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Spam king, phishing buddy hit for $200m: Spam king, phishing buddy hit for $200mCrazy.200 million for some spam? That sounds like a strict punishment to me.strict punishment200 million for some spam? That sounds like a strict punishment to me.; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, strict punishment, punishment, phishing buddy, Spam King, phishing; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
FBI crackdown nabs 8 botnet herders: FBI crackdown nabs 8 botnet herdersI like that !!!Yes indeed...GOOD!!!!Let the Convicted CHOOSE CANING INSTEAD OF JAIL TIME.BUT NO PROBATION.quid pro quoonly if they cane the bastards at enron and other companies that cooked books and ruined lives as wellTrue, at least then they would be productive...Unlike the Linux script...; Tags: Federal government, FBI, herder, crackdown, punishment, Web; Discussion threads 2007-11-29
Sickos busted, kids rescued: Chatroom featured live abuse of children: Sickos busted, kids rescued: Chatroom featured live abuse of children2005???!!!!!!!!!It took them somewhere near two years to trace these insert invective here ? Why? I applaud their efforts and the final accomplishment, but TWO YEARS??!!! And, how many dozens of children?This sicko should be killedthe only thing...; Tags: punishment, organ, sicko; Discussion threads 2007-06-20
Police blotter: No privacy in home PC brought to work: Police blotter: No privacy in home PC brought to workMoronI stupid can you be? My god if you've got child porn on your computer don't take it to work and put a password on it.Almost but not quite: Unions and PornEmployers are freaked about employees using their own computing devices,...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, SECURITY, child pornography, computer, privacy, punishment, e-mail, home PC, PC; Discussion threads 2007-04-05
Carrot or stick? It's the same...: According to Californian researchers, receiving a reward or avoiding a punishment have the same effects... on our brains. As they report in PLoS Biology, avoiding punishment is its own reward. In other words, the same areas of our brains are stimulated when we win a game or when we avoid...; Tags: punishment, negative outcome; Blog posts 2006-07-05

Jail time for UK hackers: Jail time for UK hackersYeah Yeah Yeah They shoulda been hungshot, bludgeoned, thrown off a cliff, roll under a steam roller, cut into small pieces and fed to the cat, poisoned, forced to marry my ex-wife and had their birthdays taken away. Did I miss anything?What a dis-incentive to...; Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, virus, hacker, punishment, dis-incentive; Discussion threads 2005-10-07
Man guilty of accessing tsunami site: Man guilty of accessing tsunami siteBogus convictionI'm not all that familiar with Birtish law, but by this rationale, isn't it illegal to accidentally click 'cancel' instead of 'ok'? How can intent NOT be a consideration?Both the verdict and punishment were appropriateThe verdict was appropriate because even if he did...; Tags: Financial services, punishment, tsunami site, Vigilanteism; Discussion threads 2005-10-07
The CIO time bomb: The CIO time bombBoo hoo, corporate America brought it on itself.If your looking for sympathy you'll find it between Sh*t and Syphilis in the dictionary...well they better learn"Most CIOs still don't know what's expected from them under new Sarbanes-Oxley rules."they could spend a few minutes reading up on it, earn...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory compliance, Regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SAS Institute, Martha, punishment; Discussion threads 2004-07-29
'Homeless hacker' says he'll accept plea bargain: 'Homeless hacker' says he'll accept plea bargainHouse detention???You've gotta be fudding kidding, right??? House detention for breaking into commerical computers??? When is the judicial system gonna catch up with the electronic age and criminal activity??? I'd say three years jail time PLUS full financial restitution, PLUS all court costs AND...; Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, hacker, plea bargain, detention, punishment, plea; Discussion threads 2004-01-06

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What people hate most about health insurance: What people hate most about health insurancetry medicaid if you want a real headacheIf you think your paid insurance is bad, try living on SS or SSI, yet being expected to make co-pays on everything they can find to ding you on, it may sound like no big deal if...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, health insurance; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
SF mayor gets back to the keys to the city: SF mayor gets back to the keys to the cityThen what?What happened then? Is this a cliff-hanger blog?The story you quoted from at least mentioned this:"By Tuesday morning, the system was back in the hands of the city."GoodKudos to Mayor Newsome for stepping up and resolving the situation. I'm...; Tags: Government, Vertical industries, SF Mayor; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
At Netroots, relations warming with Obama: At Netroots, relations warming with Obama"Democracy cannot exist without strong differences"I disagree. Seems to me that democracy works in a consensus environment just fine. What it does require, though, is toleration for differences in opinion and the ability of citizens to say what they think without fear of...; Tags: Obama, Netroots Nation, Netroots; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
HTC Touch Cruise: The HTC Touch Cruise made its debut way back in November 2007, and unfortunately, it never found its way to the United States. However, being a glutton of punishment and out of pure curiosity, we got our hands on an unlocked version of the Windows Mobile 6 smartphone thanks to...; Tags: Smart phones, GPS, Handhelds, Cellular phones, power button, HTC Touch, High Tech Computer Corp., smart phone, HTC Touch Cruise; Product reviews 2008-07-15
Wow! FCC to punish Comcast: Wow! FCC to punish ComcastSo I guess what will happenis Comcast will pay the government fines for what they would have overcharged their customers. So that would mean a net zero for Comcast, a net plus for the government, and a net loss for Comcast customers. Pretty slick.RE: Wow! FCC...; Tags: Federal government, Comcast Corp., FCC, Wow!; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!: Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!Airport SecurityI'm fairly sure if anyone was to see me naked... their eyeballs would no longer function anyway. I say go ahead, it's more a punishment for them than me. But I can certainly understand why many people would find...; Tags: airport security, body scanners!, scannerS!, Nate; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
ICANN and IANA's domains hijacked by Turkish hacking group: ICANN and IANA's domains hijacked by Turkish hacking groupWindows is to blameI hear that the Internet is basically run on Windows servers so it is hardly surprising that this happened. If ICANN would only switch to OS X I'm sure that no hacker would ever be able to break in.As...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Domain names, ICANN, IANA, hacking group, Turkish, hacker, hacking, IP, domain; Discussion threads 2008-06-26
diversITy: can being gay hold your career back?: Edit: Just a couple of grammatical tweaks. This series of entries, called diversITy, continues from the previous topic, all concerning the diversity of people within the IT industry. This time, I'd like to put forward: sexual orientation in the workplace, can it set you back? ...; Tags: Workplace, Career, Diversity, U.K., IT Industry, LGBT, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-06-23
China: A potential, new antitrust battleground for Microsoft: China: A potential, new antitrust battleground for MicrosoftI wonder how much marketshare MS would loseI wonder how much Chinese marketshare MS would lose if they pulled out of China? If leaving China leads to the loss of [url=http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/only_244_copies_of_genuine_windows_vista_sold_in_china.php] 244 sales[/url], maybe China would actually be doing MS a favor! :)They...; Tags: Linux, Corporate law, SECURITY, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Communism, Microsoft Corp., new antitrust battleground, antitrust battleground, antitrust; Discussion threads 2008-06-18
Literate programming: Literate programming*blink*Full time programers don't do this? I learned FORTRAN around 1980 and the text required "a structured and disciplined style." That may not be the same thing as "literate programming" but it seems close. I know I have a hard time getting statisticians to document their project specific analysis...; Tags: Development tools, programming, programmer; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
Lori Drew arraigned today: Lori Drew arraigned todayThose charges dont really make any sense ...You said:"She’s charged with accessing protected computers without authorization and conspiracy."She set up an account under a false name. Nobody told her she couldn't -- and in fact, most web sites encourage registrants not to use their real identities...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Catch-Up, Lori Drew, computer; Discussion threads 2008-06-16