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• On the post: Unknown American VC Firm Apparently Looking To Acquire NSO Group, Limit It To Selling To Five Eyes Countries

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2022 @ 08:11am

  Re:

  Given their focus on integrity a country starting with C also comes to mind. ; ]

• On the post: Internal Documents Show Huawei Is Staying On The Cutting Edge Of Oppression Tech

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2021 @ 12:36pm

  Let's resolve to call them what they are:

  Concentration Camps

• On the post: Unsealed Documents In Nunes' Family Farm's Lawsuit Against Ryan Lizza Raise More Questions About The Lawsuit Than They Answer

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2021 @ 11:22am

  ; ]

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMPRtuJSFEs

• On the post: Biden Has Wasted A Year Failing To Fill Top Telecom Oversight Spots

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 09 Sep, 2021 @ 11:26am

  The FCC Chair is empty? Let's draft Mike!

  ...and then, with him gone to Washington, you guys
  could get a little work done in the next few years!

  Right, Karl? ; ]

• On the post: Home Depot Tech Will Brick Power Tools If They're Stolen. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2021 @ 06:55pm

  Selling DRM-broken power tools to tool-users…

  …who ALREADY have a screwdriver
  and know how to use it…

  [Nope. Couldn't possibly go wrong. ; ]

• On the post: DC Court Dumps Police Union's Attempt To Block Release Of Recordings, Officers' Names Following Police Shootings

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2021 @ 08:36am

  Hmmm…

  "FOPs" sounds just about right for these "officials"… ; ]

• On the post: Devin Nunes' Lawyer Loses (Again) On Blatantly Silly RICO Lawsuit Against Google For 'Anti-Conservative Bias' In Search Results

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 28 Jul, 2021 @ 01:00pm

  Hmmm…

  I wonder if the lawsuits are tax deductible writeoffs… ; ]

• On the post: Techdirt Is Now Entirely Without Any Google Ads Or Tracking Code

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 27 Jul, 2021 @ 03:22pm

  Need a second job, Mike?

  I hear the FCC chair position is open… ; ]

• On the post: The Pillow Dude's 'Free Speech' Social Media Website Will Moderate 'Swear Words' Because Of Course It Will

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2021 @ 12:33pm

  It's amazing how many misread that commandment.

  It simply and directly says
  "Though shalt not TAKE God's name in vain." That means, of course:
  "Don't claim to be a Jew or Christian and fail to live up to it." Sadly, it comes as no surprise that the same folks who read that wrong also are the ones who break that simple rule. ; ]

• On the post: Appeals Court Affirms $1.5 Million Restitution Judgment Against Paul Hansmeier

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2021 @ 03:14pm

  Re: 'Oh darn, I only get to keep 4.5 million...'

  I expect he's already spent
  all or most of it and is going
  to be penniless in prison if
  he coughs up the rest of it. ; ]

• On the post: Virginia Governor Passes A Long List Of Police Reforms, Including A Ban On No-Knock Warrants

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 03 Nov, 2020 @ 08:02am

  It became an excuse…

  …when the Supreme court invented the "Qualified Immunity" escape tactic.

• On the post: What The Election Means For Tech

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 03 Nov, 2020 @ 01:14pm

  Cannonball Run marathon tonight!

  ; ]

• On the post: China Blocks Wikimedia From WIPO… Because There's A Taiwanese Wikimedia Chapter

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2020 @ 04:08am

  Look at them now.

  For example, they managed the pandemic masterfully
  without excessive authoritarian bullying.

• On the post: China Blocks Wikimedia From WIPO… Because There's A Taiwanese Wikimedia Chapter

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 25 Sep, 2020 @ 02:40pm

  What they're REALLY worried about…

  …is that people will eventually figure out that the
  Republic of China (Taiwan) is the real‌ ‌ legitimate
  Chinese Government in exile. ‌ Mainland China has
  been making do without lawful courts and military
  because both are wings of the Communist Party
  instead of legally established national institutions.

  ‌ ‌
  If the Communist Party collapses or is kicked out by
  the People the parties in Taiwan are the only genuine
  political parties of China. ‌ Taiwan's court system and
  military are the only ones legally established in China
  and predate the communists' rise to power in the '50s. ‌ ‌ ; ]

• On the post: Copyright Companies Want Memes That Are Legal In The EU Blocked Because They Now Admit Upload Filters Are 'Practically Unworkable'

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2020 @ 04:32am

  What this really means is:

  All European social media sites will have to export
  themselves in order to have a chance at starting up.

  Local sites that cannot do so, like news sites, will
  probably finish dumping comment sections, which
  is probably what those politicians really want.

  ‌

  Of course, it also means that Google and Facebook,
  as well as other foreign sites, will remain dominant.

• On the post: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Insanely Stupid Lawsuit Against Facebook

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 28 Aug, 2020 @ 04:14am

  WAIT-WAIT-WAIT!!!!

  That would flip us inside-out!
  We couldn't go to space anymore! ‌‌ ‌ ; ]

• On the post: Regulators Are Ignoring How Low Orbit Satellite Broadband Is Trashing The Night Sky

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2020 @ 07:13am

  The grey goo hypothesis has fulfilled it's purpose…

  …by being studied and debunked. ‌ Nanotech is too localized to sustain any effort. As the units are the size of molecules they instantly
  use up nearby resources and are extremely vulnerable
  to enviromental conditions; thus their efforts stop as
  soon as almost anything happens. ‌ Even if a "culture" started to spread it would be so
  extremely delicate that sunshine, noise, pH changes,
  static electricity, heat or any pollution would stop it in
  it's tracks before anybody notices. ‌ If somebody did
  notice, a quick spray of soap would clean it right up. ‌ ‌ ; ]

• On the post: Why Are There Currently No Ads On Techdirt? Apparently Google Thinks We're Dangerous

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2020 @ 09:48pm

  Maybe you could just cut that middleman…

  …and sell ads directly.

  This site is popular enough to earn it's pay. ‌ ‌ ; ]

• On the post: State Department Announces That Great Firewall For The US; Blocks Chinese Apps & Equipment

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 06 Aug, 2020 @ 01:26pm

  This "plan" came up too late in he election cycle.

  When Biden wins he can just cancel it outright as "capricious",
  and everyone in town knows it.

  Trump and his cult intends to use that as a grudge.
  They never intended to go through with it; but even
  if Trump happens to win they'll find a way to weasel
  out of doing it all and blame Congress for it anyway. ‌ ; ]

• On the post: Stone Brewing Is Very Upset That People Don't Like Its Trademark Bullying

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 29 Jul, 2020 @ 09:00pm

  "Stone"

  You need wiser lawyers.

  ‌‌
  Take charge of your business before it takes charge of you!

  ‌
  End of Message. Stop! ; ]

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