The data exists on the company's computers, likely passed through their network and servers, and because of these things they are legally accesible by the company. Unless the company accessed her email account at Yahoo using this data, there doesn't seem to be an issue to me. Unfortunately, the article is sparse on the details. Only an idiot would think, in these times, that the things they do on their company PC or laptop would not be accisible by the company. Just because they issue you a system doesn't make that system yours - its theirs, including all its contents.

rts

It was all intened as a joke. Really. I swear!

You are incorrect in what you term proper nouns. ethernet cable is not a proper noun. Ethernet Cable George is a proper noun since it takes a general item and specifies an individual of that general item that has the name George. Jargon indicates proper words, not slang, pertaining to a specific subset of the language. That is, computer terms, legal terms, medical terms, HVAC terms, anthropology terms, etc. These are all actual words and not slang; they are mostly understood by people in and working with those in specific fields of interest. This does not mean that they do not have application outside that field, but that in speaking on these subjects the word has specific meaning to the subject. And thus, the people involved in the subject may have understanding of said words that people not involved in the subject do not. Jargon has nothing whatsoever to do with slang because jargon is a very clearly defined real word that may not be understood in certain context by an average person.

Just because you fail to be able to do this does not mean an end user fails to comprehend descriptions of what these cables look like, what the shapes are, where they connect, possibly what color they are, etc. End users can be can be infuriatingly dense at times but it is up to you as the support professional to find a level at which they can communicate thier needs to you and you communicate the fix to them. If you cannot do this then you should not be in the support business.

jargon

NOUN

1. specialist language: language that is used by a group, profession, or culture, especially when the words and phrases are not understood or used by other people "typesetters' jargon"

2. unintelligible language: pretentious or meaningless language ( disapproving ) "Cut the jargon and get to your point."
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Your definition and the dictionary's definition of Jargon do not agree. A network cable is just a cable of some sort to most end users. They don't recongnize it for its function, just that it plugs into thier comuter the same as the monitor cable, the power cable, etc. It's up to you to define the cable for them using terms they will understand. That is part of your role as a support person. Not bothering with this aspect of your job makes you bad at your job.

Oh, for mod points.

We need to bring back tar and feathering of stupid judges.

Who gets to decide which judges are stupid?

Not that I disagree on -this- decision being 'stupid' (on the face of it, I haven't read the judge's motivations and whatnot), but I can't help but disagree with your idea there.

If I simply disagree with a judge, deeming them 'stupid', does that mean I should be allowed (at least in the eye of the public) to tar and feather them?

Wouldn't that undermine one of the principles - however much they're ignored - of a legal system? If every judge making a decision would have to fear being tarred and feathered just because *somebody* may disagree with the decision, wouldn't that be a Bad Thing(TM)?

This article is pointless - it points out how to overcome the encryption on a MIFI that has the default settings in place.

If you deploy any networking device with default settings in place, you deserve to be compromised.

Take 30 minutes to reconfigure the device using default settings and this is a non-issue.

seriously? I thought it [networking] had been around since the 60s.

No, really, stealing the items inside the game is not illegal in the real world because there are no laws pertaining to it.

It has still to be determined whether virtual items or currency has and real world value by the government. I hope it stays that way too, because once the gov decides it has real world value they will decide to tax it in some manner. Outside of the majority of these games the virtual items and currency cannot be legally traded due to the terms of the EULA. Doing so is normally a serious EULA violation that will get you banned from the game. That does not mean that there isn't a black market of sorts to do it, and in fact, for most games there are such black markets.
People stealing such items and trading them for real world money is dodgy at best, since many governments charge income taxes and I seriously doubt that those who do this type of thing pay income taxes on their earnings.

But I digress: I am not nitpicking since in an of itself stealing the in game items is not illegal. Accessing the persons account using stolen credentials is, by most standards, illegal.

someone needs to get a clue. stealing and using or selling a users credentials is not a virtual theft. virtual theft is stealing the users stuff inside the game. stealing thier credentials to get into the game is the same as stealing their credentials for thier bank account or for their computer. Using said stolen credentials amounts to unlawful access at the very least.

when I have to pay sales tax in addition to shipping, i will instead go to the local Borders, Barnes & Noble, etc. and get instant gratification instead of the best price. Amazon is only one online reseller I use but all of them will lose out when this sales tax enforcement comes to pass.

The ones who will hurt most with this are the small businesses who currently have a [inter]national presence via the web. Where is their advantage when this happens? Or rather, how can they compete at all with the big dogs once this is enacted? Corporatism at its best.

I can see how it could be interpreted that way but this:

"deal with it like an adult"

is more about doing the appropriate thing for the situation than it is about walking away from whatever the issue[s] are.