Morality aside, that’s kind of hilarious.
He gets points for style. But this is novel behaviour that has to be discouraged.
Damage is a funny word here. Yes - money was lost, but no building were destroyed, nor people physically harmed. “Actual damage” makes it sound like a lot more than lost time and a few extra contracts paid out.
Yes, yes, criminal law and civil law are two different things and statutes can allow or require imprisonment in a criminal sentence. But we are discussing what is morally appropriate punishment for this misdeed, not what current law allows.
If I had a business its finances would be separate from my personal finance using limited liability, so even if someone destroyed 100% of its value, it would only be no return on investment for me - sad and bad but totally not equivalent to losing all my personal money.
This is called wage theft and I haven't seen anybody going to jail for it.
I don't condone what this person did, but I wish justice was as swift for crimes committed by the rich and powerful.
And generally, the scale of the damage affects the punishment.
> “Do you understand what I'm saying?" shouted Moist. "You can't just go around killing people!"
> "Why Not? You Do." The golem lowered his arm.
> "What?" snapped Moist. "I do not! Who told you that?"
> "I Worked It Out. You Have Killed Two Point Three Three Eight People," said the golem calmly.
> "I have never laid a finger on anyone in my life, Mr Pump. I may be–– all the things you know I am, but I am not a killer! I have never so much as drawn a sword!"
> "No, You Have Not. But You Have Stolen, Embezzled, Defrauded And Swindled Without Discrimination, Mr Lipvig. You Have Ruined Businesses And Destroyed Jobs. When Banks Fail, It Is Seldom Bankers Who Starve. Your Actions Have Taken Money From Those Who Had Little Enough To Begin With. In A Myriad Small Ways You Have Hastened The Deaths Of Many. You Do Not Know Them. You Did Not See Them Bleed. But You Snatched Bread From Their Mouths And Tore Clothes From Their Backs. For Sport, Mr Lipvig. For Sport. For The Joy Of The Game.”
Death speaks in ALL CAPS.
Death's bosses speak in italics.
I. Gods speak in
II. Commandments
The character speaking in the above quote is Dorfl, a golem, who speaks in Title Case.
I feel like 2 years would have made sense to me.
Mugging is “almost a victimless crime” by that standard.
And this was significantly more victim-ful than that.
From a Danish perspective I think that this is rather cruel.
>Ranked #4 in "100 Best Corporate Citizens" of Corporate Responsibility Magazine in 2013, also ranking in Top 50 for Six Consecutive Years.
Fucking bozos!
How crazy would it be if he were framed.
Tinley plead guilty and got 6 months.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/siemens-contractor-pleads-guil...
If I was expected to be available all the time, you can be damned sure I would have expected to be paid by the hour for that.
That being said, answering anything work related outside of work, unless they are your truly close friends is lame and considered a character weakness, to be abused. And don't expect any extra bonus points for that.
Having a good private (aka actual) life you are willing to defend ain't a sign of weakness, in contrary.
Mine just stays on my desk when working and goes to a drawer when not. It is basically just a 2FA device. There is nothing to lug around.
And that’s fair. But I don’t want that on my personal devices. It’s literal spyware.
If work wants that level of control on my phone, they can just give me a phone they own outright. I’ll give it back when I’m done working there.
Seriously, it’s a huge mistake to mix personal and professional data on any device. Too many risks I want nothing to do with.
When I was younger I would answer calls and emails outside of work hours, because I wanted to be a Good Employee, but it's a huge mistake because management (and sometimes coworkers) will exploit it and after a while expect you to do it. Set hard boundaries immediately.
After work, I put my work phone away. I have been in this industry for over a decade and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I will never let an employer steal time away from my family again. Especially now that they want us all to RTO. Office time is theirs, home time is mine.
Makes it real easy to control how available I am to different groups of people.
Regardless, it should be pretty obvious that if an attacker gains RCE, they can do a lot.
i regularly see orgs with orphan machines running that no one understands or wants to touch
We have an outright criminal at the top, healthcare CEOs can kill you with Excel by the tens of thousands, but a company loses some money and the rules suddenly apply?
What an absolute joke.
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