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• On the post: Egyptian TV News Uses Video Game Footage As Proof Of Russian Precision Strikes Against ISIL

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2015 @ 03:54am

  Does this mean the DirectX API will now be classified as a trade-restricted US munition?

• On the post: Health Canada Threatens To Sue Doctor If He Reveals Whether Clinical Trials Data Shows A Drug Is Safe Or Effective

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 19 Oct, 2015 @ 07:10am

  Hippocrates would like a word with the physicians employed by Health Canada from beyond the grave, its that important.

• On the post: NJ Legislator Wants State's Cops To Be The New Beneficiaries Of Hate Crime/Bias Laws

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2015 @ 05:36pm

  An incident recently happened that surprised me concerning part of what this article talks about. I'm within 8 miles of the border of Oregon and this town is immediately across it...I actually heard this happen on my scanner last week:
  
  http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20151005/milton-freewater-police-arrest-89-year-old-woman-for-hate-crime-more
  
  Apparently, Oregon must have already subsumed law enforcement officers under the umbrella of protection of hate speech laws. Or this is another Heien v. North Carolina "reasonable mistake of law" privilege.

• On the post: US, Australia & Canada Decide Screw Over Poor Nations Because Big Pharma's Not Happy With TPP

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2015 @ 11:17am

  What I can't understand is how the Cato Institute, usually a very reasonable and logical bunch of guys (as think-tanky guys go at least), seems to be all for this crap.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Can't We Just Play Games For Fun?

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2015 @ 06:16pm

  Pinball.

• On the post: Australian Government Warns That Alternative Rock, Teenage Rebellion Could Lead To Radicalization

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2015 @ 05:59pm

  I heard somewhere that she killed a koala and stuffed $50 in it's mouth.

• On the post: NYPD Union Prez Patrick Lynch: Only Police Are Qualified To Judge The Actions Of Police

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2015 @ 05:20am

  "...but since I only made it through a couple of grafs of Lynch's..."
  
  I see what you did there.

• On the post: Getty Images Goes Copyright Trolling After A Meme Penguin

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 08 Sep, 2015 @ 09:43am

  I'm sure that when Business Cat hears about this this will be all fixed in a few closed-door meetings.

• On the post: Windows 10 Reserves The Right To Block Pirated Games And 'Unauthorized' Hardware

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2015 @ 02:00pm

  This is going to be the best operating system of all time.

• On the post: James Clapper Says Intelligence Community Has 'Duty To Warn' Endangered People… Sort Of

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2015 @ 01:57pm

  "Browning High-Powers" should be "Browning Hi-Powers", the original author obviously is a charlatan....check his dossier ASAP.

• On the post: Feds Keep Magically Finding Documents They Insisted Didn't Previously Exist

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2015 @ 03:45am

  Re: Re:

  I agree to a point, but I believe there's an element of incompetence involved. The fact they aren't motivated by anything to actually be efficient in areas that are 'PR'-related is the primary cause IMHO.

• On the post: Courts Aren't Buying Dispensary-Raiding Cops' 'Expectation Of Privacy' Arguments

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2015 @ 09:09am

  Dear Santa Ana PD, we're not falling for the banana in the tailpipe.

• On the post: Feds Keep Magically Finding Documents They Insisted Didn't Previously Exist

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2015 @ 01:09pm

  You'd almost be tempted to think they didn't know what the hell they were doing or something.

• On the post: TSA At The Movies: Theater Chain Looks To Bring Security Theater To The Movie Theater

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2015 @ 08:15am

  If there is an extra intermission because of the added theatrics involved this will really kill ticket sales.

• On the post: UK Orders Google To 'Forget' News Articles Discussing Previous Right To Be Forgotten Requests

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2015 @ 06:00am

  If this wasn't so hilariously funny it would be...nah...its just hilariously funny.

• On the post: Your Toner Is No Good Here: Region-Coding Ink Cartridges… For The Customers

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2015 @ 08:39am

  I heard on the street that you can make the cartridges last a lot longer by mixing baking soda and a small bit of water and then let the toner slurry evaporate spread in a film on your paper.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Space, The Final Next Frontier…

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2015 @ 08:04pm

  http://stuffin.space/

• On the post: New Leaks Confirm AT&T's Position As NSA's Favorite Telco 'Partner'

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2015 @ 04:40am

  We know you're in the pocket of Ma Bell, Tim. What's AT&T lavishly gifting as payola upon you for this glowing article, 15GB of data for the price of 10GB a month? A basic smartphone with unlimited texting (up to 500/mo) for a measly $20? Or more likely a completely free-with-2 year-contract prototype of one of their mysterious hi-tech "Connected Wearables". Give this sham up, dude. Its obvious You'll dance to their tune gladly in the face of such gilded, naked bribery.

• On the post: Sophos: If You'd Like A Copy Of Our Free AV Software, You'll Need To Prove You're Not A Terrorist

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2015 @ 07:02am

  Are authorities and their corporate arms going to start needing identification before you can buy a rabbit's foot or pick a four-leaf clover now?

• On the post: Universal Music's Anti-Piracy Ads Even Crazier Than You Can Imagine

  

  Agonistes ( profile ), 06 Aug, 2015 @ 05:55am

  Re: Re:

  Tell one of them.

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