http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c703 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:30:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c703 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/17490723465/leaked-nsas-talking-points-defending-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c1262 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:28:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/17490723465/leaked-nsas-talking-points-defending-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c1262
"The evidence is that the Article III judges who looked at the evidence said it was relevant."

No, the third-hand report given in three layers of double-speak from politicians who skipped the actual briefing "is that the judges who looked at "it" said it was relevant.'

There is NO evidence. There are secrets. Faith-based? We're the skeptics here. You're the one believing the unsupported, baldly equivocated, constantly conflicting and confused reports of politicians who don't actually even know what happened but who want you to be sure that everything is okay. Faith-based my ass!

And yes, when they have gotten ALL the data, the 0.03% rejection rate is plenty good enough proof that the review process is bullshit.

When a US Senator can say, "here's MY phone, you have MY data, what facts supported what reasonable suspicion relevant to what investigation led you to be able to get MY contact list?" and you can't give him an answer because "Um, er, uh, the terrorists might get us if I answer that, Mr. Senator" then yes, it's all bullshit.

That's not milk. That's meat. Suck on it.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c541 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:28:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c541 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/11384823471/how-overclassification-makes-secrets-less-likely-to-remain-secret.shtml#c290 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:27:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/11384823471/how-overclassification-makes-secrets-less-likely-to-remain-secret.shtml#c290 1. Confidential - boring.
2. Secret - slightly less boring and easily attained.
3. Top Secret - more involved to attain, only gives access to Top Secret material on a need to know basis.

So Top Secret is the highest level of classification. Of course, there may be a higher, undocumented classification, but you'd have to have a Top to know about it.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c683 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:27:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c683
39?

Lol]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c670 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:26:18 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c670
When one side or the other in a court case destroys evidence, it's called spoliation of evidence. Doing so weakens the DOJ's case against Dotcom.

If you're rooting for the government in this, why cheer when they shoot themselves in the foot?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c517 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:25:56 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c517 Well, it is said that the number of FISA orders range from 10-20 billion per year*.

WTF are they doing? Sending multiple orders to each and every person on the planet?

Why haven't I gotten mine?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c1089 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:24:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c1089
An honest person with a real argument would either admit they were mistaken and either concede the argument or argue why it doesn't matter. They would present facts to the contrary (if the other people responding were lying or mistaken) or explain why your point still stands. Instead, you double down on the idiocy, trying again to deflect from proven points while attempting to pretend that you weren't actually proven wrong. You present opinion, clearly not based on any real factual data. But, the evidence is there for all to see that you are wrong.

Plus, you know what the best thing about all this is? Even if you had been 100% correct about your assertions about Mike and this site, that wouldn't change the actions of Fox. You have neither attempted to defend nor justify Fox's actions, only to try to push attention elsewhere. Had Techdirt been shown as equally bad, Fox would still have been in the wrong here. Even if you had achieved a score on Techdirt, the fact remains that one of the major corporations whose every move you support are the bad guys.

This is why your arguments fail. Not only are you unable to respond to any criticisms of the corporations you endlessly worship with anything resembling truth, you can't even attack others properly in your defence. Try relying on facts, evidence and reasoned opinions next time, if you're capable of such things.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/17584023513/new-orleans-cops-set-up-private-company-to-fill-pockets-with-red-light-camera-cash.shtml#c69 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:23:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/17584023513/new-orleans-cops-set-up-private-company-to-fill-pockets-with-red-light-camera-cash.shtml#c69
Just think of it as a form or protectionism, we're protecting the cops who's jobs we're outsourcing to private companies that are making huge cuts off of each ticket they send out!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/17584023513/new-orleans-cops-set-up-private-company-to-fill-pockets-with-red-light-camera-cash.shtml#c66 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:22:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/17584023513/new-orleans-cops-set-up-private-company-to-fill-pockets-with-red-light-camera-cash.shtml#c66 try to look like they're upholding the law.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c656 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:21:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c656
OOTB and his paymasters hate due process!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c632 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:19:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c632 Stazi (or insert other favorite secret police force of other favorite police state).]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1652 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:17:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1652 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c611 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:09:34 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c611 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c1073 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:07:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/01121423439/hollywood-studios-keep-saying-its-employees-must-get-paid-now-may-be-forced-to-pay-its-interns.shtml#c1073
One of the things that bugs me about the court case is the fact that the unpaid interns "displaced regular employees and received no benefit from the internship beyond what they would have received had they been classified as employees..." and there was also no educational benefit found in what they were doing for Fox.

(http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/246016/employee+rights+labour+relations/Court+Holds+Employer+Unlawfully+Classified+Workers+As+Unpaid+Interns)

Working for free in a competitive environment like Hollywood is very counter-productive, especially if you walk away from an internship with only a few references and work experience.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/17584023513/new-orleans-cops-set-up-private-company-to-fill-pockets-with-red-light-camera-cash.shtml#c50 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/17584023513/new-orleans-cops-set-up-private-company-to-fill-pockets-with-red-light-camera-cash.shtml#c50
Problem solved.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/01513723485/copyright-troll-lawsuit-ends-badly-because-very-dumb-defendant-lied-to-court-destroyed-evidence.shtml#c980 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:04:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/01513723485/copyright-troll-lawsuit-ends-badly-because-very-dumb-defendant-lied-to-court-destroyed-evidence.shtml#c980 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c594 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:03:23 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c594 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c578 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:01:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c578
The sad part is you know your wrong even as you say it and thats what makes you a troll.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c576 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:59:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/07515923527/leaseweb-deletes-megauploads-servers-without-warning-destroying-key-evidence.shtml#c576
But if the repo man comes, I think it would be funny as all hell watching him try to "steal" it back out of the impound yard.]]>