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Re:“An ISP in Asia is leaking routes to a Tier 1 transit pro... by michaelt on Friday June 12, 2015 @09:31AM (#9705701) 

  You're completely ignoring the potential monetary damages.
If there's a car accident that closes the road, it's frustrating for everyone involved. But if someone's crash means I'm late for a vital sales meeting and I lose a multi-million-dollar contract, I wouldn't blame them for my consequential losses.
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Re:“An ISP in Asia is leaking routes to a Tier 1 transit pro... by ryanlol on Friday June 12, 2015 @09:56AM (#9705857)
If someone causes a car accident because of their gross negligence, they'll most likely face criminal charges.
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Re:“An ISP in Asia is leaking routes to a Tier 1 transit pro... by rosser on Friday June 12, 2015 @10:17PM (#9709614)
But even if they do, they won't (and shouldn't) be held liable for any subsequent things that happen in your life because you were delayed in traffic, consequent to that accident.
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Re:“An ISP in Asia is leaking routes to a Tier 1 transit pro... by ryanlol on Saturday June 13, 2015 @05:06AM (#9710403)
Did I ever suggest that?
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Re:“An ISP in Asia is leaking routes to a Tier 1 transit pro... by tomjen3 on Friday June 12, 2015 @11:08AM (#9706336)
You should do that though: it would allow us to know the complete cost of the accident so we can allocate the correct number of resources to preventing it.
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Re:“An ISP in Asia is leaking routes to a Tier 1 transit pro... by semi on Friday June 12, 2015 @03:39PM (#9708092)
Should the complete cost of the accident include monetary losses from people who had no plans for dealing with unexpected delays? Or to put it another way; Lets say you're driving across a bridge with your laptop in your car and you get hit causing you to drive through the rail and into the ocean. Should the 'complete cost of the accident' change based on whether or not you were smart enough to make backups?
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