If the story is accurate, then what's the point of exposing the poor sod's name?
What purpose does that serve? The guy's obviously had a rough week; why pile on and make it worse?
It's likely that he's going to be terminated (from his employment, not physically), if he hasn't been already. I'm sure there's some "handling company materials" guideline or somesuch on the books at Apple that will be enforced.
Serves him right for being an idiot. He should get fired, if for no other reason than it might discourage these kinds of people from leaving data devices lying around. Would you still feel the same way if it was a laptop containing 200,000 SSNs or a few million credit card records?
There are things that are ok to lose...and there are things that are not ok to lose.
Your house keys, your car keys, your wallet, your purse, your shoes, your underwear, YOUR cell phone...all of those things are of relatively small value and the impact is felt by you.
Other things have intrensically more value - computers and/or media with SSNs/CC/medical records info, advanced prototypes you are playing with from the lab, 250 grams of purified plutonium...these things you dont carry around in your pocket or in your bag. You keep a close watch on these items because they can be VERY valuable to others and/or affect many other people.
So dude got outed - yeah - tough break for being stupid and careless with something valuable. Dick move by Gizmondo outing him to the world - you know damn well Apple already knew who did it and turned his ass into a playground but Gizmondo's move was salt in the wound.
How bad was it? Honestly - we all kind of have the idea that the thing is coming out in a few months...so it only spoils a little of Apple's fanfare.
I rememeber my first class of Modern Physics Lab at college. This class was held at the 5.5 MeV accelerator of the university. The professor enters into the room and says we are going the calibrate the machine, Maria. Then he puts his hand inside his pocket and brings out a small cilinder with plutonium. Since this day I understood something is wrong with experimental scientists.
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What's the point? (Score:5, Insightful)
You know, I find that completely over-the-top.
If the story is accurate, then what's the point of exposing the poor sod's name?
What purpose does that serve? The guy's obviously had a rough week; why pile on and make it worse?
It's likely that he's going to be terminated (from his employment, not physically), if he hasn't been already. I'm sure there's some "handling company materials" guideline or somesuch on the books at Apple that will be enforced.
So why expose him publicly?
I don't get it. This just seem
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Serves him right for being an idiot. He should get fired, if for no other reason than it might discourage these kinds
of people from leaving data devices lying around. Would you still feel the same way if it was a laptop containing
200,000 SSNs or a few million credit card records?
Re:What's the point? (Score:4, Insightful)
Says the man who never lost a single thing in his entire life.
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There's still both ears and both nostrils. And if you lose an eye or two...
Too much GWAR growing up.
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Yes....vaginal, oral and anal. Three times.
...hopefully, not all three at the same time...
Re:What's the point? (Score:4, Insightful)
Your house keys, your car keys, your wallet, your purse, your shoes, your underwear, YOUR cell phone...all of those things are of relatively small value and the impact is felt by you.
Other things have intrensically more value - computers and/or media with SSNs/CC/medical records info, advanced prototypes you are playing with from the lab, 250 grams of purified plutonium...these things you dont carry around in your pocket or in your bag. You keep a close watch on these items because they can be VERY valuable to others and/or affect many other people.
So dude got outed - yeah - tough break for being stupid and careless with something valuable. Dick move by Gizmondo outing him to the world - you know damn well Apple already knew who did it and turned his ass into a playground but Gizmondo's move was salt in the wound.
How bad was it? Honestly - we all kind of have the idea that the thing is coming out in a few months...so it only spoils a little of Apple's fanfare.
Plutonium in my pocket (Score:1)
I rememeber my first class of Modern Physics Lab at college. This class was held at the 5.5 MeV accelerator of the university. The professor enters into the room and says we are going the calibrate the machine, Maria. Then he puts his hand inside his pocket and brings out a small cilinder with plutonium. Since this day I understood something is wrong with experimental scientists.