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• On the post: EFF Gets Secret Interpretation Of FISA Spying Law… And It's Almost Entirely Redacted

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2013 @ 08:29am

  Secret laws

  Secret laws. For freedom!
  
  I'm pretty sure this is a literal example of doublethink.

• On the post: Time Warner's 'Conversation' Website Ditches All Comments; The Conversation Is Just Them To You

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 12 Jan, 2013 @ 12:16pm

  Re: Re: Re: Not much to say.

  I actually get better service with DSL in my neighborhood. Youtube on Comcast was hit and miss, always buffering. CenturyLink is much more reliable and stead, even if the top speed isn't as high.

• On the post: Man Who Gave Police The Finger Gets Federal Case Reinstated

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 10 Jan, 2013 @ 05:02am

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  They may claim it is, but I'm not sure they can legally make it so, given the way the First Amendment has been interpreted relating to it.

• On the post: School District Wins Suit Filed Against It By Student Who Refused To Wear School-Issued Location Tracking ID Cards

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2013 @ 10:59am

  Re: Re:

  How about it starts with the President, and then works it's way down? Not sure I'm a fan of bottom up with things like this, because the people at the top are the ones implementing it. But of course they'd willingly do it, right?

• On the post: Camming Group Leader Sentenced To 5 Years; Barred From Owning 'Any Device' That Can Infringe Copyrights After Release

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 04 Jan, 2013 @ 07:47am

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  But given it's ubiquity and necessity for daily life, banning someone from having phone or Internet service is often considered a cruel and unusual punishment.

• On the post: PC Rental Companies Agree To Not Watch You Have Sex

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 27 Sep, 2012 @ 10:08am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Why oh why...

  Probably something in the contract about replacing the OS, etc. anyway.

• On the post: Hackers Get Personal Info On 12-Million Apple Users… From An FBI Laptop

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 04 Sep, 2012 @ 08:52am

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  So you don't think that having a massive amount of information that the NSA/FBI has NO REASON TO HAVE is part of the issue? Since when have 12.3 million iPhone users become the subject of a government investigation?

• On the post: Ubisoft DRM Fiasco: Allows Any Website To Take Control Of Your Computer

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2012 @ 08:21am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Not DRM...

  ...really? I can start Steam in offline mode, and the games I've tried playing all seem to work. Even in single player. But you do have to do a bit of prep to make sure:
  
  https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3160-agcb-2555

• On the post: Jon Stewart Blasts Viacom For Stupid Blackout; Viacom Sheepishly Turns Web Streams Back On

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2012 @ 02:00pm

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  Uhh... apologize? Saying "Hey, the sky is blue" isn't apologizing, it's recognizing reality. In this case, Mike is just recognizing the reality of human behavior.
  
  News flash... human nature controls people MUCH more strongly than any amount of law. If you want to succeed, basing your business on law and ignoring human nature is a very silly proposition.

• On the post: Jon Stewart Blasts Viacom For Stupid Blackout; Viacom Sheepishly Turns Web Streams Back On

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2012 @ 01:48pm

  Re: Re: Re: Link to DailyShow had ad beforehand blaming DirectTV

  Mostly. They still bear large scars from industry shenanigans

• On the post: In The Patent Battle Over Speech Devices, The Real 'Irreparable Harm' Is A Child Losing Her Only Voice

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2012 @ 03:37pm

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  The patent system is a government-enforced monopoly. This isn't a private business matter when you're using the government as a stick to whack another business.

• On the post: ACTA Failure Inspires The Most Clueless Column Ever

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2012 @ 10:04am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Silicon actually isn't a classic metal, it's a metalloid with properties of both metals and non-metals. That's what makes it so useful as a semiconductor.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalloid

• On the post: Germany Increases 'You Are All Pirates' Tax On Solid State Media By 2000%

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2012 @ 11:31pm

  Re: WTH

  I'm pretty sure 2000% is 20x more than 100%. But that's just me.

• On the post: Odd That Microsoft Demands Google Take Down Links That Remain In Bing

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 25 May, 2012 @ 06:27am

  The cynicism in me starts to wonder if there are nefarious uses of DMCA takedowns by Microsoft, poisoning Google's results so Bing gives better information...

• On the post: Romance Author Adele Dubois Receives Takedown On Blog Post For Having The Same Name As Singer Adele

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 18 May, 2012 @ 03:44pm

  Re: Re:

  *whoosh*

• On the post: Copyright Troll Demands $8,500 From Rarely Visited Lindsay Lohan Fansite

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 18 May, 2012 @ 12:28pm

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  I'd almost say that that clause in it completely shows the extortionate aspect of the letter. It's a letter written in bad faith.

• On the post: ICE & FBI Hatch Ingenious Plan To Make DVD Piracy Warnings Longer

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 10 May, 2012 @ 09:06am

  Re: Re: No thats great

  That's why I rip the DVDs and Blu-Rays I own to video files I can put on my media center PC. I can just start them when I'm ready for them, and just watch the actual movie. Or if I change my mind and decide I want to watch something else? It's a couple seconds, not a 10 minute get up, put the new disc in, put the old one away, wait for it to get through the trailers and crap, and then finally get started dance.
  
  I bought the damn movie. I bought it to watch it. I didn't buy it in order to be forced to watch or wait through advertisements. Even if I don't physically look at the screen, they're still forcing me to waste my time. F that.

• On the post: FBI Stops Yet Another (Yes Another) Of Its Own Terrorist Plots; This Time: Anarchists!

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 02 May, 2012 @ 10:35am

  Re: Re:

  My number one what?

• On the post: Rush Limbaugh Issues DMCA Takedown To Censor Video Criticism

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2012 @ 12:31pm

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  Pretty sure he'd have to be able to find his dick for that to happen, and given his girth I'm not sure ANYONE would be up to that herculean task...

• On the post: Rush Limbaugh Issues DMCA Takedown To Censor Video Criticism

  

  Pitabred ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2012 @ 12:30pm

  Re: None

  Meh. Only a 2/10 as a troll. Way too obvious about the bait.

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