I don't feel entitled to it in the slightest.
I don't think you realize what this actually means. You're saying that you should have the product whether or not you've paid for it. That you will have it is a foregone conclusion. That companies have to abide by your rules for you to pay them for what you're using. How is that not a sense of entitlement?
It doesn't take much to pull the trigger. It was probably sitting on the table, and she pressed the trigger while trying to pick it up. Not really implausible at all.
She died of ovarian cancer, you insensitive clod.
First time I've felt compelled to use that one.
However, I'm not sure the point gets across to second and third world countries operated/controlled by dictators or gorilla-mongers.
Military force is exactly what third-world dictators would be worried about. Take Iraq, for example: Their military was rolled over by US/allied forces, no contest.
Most of the heavy military equipment isn't worth much against insurgent forces using guerrilla tactics (which I think was the point you were trying to make) but none of that is the purpose of a new fighter aircraft anyway. You gotta replace your 1970's MiGs sometime...
That's because it's less about force than show of force. It's "Hey look, we have these now too. Brand new stealth fighters RIGHT HERE BABY."
With global economies so intertwined, there's really not a huge chance these days of needing some kind of secret weapon force to go against other large countries in large-scale war. So they make the new developments public for the sake of national pride and respect among other countries.
Plus, it's always fun to show off new toys.
You're really bringing in a lot of things that have nothing to do with this case, such as the EULA and innovation. This story is about a guy who has a history of trying to sue large corporations over nothing. He's just after money, but you're talking like this is part of some sort of ideological war.
This guy doesn't care about Microsoft or Apple or Linux. He's just looking for a big payday.
"On a Monday morning earlier this month, top Pentagon leaders gathered to simulate how they would respond to a sophisticated cyberattack aimed at paralyzing the nation’s power grids, its communications systems or its financial networks. The results were dispiriting. The enemy had all the advantages: stealth, anonymity and unpredictability. No one could pinpoint the country from which the attack came, so there was no effective way to deter further damage by threatening retaliation."
Same as anyone else with an idea--Pitch it as elegantly and emotionally as possible and hope some rich dudes like the sound of it enough to invest.
I'd say simply answering the question "Are we alone in the universe?" would be noteworthy enough for both civilizations to make the whole thing worthwhile. It's not often you get an answer to one of the fundamental mystery questions like that.
It's up there with "What happens to us after we die?" and "Is there a God?" Sure, people have their beliefs and opinions, but to actually KNOW...
Perhaps he was dictating it?
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