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  • On the post: Priced Out Of Your Medication? Must Be All That 'Expensive' Big Pharma R&D

    Greg G ( profile ), 28 Jun, 2011 @ 06:51am

    Local level recycling would reduce the worldwide demand for raw materials by up to 90% for most manufactured materials

    Really? 90%? That a big claim. Got a source for that?

  • On the post: It Is Good To Be Laughed At; It's Better Than To Be Ignored

    Greg G ( profile ), 28 Jun, 2011 @ 05:51am

    Re:

    I'm glad someone else agrees on that. Before I read the transcript at the bottom, I think I could make out the words "I hope you" and the initials HM at the bottom.

    "We're not laughing at you, we're laughing with you."

    "No, No... we're laughing at you!"

  • On the post: TSA Says Groping A Dying 95-Year-Old Woman, Forcing Her To Remove Diaper, Is Ok Because It Followed Standard Procedure

    Greg G ( profile ), 27 Jun, 2011 @ 11:58am

    Re: Standard procedure

    I am flying out of San Antonio at the end of July on the way to Vegas. I almost hope I'm selected for... additional scrutiny... so that I can make some "oh, that feels so goooooooood" moaning sounds as I'm being felt up, preferably by a hot female agent.

    But from what I've seen at SAT before, the hot female agent is non-existent.

  • On the post: Prince: Digital Music Has A Different Impact On Your Brain

    Greg G ( profile ), 27 Jun, 2011 @ 08:37am

    Today...

    I'm still living like it's nineteen ninety nine.

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

    Greg G ( profile ), 26 Jun, 2011 @ 01:13pm

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

    Greg G ( profile ), 26 Jun, 2011 @ 01:07pm

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  • On the post: Judge Not At All Impressed By Apple's Lawsuit Against Amazon Over 'App Store' Name

    Greg G ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2011 @ 02:54pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    That's why Apple are idiots and apparently are the only ones actually confused by Amazon or Android, et al, using the term "app store."

    And uh oh.. double whammy: if you use a droid phone to access the app store Lucas and Jobs will be hunting you down by sending Sith Lords armed with iPad and/or iPhone lightsabers!

  • On the post: TSA Chief Pistole: Maybe We Can Stop Petting Your Children

    Greg G ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2011 @ 01:05pm

    Re: But what about..

    Carnies
    Birthday Party Clowns
    US Senators with cell phones

  • On the post: Apple Goes After Open Source Startup For Daring To Use The Term 'App Store'

    Greg G ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2011 @ 06:23am

    Re:

    Ha! Asstore was my first thought after reading the headline of this post. Glad I'm not the only one.

  • On the post: TSA Takes Security Theater On The Road: Mobile Groping Teams Can Pop Up Anywhere

    Greg G ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2011 @ 07:23am

    Re:

    Where exactly is he sticking his tongue?

  • On the post: TSA Takes Security Theater On The Road: Mobile Groping Teams Can Pop Up Anywhere

    Greg G ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2011 @ 07:18am

    Re: Re: 4th Amendment and Travel

    If the TSA Gropers (which should be the name of the next major sports league [MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL] team) just came from the airport lounge, then all travellers will be attractive to them.

  • On the post: Prosecutors In Vermont Don't Want Limits On Computer Search Warrant

    Greg G ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2011 @ 07:06am

    If I were the suspect, then hell yes I would want the warrant to be as narrow as possible.

    If I were the one whose identity was stolen, I would want the broadest possible warrant so that those executing the warrant might find something so that I could get my life back.

    But, since I'm neither, I agree with the court in limiting this, otherwise you start heading down the proverbial slippery slope, and when that happens, you never get back to where you started.

  • On the post: Giant Breweries Get Laws Passed In Wisconsin To Make Life Hard For Small Breweries [Updated]

    Greg G ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2011 @ 03:15pm

    Re: Re:

    Nice one, Karl.

    Beer snobs, unite! Our pursuit of happiness is under attack and we can't allow this to continue, or today it's Wisconsin, tomorrow, the world!

    We must fight!

    "It's only Wisconsin!"

    "I got the shit kicked out of me in Wisconsin."

  • On the post: Giant Breweries Get Laws Passed In Wisconsin To Make Life Hard For Small Breweries [Updated]

    Greg G ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2011 @ 03:00pm

    Re: Re: Re: Even playing field

    Hmm... I guess as long as that big conglomerate doesn't mess with Leinie's brewing processes, I'm kind of OK with it.

    Kinda like InBev getting so damn big it swallowed up Anheuser Busch. I don't drink Bud or Bud Light, but I think Widmer Brothers is part of Anheuser Busch and they make good beers, oh well.

    Maybe I'll look for brews from MN down here in TX. Anyone in MN want to send me some samples?

  • On the post: TSA Takes Security Theater On The Road: Mobile Groping Teams Can Pop Up Anywhere

    Greg G ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2011 @ 12:25pm

    Re: 4th Amendment and Travel

    According to that list, the only safe modes of transportation left is:

    Motorcycle
    Bicycle
    Pedestrian

    And these are probably only safe for the time being, and only because they are limited in the number of people that can be transported via the vehicle.

    The next to be stopped with be either Pedestrians because they can march en mass, or Bicycles because of a phenomena known as a Peloton or Paceline.

    Watch out, Tour de France cyclists, TSA gropers may attempt to mobilize there to make sure your peloton isn't carrying any bombs under those saddles.

  • On the post: TSA Takes Security Theater On The Road: Mobile Groping Teams Can Pop Up Anywhere

    Greg G ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2011 @ 12:17pm

    Re:

    They sure aren't forcing you to sit in comfy chairs and poking you with soft pillows!

  • On the post: Giant Breweries Get Laws Passed In Wisconsin To Make Life Hard For Small Breweries [Updated]

    Greg G ( profile ), 20 Jun, 2011 @ 09:15pm

    Re: Even playing field

    ...that you meet standards...

    HA! Standards are one thing the mass producers like MillerCoors and Anheuser Busch/InBev can't keep up with.

    I'll stack up the beers from Leinenkugel (Chippewa Falls, WI) against any from those big breweries any day.

    If laws like this came to Texas, and my local breweries (Freetail Brewing, Blue Star Brewery, Ranger Creek, etc.) couldn't sell directly to places like the Flying Saucer, or Gabriel's or Spec's, it would be nearly impossible for me to get those beers at a reasonable price (Ranger Creek's La Bestia Aimable is already about $12 for a 750ml bottle, but it is quite good.)

    Darryl, as always, is completely missing the mark and has no clue as to what's really going on.

    Don't mess with my craft brewers, because the alternative is mass produced swill.

  • On the post: Judge: Not Having The Best Security Not Illegal; Defrauded Company Can't Blame Bank

    Greg G ( profile ), 09 Jun, 2011 @ 06:41am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Bank Robbery via ACH transfers

    Sounds to me like you're trying to absolve yourself (and all end users) or all responsibility.

    "It's not MY fault that I opened that strange email and had my PII jacked! The bank! That's who should have known it wasn't me at that keyboard entering my username, password and answer to my security question!"

    Let's get real, here. You are the first line of defense when it comes to your money. And you fail if you open that attachment or click that strange link, even if the email appears to be from someone you know.

  • On the post: New Bill Introduced To Outlaw GPS Tracking Without Consent

    Greg G ( profile ), 08 Jun, 2011 @ 08:33am

    Re: Re: Re: Get ready for the fear mongering - ill start

    A duck!

  • On the post: FDA's Pharma-First Focus Driving Medical Device Tech Away From The US

    Greg G ( profile ), 08 Jun, 2011 @ 07:32am

    Re: medical innovation

    Darryl, if you'd bother clicking any of the provided links in the article....

    Give some examples of what 'technolgoy' has outstriped medical innovation ?

    Citron cites several cases in which European patients benefited from early access to new medical devices: Deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson's disease by 44 months; a ventricular support device to improve circulation by 29 months; a pacemaker device to manage irregular contractions in failing hearts by 30 months. Why is this happening? Citron maintains:

    What's behind this erosion of leadership and late access to innovations? Simply stated, an overreaching, overly burdensome, and sometimes irrelevant Food and Drug Administration regulatory process for the most sophisticated new medical devices.

    Electronics ?

    Really, no advancements in electronics? Have you even left your house recently? Are you still using a PC from 1990 with CRT monitor attached to the keyboard, and a 300 baud modem? Probably not. Walk into a Best Buy, Conn's, or even Wal-Mart, Sams, Costco, Target or any other store with an electronics department. What you won't see is the crap you have in your house like 27" console TV's that weigh 400 pounds, 8 track tapes, or even cassette tapes.

    Take a look around at all the smart phones, flat panel tv's of all sizes (hey, one person can carry two 27" tv's now!), surround sound to go with those tv's, internet speeds much greater than your 300 baud modem is getting.

    I could sit here and rip apart your claims in the other areas, too. I just don't have time. Some of us work, you know. So please, Darryl, put on your sunglasses, some SPF 100, and emerge from your cocoon and join us in the real world. I know it may be scary for you, but you can do it.

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