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• On the post: Utah Wants Websites To See Through VPNs. That’s Not How VPNs Work.

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 07 May, 2026 @ 01:44pm

  Flawed in many ways

  Even without the pointless VPN request, IP geolocation data can be quite questionable. I have seen some IP geolocation services offer data that is incredibly inaccurate, reporting an IP is used in a location thousands of miles from its actual location. It is all just pointless. But, that is expected from the government, especially these days.

• On the post: VPNSecure Lifetime Subscriptions: Now You Didn’t License What You Licensed, Either

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 21 May, 2025 @ 08:56am

  Not their problem

  As the owners stated, they purchased the assets of the company, not their liabilities. This is perfectly legal. I actually worked for a manufacturing company who bought another company and did exactly that. The payment to the original company would be used to pay off any outstanding debt and, if any money were left, they owners could do with it whatever they wanted. Or, they might file bankruptcy if they still did not have enough to pay their creditors. However, by law, the new owner of the assets is not required to honor any of the previous owners' agreements. Does that make it right? I guess that depends on how you look at it. As a consumer, I completely understand the outrage. But, looking at it from a business perspective, I also understand why the purchasing company would not want to be held responsible for the poor decisions of the previous owners. Because of this, I don't think anyone suing the new owners will get anywhere. The only other option I see is the company original company goes out of business and everyone loses access to the services they paid for. I don't see a really good answer for any of this. Either option sucks.

• On the post: Time Warner Discovery Merger’s Latest Victim: Cartoon Network’s Entire Web Presence

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2024 @ 01:29pm

  Wrong place

  This was supposed to be in reply to MaddTheSane. :/

• On the post: Time Warner Discovery Merger’s Latest Victim: Cartoon Network’s Entire Web Presence

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2024 @ 01:27pm

  Really?

  So you want the clueless to review the stupid? I'm not sure how that would help.

• On the post: HP CEO Makes Up A Whole Lot Of Bullshit To Defend Crippling Printers That Use Cheaper Ink

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2024 @ 11:37am

  Try Canon instead

  I first started in IT back in the mid-90s when HP LaserJets where the best printers around. I did a lot of printer repairs back then and the LaserJet III and 4 were amazing. Even into the early 2000's, the LaserJet 400, 4050, and 4100 printers were great workhorses that were easy to fix. When I finally bought a laser printer for home, I bought a Color LaserJet 2600n. It was a nice printer, until the dust from the toner cartridges started causing problems with the mirror for magenta. No official fix from HP but found a way to fix it. I switched to Canon printers instead. I don't know if they still do, but they used to make the print engine for the HP printers. I got a better printer for less money. I don't know about 3rd party cartridges since I only buy official ones (my experience has been that remanufactured toner cartridges are not worth the cost savings), but I just replaced my first Canon printer after 10 years because it needs some maintenance done on it. It still works, but is loud. I will never go back to HP at this point.

• 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?

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2023 @ 02:52pm

  Sarcasm (Obviously)

  Stupid page removed my sarcasm tag. :(

• 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?

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2023 @ 02:50pm

  Free thought not allowed

  How dare you actually think for yourself and point out the problems with both parties? Don't you understand that's not allowed? Be a good sheep, pick one party to follow, and fall in with the party line. (Obviously)

• On the post: Arizona Government Thinks It Should Be Able To Decide What You Wear And When

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2023 @ 01:37pm

  What about the Pepperpots?

  You mention how this proposed law would be a problem for movies such as Mrs. Doubtfire and Mulan, but what about Monty Python? Think about all the times they dressed in drag, especially on Monty Python's Flying Circus. This would mean banning a classic television show! How dare they!

• On the post: HBO Max And Sesame Street Highlight The Stupidity Of Mindless Media Megamergers

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2022 @ 12:24pm

  Speaking of losing subscribers

  So, I'm kind of confused by all of this. If they combine HBO Max and Discovery+ into one service, they will lose the the income from people who currently subscribe to both, as they will no longer need HBO Max. Unless the double the price for Discovery+, they will not make up for that difference. In addition, I currently subscribe to HBO through my cable TV provider, which also gives me access to HBO Max as well. I rarely watch anything on HBO but have used HBO Max quite a bit, so I have kept the subscription. If they combine the services, there is a good chance I will cancel my HBO subscription, since I rarely use it and I already subscribe to Discovery+ which would give me the same content as HBO Max currently offers (at least what they don't remove). In my case, that means they would not only be out the fees for the HBO subscription but the cable company would lose their part of those fees as well. In what Bizarro world does this even make sense? (Maybe that's the problem Warner Bros. owns DC, maybe they have moved into Bizarro world so this whole plan makes sense to them....)

• On the post: Criss Angel Sends Ridiculous Legal Threat After Comedian Creates Parody Menu Of His Restaurant

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2022 @ 01:58pm

  Re:

  If he were able to accomplish that somehow, it would certainly be better than any of his other tricks.

• On the post: Suburban Express Sued By Illinois Attorney General For Behaving Like Suburban Express

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 01 May, 2018 @ 05:12pm

  More to come

  As someone who lives in Champaign and works for the University of Illinois, I have been following events with this company for a while.
  
  Things continue to get interesting. Suburban Express has agreed to a temporary restraining order.
  
  http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-27/update-judge-approves-temporary-restraining-order-suburban-express.html
  
  Something tells me I'm going to be enjoying lots of popcorn in the near future as I watch how this all plays out.

• On the post: Intellectual Property Fun: Is Comedy Central Claiming It Owns The Character Stephen Colbert?

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 28 Jul, 2016 @ 11:36am

  Re: Wait A Minute

  I was just going to post something along the same lines.
  
  Honestly, I'm thinking it sounds like this is just a publicity stunt.

• On the post: Trump Implicitly Suggests That His DOJ Would Take Down Amazon For Antitrust

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2016 @ 10:56am

  Re: Re: Re: Opening up libel laws

  +1 for the Babylon 5 reference!

• On the post: Glenn Beck Claims Watch Dogs Is Teaching Children How To Hack The Public For Realz

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2014 @ 06:23am

  Re: In his defense

  I was going to mention D&D but you beat me to it.
  
  I will never forget the garbage about role playing games that was spread as fact back in the 80's.
  
  Such stupidity still bothers me.

• On the post: Homeland Security Detained US Citizen Inside The US, Used Intercepted Emails To Quiz Her About Her Sex Life

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 06 Mar, 2014 @ 12:35pm

  Re: Re: THIS!

  is exactly why humans cannot be trusted....
  
  FTFY

• On the post: Apparently Attacking A Candidate For Being A World Of Warcraft Player Is Not An Effective Campaign Strategy

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 08 Nov, 2012 @ 12:37pm

  Re:

  I keep saying that the bible got it wrong. It should be "and the GEEK shall inherit the earth."

• On the post: Statistical Stupidity: 95% Of All Lazy Journalists Believe That 88% Of All Homemade Porn Ends Up Online

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2012 @ 11:38am

  Re:

  Really? I thought it was 83% of all stats are made up on the spot.

• On the post: US Steadfast In Its Stand For Publishers Against The Disabled

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2012 @ 06:17am

  Re: Re:

  Please don't insult people with autism like that.

• On the post: More Anti-Youtube Whining: 'YouTube Complies With Our Takedown Requests Just To Make Us Look Bad'

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 06 Aug, 2012 @ 11:37am

  It's like some bizarre copyright-infected murder-homicide, only with the murderer pointing the gun at his own head first.
  
  I assume you meant murder-suicide, too. Which reminds me something one of my friends used to say:
  
  (pointing gun at his own head) What are you laughing at? You're next!

• On the post: This Is Reporting? Fox News Ties Flame Malware To Angry Birds Because Both Use Lua

  

  byte^me ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2012 @ 08:00am

  Re:

  It's a big news corporation. To think they know what they are talking about when it comes to evidence is ridiculous. They're all experts in lying.
  
  FTFY

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