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  • On the post: Failed Cybersquatter Asks Supreme Court To Declare 'Google' A Generic Term

    Jmotley ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2017 @ 07:34am

    Wait what

    "If the term had become generic -- like aspirin, kleenex, and others before it" Yes these terms have become ubiquitous but I cant start a company that sells Aspirin and call it Aspirin, Aspirin is a trademarked brand name for ASA. Hence why we have brands like Aspirin and Bayer. Same with Kleenex. I honestly dont know any other brand other than Kleenex but I know its a brand and no others can call themselves Kleenex. Many people call diapers pampers or pull-ups, but this is a brand and also ubiquitous for these products.
    This guy has no case.

  • On the post: Don't Complain About Piracy When You Create Crappy Games

    Jmotley ( profile ), 01 Nov, 2011 @ 05:25am

    give better refunds

    I will admit, I download the majority of my paid apps from free sites. I only do this because the few paid apps I have paid for did not live up to my expectations and I was unable to get a refund or had to jump through a million and hoops to get it. Now if you want my money I want to know the product works. I'm sick of download a trial version that does not have the full functionality then being expected to buy the full version. So what and I and the millions of other droid users to do. Well what I do is download from free sites, test it for a week to a month, then if I like it I uninstall it and buy it from the market.

  • On the post: Caught With A DUI In New Jersey? You Can Now Blame The Bar That Served You

    Jmotley ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2011 @ 08:26am

    Nothing my fault

    Great now I get off of the DUI now I just need to sue Glock for making the Gun I used to rob the bank because they had to know that I was going to use it to rob this bank. Also I need to sue GM for not making a car that can handle me driving it at 120mph They had to know that I like speed and would do it right?

  • On the post: In A World Of Bottom Up Technology, Should IT Support Your iPhone?

    Jmotley ( profile ), 21 Jan, 2010 @ 06:42am

    Re: Job 1 - Productivity

    The issue is not can we connect it. Its simply we dont want to. Within my company we have several people that want (and sometimes demand) to be able to use their own smartphones. For one reason or another. We have set our network up in such a way that blackberrys are the only phone that can readily connect to our wifi. I have A G1 and its hard for me to connect to our wifi and surf the web. We provide those employees whose job require it blackberries. We do not tell people that they can not use their their personal phone we just dont allow them to connect to key elements other the e-mail, and we warn them that if there is a problem we WILL NOT support that phone so if you lose imporant data oh well

  • On the post: EFF Launches Takedown Hall Of Shame

    Jmotley ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2009 @ 10:31am

    take this down

    I own the trademark for hall of shame and I demand that you you pay me $100,000,000,000 USD or remove this site. you have 48 hours to let me know your answer.

  • On the post: Will 'Paranormal Activity' Teach The Movie Industry A Lesson?

    Jmotley ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2009 @ 07:18am

    ITS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I got sucked into the hype of the blair witch project and was extreamly let down. But this movie Paranormal activity has to be one of the best movies I have ever seen. You pretty much forget that there are only 4 people in the whole movie. The acting was horrible but that was ok because it was supposed to be a "true story" so it is almost like you or me working a camera and being ourselves. There were moments where you could tell they were acting but for the most part this was a great movie. I would love to go see it again. I must say that the lack of big buget special effects and lack of cast lent a air of realism to the movie which only made it even scarier. If you can I would go see this movie.

  • On the post: Time For IT Guys To Unshackle Corporate Computers

    Jmotley ( profile ), 28 Aug, 2009 @ 06:01am

    Yes and no

    Having worked in IT for some time now I can kind of agree with what he says. I have worked for large componies approx 5000 users world wide) and small (approx 50 users)In the small companies its a lot easier to trust people not to install programs and allow them free reign over the internet. While the larger companies tend to lock everything down even for the IT's Where I am now has found a good middle ground. The users have almost free reign on where they want to go but we block many sites ie myspace, facebook, gambling, porn. We also allow them to download programs but they have to contact us first so we can review it. This is all for our desktop users. Now with the laptop users it diffrent. They have full control over the laptop. I dont agree with this and it just so happenes that the majority of the calls I get a day have to do with laptops. People do stupid things when you give them the power

  • On the post: iPhone Haters Are Stick-Shifters In An Automatic World

    Jmotley ( profile ), 03 Aug, 2009 @ 09:07am

    Screw Apple

    I will say that I dont hste the I-phone but I do HATE HATE HATE Apple. As I have stated before Apple is way over priced and for what it looks pretty. I have a G1 (finally) and after doing a sid by side comperison with an i-phone I must say that the two are even. Loaded pages with roughly the same speed, tons of apps for both (both usefull and useless) In fact the only place that I saw that the i-phone out did every one else was looks. Its the same with the i-pods and with macs.

  • On the post: What's Next? Can Senators Ban Stupidity While Driving?

    Jmotley ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2009 @ 08:02am

    texting while driving

    I agree with this law. There should be a ban.
    2 reason;

    1) If there is no law in place for this offence then there is no penility. No fine, nothing. With this law people will have to own up and take responiblity for their own actions. Take the ticket, court date, points on the license.

    2) Revenue, States will make some serious money on this. That could help out a lot of things. Why shouldn't someone get money off of someones stupidity?

  • On the post: Apple Withdraws Lawsuit Against Wiki Site Owner Over iPhone/iPod Interoperability Hack Discussion

    Jmotley ( profile ), 24 Jul, 2009 @ 07:40am

    Screw Apple

    I'm cleaning this up a bit cause this is a public space but ___________________ Apple. I will never ever ever buy one of there products. They are seriously over priced. Why would any moron pay

  • On the post: Tiburon Wants To Photograph Every Car Entering And Leaving… But Don't Worry About Your Privacy

    Jmotley ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2009 @ 06:04am

    Re:

    I will agree with you that this is a bit on the paranoid side, but think about it from a thief's point of view. The rich neighborhoods have a tendecy to leave there doors open/unlocked. Many people have mock alarms. They are naive. If I wanted to rob a house it sure as hell would not be in my neighborhood where I stand a greater chance of getting shot in the process of getting a PS3 or 360 and maybe a 36" plasma screen. I want to go to the place that I can steal jewels, gold, and not risk getting killed in the process

  • On the post: Tiburon Wants To Photograph Every Car Entering And Leaving… But Don't Worry About Your Privacy

    Jmotley ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2009 @ 05:56am

    Not an invasion of privacy.

    Anyone at anytime can be videotaped and or recorded so long they are outdoors. When you are outside there is an expectation of privacy lost. Right now if I so desired I could go and video tape any indivial I so please so long as they are outside. So this town is perfectly within the legal rights to record any and everything that goes on within their city limits. This type of thing is already happening in philadelphia where I live. In the most crime ridden neighborhoods you will see boxes with flashing blue lights up about a block apart from each other. These are cameras that record 24/7 and yes they help deter crime in that specific part of the city. A criminal will think twice about coming into that town to commit a crime because chances are greater that he/she will be caught.

  • On the post: How Long Can You Go Without Infringing On Copyright?

    Jmotley ( profile ), 13 May, 2009 @ 06:09am

    what next?!?!?!?!?!

    Im suprised that they have not gone after ebay yet. They after all take money from the music and movie idistury. I recently brought a cd from a priviate seller, I'm pretty sure that the music was copyrighted and that hte label, artist, and any one else involved in the making of that song did not get a cut.

  • On the post: How Long Can You Go Without Infringing On Copyright?

    Jmotley ( profile ), 13 May, 2009 @ 05:41am

    Re: Lawsuit ?

    That might actually work!!! Just say that you were afraid of giving a live performance with out the expressly written consent of the record label. The only way that you could stop your self from giving said live performance was to hold your breath and due to the lack of oxygen you passed out and received neck and back injuies because of the fall and suffured mental anguish because all your peers at work saw you fall and laughed. I think if you got a good enough lawyer that could fly.

  • On the post: Boston Trolley Accident Sadly Shows, Again, That Cell Phone Bans Alone Don't Really Work

    Jmotley ( profile ), 13 May, 2009 @ 05:25am

    not the point of the law

    It seems to me that the ban on cellphones while driving is actually a good one. Will it stop everyone from doing it, no. There has been a ban against murder for hundreds of years and that still happens everyday. But what this ban does is for a few they will think twice about doing it and for the rest if/when they get into an accident because they were talking/texting that is just one more charge and could be the desiding factor if they are found at fault for the accident. I have seen these folks talking on their cells while driving, (many not all) they slow down rapidly when answering the phone and they dont pay attention to road. I had a lady change lanes right into my car because she was talking and could not turn her head properly to see that i ws in her blind spot. It's great that many states are adopting this law and making it an offence that the police can pull you over for. For most people it will only take once to get pulled over and have to pay a fine of $100 before they learn. If it's that important to talk while driving get a headset. they only cost $30 and they give for full range of motion

  • On the post: Does The Public Have A Right To Know Where Surveillance Cameras Are Located?

    Jmotley ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2008 @ 12:10pm

    why does it matter

    Does it really matter if we know where the cameras are. I don't see a drop in crime happening here in phila. We have these cameras in big boxs with flashing blue lights on top (even a blind man could see them) all they do is force the thugs to move to a different area that is not being watched. When you go out side your home you give up your right to privacy. So if they (the government) want to watch you they will. If you don't like the fact that they are watching you are you not going to leave your house. Get over it. Are you scared that some one might see you trip and fall or catch you picking your nose, pulling out a wedgie, or any one of the embaressing things we do when we think no one is watching. GET OVER IT!!!!