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  • On the post: Bad Idea: Threatening Public Citizen's Paul Levy For Asking You About Your Bogus Defamation Lawsuit

    G Thompson ( profile ), 17 May, 2014 @ 12:23am

    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    They do that here in Aust too.. though they always get annoyed when I state..

    Yep I'm recording too though for Legal and/or transparency purposes

    It's amazing how many governmental bodies, call centres, or whatever get all annoyed, peeved, threaten legal action, etc etc when its done to them!

    Also in the State I am in our Surveillance Devices Act ads a caveat that though one party can record for 'legal purposes' (which begs the question what isn't legal since no definitive acts are defined as such) that party needs the permission of the other party to publish it other than to an appropriate authority. Oh and a phone call cannot be 'intercepted' it has to be recorded by an external device (no tapping into the line) - that's the Federal legislation.

  • On the post: Bad Idea: Threatening Public Citizen's Paul Levy For Asking You About Your Bogus Defamation Lawsuit

    G Thompson ( profile ), 17 May, 2014 @ 12:13am

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    >>>> and a sane person would have

    Ah there's your problem! You are accepting the proposition that this attorney is sane...

    ha ha ha silly person!

  • On the post: Joss Whedon Shows How Being Awesome Rewards Creators

    G Thompson ( profile ), 16 May, 2014 @ 11:22pm

    You had me convinced he's awesome at Firefly

    Starts singing all the songs of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog! woot!

  • On the post: German Court: Jesus Doesn't Deserve Copyright Protection

    G Thompson ( profile ), 16 May, 2014 @ 10:24pm

    So a court has absolutely stated now that Jesus or any divine 'voices" are an actual myth, not based on reality or probable evidence and are best left in the realms of mystical magic land with the rest of the religious mumbo jumbo!


    EXCELLENT!

  • On the post: DOJ Says Americans Have No 4th Amendment Protections At All When They Communicate With Foreigners

    G Thompson ( profile ), 16 May, 2014 @ 01:56am

    Re: next step...

    Hello there.... waves frantically from all the way Down under Glad to KNOW you :)

  • On the post: DOJ Says Americans Have No 4th Amendment Protections At All When They Communicate With Foreigners

    G Thompson ( profile ), 16 May, 2014 @ 01:53am

    Re: Re: Re: JEEZ! WHY CAN'T WE BE A COMMUNIST COUNTRY ALREADY?!!!!!

    I wouldn't go as far as to say fascist.. Though oligarchy is DEFINITELY the case

  • On the post: New Hampshire Man With 'COPSLIE' License Plate Wins Free Speech Battle, Lifetime Of Police Harassment

    G Thompson ( profile ), 15 May, 2014 @ 09:38pm

    Re: Re: char lim

    easier

    USGLIES

  • On the post: FDA Drives Medical Innovation Overseas As 23andme Looks Elsewhere To Help People

    G Thompson ( profile ), 15 May, 2014 @ 08:03pm

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    > the reality is that it provides information that isn't entirely backed up by science and relies mostly on educated guesses and suppositions.

    Oh like psychology, psychiatry, chiropracty, homeopathy, anti-vaxxer, astrology etc.

    Compared to DNA testing that is actually legally proven and scientifically tested using legal and proven methodology.

  • On the post: FDA Drives Medical Innovation Overseas As 23andme Looks Elsewhere To Help People

    G Thompson ( profile ), 15 May, 2014 @ 07:59pm

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    The difference is the word CAN instead of WILL.

    Otherwise ALL pharmaceutical, healthfood, fitness, etc etc etc companies need to change there own advertising to remove the word CAN as well.

    You are trying to change the playing field on whats considered misleading due to what you don't like or know. This is what your FDA is doing as well because it doesn't conform to there knowledge (or mandate).

    Also the knowledge they were/are selling si specifically stated to be for informational purposes only and that any further testing to confirm should be done by medical practitioners specialising in the field that you are concerned about.

    It's an instrument that whittles down possibilities nothing more nothing less.

  • On the post: New Hampshire Man With 'COPSLIE' License Plate Wins Free Speech Battle, Lifetime Of Police Harassment

    G Thompson ( profile ), 15 May, 2014 @ 07:45pm

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    Why?

    In fact the bar is now set higher for any LEO to show that they are not specifically targeting him due to his lawful license plate.

    If I was advising any LEO who was about to initiate any contact on this vehicle it would be to have specific and provable reasons to do so.

    Sadly this is not the case in anyone NOT having a license plate like this, and there is the inherent problem with all authority structures.

  • On the post: New Hampshire Man With 'COPSLIE' License Plate Wins Free Speech Battle, Lifetime Of Police Harassment

    G Thompson ( profile ), 15 May, 2014 @ 07:42pm

    Re:

    This whole statement of yours proves beyond any doubt that you just do not understand the true reasoning behind "freedom of speech/expression"

  • On the post: DOJ Says Americans Have No 4th Amendment Protections At All When They Communicate With Foreigners

    G Thompson ( profile ), 16 May, 2014 @ 01:48am

    As a stinkin Foreigner I APPROVE this equality by the US DoJ.


    Oh also since I am now communicating in this forum/site.. You are all stuffed.. Stuffed I tells ya!

    Muwahahahahaha.. ;)

  • On the post: Snapchat Comes In Dead Last On EFF's Privacy Protecting List; Just Days After Getting Spanked By FTC

    G Thompson ( profile ), 16 May, 2014 @ 01:43am

    So I gather that this table is based on ONLY US Governmental requests and not on other civil (and criminal) requests then.

    Otherwise How the bleeding hell did Microsoft recieve a gold star on "Requires a warrant for content".

    Oh I get it.. they never asked "Requires a warrant for content IT THINKS it owns itself"

    Maybe instead of just targeting Governmental kowtowing next time the EFF should target ALL privacy kowtowing.

  • On the post: And Here We Go: Mozilla Felt Pressured Into Adopting DRM In HTML5

    G Thompson ( profile ), 14 May, 2014 @ 10:00pm

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    Yes and it's being done already ( http://www.palemoon.org/)

    as for the DRM structure, well being sandboxed means it will be removable, analysed (no matter what the USA DMCA states - ie: not analysed in the USA) and routed around probably a day or so after implementation.

  • On the post: Xbox One Caves Again: Console Will Now Be Offered Sans Kinect

    G Thompson ( profile ), 14 May, 2014 @ 09:42pm

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    Just to be correct, Microsoft ALWAYS required a monthly fee to play online. Sony only just recently required it for PS4 though the amount payed for the access is very much compensated for via the Free AAA+ games (and huge amount of Indy games) that that access allows you to download Gratis!

  • On the post: Xbox One Caves Again: Console Will Now Be Offered Sans Kinect

    G Thompson ( profile ), 14 May, 2014 @ 09:40pm

    Re: Re: What ridiculous commentary.

    Also that 30% is only for the USA market.

    The EU/Oceania market is a LOT LOT higher than 30%, in fact some analysts think its around 80% or higher

  • On the post: Xbox One Caves Again: Console Will Now Be Offered Sans Kinect

    G Thompson ( profile ), 14 May, 2014 @ 09:35pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    And just how far away are you from the TV to actually see it all compared to a standard 42 or 50inch model? If you are the same distance then your eyeball movement is A LOT MORE and is stressful on your muscles.


    This is why 4K (UHD) Systems in non-commercial settings are absolutely useless since to really get the benefit you need a minimum of 100inch screen and be sitting at minimum 15-20 feet (or more) away from them too.

    Basically 4K is great, though the human eye is physically restrained to see the difference!


    Therefore no matter how you punt it the difference between 720p & 1080p is miniscule for the average home user. And between 900p and 1080p is so miniscule to be non existent and undetectable.

    Though I'm not saying the PS4 is better or worse (IMO personally and professionally the PS4 and XB1 are basically nearly the same as each other).

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Growing Brains

    G Thompson ( profile ), 14 May, 2014 @ 08:52pm

    Re: Man...

    Me too.. Now I'm just annoyed that my dream of having a Zombie farm will never arrive ;(

  • On the post: Cops To Kids: You're Never Too Young To Be Handcuffed

    G Thompson ( profile ), 13 May, 2014 @ 05:19am

    Re: Minimum Age Laws

    Actually doli incapax is set at under 10... whereas there is a rebuttable presumption for anyone under 14 which basically means the prosecutor (in a children's court since no minor can be charged as an adult in Australia) has to prove that the minor in question knew right from wrong. This is basically a very hard thing to prove until the child is at least 12 so most prosecutors don't even bother.

    Once the child reaches 14 the presumption is that they are then absolutely responsible, though they are still classified as a child under all state/federal laws and then a 'young person' at age 16. Only at that magical age of 18 do they then find out that responsibility becomes of huge importance in civil/criminal matters.

    Children cannot even be arrested (let alone cuffed) if they are known to be under 10 either, though they can be reasonably restrained from hurting themselves or others.Not a situation that any LEO likes being placed in especially when Child Community Services (state equivalent) MUST be informed/called ASAP.

    Interestingly the defense of infancy laws (doli incapax) which show the age of criminal responsibility are all over the place in the USA depending on what state you live in. Some are as low as 6 (WTF!!!!!) whereas most are 7. Only in Federal crimes does the USA meet any international standard setting the minimum at 11 yrs old.

    Though what do you expect from a country that is only one of two in the worlds that has not ratified let alone signed the UN Rights of the Child treaty. Somalia is the other country.. nuff said

  • On the post: Publisher 'DRMs' Physical Legal Textbook About 'Property,' Undermines Property And First Sale Concepts

    G Thompson ( profile ), 09 May, 2014 @ 01:58am

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    And just where do you reside that you have never heard of Freehold title?

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