...but 100% predictable and almost maintenance free like SVN...

SVN is neither.

In almost any sane shop, failure to follow the change procedures can be a grounds for immediate dismissal.

Most companies are not sane. I once worked for a forex provider where policies were not followed and never enforced by management. It was a reactive and chaotic environment, where engineering had direct access to production and build/release was responsible for production operations versus an actual operations/mis team. I blame this squarely on the youth culture in the IT world, were discipline is rare. I actually had a developer (senior platform architect at age 28) complain about the number of branches, when I wanted to bring a 4th online. In the early 90s when I did development at Lotus, I had to work with 21 branches for all the various projects I was involved with and never broke a sweat.

One can get a DS1 or higher from Level3, UUnet, Sprint, etc... They are all ISPs that cater to the business segment. In terms of largest, that would depend on the criteria used. Simply counting the sum of all traffic flowing through a company's network is not legitimate. A better metric would be to count only the traffic that originates and ends at a customer access point.

Network World distorted what Arbor was saying and Slashdot continued its fine tradition of being a clusterfuck of Internet wisdom.

If you had proper reading skills you would understand I was replying to a person that mentioned a case in the United States.

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1831662&cid=33970084

Various case law in some jurisdictions (eg, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vs Gentile Productions 1998 in the US)...

Hall of Fame v. Gentile was vacated by the 6th and it went no further. It did not establish any case law regarding the trademark of a structure. If you are going to throw around examples, I recommend the 6th's White Tower v. White Castle (1937) and Ferrari v. Roberts (1991), Also, the SCOTUS opinion in Two Pesos v. Taco Cabana (1992). Finally, the Lanham Act of 1946 had a narrow scope protecting marks likely to cause confusion or deceive purchasers as to the source of goods or services. In 1967, the statute was ammended, eliminating the wording of purchasers, broading the scope.

Finally, one key detail that is often overlooked in the Hall of Fame case is both parties sold posters of the museum, hence they were competitors.

The county administrator said exactly that, since it is the county that gets the 911 call not the city. The county is the one that decides who gets the engine sent out based on who paid the fee. The 911 caller stated that there was nobody inside the proeprty. When dispatch said they would not send any help, the caller hung up and tried to fight the fire with his garden hose. If human life was at risk, the county would send help.

BTW, the county is currently in talks with several more city FD to help with coverage, but the annual fee would still required.

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2010/09/cbs_news_resident_anti-vaccine_propagand.php#comments

This sums it up

I can't believe that any sentient being would take the Hannah Poling case as an indication that vaccines cuase autism.

To begin with, Ms. Poling has a mitochondrial abnormality - which preceded any vaccination, not to mention her birth - which makes her inordinately sensitive to - among other things - fever. In this case, the government has conceded that the vaccine(s) she received caused a fever (which is a common side effect of vaccines) which more likely than not (50% plus a feather) was the proximal cause of a neurological injury.

Secondly, Ms. Poling - while she may have many aspects of autism - is not similar to the vast majority of autistic children (and adults). She is acknowledged to have an atypical case of autism. Also, technically, it can't be "autism" if there is a known neurological injury.

Finally, vaccines are not unique in their ability to cause Ms. Poling's neurological injury. Any febrile illness (including, I must add, all vaccine-preventable illnesses) could have done the same. This is analogous to a person struck while crossing a busy freeway - there are numerous vehicles which could have done the injury, but the unlucky chap who hits the pedestrian gets the blame.

If Ms. Poling had come down with influenza or even a nasty adenovirus prior to getting her vaccinations, she would be just as "autistic" as she is now, but she wouldn't be exploited by the anti-vaccination movement. I suppose I can't blame her parents for using the established legal process to get money for her care, but I do find opportunists like Mr. Doherty highly offensive./blockquote>

Stop confusing Nokia and Nokia Siemens, they are separate companies.

It is a separate private corporation not a division. Both Siemans and Nokia own equal shares in Nokia Siemens Networks.

these things are containerized.

It does not matter. In many cities and counties, any business selling food items, packaged or otherwise, needs a permit.

if that were the case, any store selling so much as a candybar would need such a permit.

Most municipalities require a permit for the sale of food. Preparing food on the premises requires a separate permit.

Generally, if it is a vending machine, the vendor is the one that needs a permit. If you are stocking the machine yourself and selling the product to your employees, you may need a food permit.

When running a business, you need to be aware of all local, state, and federal regulations.

I was talking about the California statute. You do not have to be charged in California for DNA to be obtained.

I don't know anyone in favor of this.

The majority of voters in California are in favor if it. California already has a law where anybody arrested for a felony, or a crime that could be a felony, has their DNA collected. It was the citizens of the state that made the law happen through a voter initiative. Two other states have similar statutes. This type of law is not an aberration.

Where do think sex registries have come from? It was from voter initiative, and there is no evidence that it makes society safer. I see swimming pool without fences all the time. Odd, considering more children die in private swimming pools than by sexual predators. Where is the hysteria over swimming pools?

If you want more direct democracy, this is what you are going to get. If you want more representative democracy, this is what you are going to get.

The biggest problem I have with it is that while it has a process for expungement of people who are acquitted or whose guilty verdict is overturned, I didn't see anything in there requiring states to initiate the process when one of these events occurs.

I would not expect them to require it.

California already takes DNA from any adult that is arrested of a felony or a crime that could be charged as a felony. People that have been arrested during politcal demonstrations and released with no charges have had their cheeks swabbed. To make matters worse, a person must wait three years before they can request an expungement, which a judge must order but a prosecutor can veto. That is right, no charges have to be filed and the state could keep your DNA forever. The ACLU has filed suit and they asked for a preliminary injunction. The prelim was denied in federal court in December 2009 with the judge stating that DNA is just like fingerprints and it helps soolve crimes. The lawsuit continues.

Let us not forget, California shares their DNA database with the federal government. There is no requirement that the national DNA database honor an expungement.

Californians can blame themselves for this. Direct democracy in action. Happy times in America.