10 years for this is bullshit.
Like all computer crimes, the estimated damage is grossly inflated. This doesnâ(TM)t even sound like the damage typical of a ransomware attack.

The guy is getting screwed.

Sure we have such a quantum pocket calculator - if your pocket is at 3 millikelvin. :-) Talk about shrinkage. :-)

No. There will always be jobs. Stupid jobs that pay nothing, but there will always be jobs. Why? Because having people you control is a kink for the oligarchs.

Thatâ(TM)s it. Itâ(TM)s about slavery. Never expect UBI, as long as billionaires exist. They want to keep you poor, weak, and most importantly *dependent*.

Bruh. Thatâ(TM)s literally how passports work. They work with visas, and visa free travel agreements.

Did you think TFA was going to be about how many grams the cardstock the cover is made out of can support? Seriously, what do you think âoea powerful passportâ means? Itâ(TM)s where you can travel without visas.

I donâ(TM)t know if the Internet feels like Philadelphia, but I will say it feels like Itâ(TM)s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Even this sounds like Charlie asking if Pittsburgh is part of Philadelphia.

I have been saying for decades now that the F-1 (student) visa should be able to convert to a resident visa upon graduation.

The whole idea of it not being a resident visa was a cold war notion that after graduating, the international student would return to their country and spread the gospel of how wonderful the United States was, and how their local country needed to oppose the Soviets. I doubt that ever really happened.

Today, weâ(TM)re just training people and then at best turning them into indentured servants for a few oligarchs, or even worse (and now the policy of the Trump administration), throwing them out so theyâ(TM)ll build up some other competing country, while weakening our own.

A few years ago I bought one just to use for netflix. ROKU wanted my CC#, and refused to let me set it up in any way without that information.

I returned the unit for a full refund, and I will never use ROKU again.

I only use Apple TV, and same for my family. At least there is some semblance of privacy in the Apple ecosystem.

So heâ(TM)s going to sue because he doesnâ(TM)t like the *editorial* recommendations?

Iâ(TM)m glad the self proclaimed defender of free speech is defending free speech.

Moving people's place of work more than some fairly short distance - like 50km or 100km, constitutes constructive dismissal, and will legally trigger severance - which us usually 1 month pay for each complete year of service. Any employer offering less than that usually gets slapped down hard if it makes it to court.
Of course most states in the US have next to 0 worker protection of any kind (along with no health care). It never ceases to amaze me that anyone thinks a Canadian would want to have Canada join with the US. Why would we would give up health care, worker protections (including paid maternity/paternity leave), with virtually no mass shootings and so on??? In exchange for being governed by a bunch of fascists. Even most Democrats south of the border would be considered radical right-wing nutjobs up here.

(Always talk to a good and experienced employment lawyer if you get laid off or dismissed for any reason)

The whole âoeitâ(TM)s super dangerousâ thing served two purposes. First, it hyped the product. It must be earth shattering if itâ(TM)s super dangerous. Second, it was a naked play for government regulation to protect them from competition.

The irony of course is that they played up Skynet, the real societal danger was never going be stopped through regulation. The danger I speak of is that of generated content being taken as truth, whether itâ(TM)s propaganda or just lazy danger like putting glue on pizzas or misidentifying mushrooms.

But of course theyâ(TM)re not concerned with that. That makes money, and anyway, it will get better⦠eventually.

Itâ(TM)s âoequid pro quoâ not âoequid pre quoâ. ;)
If you get the money after the act, then itâ(TM)s not a bribe, but merely a thank you gift!

You are correct - it does conflict, and that's my fault - it's 1 month of severance per full year of service -- My brain was not braining when I typed that post. The labour relations act says 1 week/year. Common law precedence in Canada is 4 weeks/1 month per year of service.

100% true. If you come back saying "give me 8 weeks and you'll never see me again" they'll probably come back and you'll settle on 6. As always - get a good employment lawyer to read over the severance agreement. But never sign the first offer. (Unless it's 4 months pay and you've been there under 2 years - but even then - get a lawyer to read over it - it's a contract - we (engineers) no relatively nothing of the intricacies of employment law). If you've been ther for 15 years - you should be getting 15 months of severance.

Let me expand a little bit;

A: GTFO with 4 months severance pay, or
B: GTFO with 2 months of micromanaged hell and no severance pay at the end of those 2 months.

And those 4 months pay are negotiable - especially if you've been there for over 4 years. If you've been there for 2 years, take the money and don't look back.

In Canada the usual severance (common law precedence - not what is written in the Labour relations Act is what really matters) is 4 weeks pay for each full year of service. So if you have been there for 5 full years, you should get 5 weeks of severance (with full pay & benefits during those 5 weeks) - this can be larger if you're older or have other factors that may make it more difficult to get another job (disabilities etc). Always consult a good and experienced employment lawyer (not just some random lawyer) when getting laid off or fired. The initial offer from the company is just that - an initial offer. They will try to pressure you to sign on the spot, or imply that it is not negotiable - take the written document and go to a lawyer - if they don't give you enough time to consult counsel, they will get burned hard.

If you're in Ontario and need an employment lawyer - I have a couple of good friends in the field - I can hook you up.