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| magic:
You should probably delete this >:D |
| jpanhalt:
--- Quote from: Cerebus on January 22, 2022, 07:46:01 pm ---This is a new low, even for you. Publicly posting proof of intent to defraud the government. (17 year maximum sentence in the current sentencing guidelines by the way - common law cheat of the public revenue.) Even if this is intended to be a wind-up (and judging from your previous output I suspect you're serious), some bored copper might decide that a day out of the office with a search warrant and the contents of your house and workplace might be a nice change from sitting in the office doing paperwork. --- End quote --- In the US, it's called retirement by incarceration. It's better than starving to death, and affords one the best medical care anyone could want. That is, you can demand and get the best specialists at Mayo Clinic or claim cruel and inhuman punishment. The catch is, it needs to be a Federal crime (cushy prisons) with no state crime specification (miserable prisons). Of course most people abhor going to any prison, but for some it is the best alternative. I don't know whether that dichotomy exists in Britain. |
| SiliconWizard:
Yes we know the OP is kind of obsessed with the topic and sounds quite bitter in general, but I found this fun. One may end up getting annoyed by his attitude, but I can't say that what he wrote here is completely fictional. It's even relatively common these days, and not just in the UK, and not just in the electronics industry either. To go further, hiring engineers and even PhDs just to cover up bullshit and attract funding is a pretty common thing these days, especially in startups. Making fun of this looks reasonable to me. =) |
| tooki:
--- Quote from: jpanhalt on January 22, 2022, 08:05:28 pm ---In the US, it's called retirement by incarceration. It's better than starving to death, and affords one the best medical care anyone could want. That is, you can demand and get the best specialists at Mayo Clinic or claim cruel and inhuman punishment. --- End quote --- For those who don't know, this is either a joke, or an insane level of misinformation, as this couldn't be further from the truth, with the possible exception of inmates of the luxury prisons for the richest of white-collar criminals. Inmates at normal prisons, including federal, get basic medical care, if they're lucky. (And no, the phrase "retirement by incarceration" is not a thing. Try googling it in quotes. The only other result is from jpanhalt himself, on a different electronics forum.) |
| magic:
--- Quote from: tooki on January 22, 2022, 10:01:04 pm ---(And no, the phrase "retirement by incarceration" is not a thing. Try googling it in quotes. The only other result is from jpanhalt himself, on a different electronics forum.) --- End quote --- Somebody's gotta be the pioneer :P |
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