I understand that some people used Megaupload for genuine cloud storage, even though it was a small fraction.
I have noticed Kim is always talking about wanting his data back, can anybody tell me why?
I thought some of the evidence was conversations essentially about enticing people to upload more (pirated) content, what exactly was on the Leaseweb servers that would help Kim out?
I'd always thought he would have wanted them wiped?
Maybe he did want it wiped, but didn't want it to look like it he wanted it wiped. Being able to go "They destroyed all the evidence, now I can never prove of my innocence" is a pretty nice PR card to play irregardless of the facts.
regardless - without regard to
irrespective - without respect to
adding the prefix ir- and the suffix -less is doing the same thing twice, its a double negative.
Ha, there's even a wikipedia entry[1], I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
Also, double negatives are common in many languages, and were common in English in the past. It's a relatively recent evolution that it's considered bad practice.
Additionally, there's no authority on words, so to speak. "Proper language" is a reflection of how people speak the language. Irregardless isn't going anywhere, it's in widespread use.
You're reading snark where none was intended, and responding in kind.
Double negatives are a problem when you're actually trying to use a single negative which is the case here.
I wasn't offering myself up as an authority on words, I'm pretty bad at both spelling and grammar.
Also, as a Brit living in the US I'm also well aware of different uses of words/spellings and agree that the point of language is communication, and irregardless doesn't cause confusion, as it is obvious what someone means when they use the word.
The whole point of prefacing my comment with, "I hate to be that guy", was to suggest that I'm not actually that guy to soften any perceived insult/criticism.
Fighting for his customers data makes him look good and the DOJ/Leaseweb look bad. What's not to like about his strategy?
Kim is just stretching the limits while other companies keep a lower profile extracting money from the users illegal storage and bandwidth needs.
At the very least it should make a good case for an appeal.