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• On the post: Elon Admits His Content Moderation Council Was Always A Sham To Keep Advertisers On The Site

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 25 Nov, 2022 @ 06:16am

  Well, to be fair, that is three viewpoints....

• On the post: 35 Years And $400 Million Later, The FCC Says It Finally Has Accurate Broadband Maps. Maybe.

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 21 Nov, 2022 @ 06:53am

  The "just one home" rule

  Wouldn't it be interesting if there was a requirement that ISPs who claim that an area is served when "just one home" is actually being served were then required to extend that service to the entire area? That might help with the "Oh, sure, we can add you, but it will cost you $40,000 up front" crap. After all, if they're claiming they serve the area, actually serving the area should be part of the normal cost of doing business - in other words, they should put up or shut up.

• On the post: Comcast Forces Users To Buy Comcast Hardware If They Want Faster Upload Speeds

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2022 @ 11:52am

  But if you let people change 5 into 10 on their own, where will it stop? Next they'll want to change 7 into 14, or even 11 into 22! Won't someone think of the children?

• On the post: Dude Who Keeps Suing To Try To Get His AI To Get A Patent Or Copyright Loses Again: Appeals Court Once Again Says No

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2022 @ 09:00am

  Just like a corporation! It's a "person" when that allows something to its benefit, but not a "person" when that would mean it could be penalized the same way a human "person" would be.

• On the post: Verizon Gives OAN The Axe, Upsetting The Six People Who Still Watch The Channel

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2022 @ 08:56am

  Musk is a bot.

• On the post: Another Issue With Internet Antitrust Bills: Sloppy Drafting Could Lead To Problems For Encryption

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2022 @ 10:05am

  They choose "idealistic" names because they sound, well, idealistic. People who don't do their due diligence on the organization will see the name and think "Oh, this is a group that is focused on all the Good Things(tm)! I'm going to donate to them!". H. L. Mencken said "No one in this world, so far as I know ... has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people." Groups like these prove him correct.

• On the post: Company That Turned ‘Excited Delirium’ Into A Thing Thinks It Can Prevent School Shootings With Drone-Mounted Tasers [UPDATED]

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2022 @ 12:55pm

  That's why the drone will also carry air-to-surface missiles.

• On the post: Private Tech Companies Are Making Law Enforcement's Opacity Problem Even Worse

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2021 @ 06:54am

  I've been on a jury (for a two-week-long drug trial) where the judge had to instruct us to ignore some testimony. It was actually pretty easy to do that; during deliberation, if someone mentioned that part of the testimony, someone (usually a different person each time) would point out that we weren't supposed to consider that information, and everyone moved on in our discussion. It probably helped, of course, that there was a lot of other evidence for us to consider.

• On the post: In-N-Out Burger Continues Suing Australian Burger Slingers Despite Having No Presence In The Country Other Than Popups

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2021 @ 06:41am

  Re: What IP is really all about...

  Maybe the Australian company should just rebrand as "Rumpy Pumpy Burgers".

• On the post: It's 2021 And Bullshit Broadband And Cable TV Fees Are Somehow Still A Thing

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2021 @ 07:15am

  Re: Fee Suggestion for Comcast.

  You had to go and remind them.... Now we'll get that one, plus a $4 "You pointed out that we forgot to charge you for something" fee.

• On the post: Why Do We So Quickly Blame The Internet And Anonymity For Things That Are Not About Anonymous People Online?

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 10 Jul, 2021 @ 01:13pm

  It's definitely been more common since GoT, but I remember reading it when I was in high school, which was 40+ years ago. I guess true wisdom is ageless. :-)

• On the post: Why Do We So Quickly Blame The Internet And Anonymity For Things That Are Not About Anonymous People Online?

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 09 Jul, 2021 @ 01:37pm

  Re:

  I'm trying to remember where I read, years ago, that when you see the word "but" in a sentence, that's your clue that you can completely ignore everything that precedes it in the sentence. Here we have the existence proof.

• On the post: Judge Dumps Iowa Prosecutors' Attempt To Jail An Activist For Sharing A Law Enforcement Document With Journalists

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2021 @ 01:16pm

  Re: Re: For malign (in an orderly fashion please)

  That depends on which side is doing the maligning, I think.

• On the post: Devin Nunes' Favorite Lawyer On The Hook For Over $20k In Sanctions

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 07 May, 2021 @ 02:23pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:Exp > Log

  Is there a numbered or named rule covering this?

  Probably. I just really, really hope it isn't "34".

• On the post: Former US Ambassador Sues Apple Because Telegram Users Are Making Him Feel Scared [Update]

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 26 Jan, 2021 @ 10:56am

  Re: He's really not going to like what people can say offline...

  "Why not both?"

• On the post: Disingenuous, Lying, Whining, Bloviating, Insurrection Encouraging Senator Josh Hawley Given Pages Of Major Newspaper To Explain How He's Being Silenced

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2021 @ 06:07pm

  Re: Re:

  "Massage the portmanteau" is one of the most wonderful phrases I've heard in a long time!

• On the post: In Departing Statement, FCC Boss Ajit Pai Pretends He 'Served The People'

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 21 Jan, 2021 @ 09:41am

  I suspect Pai meant "served" as in the Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man".

• On the post: Daily Deal: The Complete Web Developer Course

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 03 Dec, 2020 @ 12:33pm

  Re:

  Yeah, I've always wanted to learn how to scall my webiste; now's my chance!

• On the post: Congressional Republicans With No Strategy On Pandemic, Healthcare, Societal Problems… Have Decided That The Internet Is The Real Problem

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 02 Oct, 2020 @ 08:35am

  Re: Re: The real problem...

  Please explain your logic.

  Objection - assumes facts not in evidence.

• On the post: DOJ Releases Its List Of 'Anarchy' Jurisdictions The President Thinks Should Be Blocked From Receiving Federal Funds

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2020 @ 11:34am

  So, silver linings, then?

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