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• On the post: Craigslist Trying To Destroy The Life Of Someone Who Made Posting To Craigslist Easier

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2011 @ 09:24pm

  Re:

  It's a shame too, Craigslist has always kept an image of being "small" even if it's just the look they go for. To see them lashing out at people that are trying to make their product more useful is, like Mike says, shameful.

• On the post: Can Someone Block Google From Passing Along A DMCA To ChillingEffects?

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2011 @ 09:44am

  Isn't this a critical part of the LSAT?

  Gotta love the logical fallacy in Wright's argument. Isn't that like LSAT prep 101, let alone actual lawyering...

• On the post: Killing The Golden Goose: Is Hollywood To Blame For Netflix's Poorly Thought Out Massive Price Hike?

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2011 @ 08:56pm

  I don't see the big deal

  When many people (including me) signed up for netflix, they dind't even offer streaming. Then we got streaming for free for a while but if anyone thought that was indefinitely sustainable then that person is a moron. Now we have to pay for it as was always expected. It seems fair to me and I'm glad I was able to enjoy it for free for a while. In reality, I've always considered streaming and physical disks to be two totally different things that Netflix offered and always knew they'd eventually split it up, or just as they've been saying, completely eliminate dvds. I wonder if people would be this mad if netflix said they're eliminating dvds instead of just making you pay for them separately. In the end it's the same thing.

• On the post: Philly Police Harass, Threaten To Shoot Man Legally Carrying Gun; Then Charge Him With Disorderly Conduct For Recording Them

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 22 May, 2011 @ 06:44pm

  A possible reason for why he was recording

  It states that the officer stopped on the road. If he's blocking the road, it can be assumed he has the lights on and possibly sounded the siren at least momentarily. At that point the guy could have quickly turned on a recorder in a few seconds before the cop was even out of the car. Maybe he carries it because this has happened before, maybe he just happened to have it, maybe it's built into his phone.

• On the post: Trolling As An Ecommerce Strategy? Online Store Increases Google Rank Via Obnoxious (Perhaps Criminal) Service

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 29 Nov, 2010 @ 06:24pm

  caveat emptor

  If you buy from an unknown site without doing even 5 seconds of due diligence, I wont say you deserve it, but you're an idiot.

• On the post: San Diego Airport Says Recording TSA Gropings Is An Arrestible Offense?

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 23 Nov, 2010 @ 10:36am

  this was what jumped out at me as well when I read your last post and put it in the comments. I guess not allowing recording just guarantees that it's their "word" versus ours, and we know who will win that...

• On the post: Man Strips Down For TSA, Told He Still Needed To Be Groped; Arrested For Failing To Complete Security Process

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 22 Nov, 2010 @ 01:20pm

  wait wait wait... he was also charged with recording the TSA? so considering that it's our words vs theirs, we can't have any evidence?

• On the post: 200 Students Admit To 'Cheating' On Exam… But Bigger Question Is If It Was Really Cheating Or Studying

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2010 @ 10:11am

  Re: Personal Experience

  Thats exactly how it should be. It would be foolish for a professor to think we won't ask friends for help or go online use all resources available to us. Save for stealing an exam, it should all be fair game as study aids. Your professor was smart enough to adapt and evolve.

• On the post: 200 Students Admit To 'Cheating' On Exam… But Bigger Question Is If It Was Really Cheating Or Studying

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2010 @ 09:55am

  Re:

  so basically what you're saying is that the students had to learn 500 questions to be able to answer 50. They had to study and learn the material, including more than what would be on the exam. That's what I consider studying. If they brought the test bank to the exam, then that would be cheating.

• On the post: Beverage Company Sues Anheuser-Busch Over Totally Different Looking Can Design

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2010 @ 02:12pm

  Re: "I have to admit, that I'm at a loss."

  what you might be missing is that graphics like those are the biggest trend going right now, many drinks, clothing, food, etc seems like it comes out of the same tasteless design firm.

• On the post: Beverage Company Sues Anheuser-Busch Over Totally Different Looking Can Design

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2010 @ 01:50pm

  they both look like the way to common now-a-days Ed Hardy / Affliction douchebag styles. Maybe if either company tried to be original, they wouldn't be having issues.

• On the post: TSA Defending Its Groin Grabbing Or Naked Image Security Techniques

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2010 @ 01:53pm

  Re: Why would a $10,000 fine deter a suicide bomber?

  beat me to it. This fine does not deter a potential suicide bomber from leaving. It only serves to screw the honest person. Big shock there...

• On the post: How Murdoch's Paywalls Meant Some News It Broke Went Unnoticed & Uncredited

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2010 @ 04:25pm

  This story makes me happy. Anything that might lead to the downfall of Murdoch is OK with me.

• On the post: Cooks Source Editor Gives First Interview; Says She'll Probably Shut Down The Magazine

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2010 @ 07:42am

  I feel no pity for her. She is only sorry that she was caught, and has never been apologetic about her actions. She deserves anything she gets.

• On the post: Computer Techs Turn Normal Virus Removal Into Multi-Million Dollar Scam

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2010 @ 02:24pm

  Re: Re:

  forget the whole virus thing... an assassination plot by a polish priest linked to opus dei? you don't have to be computer savvy to realize you're probably being scammed.

• On the post: Computer Techs Turn Normal Virus Removal Into Multi-Million Dollar Scam

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2010 @ 02:21pm

  I can't help but think.

  when i read stories like this, I can't help but think... if you're that damn gullible, you deserve it.

• On the post: Are Publishers Putting Too Much Stock In The iPad, Or Are They Just Doing It Wrong?

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 29 Mar, 2010 @ 11:18am

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  $10 for a new release seems fair to me when a hard cover costs $20-$30. of course sometimes the ebook costs more than the physical version which is madness.

• On the post: Explaining The Innovator's Dilemma… In Two Minutes With A Whiteboard

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2009 @ 01:25pm

  Great work Mike

  funny how a 2 minute video can be more informational than a semester worth of econ classes. great work mike!

• On the post: Explaining The Innovator's Dilemma… In Two Minutes With A Whiteboard

  

  Yaniel ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2009 @ 01:20pm

  Re:

  like you said, car beat the horse and buggy after a long time. eventually these current disruptive technologies like voip calls, messaging, the ebook readers, etc still have lots of innovations left to come and plenty of time to push the old technologies out of the way.