384

by zippo01 (#42257353) Attached to: North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket
When you are willing to let your people starve and work them as slave labor, then kill them, sanctions doesn't really matter. What is the saying, I don't care about money, give me minions. This will continue until China steps in or the country revolts, which due to the level of imprisonment, propaganda, force, and international apathy is unlikely. Think about it. Who will be responsible to clean up the mess if the country falls? China? The US? Its easier to just let them be.

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