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  • On the post: Amazon, Wreal LLC Settle Fire TV, FyreTV Trademark Case

    Ninja ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2023 @ 05:12am

    They did get some free publicity so if they settled for co-existence its a net win for the porn guys. Part of me is sure Bezos appeared in the company with a small army of ppl in black military tactical gear heavily armed to the teeth and suddenly they decided it was ok to co-exist.

  • On the post: CFPB Looks To Restrict The Sleazy Link Between Credit Reporting Agencies And Data Brokers

    Ninja ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2023 @ 07:05am

    Ahoy, matey! it been a very 'onest mistake.

  • On the post: CFPB Looks To Restrict The Sleazy Link Between Credit Reporting Agencies And Data Brokers

    Ninja ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2023 @ 06:43am

    This Tik-tok privacy idiocy kind of amuses me. I mean, law enforcement buys themselves into Constitution-defying-privacy-violating data from citizens all the time but nobody stopped to ask themselves a very simple question: if I can do it at will as long as I have money, what stops bad actors (China the least problematic of them in my opinion) from doing EXACTLY the same? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

  • On the post: One Fan Ports Abandoned PS1 Classic ‘WipeOut’, Dares Sony To Do Something About It

    Ninja ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2023 @ 03:25am

    It seems pretty obvious to me that if something is not available to the public in any official channel for some time it should automatically lose its copyrights and go to the public domain. Say, 80% of availability on at least two different readily usable platforms (eg: pc and console) for the last 10 years or go public domain. If something isn't available for several years then what money is the copyright holder making? The answer is none and thus it should be public domain.

  • On the post: Streaming Providers Dead Set On Becoming The Shitty Traditional Cable TV Companies They Once Disrupted

    Ninja ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2023 @ 03:14am

    Well, I'm back to downloading stuff for the first time in a long while. There was this series from Netflix that was on my queue to see but I cancelled my subscription after the sharing fee idiocy. I downloaded it. Disney is following the same path. Piracy is the direct byproduct of copyrights holders bullshit.

  • On the post: Verizon Fails Again, Shutters Attempted Zoom Alternative BlueJeans After Paying $400 Million For It

    Ninja ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2023 @ 07:11am

    The wonders of market capture. They burn money like no other incompetent would and are still profitable.

  • On the post: Pokémon Company Uses Fan Music In Trailer Without Crediting The Fan

    Ninja ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2023 @ 05:01am

    If Nintendo employs the same energy and aggressiveness to compensate this guy for their violation as they do with anything that touches Nintendo copyrights then they will aggressively look for the author and settle for a few million dollars very soon. I laughed a bit.

  • On the post: My Distaste For Your Solution Does Not Mean Disregard For The Problem

    Ninja ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2023 @ 04:20am

    Huh. I work with environmental stuff and there was this harbor infrastructure expansion project with 2 small natural mangrove lakes inside the legal area of the project with alligators and fish and it's considered protected area due to the vegetation and legal restrictions. To summarize it, the mangrove and the lakes sediments are contaminated with high concentrations of all sorts of chemicals but the environmental authority decided no remediation was needed even though the legislation says it must be done because it would stir the deposited contaminants and cause more damage than leaving it there because very little of the problem lies in the superficial layer. The public ministry prosecuted the environmental agency but lost. I agree because it would just transfer the problem to wherever they'd dispose of the contaminated sediment and it would destroy the ecosystem.

  • On the post: Witcher Producer: Show’s Shit Viewership Is Because Of Dumb Americans And Social Media

    Ninja ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2023 @ 08:23am

    Reminds me of one American I know from Alabama who happens to be the educated, empathetic one: The yeehaw states are... weird. This certainly doesn't include all the weirdness in the USA but she was mostly right I think.

  • On the post: FCC Hits Robocall Scammers With $300 Million Fine That Still Somehow Means Nothing

    Ninja ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2023 @ 07:08am

    Same problem everywhere. Same toothless punishment for the telcos that can do something to stop it but don't do it because profits. The solution I came up with was to have a "business" number that anyone can call and a personal one that only receives calls from people on my contacts (whitelist). I turn off the non-whitelist phone outside of business hours and block any number that originates robocalls, whatever they are about. Nowadays I receive very few robocalls, like 1 or 2 per week but it was pretty bad some years ago.

  • On the post: Witcher Producer: Show’s Shit Viewership Is Because Of Dumb Americans And Social Media

    Ninja ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2023 @ 06:59am

    I hope my fellow TD readers (and writers) don't be mad at me for this but the ordinary American image in quite a lot of places around the world is that they are incredibly dumb and crude. Redneck style. Yes, it has evolved into some sort of prejudice over the years and Trump catalyzed it. I know/follow plenty of good, intelligent Americans that differ wildly from that preconception. That said, I almost literally spat my drink when I read what the director said because it sounds pretty much right for those of us outside the US. Still, this is exactly the type of lame excuse for the fact that Netflix is screwing up in the quality of their exclusive content. I hadn't pirated anything for ages till they started charging that abusive tax on screen sharing if it's not in the same network. I cancelled Netflix like, 2 or 3 months ago and decided to download anything I deemed worth watching from Netflix. I haven't downloaded anything so far which says a lot about what I think of their content.

  • On the post: How Would The GOP Feel If Democrats In Congress Demanded Details Regarding How Fox News Or The NY Post Made Editorial Decisions?

    Ninja ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2023 @ 07:00am

    Mathew, show us in this metaphoric doll where Mike touched you to make you so obsessed and bitter. [insert picture of a doll here]

  • On the post: How Would The GOP Feel If Democrats In Congress Demanded Details Regarding How Fox News Or The NY Post Made Editorial Decisions?

    Ninja ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2023 @ 06:48am

    Conservative brain works in mysterious ways but they can only see black and white. Either you hate the GOP and are a baby-eating communist or you are with them. Nothing between it. Just like between their ears. Nothing.

  • On the post: Netflix Claims Its Password Sharing Crackdown Was A Smashing Success, But…

    Ninja ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2023 @ 06:44am

    I cancelled my subscription that was active since Netflix started serving Brazil. And, surprise surprise, none of the people that shared my 4 simultaneous streams earlier subscribed. Many people I know decided to reduce their plan and got frustrated because there's no Full HD option for them. And some decided to drop entirely. With the amount you pay for Netflix you can have 5 other streams along with added free shipping and other benefits (most stream companies struck deals with retailers here). And all this after they did a massive PR campaign to obfuscate the bad taste this password idiocy created (they brought mfck THOR to have some time with fans!!!!! the bastards almost had me there) but in the long term I don't see them faring too well. Not they are going to turn huge losses but they did create bad faith. And this is neve3r good in the long term. It's a pity Netflix got enshitificated. They are the only stream with decent user interface and stability wherever you want to watch them. But people will realize they can go without just fine. As they did with cable.

  • On the post: Ninth Circuit Says City’s Rejection Of Man’s ‘FCKBLM’ License Plate Is Totally Constitutional

    Ninja ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2023 @ 05:10am

    This guy is dumb like a rock but I'm very interested in this diamond of a genius: "O1NK (requested by a cop no less)" I mean, where does it live, what does it eat, what are its habits. Some sort of NatGeo documentary is due.

  • On the post: If The Crime Rate Goes Down After Half A Cop Shop Quits, What Are We Even Paying For?

    Ninja ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2023 @ 06:17am

    Blue lives matter.. But only if they are light blue.

  • On the post: If The Crime Rate Goes Down After Half A Cop Shop Quits, What Are We Even Paying For?

    Ninja ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2023 @ 06:15am

    Wait, wait, wait a second. Let's recap this: - Black cop becomes head of PD - Racist cops quit bringing costs down - Crime actually goes down with half of the personnel The obvious conclusion is to put black cops in charge of PDs! I'll show myself out.

  • On the post: Elon Starts Bribing His Biggest Fans As He Admits The Company Is Still Burning Cash (Despite His Earlier Claims To The Contrary)

    Ninja ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2023 @ 06:06am

    Free dick rating directly from Elon for top tiers! Ahem.

  • On the post: TSA Rolling Out ‘Voluntary’ Facial Recognition Program To Another 400 Domestic Airports

    Ninja ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2023 @ 10:27am

    That but in the mean time they entertain themselves harassing women, beating the heck out of autistic and disabled people and subjecting citizens to enemas to make sure no drugs get past their perfect screening process even though all sorts of problematic things fly around unchecked. Much efficiency, very freedom.

  • On the post: Fox News Faces Headaches As Cord Cutting Kills Off Its Artificially Inflated Subscriber Totals

    Ninja ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2023 @ 10:02am

    Fox News death can't come soon enough. It's a cancer that will be one of the drivers for global destruction. The US judicial system will not punish Trump fast enough to prevent this idiot from running for president next elections. That if he is punished at any point in the future. The electoral system is a joke that allows for all sorts of voter suppression and Republicans know and weaponize this very well. Any option the GOP throws at us next year will be either terrible or apocalyptic. And far too many Americans will embrace whatever it is. And unfortunately the US still plays a major role in world geopolitics. We are so screwed...

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