http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20130508/06065623001/new-hope-how-going-free-to-play-brought-redemption-to-star-wars-mmo.shtml#c590 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:04:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20130508/06065623001/new-hope-how-going-free-to-play-brought-redemption-to-star-wars-mmo.shtml#c590 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130512/20494523050/bakersfield-ca-law-enforcement-follow-up-beating-possibly-intoxicated-man-to-death-seizing-witnesses-cell-phones.shtml#c1563 Tue, 14 May 2013 09:55:39 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#c1563 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130508/11311423005/dr-phil-sues-deadspin-reporting-manti-teo-hoax-even-though-deadspin-broke-story.shtml#c85 Wed, 8 May 2013 15:30:05 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130508/11311423005/dr-phil-sues-deadspin-reporting-manti-teo-hoax-even-though-deadspin-broke-story.shtml#c85
A remora is NOT a leech.

Just sayin'.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130504/19001322948/timecnn-poll-shows-increasing-number-americans-wont-give-up-civil-liberties-to-fight-terrorism.shtml#c1071 Mon, 6 May 2013 17:11:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130504/19001322948/timecnn-poll-shows-increasing-number-americans-wont-give-up-civil-liberties-to-fight-terrorism.shtml#c1071
You kids get off my lawn!

...because I'm too busy playing violent FPS video games to chase you off.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130425/09355722835/alice-chains-we-hate-internet-twitter-dancing.shtml#c314 Fri, 3 May 2013 17:06:29 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130425/09355722835/alice-chains-we-hate-internet-twitter-dancing.shtml#c314
What Cantrell expressed seems more of a judgemental rant to me than merely an expressed opinion.

Of course, it's his right to hate everything that's not just how he wants it to be, just as much as it's my right to feel contempt for anybody who can't accept that it's OK for people not to agree with him.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130425/09355722835/alice-chains-we-hate-internet-twitter-dancing.shtml#c309 Fri, 3 May 2013 16:55:35 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130425/09355722835/alice-chains-we-hate-internet-twitter-dancing.shtml#c309
Please restrain your enthusiasm at learning this information.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130428/18232822866/ny-police-chief-ray-kelly-says-boston-bombing-takes-privacy-off-table.shtml#c800 Fri, 3 May 2013 13:46:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130428/18232822866/ny-police-chief-ray-kelly-says-boston-bombing-takes-privacy-off-table.shtml#c800 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130415/03110122707/spain-admits-new-copyright-law-is-designed-to-keep-it-off-uss-naughty-list.shtml#c102 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:20:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130415/03110122707/spain-admits-new-copyright-law-is-designed-to-keep-it-off-uss-naughty-list.shtml#c102
It may be hypocritical of me to be critical of Spain for reacting the same way I did, but it seems to me that their entire government is collectively no braver, wiser or more worldly than a wimpy 10-year-old nerd facing a bully.

And they're not even being threatened with being BEAT UP. They're being threatened with being CALLED NAMES.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130410/13030222669/what-we-should-learn-comic-creators-censoring-themselves-apple.shtml#c42 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:23:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130410/13030222669/what-we-should-learn-comic-creators-censoring-themselves-apple.shtml#c42 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130412/09091522689/heres-another-inventor-who-willingly-gave-his-greatest-idea-away-order-to-establish-it-as-global-standard.shtml#c83 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:06:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130412/09091522689/heres-another-inventor-who-willingly-gave-his-greatest-idea-away-order-to-establish-it-as-global-standard.shtml#c83
He is probably no poorer for having done this, and has made the world richer as a result. Definitely the right choice.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130411/07522922677/with-google-fiber-way-att-fiber-customers-receive-free-boost-to-connection-only-976-mbps-slower-than-googles-connection.shtml#c85 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:05:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130411/07522922677/with-google-fiber-way-att-fiber-customers-receive-free-boost-to-connection-only-976-mbps-slower-than-googles-connection.shtml#c85
Hey Google! Over here! Yo!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130409/12014922636/hours-after-google-announces-google-fiber-austin-att-pretends-it-too-will-build-1-gigabit-network-there.shtml#c411 Tue, 9 Apr 2013 15:44:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130409/12014922636/hours-after-google-announces-google-fiber-austin-att-pretends-it-too-will-build-1-gigabit-network-there.shtml#c411
Is it Kansas City, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri or Kansas City, Oregon?

Nobody seems to say! But everybody says "Austin, Texas" like they're assuming I'll assume it's Austin in some other state. There are so many to choose from!

I'm so confused!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130409/02120322631/google-competitors-file-ridiculous-eu-complaint-arguing-that-free-android-is-anti-competitive.shtml#c367 Tue, 9 Apr 2013 15:14:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130409/02120322631/google-competitors-file-ridiculous-eu-complaint-arguing-that-free-android-is-anti-competitive.shtml#c367 It's deja-vu all over again!

(See "IBM Loses Latest Round In Symbolic Control Case".)

And while we're on the subject, does this not look eerily familiar?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130405/06384622592/microsoft-creative-director-defends-always-online-insults-customers-murders-logicall-one-day.shtml#c29 Fri, 5 Apr 2013 13:52:55 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130405/06384622592/microsoft-creative-director-defends-always-online-insults-customers-murders-logicall-one-day.shtml#c29
Oh wait, I didn't have any. Damn! Now I'll have to make plans to buy an Xbox so I can boycott them.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130328/18041922507/nj-assemblyman-sean-kean-doubles-down-bad-video-game-legislation.shtml#c461 Mon, 1 Apr 2013 13:38:20 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130328/18041922507/nj-assemblyman-sean-kean-doubles-down-bad-video-game-legislation.shtml#c461
Brain... cramping...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130326/14213522465/cybersecurity-experts-scratching-their-heads-house-judiciarys-awful-cfaa-reform-proposal.shtml#c414 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:49:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130326/14213522465/cybersecurity-experts-scratching-their-heads-house-judiciarys-awful-cfaa-reform-proposal.shtml#c414 Hail, hail Freedonia! Land of the brave and free!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130325/02533822450/florida-homeowners-association-sues-resident-critical-blog-comments-seeks-identity-other-commenters.shtml#c122 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:15:11 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130325/02533822450/florida-homeowners-association-sues-resident-critical-blog-comments-seeks-identity-other-commenters.shtml#c122 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130325/02533822450/florida-homeowners-association-sues-resident-critical-blog-comments-seeks-identity-other-commenters.shtml#c78 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:12:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130325/02533822450/florida-homeowners-association-sues-resident-critical-blog-comments-seeks-identity-other-commenters.shtml#c78
Can't imagine what Schutt could possibly be thinking.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130324/17344622436/petition-submitted-to-require-congress-to-wear-logos-their-corporate-donors.shtml#c610 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:54:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130324/17344622436/petition-submitted-to-require-congress-to-wear-logos-their-corporate-donors.shtml#c610
You are at Witt's End. Passages lead off in *ALL* directions.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130322/16324422423/jim-harpers-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c357 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:46:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130322/16324422423/jim-harpers-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c357
Which part of that is not violence?

The point isn't that economic regulation etc. are violence in and of themselves, because if you follow the rules you'll (usually) be left alone. The point is not whether the use of violence is justified. The point is that the violence is there, ready to be used any time the state thinks you're being naughty. It is not overt, it is an underlying threat, but it's very real.

BTW, I like your argument. It's very... um... cogent. I especially like the part where you use Libertarian as a swear word. Libertarian? Gods, no! I'm a serf, myself.]]>