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• On the post: Buzzfeed CEO Aims To Solve AI Slop Problem With More AI Slop

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2025 @ 07:00am

  I think that Frank Peretti has a more realistic view of the world than this guy...

• On the post: New Ohio Law Allows Cops To Charge $75/Hr. To Process Body Cam Footage

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 13 Jan, 2025 @ 10:42am

  I really wish Ohio would find a better way to celebrate the Year of the Snake...

• On the post: Japan Arrests Operators Of Three Sites For ‘Anime Spoilers’ Under Copyright Law

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2024 @ 10:30am

  As a fan of Overlord

  ...Since I live in the states, and have to wait for the next Light Novel, Manga, and TV Series/Movie, I love reading the plot synopses, etc. Then I freaking read/watch it when I can get my hands on it.

• On the post: Game Jam Winner Spotlight: Escape From 1927

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2023 @ 05:49am

  Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad that my humor struck a chord. :)

• On the post: Deputies Who Raided Afroman’s House Sue Him For Daring To Turn Footage Of The Raid Into A Viral Video

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2023 @ 05:30am

  It's a pity that Ohio doesn't have any Anti-SLAPP laws. I'll have to write my state congresspeople... Also, don't forget the other hit song, Lemon Pound Cake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xxK5yyecRo

• On the post: Setting 1st Amendment Myths On Fire In A Crowded Theater

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2023 @ 07:11am

  When out in the wild, there are two reasons why I'll inject myself into the conversation you're having with someone else:

  1. When you say, "Batman doesn't have a super power." (He does; it's money.)
  2. When you say, "You can't shout fire in a crowded theater."

  I'm glad that Legal Eagle has done a video on this, because I'm sick of hearing it myself.

• On the post: Announcing The Winners Of The 5th Annual Public Domain Game Jam!

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 01 Mar, 2023 @ 05:02am

  Congrats!

  Congrats to all the other winners, and thanks for the kind words about my game (Escape from 1927). Time to get started on my gritty noir reboot of Winnie the Pooh...

• On the post: That’s A Wrap On The Public Domain Game Jam! Check Out All The Great Entries

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2023 @ 09:59am

  Good Luck

  This is my first time actually completing something in time for the competition. It was loads of fun. There's a lot of great games out there, so good luck to everybody!

• On the post: Lawsuit Attempts To Hold TikTok Responsible For Death Of 10-Year-Old Girl Who Engaged In A ‘Blackout Challenge’

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 19 May, 2022 @ 07:52am

  Not knowing much about Tik-Tok other than it's not just a character from the Wizard of Oz stories, hearing this made me wonder if they had age gates to prevent kids under 13 from being able to use the service. The fact that a 10-year-old had unfettered access to a social website without any parental supervision makes me, a parent of a 10-year-old, baffled. I guess the parents don't want to admit that they're just negligent, and want to pass the buck.

• On the post: New 'TLDR' Bill Requires Companies Provide Synopsis Of Overlong, Predatory Terms Of Service

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2022 @ 05:30am

  In Other News...

  The pot has started calling the kettle black.

• On the post: The US Gov't Paid For Moderna To Develop Its Vaccine; But Moderna Wants To Keep The Patent All To Itself

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 22 Dec, 2021 @ 06:14am

  When I worked for NASA, I was surprised to discover that THEY had patents, and that they would exclusively license some of those patents out to private organizations. Then I discovered that public universities using government grants were also getting patents (and suing people who they believed violated said patents).

  The problem runs much deeper than Moderna and speaks of a wider need for common sense patent reform.

• On the post: Scouts BSA Seek To End Girl Scouts' Trademark Lawsuit By Brazenly Claiming No Confusion Does Or Will Exist

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2021 @ 05:14am

  It's not just morons in a hurry

  I've had to explain to several non-moronic people that the two groups didn't merge (or any other variation on that theme) when BSA dropped the B in their enrollment process.

• On the post: Ohio Legislators Pass Bill That Would Make It Easier For Cops To Make Bullshit Arrests Of Bystanders

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2021 @ 07:07am

  Ugh

  One of those sponsors is my "representative." She will never get my vote in any future elections.

• On the post: Ohio Republicans Forced To Back Off Unpopular Ban On Community Broadband

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2021 @ 07:51am

  I would love it if all laws and legislation for all levels of the government had to be written in a wiki-like system that required a signed-in user to make changes to the documents so we'd have some level of transparency and auditing for bad legislation.

• On the post: Money City: Our New Game To Explore The Future Of Money Is Now Available To Everyone

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2021 @ 10:18am

  Just Curious

  Who designed the logo for Copia? The CO infinity sign is eerily similar to the same decorative ligature in another company's logo.

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

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2021 @ 11:30am

  God, that Scunthorpe Problem...

  The list seems very arbitrary, and is either using the jankiest of janky word filters, or is going to be a moderation nightmare.

  Not only is there the Scunthorpe problem, but how does one distinguish between legitimate invocations of God versus those in vain? Just like how copyright filters would require an army of judges, this would require a Sanhedrin!

  Also, this probably is, on record, the first "free speech" platform that bans the use of the n-word.

• On the post: If Twitter Shuts Down Trump's Account For Repeat Infringement Then Will Trump Fans Finally Realize That Copyright Is The Problem?

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2020 @ 11:03am

  Take Care

  I'm just waiting for Trump to use the Take Care clause to selectively not enforce Copyright.

  "We can't effectively enforce all copyright laws, so we'll have to just tackle the ones that aren't violated by me."

• On the post: We Shouldn't Call Michelle Obama's (And Joe Rogan's) Proprietary Exclusive Audio From Spotify A 'Podcast' Any More

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2020 @ 05:36am

  Re:

  Or take a page from the food industry: "artificial serialized audio product."

• On the post: We Shouldn't Call Michelle Obama's (And Joe Rogan's) Proprietary Exclusive Audio From Spotify A 'Podcast' Any More

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2020 @ 12:45pm

  Let's call them "Spodcasts".

• On the post: We Lose A Lot When Podcasts Go Closed Instead Of Open

  

  aethercowboy ( profile ), 22 May, 2020 @ 12:50pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Do you read your own sources? The Wikipedia article for Shapiro includes the quote I posted above regarding Shapiro's view's on the alt-right. It seems odd that either he's a member of a group that he detests to that degree, or that we can simply put him in that box because it's convenient for our narrative. Of course, I think that it might be the fact that there's no "good" definition of what the "alt-right" is. For the sake of argument, I'm going to pull from Wikipedia again and say that "Groups which have been identified as alt-right also espouse white supremacism, white separatism, severe immigration restrictions, xenophobia, antisemitism, and islamophobia." Those people are the ones I consider alt-right, especially those with an emphasis on group identity. While I'm not 100% on Shapiro, because his views don't interest me that much (though I'd find it strange that he'd be antisemitic), I can attest to the fact that none of these categories fit Peterson. I've listened to hundreds of hours of his lectures and read both his books and have never come across anything even remotely alt-right, or even alt-light. Don't get me wrong. I don't think that Peterson has it all together. For example, his understanding of the Hobbit is way off, as are his understandings of libel law. I'd never consider going carnivore like him (considering the health benefits are more an aspect of cutting crap out of your diet, and you'd probably feel the same way doing an all-potato diet), and I think it's unfortunate that he acquired an (albeit physical) dependency on antidepressants that eventually gave him neurological damage in the process of getting off of them. But all that being said, he's as far from alt-right as he is from antifa.

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