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• On the post: AT&T Says You Can Use Any Video Streaming App You Want… Just As Soon As It Can Get The Meter Running

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 23 May, 2013 @ 12:22am

  Unlimited Talk

  This is why they are full of shit. They offer unlimited talk on a plan with a data cap.
  
  Newsflash. They run an IP network. Translation: voice, video, and data are ALL broken down into packets and transmitted across the network. So why is voice unlimited unless you use a chat app?
  
  Because they have learned that the sheep will accept a data cap because data appears to be different to the user. Nope it's all data.

• On the post: AT&T Continues To Mock The Concept Of Net Neutrality; This Time With Google Hangouts Block

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 17 May, 2013 @ 12:29am

  Wait for it...

  Seems that all of the big players should keep a close eye on Google. Google is lighting up fiber networks and it might not be long until they cover those same areas with WiMax or similar 4G service.
  
  My best guess is that Google has done the math and realizes that the profit on IP traffic is insanely high. So they can compete with the big players by offering service at say 300% mark up instead of 30,000% mark up and look like saints.

• On the post: Kiwis Want To Spy On All Communications, VPNs, And Be Able To Use Secret Evidence Against You

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 16 May, 2013 @ 06:39am

  The Magical Interwebs

  Once again we get to see that the interwebs MUST be treated differently than all other communications platforms because...
  
  Well because its the interwebs and we just don't understand it.

• On the post: Canadian Airline Files $4 Million Libel Suit Against 22 Striking Fuel Workers Over Twitter Account With ~200 Followers

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 15 May, 2013 @ 02:12am

  Re: Re: Re: Unions R not needed -- NO, clearly ARE!

  OOTB's post actually made sense and then came that batshit crazy reply.
  
  Capitalism is an economic system
  
  Then you claim that France and Holland are socialist countries, which they are not, as proof that capitalism sucks? Because France and Holland both use capitalism as their economic system.
  
  Then you bring in Communism which you declare as evil. The system isn't evil, the people that manipulate it are evil. Pssst capitalism can be the economic system in a communist state.
  
  In short, spend some more time in school or use the internet to actually research what words mean before using them in a public space where people can highlight your insanity.

• On the post: More Details Show IRS Targeted Groups Critical Of How The Government Was Run

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 14 May, 2013 @ 01:50am

  Re: Re: The IRS should be used to go after real crooks: The Rich.

  "The rich" are not inherently crooks, but in general they have the means to influence policy and their general slant is counter productive and harmful.
  
  There is an excellent talk on TED that completely debunks the hypothesis that "the rich" are job creators. The crux of the argument is that job creation is an expense and is the last resort of any business. In other words, reducing taxes on the wealthy does not spur job creation, but rather increases wealth which is not proportionately distributed into the economy. Consumers are the actual engine of growth. If demand rises then jobs need to be created to handle demand.
  
  The point being, that "the rich" have historically allowed their greed to drive societies to the brink of implosion.

• On the post: Author Of To Kill A Mockingbird Sues Agent For Swiping Her Copyright

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 07 May, 2013 @ 06:33am

  Re:

  See, Mike.
  
  Copyright provided an incentive to create...
  
  
  Residual income and lawsuits

• On the post: Hitchhiker's Fan-Site Started By Douglas Adams Shows Why Authors Shouldn't Panic Over Derivative Works

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 01 May, 2013 @ 05:06am

  Abolition of IP laws

  Mostly harmless.

• On the post: Chris Dodd Says The MPAA Loves Helping The Blind; It's Just Not Going To Weaken Copyright Protection To Do It

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 29 Apr, 2013 @ 09:14am

  Re: Until you clowns devise some other suite to protect efforts,

  "No one is going to expend efforts if anyone can take the product and use it as theirs."
  
  Unfortunately the ENTIRETY of human history disagrees with that statement.

• On the post: When Corruption Fails: Hollywood Has 'Turned Off The Critical Thinking Functions Of Many Democrats'

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2013 @ 11:44am

  Re: Re: Democrats protected by the political stupidity of Republican Party

  "There are plenty of Republicans who believe in evolution, too (although I'm not sure how that's a personal freedom as opposed to a scientific theory.)"
  
  Plenty??? Why not ALL???
  
  Why is that important? Well let's see. Would you vote for anyone who questioned the theory of GRAVITY or ATOMS or any other thoroughly established scientific theory. On the opposition side we always hear, but but but it's only a theory... In science a theory is a hypothesis with soooo much evidence that to not accept it as fact is insane.
  
  How can we expect people that don't accept scientific fact to fix IP issues or any other complex issues?

• On the post: Oh Look, Rep. Mike Rogers Wife Stands To Benefit Greatly From CISPA Passing…

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 18 Apr, 2013 @ 07:44am

  Re:

  "It's not bags of money shifting hands, but it appears highly questionable to the public, leading the public to trust Congress a lot less."
  
  "the president and CEO of Aegis LLC a 'security' defense contractor company, whom she helped to secure a $10 billion (with a b) contract with the State Department."
  
  Reconcile the two quotes please.

• On the post: Authors Guild Shuts Itself Off From Public Criticism, As People Realize It Represents Publishers, Not Authors

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 18 Apr, 2013 @ 01:15am

  Re: Re: OT

  Terrorist attack!!! Oh noooooooo!!!
  
  What did we call explosions and other bad shit before everything was terrorism?

• On the post: The Greatest Trick The Government Ever Pulled Was Convincing The Public The 'Hacker Threat' Exists

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 17 Apr, 2013 @ 07:40am

  Re:

  LoL The public is behind the war on terror. Don't you read the news???
  
  22 year old tackled by a concerned citizen for "suspiciously" running away from a bomb blast in Boston. Anyone who looks Muslim and runs away from a bomb blast has to be a terrorist.
  Who else would do such a thing?

• On the post: Rep. Steve King: Because Boston Bombing May Have Been Done By An Immigrant, We Should Block Immigration Reform

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 17 Apr, 2013 @ 02:04am

  Re: Re: A pipe dream

  The problem with this line of thought is that Congress has to pass any law on term limits.
  
  So we are all hoping that the people who benefit the most from unlimited terms will cut off their source of income and influence. Maybe they will cut their pay too, and limit their health insurance and pensions.
  
  Yeah, and then copyrights will roll back to 10 years.

• On the post: CISPA Sponsor Claims Opposition Is '14 Year Olds In Their Basement'

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 17 Apr, 2013 @ 12:26am

  Re: Re: EXACTLY

  Oh how I wish this were actually true. If that many 14 year olds were actually so aware of what goes on in Congress, we could be assured that our current representatives won't have their jobs much longer.
  
  Sadly, this is not reality.

• On the post: Supreme Court Seems Skeptical As Myriad Claims Gene Patents Should Exist, Because It Put A Lot Of Work Into Finding Them

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2013 @ 04:21am

  WTF?

  "Justice Scalia followed that up by asking why would anyone invent anything if they can't get a patent?"
  
  
  Ummmm see a need and fill it? Maybe humans feel the need to improve their quality of life? Just to see if it can be done?

• On the post: Judge's Random, Unrelated Rant Against Facebook Leads To Child Porn Sentence Being Overturned

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2013 @ 10:12am

  Re: Re: Re: News flash

  This just in...
  
  Old man yells at cloud. Blames cloud for earthquake, but not rain.

• On the post: How Big Agribusiness Is Heading Off The Threat From Seed Generics — And Failing To Keep The Patent Bargain

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2013 @ 05:49am

  Re: Is anyone else bothered by this????

  Hey I only clicked the submit button once. No idea why it posted 3 times. Sorry about that.

• On the post: Sorry, Having IMDB Accurately List Your Age Doesn't Entitle You To A Million Dollars

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2013 @ 09:01am

  Since when ????

  ?Hoang did not present any testimony, documents, or other evidence supporting her damages allegations of lost income and profits. Neither Hoang nor her agent Joe Kolkowitz?her only two witnesses on damages?offered any testimony about future damages, and neither offered competent testimony on which a reasonable jury could base an award of damages for acting jobs allegedly lost to date.?
  
  
  Since when does Hollywood require actual proof of loss or damages????
  
  Seems like Ms Hoang should have classified her birthdate as IP and then sued for copyright infringement.

• On the post: How Big Agribusiness Is Heading Off The Threat From Seed Generics — And Failing To Keep The Patent Bargain

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2013 @ 05:48am

  Is anyone else bother by this????

  Ummmm, "key safety data" ??
  
  WTF does that mean? I thought we were talking about plants. Shit that grows and people eat it. I hear farming has been around for years.
  
  So "key safety data" is either:
  A) Bullshit made up to keep prices artificially high OR
  B) It's real, and we should all be worried about just how genetically altered the plants are.

• On the post: Documentary On The History Of Apple And Microsoft Show It Was All About Copying, Not Patents

  

  Josef Anvil ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2013 @ 05:29am

  The key to copying

  There is some truth to the myth that big companies could just copy things that are not patented. They actually would if they could.
  
  The problem is that with new products in new markets, the larger companies either don't understand the market or don't see enough profit to put forth any serious effort toward copying.
  
  Instead of copying, larger companies tend to try to buy out smaller competitors outright, and it's such a bonus to gain all those lovely patents with which to wage war.

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