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Connecting things to the net is seen as trendy and cool... because they are never forced to bear the weight of their own bad decisions. We want to do this cause it sounds cool and we'll fire anyone who offers any resistance because its a horrible idea.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c244 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:15:02 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c244 I have access to all sorts of weapons and can weaponize all sorts of common household items.

What exactly does my access to weapons have to do with the topic at hand?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c230 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:09:02 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c230 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c226 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:06:38 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c226 what bozos, the US government already compromises the equipment US companies SELL.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c222 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:59:56 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c222
Someone ought to call in and ask them that and bring these issues up and record the conversation in case they fail to air it we can put it on youtube.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c933 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:32:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c933
And this is some strong language, but bear with me.

It isn't here because as much as the 'PC master race' likes to stroke itself, the real winner in the end is the goddamn smartphone. Let's be honest once and for all, the smartphone market is outselling, all by itself, PC AND consoles combined, isn't losing steam in the slightest, and is bringing in enormous profits for little effort for devs and publishers.

In the end, the tiny little piece of shit phones that every hipster twat shows off are the real winner, and the 'hardcore' gamers and 'PC master race' can just watch and gnash their teeth because for all PCs are more versatile, they lack the sheer selling power that smartphones have.

Smartphones are really ruining everything nowadays...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c220 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:31:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c220 Recently, the United States chose to sign a bilateral agreement with Russia on combatting Intellectual Property Rights infringements. The agreed cooperation seems in direct contradiction with objectives of the State Department in the field of internet freedom.

I can see how you found this with your 10 minutely "Intellectual Property" Google search.

But anyway, she appears to be just as confused as you Mr Masnick in not understanding the difference between "Intellectual property" and "Internet Freedom", doing deep packet searches is not the same as taking away your internet freedom, it is no fire wall, but to investigate IP right theft it is just another tool.

In other words Internet freedom is not an automatic right to breach IP laws, I know you really, really want it to be that way. But it's not.

Just because YOU CAN copy or steal something off the internet, does not make it legal for you to do that.

Internet freedom is not the freedom to steal whatever you like because "it's the internet".

In relation to your calling all this "Cybersecurity" "Hype" and FUD. Clearly it does occur and on large scale both commercial, protect, and state advancement. It does happen, and this lady simply states you need knowledge and openness in that regard.

Masnick you are not knowledgeable or open about cyber threats, you dismiss them as FUD and HYPE.

Clear the is FUD, fear, uncertainty and doubt, but that is because these attacks are real, they DO occur often and they are routinely report in the news.

It's not the politicians coming out independently and making these statements but making them in response to actual real like occurrence's and their frequency. (often).

All she is saying, is get the facts, be level headed and aware, be informed, prepared, alert but not alarmed.

All you appear to be saying is "it's all just FUD and Hype".]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c917 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:29:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c917 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c895 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:28:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c895
Turned out to be a fairly decent game as well.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c851 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:01:11 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c851 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c850 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:56:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c850 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c825 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:54:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c825
The new xbox uses an AMD CPU which is x86 not power PC like IBMs. that means no software that was written for the previous 2 xboxes will run on it without being recompiled/ported.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/01462423203/ex-prenda-lawyer-brett-gibbs-pleads-poverty-to-judge-wright.shtml#c675 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:44:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/01462423203/ex-prenda-lawyer-brett-gibbs-pleads-poverty-to-judge-wright.shtml#c675
Or put more simply: Extortionists don't get the play the victim card.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/12283223188/petition-asks-obama-to-support-treaty-blind-rather-than-siding-with-hollywood.shtml#c260 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:40:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/12283223188/petition-asks-obama-to-support-treaty-blind-rather-than-siding-with-hollywood.shtml#c260
So the introduction of laws/exceptions like this isn't giving them any 'extra' rights, it's just evening the playing field with those that can see fine and don't need those 'extra' exceptions to the law.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/10542823205/another-court-tells-prenda-to-pay-up-attorneys-fees.shtml#c235 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:19:38 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/10542823205/another-court-tells-prenda-to-pay-up-attorneys-fees.shtml#c235 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c161 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:14:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c161 All that, yet you never mention her involvement with Wikileaks the the disgraced Julian Assange.

What involvement with Wikileaks and Julian Assange? As far as I know there is none.

I'm guessing that you're confusing her with Birgitta Jonsdottir, a very different politician.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01465413450/dailydirt-diy-soda-pop-whatever-you-call-carbonated-beverages.shtml#c91 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:05:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01465413450/dailydirt-diy-soda-pop-whatever-you-call-carbonated-beverages.shtml#c91
My biggest problem I have with Sodasteam is the ridiculous price they charge for the CO2. They have the same $30 exchange price here for the cylinders but your paying a ridiculous cost for the CO2. I had a 20lb CO2 tank it cost me $23 to fill it enough to carbonate about 720L of soda at 30psi or about 1440L at 15psi. So for the $23 I would spend it would cost me $720 at the cylinder exchange rate for the same amount of CO2. That breaks down to a $1.15 per pound of CO2 but Sodastrem is charging $26 a pound.

If you want to save money I would recommend this kind of setup for $130 it may not be as pretty but it would fit in cupboard out of sight.

http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=247

For the cost of a low end Sodastrem you would have the equivalent of an extra 5 cylinders CO2 that would cost another $150 on top of the cost of the Sodastream so half the cost. Then when your out of CO2 it would cost about $15 to refill the tank but at Sodasteams cost it would run you another $180 thats ridiculous.

If looks are important and you have $300 to $400 to spend you can build a nice kegerator and have soda and beer on tap.

Here are some great examples of home built kegerators they also have on this site lots of info for making your own sodas and beer.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/show-us-your-kegerator-29053/]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c812 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:47:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c812
I actually own two Xbox 360's, an original and an elite. I bought the elite because the original broke down (RRoD) shortly after the warranty expired. Eventually I got around to opening the original and all I had to do was glue a magnet back in place. Good thing too because the elite broke down shortly after it's warranty expired (non-fixable junk). Before that I was an avid PC gamer and own several hundred titles for it, all purchased legitimately (I've built six PC's to date fwiw). Over my entire history of PC gaming, I've only ever owned two or three "pirated" titles (one was given as a birthday present and it didn't work lol).

So there is my history as a gamer. I can honestly say that I do not like where the gaming industry is currently headed, particularly Microsoft with their Xbox One which will force a whole new set of restrictions on us. I was looking forward to the gaming experience superior hardware was going to provide (greater realism for example, I'm into CG) but not at the expense of my privacy and ability to do what I want with a game. It's like Adobe with their creative cloud crap. They want to have consumers gripped firmly by the balls in order to squeeze every penny they possibly can out of them.

Thankfully we do all have a choice, as has been pointed out. I'm going to stick with my Xbox 360 for as long as I can, maybe buy a used PS3 down the road so I can play all the titles that only came out for it, then probably go back to PC gaming until that is no longer an option either. Then if things are truly bad with no hope at this point, I'll cease to be a gamer and look elsewhere to spend my money, as I'm sure many others will. If anything, all of this will more than likely make a video game pirate out of me. I like supporting developers, especially the good ones, but there is a limit to my willingness for putting up with the kind of crap those greedy suits keep dreaming up.

So when the PS4 and XB1 arrive, I'll thoroughly examine the capabilities and limitations of each, then make a decision based on the outcome. I'm actually kind of surprised the PS4 won't be able to play PS3 games seeing as that is the kind of thing that would make an Xbox user jump ship, especially if Sony shows they have more sense than Microsoft as they have in the past. The XB1 won't run 360 games either, so there is really no reason to stick with them. If both are bad, perhaps the PC gaming market will improve or some fourth party will launch their own console, one aimed at meeting users expectations rather than stomping on them. This could actually end up being the perfect time to break into the console market.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c794 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:43:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c794 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c159 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:42:34 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/02021423169/defense-digital-freedom-its-time-to-get-beyond-cyber-hyperbole.shtml#c159
Glad we could confirm it by your own words, thanks.]]>