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• On the post: New York's Governor Hands Down A Mask Mandate While The State's Anti-Mask Law Remains On The Books

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 21 Apr, 2020 @ 08:38pm

  As the Governor's executive order is effective permission…

  …by the Head of Government in person, no less:

  Wearing a mask in compliance with that order is
  unambiguously compliant with Penal Law § 240.35(4),
  especially as the intent is obviously not to form a "mob."

  No doubt the Police will not want to piss off the Boss. ; ]

• On the post: Senators Threaten Twitter For Allowing Iranian Official Who Helped De-Escalate Tensions Via Twitter To Tweet

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2020 @ 05:35am

  Twitter didn't "go into business" with those folks…

  …so nobody can accuse them of any "crime".

• On the post: Senators Threaten Twitter For Allowing Iranian Official Who Helped De-Escalate Tensions Via Twitter To Tweet

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2020 @ 05:32am

  Speech alone was not prohibited…

  …as the definitions of goods, services and tech support explicitly cover business transactions involving money or mutual exchanges of goods, services and support of equal or comparable value. In short: no contract, no money, no violation.

• On the post: Senators Threaten Twitter For Allowing Iranian Official Who Helped De-Escalate Tensions Via Twitter To Tweet

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2020 @ 05:32am

  Speech alone was not prohibited…

  …as the definitions of goods, services and tech support explicitly cover business transactions involving money or mutual exchanges of goods, services and support of equal or comparable value. In short: no contract, no money, no violation.

• On the post: How Attorney General Barr's War On Encryption Will Harm Our Military

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2020 @ 09:49pm

  P.S:

  I do believe I mentioned this before… ; ]

• On the post: How Attorney General Barr's War On Encryption Will Harm Our Military

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2020 @ 09:46pm

  The only argument that shuts these guys up is this:

  Weaken encryption in the U.S. and all exports of software
  and network-related technology "made in U.S.A."will dry up.
  Everybody, Americans included, will shop elsewhere for tech.

  That's trillions of dollars in new trade deficits, hundreds
  of billions in lost profits to tech industries and tens of
  billions in lost taxes every year until a new administration
  undoes the damage and stops the bleeding.

  Arguing about security and rights of the American people has
  no effect on these clowns because they hold the public in
  contempt, and always will. ‌ Show them what effect their dumb-
  ass meddling will do to their billionaire friends and corporate
  backers and they'll quietly let the issue die off without ever
  having to admit why it was a stupid idea to start with.

• On the post: Daily Deal: The Complete 2020 CompTIA Certification Training Bundle

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2020 @ 12:46pm

  Why is CompTIA advertising their stuff on TechDirt?

  Perhaps because neither thinks personal opinions
  justify interfering with business which keeps those
  busy mouths properly fed. ; ] Also, ICYMI: "The products featured do not reflect
  endorsements by our editorial team."

• On the post: Daily Deal: The Complete 2020 CompTIA Certification Training Bundle

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2020 @ 11:53am

  Why is CompTIA advertising their stuff on TechDirt?

  Perhaps because neither thinks personal opinions
  justify interfering with business which keeps those
  busy mouths properly fed. ; ]

• On the post: In This Time Of Techlash, It's Important To Remember That Sometimes Social Media Is Actually Good

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 02 Jan, 2020 @ 10:28am

  Hmmmmmmm

  Hashtivism

  ;]

• On the post: In This Time Of Techlash, It's Important To Remember That Sometimes Social Media Is Actually Good

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 02 Jan, 2020 @ 10:26am

  Hmmm

  #Hashtivism

• On the post: Australian Attorney General Wants To Make The Country's Defamation Law Even Worse

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 26 Nov, 2019 @ 02:14pm

  Some reading material for you:

  Distributors like social media sites have defenses too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocent_dissemination

• On the post: Australian Attorney General Wants To Make The Country's Defamation Law Even Worse

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 26 Nov, 2019 @ 02:05pm

  See it for yourself:

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocent_dissemination

• On the post: Elsevier Gets Sci-Hub And LibGen Blocked In Austria, Thereby Promoting The Use Of VPNs And Tor In The Country

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2019 @ 09:09pm

  Tor?

  You keep using that word… I do not think it means what you think it means. ‌ ; ]

• On the post: Elsevier Gets Sci-Hub And LibGen Blocked In Austria, Thereby Promoting The Use Of VPNs And Tor In The Country

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2019 @ 04:24pm

  Tor?

  You keep using that word… I do not think it means what you think it means. ‌ ; ]

• On the post: Elsevier Gets Sci-Hub And LibGen Blocked In Austria, Thereby Promoting The Use Of VPNs And Tor In The Country

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2019 @ 04:24pm

  Tor?

  You keep using that word… I do not think it means what you think it means. ‌ ; ]

• On the post: McDonald's Bullies Local Canadian Burger Joint Over 'Filet O' Fish' Trademark

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 23 Oct, 2019 @ 11:16pm

  PS:

  Effing is the name of their small seafood supplier. ‌ ; ]

• On the post: Epic Accuses Cheating Minor Of Continuing To Promote Cheat Software Even After Lawsuit

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 06 Sep, 2019 @ 07:49am

  Until a court tells the teen to stop...

  ...no court can punish him for what he's doing now. ‌ Epic might not like it, but they should have led with an injunction. That they didn't is a good indication of the weakness of their case. Their lawyers knew they couldn't get an injunction, so now they're trying to work around the problem by convincing a judge to convert their wishes into a precedent for use against the public, one which is not yet clearly possible in current interpretations of either copyright or TOS agreements.

• On the post: Epic Accuses Cheating Minor Of Continuing To Promote Cheat Software Even After Lawsuit

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 06 Sep, 2019 @ 07:48am

  Until a court tells the teen to stop...

  ...no court can punish him for what he's doing now. Epic might not like it, but they should have led with an injunction. That they didn't is a good indication of the weakness of their case. Their lawyers knew they couldn't get an injunction, so now they're trying to work around the problem by convincing a judge to convert their wishes into a precedent for use against the public, one which is not yet clearly possible in current interpretations of either copyright or TOS agreements.

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

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2019 @ 06:52pm

  Re: What’s Your Opinion #1

  This world has been accelerating down the cliff since 2001.
  ‌ ‌ ‌
  At this point most won't notice when it goes into freefall. ‌ ‌ ‌ ; ]

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

  

  aaronwalkhouse ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2019 @ 06:45pm

  Re: What’s Your Opinion #1

  This world has been accelerating down the cliff since 2001.
  At this point most won't notice when it goes into freefall. ‌ ‌ ‌ ; ]

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