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• On the post: Netflix Pretends It Will Crackdown On VPNs Just Days After Admitting It's Futile To Do So

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2016 @ 06:15pm

  Not a huge deal. They'll pay lip service to the Hollywood jerk offs and do very little to combat the supposed "end of the entertainment industry."

• On the post: Daily Dot Latest To 'Keep Conversation Moving Forward' By Not Letting Site Visitors Comment At All

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 03 Aug, 2015 @ 10:53pm

  People aren't going to go where they feel their voice can;t be heard. These places are losing traffic.
  
  But what do you expect from a growing number of online news outlets that can;t stand hearing people criticize them for their political soapboxing?

• On the post: This Post Is Not About GamerGate

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2014 @ 06:08pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Should Have Included A Link

  You can believe this all you want, but frankly that's all you have, you believe it.

• On the post: This Post Is Not About GamerGate

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2014 @ 06:07pm

  Re:

  "Is it about sexist attacks on developers too?"
  
  You can't really believe this?

• On the post: This Post Is Not About GamerGate

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2014 @ 05:59pm

  Re: Re: Should Have Included A Link

  This is a valid point. However Mike there are several sites that have articles that from both sides, provide a fair viewpoint.

• On the post: This Post Is Not About GamerGate

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2014 @ 05:56pm

  Re:

  I said ass twice. Goddammit.

• On the post: This Post Is Not About GamerGate

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2014 @ 05:55pm

  I don't always agree with your ass ass, Mike, but you always make valid points despite what Average Joe had to say.
  
  I'm very much pro-gamergate int he scheme of things, and I think you're right. There are lot of outlets that use it as an excuse for clickbait, namely Gawker. Even the movement itself is mired in some ridiculous in-fighting, but I think ethics in journalism need to be a virtue all outlets aspire to.
  
  I also agree and respect the fact that Techdirt does not cover stupid, dramatic subjects just for clicks.
  
  Anyway, just wanted to show my appreciation for your work even if you are a stone cold hard ass.
  
  By the way, I'm surprised you guys haven;t condemned Gawker for this crap, clickbait tends to be there MO.

• On the post: John Oliver: Stop Calling It Net Neutrality; It's 'Preventing Cable Company F**kery'

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2014 @ 08:42am

  Re: Cable company fuckery

  It sounds like a pretty bitchin' band name.

• On the post: Medialink Threatens Customer With Lawsuit For Writing A Negative Amazon Review

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 07 May, 2014 @ 09:53am

  Re:

  I do this too. I've seen negative reviews where people rate something with one star over something fairly trivial (it's unrelated to Amazon, but a local gym here in Colorado received a negative review because the guy claimed they would never change the channel from Fox News), and I'm sure thee's plenty of these on Amazon too.

• On the post: Medialink Threatens Customer With Lawsuit For Writing A Negative Amazon Review

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 07 May, 2014 @ 09:59am

  I've seen the bot reviews before, but paid reviewers I think are a whole different kind of monster.
  
  I've even been offered (On Reddit, ironically) to write reviews for $100-$400 a pop on yelp, trip advisor and Google plus after posting in the jobs section for Denver.
  
  For $400, I think most people could create some pretty convincing reviews.

• On the post: Why Do So Many People Describe Aereo 'Complying' With Copyright Law As The Company 'Circumventing' Copyright Law?

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2014 @ 10:35am

  It's every company's prerogative to look out for their own business. I think it's pretty obvious Aereo wouldn't base the foundation of their business on something illegal if it meant the company could get shut down.
  
  That leads me to believe that they were trying to act within the constraints of the law, but it was less risk to their growth to take the route where they're being perceived as "dirty thieves" by the media companies.
  
  Then again, they could have taken the other route and end up collapsing under the weight of the licensing fees.

• On the post: Can Anyone Name A Programmer Still Getting Paid For Code He Wrote In 1962?

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2014 @ 09:49am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Oh, there are some...

  MIKE! Y YOU NO DEBATE ME!

• On the post: Katherine Heigl Wants Six Mil-Do After Drugstore Tweets Picture Of Her Shopping There

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 10 Apr, 2014 @ 12:04pm

  I'm pretty sure the Nyquil commercials aren't paying her bills.

• On the post: Hollywood Piles On: MPAA Sues Megupload, Even Though They Already Got The Feds To Kill It

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2014 @ 01:41pm

  Half a billion dollars?
  
  I wonder how much of that was hypothetical money...

• On the post: Judge Highlights Bogus Collusion By ASCAP, Publishers In Rejecting Their Attempt To Jack Up Pandora's Rates

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2014 @ 11:32am

  Re: Re: Re: So basically . . .

  Sorry, no one can hear you with your head in the sand.

• On the post: Judge Highlights Bogus Collusion By ASCAP, Publishers In Rejecting Their Attempt To Jack Up Pandora's Rates

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2014 @ 11:25am

  Re: If you don't like ASCAP's rates, work with other artists.

  http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=P
  
  "pretty penny" huh?
  
  Do your research bob.

• On the post: Judge Highlights Bogus Collusion By ASCAP, Publishers In Rejecting Their Attempt To Jack Up Pandora's Rates

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2014 @ 11:23am

  After reading this, I could have sworn I could hear the distant sound of David Lowery's butt crying out in pain.

• On the post: Game Dev Derek Smart (Again) Responds To A Negative Review By Making Vague Legal Threats And Banning Commenters

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2014 @ 12:06pm

  http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/11/all-aspect-warfare-demo/#comments
  
  Found this on Reddit. I've never seen a game developer so adamant that bugs and crashes are non-existent in a game.

• On the post: Author Claims That 'Fair Use Is Theft By Any Other Name'

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2013 @ 11:39am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hmm, but Mike, your living supposedly depends on re-writing!

  "some evidence of this skewing."
  
  Preferably non anecdotive as well.

• On the post: Author Claims That 'Fair Use Is Theft By Any Other Name'

  

  Lowestofthekeys ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2013 @ 11:23am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Hmm, but Mike, your living supposedly depends on re-writing!

  Google uses a different type of algorithm compared to Yahoo and Bing to sort the results. If you were smart, you'd know that.

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