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Why would the leak cause major portions of the engine to need to be rewritten? Seems more likely that it was a convenient excuse.
I don't know. Ask gaben.
Gosh, Valve must hire great PR. I had completely forgotten their overt evil actions around this incident.
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Unbelievable. >Swartz was NOT facing anywhere near 35 years in prison. You know why people keep using that number? Because that's the number the attorney's office itself used in its own press release. That's why. But OK, let's be reasonable here. I'll fix it: >"Compare that to the $1 million fine, up to 35 years in prison (followed by 3 years of supervised release) Aaron Swartz was facing" There fixed it. Happy?? I'm…
Macspoofing wrote: You know why people keep using that number? Because that's the number the attorney's office itself used in its own press release. That's why. But OK, let's be reasonable here. I'll fix it: "Compare that to the $1 million fine, up to 35 years in prison (followed by 3 years of supervised release) Aaron Swartz was facing" There fixed it. Happy?? If you had bothered to read the references that were in…
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Unbelievable. >Swartz was NOT facing anywhere near 35 years in prison. You know why people keep using that number? Because that's the number the attorney's office itself used in its own press release. That's why. But OK, let's be reasonable here. I'll fix it: >"Compare that to the $1 million fine, up to 35 years in prison (followed by 3 years of supervised release) Aaron Swartz was facing" There fixed it. Happy?? I'm…
Macspoofing wrote: You know why people keep using that number? Because that's the number the attorney's office itself used in its own press release. That's why. But OK, let's be reasonable here. I'll fix it: "Compare that to the $1 million fine, up to 35 years in prison (followed by 3 years of supervised release) Aaron Swartz was facing" There fixed it. Happy?? If you had bothered to read the references that were in…
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So you are OK with women police officers dressing up as prostitutes to attract potential costumers and then arresting them on the spot ? That's extremely twisted. There's a reason why in many countries police officers HAVE to wear uniforms.
Why is it twisted?
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Why is it twisted?
Because the police should be busy catching criminals instead of trying to trick innocent people into criminal acts when they are not doing any.
Second: Let's not forget what you were originally complaining about. "The fact that they were setting a trap for him" is what you said.
But it's not really the same sort of trap, is it? In one scenario, you think the police are tricking somebody into committing a crime, so they can be arrested. Sure, that's a valid and interesting discussion to have. But in the other scenario, you're complaining that somebody who has ALREADY committed a crime, and confessed to it on the phone, with no duress, is being tricked into being arrested. That's a very different situation, and I'd be very interested to know why you think that this situation in particular is objectionable. The kid committed a crime; he confessed to it freely. The police got busy catching him; isn't that exactly what you think they should be doing? He's not an innocent person being tricked into a criminal act.
I think the German police officer was right. If you got arrested on US soil, (your side of) the story could have been very, very different.
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It's a kinda strange thing. Before the digital age kids like myself just did not have access to many things that could get them into so much trouble. I caused my share of mischief when I was a kid, just like most boys will do. Probably the worst tools I had at my disposal were eggs or snowballs to throw at cars. The opportunity for me to reach out from my bedroom and cause damage to a multi-national corporation or go…
You probably didn't have access because you didn't look for it. A kid with the right mindset and a copy of the Anarchist Cookbook or similar could cause a lot of panic and draw a lot of attention. The difference is not access, it's the inherently nonviolent nature of digital. It's easier to get a kid to care about not hurting others than about not hurting an abstract legal entity like a company.