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  • On the post: President Obama Is 'Troubled' About Chilling Effects His Own Administration Is Causing To Journalism?

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 25 May, 2013 @ 04:26am

    Re: Re: Re:

    There's only one thing wrong with your diatribe. Even if the president isn't personally responsible for every little detail at the federal level, he's still responsible. Why? Because he's the president. Every military commander knows you can delegate authority but not responsibility. Of course, Mr. Obama wouldn't know that because he never served in the military (unless you count his title as "Commander in Chief") and perhaps, neither have you.

  • On the post: If You Think You Should Actually Own Products You Bought, Now Would Be A Good Time To Call Congress

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 22 May, 2013 @ 04:39am

    Please...make. it. stop.

    I just read every comment on this article and 90 percent (or more) of it was either Average Joe's inexcusable stupidity or people responding to his inexcusable stupidity.

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

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 21 Oct, 2012 @ 06:06am

    VirtualBox anyone?

    I see mentions of WINE, which doesn't work with everything but no mention of VirtualBox, which does.

    I use Ubuntu for everything except one or two apps and for those, I have Windows XP set up as virtual machine. No problems whatsoever.

  • On the post: Philippines Outlaws Cybersex

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 20 Sep, 2012 @ 05:06am

    On Review...

    After reviewing the bill itself, it seems to be written in good intent. Unfortunately, the wording is indeed way too broad.

  • On the post: Philippines Outlaws Cybersex

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 20 Sep, 2012 @ 04:31am

    In the Philippines

    Rape carries a penalty of 40 years whereas murder is only 20. So, if you commit rape, you have to kill the victim.

    Silly laws written by silly people.

  • On the post: Feds Back To Seizing Websites Over Claims Of Copyright Infringement

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2012 @ 03:16am

    Re: Re: Re:

    This is absolutely the truth. Every time a troll appears, it's a personal attack. It's the one reason I don't read comments as much as I used to.

  • On the post: Duh: The TV Business Is On The Verge Of Collapse

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2012 @ 02:59am

    Down with TV, or most of it

    In my neck of the woods, not the US, where I like watching specific TV series from the US, the local stations hack it up - censoring anything that might upset the local censorship board. Of course, it's not just TV shows. HDO Asia and Cinemax Asia don't broadcast uncut movies either.

    To top it off, they're usually behind and they don't offer everything, so there's always something I can't watch on regular TV.

    Rather than hunt (without any TV guide of any kind) and try to remember when or where a particular show is being aired, I've done the next best thing. I've switched off the TV.

    My wife watches the local channels while I watch episodes downloaded via EZTV. Am I a pirate? Only by Hollywood's definition.

  • On the post: Sprint Changes 'Unlimited' Broadband To 5 Gigs… While Still Advertising Unlimited Broadband

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2012 @ 02:49am

    This is why I don't mess with data plans

    Really. Until the cell phone providers get their collectives heads somewhere but up their behinds, I'll use a cell phone for text and voice only.

    I don't own a smartphone and by the looks of how the providers treat their consumers, I probably never will.

  • On the post: Yes, Copyright's Sole Purpose Is To Benefit The Public

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2012 @ 03:27am

    Re: Re: Re: Harmed? I'm not harmed by rich artists. I'm made happier

    Because buying that stuff from Amazon and iTunes can't be accomplished everywhere.

  • On the post: Yes, Copyright's Sole Purpose Is To Benefit The Public

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2012 @ 03:18am

    Unconstitutional

    I've been patiently waiting for the uprising. When the public, whether off or on the net, realizes that the current copyright laws are unconstitutional, heads should roll.

  • On the post: If Piracy Is So Devastating, Why Are We Seeing An Unprecedented Outpouring Of Creativity?

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 10 Apr, 2012 @ 08:13am

    What Piracy?

    While I was pirating my favorite TV show*, I paid attention to the locations of the peers that were part of the swarm. I would guestimate there was less than 1% of them originating from the US. Almost all of my fellow pirates were from other countries, countries that are blocked from watching them any other way.

    Yes, I have attempted to get my weekly fix the legal way and in every instance, my country wasn't authorized. Now, to be honest, they'll probably be broadcast on my local cable network sometime before 2020, but that's beside the point. I am more than willing to pay to get my TV fix here in the Philippines, but I'm not willing to wait until someone else says it's okay to broadcast them where I live or even sell DVDs of them.

    The *AAs are targeting the wrong people. There actually are gangs of thieving** copyright fiends who make something like a 2% profit and they're untouchable.

    Just my 2 cents.

    * I'm American and I started watching this show when I still lived in the US. Why does being in a different country prohibit me from even paying?

    ** Copyright infringement != theft, regardless of the idiots that say so.

  • On the post: AOL Sells Its Patents To Microsoft For $1 Billion: Microsoft Now Owns Netscape IP

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 10 Apr, 2012 @ 02:30am

    OSS

    I think I now understand why Google pursued Chromium. It's the least patented tech so far (except maybe by them with the wicked stepdaughter known as Chrome).

  • On the post: Why Do Publishers Treat Customers As Crooks With Scolding Copyright Notices?

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2012 @ 02:53am

    Re: Re:

    Do a search for DVDFab.

  • On the post: Why Do The Labels Continue To Insist That 'Your Money Is No Good Here?'

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2012 @ 04:18am

    This is MY Story too!

    One day, while trying to download the wrong thing, I ended up getting a thoroughly corrupted copy of the latest version of "The Karate Kid". I don't remember the name of the file, but it wasn't what I was looking for in the first place (I was actually looking for something anime for my son since that's his thing).

    I'm in the Philippines and my ISP at the time was Subictel. They received an e-mail message from the MPAA, which they forwarded to me. Along with all the stupid condescending stuff they wrote, they pointed me to places where I could legally buy the movie. Guess what?

    I can't buy anything from even one of 20 places they had on the list. If I really want that movie (and I don't), I can only get it by 1) scouring every mall in the Philippines, hoping to find a copy (at the US price, by the way) or 2) by illegally downloading it.

    So, someone please tell me again that the MPAA wants my money and I'll let you know when I can breathe again after a very large bout of side-splitting, blood-curling laughter.

  • On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2012 @ 10:32am

    CwF + RtB

    I'm sold.

  • On the post: Will Politicians' Support For Draconian IP Laws While Ignoring Civil Liberties Issues Come Back To Bite Them?

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 31 Dec, 2011 @ 07:20pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Hmm

    How do you determine a foreign site? By a TLD? Please explain.

    The very mechanism being screwed with is the one they're using to determine what site is situated where. Their efforts are wasted before they begin.

  • On the post: Mythbusters Crew Accidentally Fire Cannonball Through Suburban Neighborhood… Quickly Start Deleting Tweets Of The Evidence

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 08 Dec, 2011 @ 06:03am

    Re: The myth they need to test

    I guess some people just don't get it when you mention "jump the shark".

  • On the post: Guy Claims Google Owes Him $500 Billion

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2011 @ 04:27am

    Flashbacks

    I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

  • On the post: Big Media To Innovative App Maker: Stop Innovating Without Our Permission!

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2011 @ 03:43am

    Re: Re: Re: Sorry Mike, you are wrong on this one

    Are you an idiot?

  • On the post: News Corp. Claims 79,000 Subscribers To Its Paywall For The Times

    RT Cunningham ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2011 @ 03:10am

    Don't believe the numbers

    I used to work for a telemarketing company that specialized in newspaper subscriptions. There are so many cancelled subscriptions every month, it's surprising they can even stay in business.

    The offers are ridiculous. For example, they may include a separate Sunday edition for free with a regular subscription or they may include a regular subscription along with a Sunday edition. They claim these as separate numbers when they're really the same. 79,000? More likely to be 39,000 or less. My bet is way less for the online edition.

    You'd be surprised at how many people subscribe to newspapers for the "coupon incentive". That really doesn't exist the same way online.

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