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• On the post: Confirmed Horrible Person James Woods Continues Being Horrible In 'Winning' Awful Lawsuit To Unmask Deceased Online Critic

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 05 Jan, 2017 @ 01:47pm

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  Completely incorrect. The proof of death could be given to the judge, who could then ascertain its veracity and close the case. There is no need for Woods' side to see that info.

• On the post: Sarah Palin Now Thinks Julian Assange Is A Really Nifty Guy

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 05 Jan, 2017 @ 01:34pm

  Re: Re: Chelsea Manning

  "Chelsea committed a crime and deserves punishment, same goes for Snowden."
  
  Thanks Judge Dredd, for laying that down for us. But some of us actually think a person is innocent until proven guilty.
  
  On a more serious note, I personally believe that Snowden felt that he was committing crimes daily by just doing his job, which included illegal spying on the American public. So he was in an impossible position of "shut up and continue breaking the law" or "speak up and break the law (but supposed to be protected by whistleblower protections that have never actually worked for anyone)".

• On the post: RIAA Still Pushing Its Bogus Message Of A 'Value Gap' And 'Fair Compensation'

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 05 Jan, 2017 @ 01:12pm

  Define "value"

  Apparently, the RIAA just doesn't understand the meaning of the word "value". In a time not so very long ago, people would demonstrate how much they valued a person's music/performance by throwing coins up on the stage at the end of the performance. The value of that music/performance was the amount those coins added up to, once collected. The performer could do this as often as they were able and people were willing to listen and/or pay.
  
  Somewhere along the way, this got perverted into the modern way of thinking: every "listen" should be paid for. Those old bards would chuckle cynically; they know full well that not everyone paid, heck they were probably happy if even a quarter of the listeners paid.

• On the post: Great: Now Wall Street Is Funding Speculative Corporate Sovereignty Claims For A Share Of The Spoils

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 05 Jan, 2017 @ 12:57pm

  Bad eyesight?

  Did anyone else read it as "Terror Capital Management" at first glance? Oddly appropriate, even after I recognized my mistake.

• On the post: Victims Of Car Crash Sue Apple For Not Preventing Distracted Driver From Hitting Their Vehicle

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2016 @ 09:49am

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  Whoops, didn't see your comment. Totally agree.

• On the post: Victims Of Car Crash Sue Apple For Not Preventing Distracted Driver From Hitting Their Vehicle

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2016 @ 09:48am

  And another thing

  Also, all of the "technology" (and I use the word very loosely) created to restrict usage of texting/facetime/whatever while driving inevitably rely on the speed of the device to ascertain that the user is driving. So now, how do you determine if the user is driving, and shouldn't be texting/facetime/whatever, or if the user is a passenger, and shouldn't be similarly restricted?
  
  The whole thing is stupid. Personal responsibility is the key, and this is just another Steve Dallas lawsuit that will fail.

• On the post: Microsoft Finally Admits Its Malware-Style Windows 10 Upgrade Sales Pitch Went Too Far

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 29 Dec, 2016 @ 02:04pm

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  OP said "no forced updates". CentOS, RHEL, and many other distros no longer give you the option to use initd. I guess my point is that Linux has it's own hurdles, and should not be considered as simple and turnkey as OP makes it sound.

• On the post: Microsoft Finally Admits Its Malware-Style Windows 10 Upgrade Sales Pitch Went Too Far

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 29 Dec, 2016 @ 06:35am

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  Yeah, no drama with Linux. All hail systemd!

• On the post: CIA Admits It Hasn't Touched FOIA Request In Six Years… Says It Will Close Case If Requestor Doesn't Reply

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 29 Dec, 2016 @ 06:25am

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  Wait, so you feel like there is nothing wrong with their statement that since there has been no correspondence in six years, which is COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY THEIR SCREW UP (not the requestor's), they are going to close out the case if the requestor doesn't speak up? How about an apology instead?
  
  "We're sorry completely ignored you for six years. Are you still interested in the data you requested?"

• On the post: Obama Administration Looking To Expand Definition Of 'Critical Infrastructure' To Hit Back At Russians

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 29 Dec, 2016 @ 06:04am

  Hacking or trolling?

  I'm definitely not completely convinced that the Russians "hacked" our election, although there seems to be pretty good evidence that they hacked the DNC (and possibly the RNC) and leaked documents that may have *affected* the election. Also, isn't it a pretty poorly kept secret that the Russians employ a state-sponsored troll army to perform... well, cyber warfare? Social media warfare?
  
  Anyway, I can't help but think the Russians had a nasty little hand, but overall I doubt anything they did made a big difference. Blaming the Russians for Trump's election would be nice, but we're fully capable of screwing our own selves without their help.

• On the post: Merry Christmas: Kamala Harris Files Brand New Criminal Charges Against Backpage Execs After Last Ones Were Tossed Out

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 28 Dec, 2016 @ 12:19pm

  Re: Can the state bar pull her license?

  You don't understand. She isn't being malicious, because she really believes that these are bad hombres. With the strength and conviction of her belief, nothing can stand against her.
  
  Also, I suspect this is a bit of "you can beat the rap but you can't beat the ride." Yeah, the charges might be bogus (but she really believes they are true!), but if people keep seeing the Backpage execs getting arrested, a lot of folks will make the reasonable assumption that the site conducts illegal activity, and will shy away from it for fear of being attached. Please remember that for a majority of folks, being arrested is the same as being convicted. The presumption of innocence is a quaint and faded notion.

• On the post: Amazon Refuses To Comply With Police Request For Amazon Echo Recordings In Murder Case

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 28 Dec, 2016 @ 11:44am

  Keeping data

  Regardless of what they initially want/use the audio data for, why in the wide wide world of sports could they possibly need to keep it for 6 months (or more)?
  
  This will be a feature for competing services: "Audio data kept for no more than 4 hours."

• On the post: Dental Firm Tries To Dodge Section 230 With Trademark Claims; Runs Headfirst Into Anti-SLAPP Law

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 21 Dec, 2016 @ 08:09am

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  Dr. [Name] did my [dental procedure]. Both Dr. [Name] and his assistant Miss [hygienist]...

  Did you just assume Dr. [Name]'s gender?

• On the post: Last Minute Congressional Change Will Give Trump His Own Trump TV, Financed By Taxpayers

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 14 Dec, 2016 @ 02:41pm

  Re: Re: State TV

  If Trump doesn't make himself CEO, it will probably be Rush Limbaugh instead, so it will be very objective and balanced.

• On the post: Last Minute Congressional Change Will Give Trump His Own Trump TV, Financed By Taxpayers

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 14 Dec, 2016 @ 02:35pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Hillary missed out on a lot of things

  Is there some reason we shouldn't be embarrassed? I mean, yes, we've had an actor as president before, but even then, Reagan had a substantial amount of political experience as two term governor of California. Now, we have a reality tv celebrity, essentially no better or more intelligent than Kim Kardashian, as president-elect. I'm not sure I wouldn't rather have Kim.

• On the post: Last Minute Congressional Change Will Give Trump His Own Trump TV, Financed By Taxpayers

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 14 Dec, 2016 @ 02:30pm

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  And because he is probably going to appoint himself as CEO.

• On the post: Why It's Pointless For Trump To Renegotiate TPP, Even If He Wanted To, And Even If He Could

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2016 @ 11:49am

  Small side question

  The hope amongst true TPP believers seems to be that Trump >could reopen the negotiations, talk tough, and strike a deal >that is far more favorable to the US, which he could then >ratify, holding it up as another Trump triumph.

  Not to derail, but was the first "Trump triumph"?

• On the post: The Paradox Of Trump Threatening Documentary Filmmaker While Supporting Citizens United

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2016 @ 10:56am

  Overturning Citizens United

  I am actually very much for overturning the horrible Citizens United ruling. Corporations do not exist, they are merely a polite fiction, and as such should not be given any rights as put forth in our constitution.

  Having said that, I'd be just fine with corporate personhood if I had ever seen a corporation be punished in any meaningful way, like going to jail or maybe the death penalty. But so much illegal activity just gets swept under the rug because "corporation".

• On the post: FBI Boss Blows Past Policies, Guidelines, His Own Staff To Bring Back Clinton Email Investigation

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 01 Nov, 2016 @ 09:44am

  Re: Yup

  Hey Capt ICE Enforcer! I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to be part of this incredible shitstorm of a thread.

• On the post: FBI Boss Blows Past Policies, Guidelines, His Own Staff To Bring Back Clinton Email Investigation

  

  Almost Anonymous ( profile ), 01 Nov, 2016 @ 09:39am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Oh boy, /r/The_Donald must be leaking again.

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