Re: Lead the way
The problem is we need to add to the list and sort out who goes first. It's going to be a loooonnnnggg list.
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Unless the law and the fine has some teeth, they are just another cost of doing business. What would be wrong with the fine being equal to some nicely rounded number like one dollar (US) or one pound (Brit) for each email sent? True, most spammers would quickly declare bankruptcy and re-open with a new name next week, but it's a start. But if applied to the company using the spam service was also fined an equal amount, it might make a dent.
The government might just as effectively create a new law that bans climate change.
Well, some country probably will. I'm thinking the US currently since it's a big selling point for certain politicians who are in denial and catering to their religious base*. The race to the bottom (so to speak) is well under way and this is just angle that hasn't been picked up by all the major players.
*Which, as per normal, they will work around any restrictions. Applies to both the elected and those who vote. Got to keep up appearances you know.
We know by now that the planes CAN fly without the sensor and its attempted automatic corrections -- and probably fly safer without it -- so why not disable it and get them back in the air?
MCAS is/was a bandaid, a patch. Kill it and what else is waiting for the unsuspecting? If we believe the reports in the media, this whole plane is basically cobbled together, training is minimal. Since the cost of training is an issue with the airlines bottom line, it's being cut. Even this "patch" was an option that more than a few airlines didn't buy.
I have this gut feeling that they may get it right..."may" being the key word. But I do feel bad about all the airlines and their customers being caught up in this mess. Once Boeing gets the fix and any hardware, it will not be an overnight task to install it.
The thing is for the $80,000 they wanted for the "upgrade" should have been a standard item on all the aircraft. I guess profits and marketing run things and not engineers. I would hope that some governments take an interest in looking at the certifications and that Boeing task some heavy hits to stock value, the board, and the upper manglement. Yeah.. wishful thinking on my part.
Err.... I think they will still happen. Management wants to save a few dollars. Server rooms get re-configured (but the switches aren't moved). And the mindset that "no one will ever press a red button on the wall unless it's an emergency". In one place I know of, there's something like 8 switches. Four of them have had the cabling removed, the other four haven't. The catch is, none are marked as to "active" or "inactive" and none are covered. Bump or touch one at your peril.
The only real solution is to label the darn switches... "lights", "Emergency Power Kill', etc. Even a a bit of paper and taped to wall will work.
The rest probably just felt a bit groovy, put on some modern jazz and came up with an answer to what lies beyond the visible universe, the origins of Dark Matter and, of course, a solution to Brexit's Irish "backstop".
Also perhaps lying on the floor and seeing the cosmos in the process. Given the age group, probably uttering "wow", "far out", and "groovy" which they haven't uttered in probably 40 years or more. The concept of a 'love in" does create a need for mind bleach however.
Its work culture is fundamentally broken with top executives making it plain that the company will obfuscate, mislead, block and bully before they even consider telling the truth – and that culture attracts more of the same..
This statement pretty much sums up the online tech businesses of which you've given a few prime examples and can apply to almost if not all of them. It's also bled over into other businesses. "Screw the users/customers, we want profit!" is the mantra of business. Ethics seem to only a course in college that everyone sleeps through.
Usually, I've noticed they're crap at doing the job, but My God are they quick at spotting a trend!
Tech isn't their strong point. Office politics is though. Manglement sits in their office and listens to the politic players as the ones doing the work at the coal face are to busy doing their jobs instead of sucking up.
"China remains the world’s principal IP infringer, driven by an industrial policy that continues to prioritize both acquisition and development of science and technology."
The only IP China recognizes is Chinese and thus only citizens can file and own IP in China. Same for copyright. Stealing from any other country isn't a crime in China and so they just shrug it off and carry on. With this type of theft, once the info/data is in China, it's unrecoverable and can be used by any Chinese company for a slight fee to the "owner".
"Facebook recovered the bulk of the funds shortly after the incident and has been cooperating with law enforcement in its investigation."
Funny that the only time they (and probably Google) "co-operate with law enforcement, etc. is when they're a victim. Unlike when they sell everyone's brother, sister, mother, father and family dog details to the highest bidder.
This doesn't surprise me and they should be sued or fined for this.
That won't change a thing. They have a) lots of lawyers to ensure that any lawsuit never gets settled and b) the fines would be pocket change for them. Nuke all their data centers from orbit might be the only way to stop them.
The issue here is that the OS vendors is also the store owner and they don't want users having the option to use a third-party product.
That's only part of the problem. The other part is it's the only store in town, so to speak, that Apple users can use. There might be another one or two outside of Apple but the average user won't know about them.
In that case, just piss on his hands to preserve the fingerprints. It'll help the coroner ID the body.
I do wonder how they managed to con that much money per computer though. Around here that would buy you a computer from the local shop and they would capture as much data as they could off the hard drive if it were actually broken. All of them would check the problem computer first, remove the planted scumbag software and return after doing a complete checkup and update if needed (they do ask first) for around $50 to $100.
I wonder what all the Loyal Wingmen are meant to do if/when their boss F-35 goes supersonic and vanishes over the horizon. Mutiny?
Perhaps they will just chug along until they catch up and find the F-35 that was shot down because "no wingman". More than likely they'll just wander off and wonder what to do next. Me, cynical? Nah....
Governments have been exploring ways of clamping down on the population. Everything from pulling the plug on the internet locally to arresting dissenters. The last has been going on for decades in some countries.
So this state of affairs doesn't surprise me. It appalls me that they'd use jail time, etc. I do believe that perhaps it is time to rethink things. The evening news has history with showing the most horrendous things but usually (in the past) censored things like bodies and the actual killing for broadcast. In this case, I think the kneejerk is bad thing since they don't censor the stuff coming out of ISIS for example.
Somehow banning one thing and not all things like this is not right nor a good thing. The context in which it is presented though, is another matter.
I don't think an audit will solve the problem... It might have prevented it but it's too late now. Maybe the answers are on the mysterious #4 server as I've known at least one admin who kept a server "hidden" for emergencies. Turned out to have config info, some nasty info on manglement, and a pile of server and network scripts.
Interesting concept but as other suggest, in this case Google is your goto. I have to admit after listening to friends that FB isn't very good at targeting, period. One local realtor I know complained that his ads were seen all over the country instead of just his target (local) market. Understandable since he's getting billed for every ad shown.
I have one also but then, there's a portion of the buyer-brigade that doesn't care about "new and shiny". We want value for product and that includes a life time longer than a battery.
The way the market is headed these days, if you need a spark plug change on a car, it'll be cheaper to just buy a car.
I've been expecting it to go the other way with even more restrictions. Maybe the lobbyists will join forces and buy the FTC? I have hope (slim but still...) that the states and if need be, the Feds will do the right thing unlike what they've been doing to consumers of late.
In theory, even auto drivers should have a training period as different cars have different characteristics. Truck drivers already do as here in the States, it's an "add-on". So yes, the pilots need to train to the plane as every plane has a different flight envelope. Difference between cars and planes is that one will kill you and everyone in it if you don't actually know and understand the differences.
Upvoted because you have described the problem exactly. I suspect that some point, the airlines would like "pilots" that are basically meatbag window dressing. Hire basically a computer operator who has no knowledge of the guts and mechanics of flying.
There's a lot of similarities betwixt flying and driving. Seat of the pants and feedback from the controls are big part of it. Once everything goes full computer control and human "takeover" controls aren't needed then fine, but until that happens we need the control and the feedback the vehicle gives us.
it's clear the teachers will stash this payload in the staff room while students make do with tracing paper.
Tracing paper? More like grade ZZZ which basically a stick with bark cut from the nearest tree and wrapped in a piece of paper. The ZZ grade is paper but does have large chunks of wood in it.