Right but it's also included for sentencing; the 25 years includes a component for conspiracy.
Posts by Lord Elpuss
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FTX crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison
"The mastermind behind one of the largest cases of corporate fraud in US history was convicted on seven charges (conspiracy to commit wire fraud on customers and lenders, actual wire fraud on the same"
Without passing judgement on the judgement, so to speak; I legitimately don't understand how you can be convicted of the separate offences of 'conspiracy to commit wire fraud' AND 'actual wire fraud' within the same act. If you conspire but fail to follow through, then ok that is a separate, legitimate charge and I understand it. But if you're convicted of 'actual', that should then encompass the 'conspiracy' part. Otherwise they could create separate offences for each and every part of the planning process.
Seems to me they're padding the charge sheet here.
Unrelated note: my car needed new brake pads recently. I got a message on the dash saying I needed new brake pads. It was abundantly clear that I needed new brake pads. Went to the garage (big Stuttgart-based German manufacturer who shan't be named) and asked for new brake pads.
Got the invoice. €590 for new brake pads, €45 excl. VAT for "Diagnostics" to determine whether I needed new brake pads. Fuck no. If I come to you and say "My car doesn't seem to be stopping well but I don't know what the problem is", then sure charge me a diagnostics fee. But you don't get to charge extra for stating the bleeding obvious. Just like the 'conspiracy to' versus 'actual' argument.
How a single buck bought bragging rights in the battle to port Windows 95 to NT
London Clinic probes claim staffer tried to peek at Princess Kate's records
Exposed: Chinese smartphone farms that run thousands of barebones mobes to do crime
Virgin Media sets up 'smart poles' next to cabinets to boost mobile network capacity
"We asked VMO2 if it intended to provide "appropriate community engagement," even if there is no official need for planning permission.
The company told The Register it always works "closely with Local Authorities before installing new infrastructure and notify residents ahead of works taking place."
So for VMO2, "appropriate community engagement" = putting up a sign a few days before saying telco works will take place here. That's neither 'appropriate' nor 'engagement'; in fact even 'community' is debatable.
Apple Vision Pro rentals take China by storm ahead of official release
Apple to settle class action for $490 million after Tim overcooked China outlook
Voyager 1 starts making sense again after months of babble
IBM CEO pay jumps 23% in 2023, average employee gets 7%
Biden's State of the Union included a battle cry against AI mimicry
Job interview descended into sweary shouting match, candidate got the gig anyway
Re: "They add great value when the time comes to lay people off."
"To get fired from a HR position you have to be pretty much unspeakable, because you need to have pissed off all your own colleagues as well as the rest of the company."
Not true. HR roles are being hit by some of the deepest cuts presently; because what most of what they 'do' can be largely automated or replaced with AI-lite aka chatbots.
Spam crusade lands charity in hot water with data watchdog
Re: Don't give money charities you cry...
Like those poor mugs who spaffed their donations up the wall so Patrice Cullors could buy herself a new mansion? You're quite A OK supporting that, along with calling those who object to it racists... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
And for the record, you don't need to sign your posts. Literally nobody gives a shit whether you're A, B, Z or The Poster Who Used to Call Himself Q.
Re: RNLI vs chuggers
DoubleLayer I think you're right. My point isn't that I feel these services should necessarily be restricted or cancelled; simply that funding, in the broadest context of ANY service, is by its very nature finite AND intended for a specific objective. Allowing those who are not in scope of this objective to take advantage of the service decreases the quality and availability of the service for those for whom it IS intended, which isn't fair as it's their money (directly or indirectly) that paid for it. See also: restricting access to the NHS to legal UK residents.
I don't believe it's practical to ask RNLI boat commanders to deliberately ignore anybody struggling in the water. To do so would be inhuman, not to mention impractical (ask them for ID before picking them up? Throw them back if they can't show UK residency?) HOWEVER - the RNLI should not promote itself as a service to non UK-residents, and (in my view) should make it clear that that is NOT why it exists. It has neither the funding nor the mission to save the world.
That is my point.
Re: BLM is (was) also a charity
I didn’t confuse anything. BLM, and everything associated with it, is nothing more than a scam concept staffed and supported by grifters, workshy oxygen thieves and professional victims, with the singular intent of padding their nests at the expense of the gullible and weak.
Clear enough for you?
Re: RNLI vs chuggers
” Rescue doesn't care.
> what happens if the people needing rescue are attempting to migrate illegally?
Idem.“
Well; when it comes to funding, they should. Not to mention the fact that it’s a tool in the smuggler’s arsenal knowing that if all else fails, we can dump them in the water and they’ll be picked up anyway. Remove this safety net and a part of the smugglers’ value proposition goes away.
Re: RNLI vs chuggers
Where I am, chugging and/or shaking the bucket is illegal. If you want to collect on the street, you can stand there with a hi-viz and an (approved, licensed and tamper-proofed) collection receptacle, but you can't approach people or shake/jingle at them in order to attract attention. Occasionally some scummy out-of-town students on 100% commission will try it on, and the local population seem to relish the challenge of teaching them a well deserved lesson when they step out of lane.
One of the vastly better laws, in my opinion.
Re: Measuring efficiency
Samaritans' bad result had next to nothing to do with supplying phones for volunteers. A VoIP server and a bunch of handsets costs pennies in the scheme of things.
Of course if you're giving hundreds of your volunteer staff un-MDMed iPhone 15s and expecting them all to be there and accounted for at the end of the month, then yes that could be an expensive proposition. But then that's fully, 100% on you for being an idiot.
IBM lifts lid on latest bid to halt mainframe skill slips
Re: RE: Mainframe Skills Council
"...questioning "Why are we allowing 'managers' to keep their jobs when they apparently can't make wise, foreseeable business decisions?""
To be fair, most managers have zero power, influence, budget or freedom to make decisions of any scope. Executives are the ones with the power, and even then not all are created equal; you have to go pretty high to find somebody who can make strategic decisions versus day-to-day.
Trump supporters forge AI deepfakes to woo Black voters
YouTube workers laid off mid-plea at city hall meeting
EU takes a bite out of Apple with $2B in-app purchase fine
Re: Sweep
"Zero is already taken."
It doesn't generally work like that. Fines are payable - at least in escrow - within a short period of judgement being made. They can appeal and might have the money returned to them if successful (and interest is generally applied either way) but they don't get to simply delay in perpetuity.
Apple is fully entitled to determine the rules inside their App Store that they created, own, manage and curate.
But THIS - "...because the anti-steering rule also prevented developers from telling users about cheaper prices available elsewhere." - is bang out of order. And I completely support the EU in striking it down.