http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130512/20494523050/bakersfield-ca-law-enforcement-follow-up-beating-possibly-intoxicated-man-to-death-seizing-witnesses-cell-phones.shtml#c1525 Tue, 14 May 2013 05:29:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130512/20494523050/bakersfield-ca-law-enforcement-follow-up-beating-possibly-intoxicated-man-to-death-seizing-witnesses-cell-phones.shtml#c1525 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130305/14551022206/launch-day-punishment-simcitys-online-only-drm-locking-purchasers-out-servers-purchases.shtml#c558 Wed, 6 Mar 2013 07:15:45 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130305/14551022206/launch-day-punishment-simcitys-online-only-drm-locking-purchasers-out-servers-purchases.shtml#c558 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130222/17250522074/court-forces-activist-objecting-to-questionable-class-action-settlement-to-shut-up-promote-settlement.shtml#c153 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:42:14 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130222/17250522074/court-forces-activist-objecting-to-questionable-class-action-settlement-to-shut-up-promote-settlement.shtml#c153 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130215/10432722000/what-tesla-ny-times-fight-teachs-us-about-media.shtml#c512 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:59:03 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130215/10432722000/what-tesla-ny-times-fight-teachs-us-about-media.shtml#c512 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130208/03441521918/canada-denies-patent-drug-so-us-pharma-company-demands-100-million-as-compensation-expropriation.shtml#c314 Sat, 9 Feb 2013 07:01:44 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130208/03441521918/canada-denies-patent-drug-so-us-pharma-company-demands-100-million-as-compensation-expropriation.shtml#c314 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121211/14354621350/gawker-threatened-publishing-quotes-book-proposal-adds-commentary-response.shtml#c354 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:47:27 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121211/14354621350/gawker-threatened-publishing-quotes-book-proposal-adds-commentary-response.shtml#c354 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121030/14473520889/being-jackass-twitter-shouldnt-be-illegal-public-shame-should-be-enough.shtml#c192 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:41:38 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121030/14473520889/being-jackass-twitter-shouldnt-be-illegal-public-shame-should-be-enough.shtml#c192 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120906/02034520290/members-congress-demand-ustr-open-up-tpp.shtml#c672 Fri, 7 Sep 2012 05:50:18 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120906/02034520290/members-congress-demand-ustr-open-up-tpp.shtml#c672 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120906/02034520290/members-congress-demand-ustr-open-up-tpp.shtml#c272 Thu, 6 Sep 2012 22:50:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120906/02034520290/members-congress-demand-ustr-open-up-tpp.shtml#c272 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120816/07425320074/us-uk-betray-basic-values-to-get-assange-any-cost.shtml#c1870 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:22:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120816/07425320074/us-uk-betray-basic-values-to-get-assange-any-cost.shtml#c1870 Anonymous Coward, Aug 16th, 2012 @ 11:11am whined:

His actions lead directly to the death of US allies. Really? You have proof of this claim, which nobody else has ever been able to provide? Why have you sat on this proof all this time when it could be so important!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20120725/11051519831/app-developer-android-os-built-piracy-consumer-choice-sucks.shtml#c527 Fri, 3 Aug 2012 18:17:25 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20120725/11051519831/app-developer-android-os-built-piracy-consumer-choice-sucks.shtml#c527 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120531/15383819155/judge-delivers-thorough-complete-smackdown-oracles-copyright-claims.shtml#c1085 Fri, 1 Jun 2012 06:37:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120531/15383819155/judge-delivers-thorough-complete-smackdown-oracles-copyright-claims.shtml#c1085
Does Master = Apple?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120521/07461118999/crysis-3-studio-reminds-you-it-still-owns-your-copy-original-crysis.shtml#c261 Tue, 22 May 2012 06:27:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120521/07461118999/crysis-3-studio-reminds-you-it-still-owns-your-copy-original-crysis.shtml#c261 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120405/17321218398/google-maps-exodus-continues-as-wikipedia-mobile-apps-switch-to-openstreetmap.shtml#c408 Sat, 7 Apr 2012 07:50:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120405/17321218398/google-maps-exodus-continues-as-wikipedia-mobile-apps-switch-to-openstreetmap.shtml#c408
I don't think Google has much to worry about here.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120314/13415618108/isps-will-start-acting-as-hollywoods-private-online-security-guards-july.shtml#c248 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:02:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120314/13415618108/isps-will-start-acting-as-hollywoods-private-online-security-guards-july.shtml#c248 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20110802/03324715355/apple-continues-to-scream-to-world-how-competitive-samsungs-tablet-is-getting-it-banned-australia.shtml#c471 Wed, 3 Aug 2011 08:01:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20110802/03324715355/apple-continues-to-scream-to-world-how-competitive-samsungs-tablet-is-getting-it-banned-australia.shtml#c471 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110517/02255614297/pakistan-hasnt-banned-facebook-yet-it-might-soon.shtml#c124 Wed, 18 May 2011 07:14:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110517/02255614297/pakistan-hasnt-banned-facebook-yet-it-might-soon.shtml#c124 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110429/09374414085/white-house-punishes-pool-reporter-posting-video-bradley-manning-supporters-protesting-obama.shtml#c395 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:57:56 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110429/09374414085/white-house-punishes-pool-reporter-posting-video-bradley-manning-supporters-protesting-obama.shtml#c395
However, when I see posts that childishly mangle the President's name (Obummer? Really?) and use the overly-abused "facist" and "marxist" and "socialist" tags (incorrectly, at that), I simply can not take anything that person writes or says seriously. If you cannot discuss something in an adult manner, save the discussion for adults who can.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110403/19590513749/end-secret-hold-whistleblower-protection-narrowed-down-to-two-senators.shtml#c222 Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:42:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110403/19590513749/end-secret-hold-whistleblower-protection-narrowed-down-to-two-senators.shtml#c222 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110124/04112712793/should-elevators-shame-us-into-taking-stairs.shtml#c601 Fri, 4 Feb 2011 06:55:37 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110124/04112712793/should-elevators-shame-us-into-taking-stairs.shtml#c601