http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120530/04110419124/no-writing-song-with-lyric-lets-go-thunder-doesnt-entitle-you-to-30-oklahoma-city-thunders-profits.shtml#c638 Thu, 31 May 2012 07:14:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120530/04110419124/no-writing-song-with-lyric-lets-go-thunder-doesnt-entitle-you-to-30-oklahoma-city-thunders-profits.shtml#c638 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100406/1506138901/dailydirt-diamonds-with-lucy-sky.shtml#c240 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:22:49 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100406/1506138901/dailydirt-diamonds-with-lucy-sky.shtml#c240 The solution for a stuck ring, in addition to using some kind of lubrication is to hold the skin taunt at the base of the finger while attempting to pull the ring off.

And on that note, please don't use your spit if you're going to hand the ring to someone else. That's just disgusting. Also, you can draw the skin taunt by slightly bending your finger.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100406/1506138901/dailydirt-diamonds-with-lucy-sky.shtml#c232 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:21:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100406/1506138901/dailydirt-diamonds-with-lucy-sky.shtml#c232 And if it gets stuck on your finger, it'll be really hard to cut off without taking your finger with it....

Not slip off or take off. Cut off. Specifically.

I used to manage a fine jewelry store, and we had to remove stuck rings on a regular basis. Most took a special little saw tool. Others, such as tungsten bands and this ring, require a C-clamp. Easy and relatively painless.

Been there, done that.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100406/1506138901/dailydirt-diamonds-with-lucy-sky.shtml#c141 Tue, 3 Apr 2012 03:13:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100406/1506138901/dailydirt-diamonds-with-lucy-sky.shtml#c141 And if it gets stuck on your finger, it'll be really hard to cut off without taking your finger with it....

No. Not true. Also, silly.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060831/152253.shtml#c260 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:33:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060831/152253.shtml#c260 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120321/14022718188/parent-claims-enders-game-is-pornographic-teacher-who-read-it-to-students-put-temporary-leave.shtml#c1660 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:28:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120321/14022718188/parent-claims-enders-game-is-pornographic-teacher-who-read-it-to-students-put-temporary-leave.shtml#c1660 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120321/14022718188/parent-claims-enders-game-is-pornographic-teacher-who-read-it-to-students-put-temporary-leave.shtml#c1049 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:51:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120321/14022718188/parent-claims-enders-game-is-pornographic-teacher-who-read-it-to-students-put-temporary-leave.shtml#c1049
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.

Genitals, by themselves, are not sexual. Even waggling back and forth doesn't qualify it, especially since the purpose was amusement and not arousal.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120321/14022718188/parent-claims-enders-game-is-pornographic-teacher-who-read-it-to-students-put-temporary-leave.shtml#c1028 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:49:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120321/14022718188/parent-claims-enders-game-is-pornographic-teacher-who-read-it-to-students-put-temporary-leave.shtml#c1028 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120321/14022718188/parent-claims-enders-game-is-pornographic-teacher-who-read-it-to-students-put-temporary-leave.shtml#c1027 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:46:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120321/14022718188/parent-claims-enders-game-is-pornographic-teacher-who-read-it-to-students-put-temporary-leave.shtml#c1027 normal.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120321/14022718188/parent-claims-enders-game-is-pornographic-teacher-who-read-it-to-students-put-temporary-leave.shtml#c1021 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:45:21 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120321/14022718188/parent-claims-enders-game-is-pornographic-teacher-who-read-it-to-students-put-temporary-leave.shtml#c1021 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120321/14022718188/parent-claims-enders-game-is-pornographic-teacher-who-read-it-to-students-put-temporary-leave.shtml#c1004 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:44:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120321/14022718188/parent-claims-enders-game-is-pornographic-teacher-who-read-it-to-students-put-temporary-leave.shtml#c1004 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100215/1923488175/dailydirt-educational-materials.shtml#c117 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:15:07 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100215/1923488175/dailydirt-educational-materials.shtml#c117 But how do schools enforce various zero-tolerance policies for touching/bullying and still allow kids to be kids?

You don't. Those things are incompatible, and zero tolerance policies are stupid.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120220/10535917816/streaming-rights-whitney-houston-movie-not-pulled-order-to-make-really-large-amount-money-dvd-sales-updated.shtml#c730 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:37:06 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120220/10535917816/streaming-rights-whitney-houston-movie-not-pulled-order-to-make-really-large-amount-money-dvd-sales-updated.shtml#c730 The fact is that demand for the DVD has gone up, and they're going to profit off of it. It's called business.

The fact is that we're discussing streaming rights for this film. Any demand for the DVD should be unaffected by the availability of the streaming version.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120116/12563017421/is-using-piece-existing-music-film-to-underline-emotion-rape-just-way-cinema-works.shtml#c473 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:31:58 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120116/12563017421/is-using-piece-existing-music-film-to-underline-emotion-rape-just-way-cinema-works.shtml#c473 Feminists argue simultaneously that rape is an act of violence and that men are responsible for rape. Violence doesn't require a penis so why are women excluded?

Feminists don't argue that men are solely responsible for rape, or that women can't or don't rape.

Novak applies the same logic to this as she is excluding her own kind, those who she agrees with, from the copyrapists.

Novak's comments show that she is not a feminist, anyway, so your entire comment is both wrong and irrelevant.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120116/12563017421/is-using-piece-existing-music-film-to-underline-emotion-rape-just-way-cinema-works.shtml#c463 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:30:30 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120116/12563017421/is-using-piece-existing-music-film-to-underline-emotion-rape-just-way-cinema-works.shtml#c463 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120112/12195217391/cheezburger-sites-join-reddit-january-18th-blackout.shtml#c311 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:17:19 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120112/12195217391/cheezburger-sites-join-reddit-january-18th-blackout.shtml#c311 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120104/23151517284/techdirt-2011-numbers.shtml#c505 Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:34:42 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120104/23151517284/techdirt-2011-numbers.shtml#c505 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111230/07161417236/if-libraries-didnt-exist-would-publishers-be-trying-to-kill-book-lending.shtml#c1458 Thu, 5 Jan 2012 11:52:39 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111230/07161417236/if-libraries-didnt-exist-would-publishers-be-trying-to-kill-book-lending.shtml#c1458 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111230/07161417236/if-libraries-didnt-exist-would-publishers-be-trying-to-kill-book-lending.shtml#c1456 Thu, 5 Jan 2012 11:50:45 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111230/07161417236/if-libraries-didnt-exist-would-publishers-be-trying-to-kill-book-lending.shtml#c1456
And to think that I used to be reluctant to the idea of piracy... Good job, copyright holders!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111230/16014417241/busy-january-come-see-me-speak-come-party.shtml#c54 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 20:44:21 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111230/16014417241/busy-january-come-see-me-speak-come-party.shtml#c54