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  • On the post: Aereo: Has No One Noticed It's Insane That We're Being Accused Of Infringing BECAUSE We Carefully Followed The Cablevision Precedent?

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2012 @ 05:11am

    Re: Re: Re: Hey, pirates: produce your own content THEN innovate on delivery.

    If they are BUYING PO boxes they are not getting it for free.

  • On the post: Windows 8's Arbitrary App Certification Rules Could Block Skyrim And Other Huge Games

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 19 Oct, 2012 @ 12:17pm

    Re: Re: Response to: Ninja on Oct 19th, 2012 @ 11:11am

    I think he is serious... because he thinks linux comes in a box...

  • On the post: Apparently If You Explain Many Ways That Artists Can Make Money Outside Of Copyright, You're Against Artists Getting Paid

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 18 Oct, 2012 @ 12:27pm

    Re: Re: Re: Let's not "push it"

    Offer an equal or ideally better experience. To me, Streaming over downloading is a huge benefit. Start watching instantly, doesn't take up space on my storage (aside from the temp files). Provide *higher quality* than the competitors... It doesn't have to be bluray quality, but HD streaming is very possible. I stream HD amazon video from my cable internet connection in Vermont... I think there are plenty of markets with far better bandwidth options. These are the first that come to mind, but then again I am not in the entertainment industry (Just a glorified CAD monkey), I am sure that those who know the industry could come up with a myriad of features and benefits that Hulu/Netflix could implement. In fact they probably already have a list titled "Cool features we'd implement if it weren't illegal".

  • On the post: Apparently If You Explain Many Ways That Artists Can Make Money Outside Of Copyright, You're Against Artists Getting Paid

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 18 Oct, 2012 @ 12:00pm

    Re: Let's not "push it"

    "...all Hulu/Netflix and similar pay-for-streaming apps would have to adapt as they would no longer be hindered by heavy regulation and false scarcity."

    FTFY

  • On the post: Human Rights Group Deploys An 'Empathy Test' Captcha System To Help Sites Fend Off Trolls

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 04:51am

    Re: Re: Re:

    USB3 smokes Firewire, a standard that even it's biggest supporter, Apple, as now dropped.

  • On the post: 'Human Error' Briefly Kills All Shortened Twitter Links

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 04:36am

    Twitter's 140 character limit is not an artificial one (at least from Twitter's POV, from the telecom industry maybe). SMS messages can only be 160 characters long and it is reasonable for twitter to use 20 of those characters for tagging/packing the message. Hence the limit. Twitter was started before smartphones really made it big. Twitter rose up through feature phones, and needs to stick to that format so that users from 3rd world developing nations can continue to use it. Now obviously smartphones can use new protocols like MMS, or can split and stitch long messages, but not everyone is there yet, and Twitter keeps proving itself to be necessary in those countries.

  • On the post: Email: The Original Cloud

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 27 Sep, 2012 @ 05:19am

    Re:

    Oh God, We need to rename the cloud ASAP... With Governement understanding of technology they will think cloud data is being stored as vapor in the atmosphere. And I don't even want to think of what scheme ICE will come up with to remove clouds from the sky.... Maybe a skynet?

  • On the post: US Military Classifies Wikileaks As 'Enemy Of The United States'

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 27 Sep, 2012 @ 05:05am

    [This comment has been censored due to fear of becoming the enemy]

  • On the post: Russia (Yes, The Country) Looking To Enter The Tablet Market

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2012 @ 04:57am

    Re:

    But when you control the App Market (and block Play Market, and probably Amazon Market) you can control which browsers are allowed too... and very well could block not only languages like Javascript / Flash / etc. but could also fail to fully implement HTML 5. I hear Links is a pretty safe browser they could use. I mean they don't even allow pictures!

  • On the post: The Content Industry Keeps Penalizing The People Who Actually Pay

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 06 Sep, 2012 @ 11:53am

    Re: Re:

    Give him a break, it's just his ContentID system failing.

    It saw an article by Mike that contained the word "Pirate" and it automatically started spewing the canned "Pirate Mike" response. Its not like there is a human behind these content identification systems that are actually reading for context.

  • On the post: Copyright Killbots Strike Again: Official DNC Livestream Taken Down By Just About Every Copyright Holder

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 05 Sep, 2012 @ 07:01am

    "the party of the current President of the United States, maybe, just fucking maybe, everything's 'above board.'"

    Yea cause political parties never use IP without permission

  • On the post: DEA Gets Lawsuit Dismissed Because It Couldn't Cope With Two Terabytes Of Evidence

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 28 Aug, 2012 @ 08:04am

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    " but to compare commercial data storage to consumer data storage is disingenuous."

    Your right, they probably get a GSA discount!

    You dont need a RAID array to store 2TB, you may want the RAID array for backup / redundant purposes (see Lord Blinky's post above), Also "Off Site Data Centers" would seem to pose chain of custody problems with the evidence. I don't remember police being able to trust random 3rd parties with evidence.

  • On the post: MPAA Pretends 'Offering Something' Is The Same Thing As 'Offering What People Want'

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2012 @ 01:02pm

    Re: I want more positive coverage of the RIAA

    Whatever happened to "The Customer is always right"

    and "If you don't like it, you can take your business elsewhere."

    Then when the customer takes his business to a retailer that not only custom designs his content to his liking, but does so at a reasonable price, you cry foul.

    Hardly anyone here says "Theft" which has little to do with infringement, "Piracy" (see: Somalia) are okay. We do think "Sharing" (see: Caring) is alright, we've been sharing music since we learned how to talk.

    In all seriousness, Most people here DO support artists, writers, singers, dancers, etc. But we choose to do so directly. Many of us Don't download illegally what is not available right now. That doesn't mean we don't have an opinion, or the business foresight to see what it would take for content industries to turn would be infringers into customers. or recognize that they are pushing potential customers further and further away with lawsuit scare tactics and punishing people for wanting their product.

  • On the post: Even If Samsung And Apple Copied Every Last Detail From Each Other, Who Cares?

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2012 @ 12:26pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    See Windows 8 App Store

    "You'll only be able to install Metro apps via the store, and Microsoft will control what's in the store and what's not."

    And while I'm sure nay-sayers will argue that "People don't have to use the App Store" It is definitely being built as a primary feature of Windows 8, and Will be Very prominent (and maybe the only way some manf. offer apps) for Tablets / netbooks / phones.

    http://blogs.computerworld.com/windows/20748/microsoft-ex-employee-windows-8-catastrophe

  • On the post: This T-Shirt Has Been Seized

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2012 @ 11:36am

    Re:

    I agree, the first word is way too big, and in order to re-direct the conversation you really need to be able to reply directly to it. A lot of the runaway posts happen in the first 3-4 comments and then runs into a 5-10 level reply tree that can be 100+ replies. If you want to redirect the conversation you need to conversation to happen at the first word element and get people engaged BEFORE they make it to the troll post and start feeding them.

  • On the post: If I Were The MPAA… How I Would Deal With My Car Break-In

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 13 Aug, 2012 @ 12:34pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    Or it could be that Mike didn't write this article... and isn't up to the normal TD standards... I see a fraction of the typo's from Mike's articles compared to the other authors.

  • On the post: If I Were The MPAA… How I Would Deal With My Car Break-In

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 13 Aug, 2012 @ 12:33pm

    Re: Re:

    But remember we're thinking like the MPAA so when the theft deterrent is activated EVERY iPod (nationally or globally) EXCEPT the stolen one is deactivated, that way the police could arrest any person still who is still using an iPod.

  • On the post: It's Never Enough: Both RIAA & MPAA Aren't Satisfied With Google Punishing 'Pirate' Sites

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 13 Aug, 2012 @ 10:41am

    I think Google is smart to do this, now before you throw me in with Bob, remember that Google is trying to deliver relevant results. If you are looking to download the latest Chart topping #1 song do you want to get directed to a site that has tons of dead links from DMCA notices, or a site still has the content you are looking for?

    Downgrading sites that have lots of DMCA notices (and hence probably many dead links) I think can yield better results, as long as sites the MAFIAA's are pushing don't get unwarranted promotions.

  • On the post: Yet Again, Netflix Class Action Shows That Class Action Lawsuits Are Mostly About Making Lawyers Rich

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2012 @ 11:50am

    Re:

    If this is true, it might be the first customer friendly decision the management team made in the past 3 years.

  • On the post: Yet Again, Netflix Class Action Shows That Class Action Lawsuits Are Mostly About Making Lawyers Rich

    ComputerAddict ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2012 @ 11:49am

    Re: Re:

    Checks are free to cash if you have a bank account at most US banks / credit unions... if you want to cash it at say... Walmart they charge you somewhere around $3 for up to $1000 check.

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