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• On the post: Guy Loses Probation Because Court Decides That Facebook & MySpace Are 'Electronic Bulletin Boards'

  

  heyidiot (profile), Apr 5th, 2012 @ 1:05pm

  
  

  Was the decision really based solely...

  ...on access to Facebook?

• On the post: Guy Loses Probation Because Court Decides That Facebook & MySpace Are 'Electronic Bulletin Boards'

  

  heyidiot (profile), Apr 5th, 2012 @ 1:04pm

  
  

  And if there were ever a bunch...

  ...of morons in a hurry, it'd be these guys.

• On the post: Guy Loses Probation Because Court Decides That Facebook & MySpace Are 'Electronic Bulletin Boards'

  

  heyidiot (profile), Apr 5th, 2012 @ 1:02pm

  
  

  Probably MORE like a Bulletin Board...

  ...than one of the old-school BBSes every were.

• On the post: Guy Loses Probation Because Court Decides That Facebook & MySpace Are 'Electronic Bulletin Boards'

  

  heyidiot (profile), Apr 5th, 2012 @ 1:01pm

  
  

  Both?

  Why not?

• On the post: If They Can't Pass SOPA... Senators Ask FTC To Magically Stop Foreign Software Infringement

  

  heyidiot (profile), Apr 5th, 2012 @ 12:57pm

  
  

  They should try sending a letter...

  ...to Santa Claus.
  
  Works for me.

• On the post: EU Censorship Plan With A Cheesy Name: The Clean IT Project

  

  heyidiot (profile), Feb 28th, 2012 @ 12:35pm

  
  

  Replace the word "internet"...

  ...in the quote with the words "telephone network" ...or "roads" ...or "the earth's atmosphere"...
  
  Just for a laugh.

• On the post: How Firefly Fans Made One University's Campus Safe For Free Speech

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 28th, 2011 @ 1:28pm

  
  

  So what does this make fire.org?

  "Big Damn Heroes, sir."

• On the post: Copyright Tourism: Korean Companies Sue Guy From Australia For Copyright Infringement... In California

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 28th, 2011 @ 1:16pm

  
  

  It Is So Ordered

  Lucy H. Koh = Emperor Norton

• On the post: Thomas Jefferson: Original Remixer

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 26th, 2011 @ 12:45pm

  
  

  Re: Re: KJ Bible

  yeah, but we corrected all the spelling mistakes.

• On the post: Thomas Jefferson: Original Remixer

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 26th, 2011 @ 12:39pm

  
  

  "Good" is the operative word...

  ...because I know that Sir A.C.Doyle is spinning in his grave over the two Sherlock Holmes movies.

• On the post: A Problem Worse Than Piracy? The Ridiculous Structure Of Online Music Licensing Deals

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 13th, 2011 @ 1:25pm

  
  

  Yes, steal the Ferrari...

  ...when it costs exactly ZERO for the manufacturer to make another one.
  
  I'm fine with that.

• On the post: Senator Briefly Brings Fake Driver's License App To The Public Eye Before Having It 'Taken 'Round Back And Shot'

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 13th, 2011 @ 1:16pm

  
  

  Re: No holograms required...

  Try to get a passport with it, then get back to us.

• On the post: FBI Admits That It Uses Carrier IQ For Law Enforcement Purposes; Won't Say How

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 13th, 2011 @ 1:07pm

  
  

  "...we would refer them to the network operators because the diagnostic data collected belongs to them and not Carrier IQ."
  
  So the FBI is collecting the Carrier IQ data from the network operators instead of directly from Carrier IQ.
  
  They don't (and can't) say the FBI isn't getting it, just that Carrier IQ isn't giving it to them...

• On the post: Justice Department Hanging Onto Torrent-Finder Because It Doesn't Like How Search Engines Work

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 13th, 2011 @ 12:56pm

  
  

  Shouldn't the gubnent be workin'....

  ...on terrorist-finder.com?

• On the post: MPAA Boss Chris Dodd Then & Now Concerning Google Censorship In China

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 12th, 2011 @ 1:00pm

  
  

  "And another way...

  ...we respond to change is to compromise our principles for filthy lucre."

• On the post: Some Data On How Much The Big Media Firms Are Donating To SOPA/PIPA Sponsors

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 5th, 2011 @ 1:32pm

  
  

  Re: Pfffffttt!

  I guess "stupid" could be a possibility as well.

• On the post: Some Data On How Much The Big Media Firms Are Donating To SOPA/PIPA Sponsors

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 5th, 2011 @ 1:30pm

  
  

  Pfffffttt!

  ...and pshaw!
  
  Really? Over some easily-circumvented rules that only affect, after all lets admit, a virtual community?
  
  For that, you wish to stage an armed revolt? Bullets and guns?
  
  You're joking, or psychotic. Choose one.

• On the post: D.C. Libraries Offering Free, DRM-Free MP3 Downloads From Sony Music

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 5th, 2011 @ 1:10pm

  
  

  Re: It's not free!

  Yes, and this is to avoid the simple purchase of music CDs, which patrons then can check-out, rip, and check back in. Hopefully all the same day.
  
  Do what I do: take your notebook to the library, and rip the CDs without even checking them out.
  
  Hmmm... I wonder: is there a law against that?

• On the post: Red Cross Wants Real Life Laws Enforced Within Virtual Worlds

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 5th, 2011 @ 1:05pm

  
  

  Mission creeps?

  You're thinking of the Roman Catholic Church there...

• On the post: Morality, Non-Zero Sum Games, Externalities & Why Someone Profiting Off Of Your Work Isn't A Bad Thing

  

  heyidiot (profile), Dec 1st, 2011 @ 12:55pm

  
  

  Starting?

  You must have the patience of a saint.
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