Comments by greg.fenton http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... Filming scenes http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120128/00370217577/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c712 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:03:16 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120128/00370217577/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c712
A Few Good Expenses
]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111011/04263216303/find-massive-security-hole-american-express-if-youre-not-cardholder-it-doesnt-care.shtml#c861 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:14:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111011/04263216303/find-massive-security-hole-american-express-if-youre-not-cardholder-it-doesnt-care.shtml#c861
And the article makes it clear that there is an element of expediency.

Oh, and this is a general member of the public using their own time and resources to try to notify a massive company to save that company pain and turmoil. So this due process had better be (a) relatively expedient and (b) not unreasonably burdensome.]]> Re: Sadly, this is extremely common http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111011/04263216303/find-massive-security-hole-american-express-if-youre-not-cardholder-it-doesnt-care.shtml#c839 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:09:21 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111011/04263216303/find-massive-security-hole-american-express-if-youre-not-cardholder-it-doesnt-care.shtml#c839
Many admins today have inherited a system set up by us long beards (or suspender wearers....or both). Though many of us have established good practices, there's no guaranteeing that they are being followed by those who are now running the front lines.]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111010/03123916277/as-expected-alternative-dns-systems-sprouting-up-to-ignore-us-censorship.shtml#c1664 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:43:25 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111010/03123916277/as-expected-alternative-dns-systems-sprouting-up-to-ignore-us-censorship.shtml#c1664 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111010/03123916277/as-expected-alternative-dns-systems-sprouting-up-to-ignore-us-censorship.shtml#c1153 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:14:55 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111010/03123916277/as-expected-alternative-dns-systems-sprouting-up-to-ignore-us-censorship.shtml#c1153 Would you like some nice untested, unsafe, and unclean medicine? How about some nice condoms guaranteed to only leak 20% of the time?

And you are suggesting that existing legislation does not allow law enforcement to prosecute such offenders?]]> Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111010/03123916277/as-expected-alternative-dns-systems-sprouting-up-to-ignore-us-censorship.shtml#c1141 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:12:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111010/03123916277/as-expected-alternative-dns-systems-sprouting-up-to-ignore-us-censorship.shtml#c1141 Would you like some nice untested, unsafe, and unclean medicine? How about some nice condoms guaranteed to only leak 20% of the time?

And when the proposed legislation actually can resolve these issues (where existing laws cannot) and when this new legislation cannot be easily abused to subdue "inconvenient content", I'll support it.]]> Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111010/03123916277/as-expected-alternative-dns-systems-sprouting-up-to-ignore-us-censorship.shtml#c1110 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:09:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111010/03123916277/as-expected-alternative-dns-systems-sprouting-up-to-ignore-us-censorship.shtml#c1110 Carry On, Indeed http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110922/02573916047/uk-guy-trademarks-famous-govt-slogan-goes-after-others-using-it.shtml#c303 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:52:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110922/02573916047/uk-guy-trademarks-famous-govt-slogan-goes-after-others-using-it.shtml#c303
...er-r-r-r...except maybe the Carry On films.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110919/17065416018/patent-trolls-cost-economy-half-trillion-dollars.shtml#c212 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:32:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110919/17065416018/patent-trolls-cost-economy-half-trillion-dollars.shtml#c212 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110909/02541415865/mpaa-bad-math-bad-economics.shtml#c475 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:20:49 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110909/02541415865/mpaa-bad-math-bad-economics.shtml#c475 Re: Re: Competition http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110808/01223415426/why-president-obama-has-jobs-equation-backwards-supporting-patent-reform-that-limits-jobs.shtml#c593 Mon, 8 Aug 2011 13:05:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110808/01223415426/why-president-obama-has-jobs-equation-backwards-supporting-patent-reform-that-limits-jobs.shtml#c593
Can't think of anything that could go wrong with this idea...]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: Typo http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110808/01223415426/why-president-obama-has-jobs-equation-backwards-supporting-patent-reform-that-limits-jobs.shtml#c505 Mon, 8 Aug 2011 13:01:34 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110808/01223415426/why-president-obama-has-jobs-equation-backwards-supporting-patent-reform-that-limits-jobs.shtml#c505 Contact Us link at the bottom of every page. That's what I use.]]> Re: rest http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110729/04405515316/intellectual-ventures-response-to-this-american-life-oh-those-crazy-reporters-dont-understand-disruption.shtml#c545 Wed, 3 Aug 2011 21:44:05 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110729/04405515316/intellectual-ventures-response-to-this-american-life-oh-those-crazy-reporters-dont-understand-disruption.shtml#c545
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]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: So in other words... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110801/11255815347/without-copyright-hollywood-would-never-be-incented-to-make-bunch-remakes.shtml#c1532 Wed, 3 Aug 2011 21:25:51 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110801/11255815347/without-copyright-hollywood-would-never-be-incented-to-make-bunch-remakes.shtml#c1532 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: So in other words... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110801/11255815347/without-copyright-hollywood-would-never-be-incented-to-make-bunch-remakes.shtml#c1526 Wed, 3 Aug 2011 21:23:57 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110801/11255815347/without-copyright-hollywood-would-never-be-incented-to-make-bunch-remakes.shtml#c1526 Re: Re: Crime http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110716/01133715116/woman-faces-felony-charges-groping-tsa-agent.shtml#c481 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:48:51 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110716/01133715116/woman-faces-felony-charges-groping-tsa-agent.shtml#c481
You cannot have your cake and eat it too.

Get it?]]> Sell out http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110621/16071614792/misconceptions-free-abound-why-do-brains-stop-zero.shtml#c114 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:17:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110621/16071614792/misconceptions-free-abound-why-do-brains-stop-zero.shtml#c114 The only time when Free can really work for you is if you set your sights on having a specific outcome: acquisition.
And who the hell wants to acquire a business that has a zero-revenues, all-expenses business model? (Rupert Murdoch can't buy them all...)]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110627/02353514872/tsa-says-groping-dying-95-year-old-woman-forcing-her-to-remove-diaper-is-ok-because-it-followed-standard-procedure.shtml#c1152 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:18:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110627/02353514872/tsa-says-groping-dying-95-year-old-woman-forcing-her-to-remove-diaper-is-ok-because-it-followed-standard-procedure.shtml#c1152
Oh, you can name a few more examples, I get that. But we are talking about thousands of planes worldwide PER DAY, millions of pedestrians.

I am not advocating letting people walk off the street and onto a plane. But I am advocating for a smarter approach in terms of $$$, time and respect/dignity for all involved.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110627/02353514872/tsa-says-groping-dying-95-year-old-woman-forcing-her-to-remove-diaper-is-ok-because-it-followed-standard-procedure.shtml#c772 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:21:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110627/02353514872/tsa-says-groping-dying-95-year-old-woman-forcing-her-to-remove-diaper-is-ok-because-it-followed-standard-procedure.shtml#c772
All that the "terrorists" need to do is send in enough individuals that get past the randomized screening (where enough == 1 or 2).

The fact is, there aren't terrorist attacks going on all the time simply because there aren't terrorist attacks going on all the time. Otherwise, TSA would be giving us daily or weekly recaps of all the attacks they have thwarted. But they don't because they aren't.]]> Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110627/02353514872/tsa-says-groping-dying-95-year-old-woman-forcing-her-to-remove-diaper-is-ok-because-it-followed-standard-procedure.shtml#c689 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:13:43 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110627/02353514872/tsa-says-groping-dying-95-year-old-woman-forcing-her-to-remove-diaper-is-ok-because-it-followed-standard-procedure.shtml#c689
Of the millions of bodies we see at the end of each and every year...oh wait...there aren't millions, nor thousands...unless you want to use a broad definition of the term "terrorism".

Yet the resources, time and liberties that are thrown at this issue are grossly disproportionate to other, real, measurable problems that exist.]]>