Only if cherry picking the last few weeks is the only way to support your argument. If you look at Windows security vs Linux security historically, your argument would be pathetic.

No one said that. That's a strawman argument at best. No OS is perfectly secure. However what I know is Windows had been historically ridden with exploit after exploit.

So were you aware that the suitcases had items worth more than $0.20?

Taylor Swift spending $360M for her master recordings because they were worth that much according to you.

That's why you a rich music executive then? No?

Beyonce got more exposure because the police wanted to solve her case. If someone stole two suitcases from you, and they got 5 years, would you protest?

1) From the article: "Clothing, designer sunglasses, laptops and AirPods headphones were also stolen, Grant and Blue said.". People here don't bother to read the article. He pled guilty to stealing everything in the suitcases. Everyone here seems fixated on just the value of the music. 2) Artists spend years and millions to buy back their original masters from record companies.

Where do you get "down-on-his-luck"? He admits he stole from her before her tour. The laptop had tour plans which may have caused a great deal of inconvenience/money for her.

And what are you describing as "basic theft of goods". Did you know that "Clothing, designer sunglasses, laptops and AirPods headphones were also stolen, Grant and Blue said."? I would imagine theft of expensive items like clothing and a laptop would be worth a felony conviction.

The theft of the luggage is the only thing that matters. The intent to steal IP vs other property is not part of the sentencing. The real value of the property is the factor outside of intent.

Yes they did have two suitcases stolen. It's right there in the report. Now in those suitcases there was valuable IP. But if you read the article, other things were also stolen. "Clothing, designer sunglasses, laptops and AirPods headphones were also stolen, Grant and Blue said." Not sure why you are unnecessarily reframing the situation.

Her cooperation is something to consider for the prosecutors. It is not just her celebrity but her availability. When victims are not local, it makes prosecution more difficult logistically. Quickly settling some easy cases is something I would hope all prosecutors would be doing.

It got more news because it was Beyonce, and the police might have been more motivated to solve the case because it was Beyonce. However, if a person spent five years in prison for stealing two suitcases from you or me, it would never make the news.

1) Maybe you should have read the article: "Clothing, designer sunglasses, laptops and AirPods headphones were also stolen, Grant and Blue said.". My opinion is those are worth more than the value you place on them even at a thrift shop. 2) The unreleased music might have been master recordings to be used in a future album. I don't know if you are aware that master recordings are worth a lot. Artists spend years and millions trying to buy back the master recordings they signed away to get their first record deals.

I've only met users, so the creator's thoughts are sort of irrelevant.

It's stuff like this that makes donating your time to open source the most rewarding thing in the world.

Nuclear reactors use most surface water, not ground water.

Datacentres are no pickier. You can even cool a datacentre with saltwater, you just need a heat exchanger.

Also, closed loop does not evaporate. The loop is not closed if stuff escapes from it.

You're arguing with the actual terminology used in the nuclear industry. "Closed loop" or "closed cycle" designs have the water pumped in a cycle through cooling towers. The towers lose water to evaporation, taking heat with them, but the rest of the water is returned to be reheated again. "Open loop" or "open cycle" designs have no cooling towers. The water is heated and just discharged hot. They consume much more water (over an order of magnitude more), but most of that is returned. Closed loop are more common, but you see open loop in some older designs, and in seawater-cooled reactors.

"How often do you think I print?"

Seemingly not very.

I've printed many hundreds of kg on my P1S, thanks.

I do not consider having to write data out to a card and transport it back and forth between the printer and the computer to be the pinnacle of convenience. That's something that would be considered embarrassingly inconvenient for a 1980s printer, let alone a modern net-connected device. And it's designed to be inconvenient for non-cloud prints for a reason.

I would hope so. Why shouldn't you do time for theft?