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• On the post: Microsoft Folds Again: Xbox One Will Now Work Without Kinect Enabled

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2013 @ 05:05am

  XBox 360-359

  With the number of reversals I'm stating to think that they went from the 360 to the One by announcing and then removing features. Once they hit 359 retractions they will be ready for launch.

• On the post: Congressional Oversight? Dianne Feinstein Says She's 'Not A High-Tech Techie' But Knows NSA Can't Abuse Surveillance

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2013 @ 10:34am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Start by hiring an intern and arranging a junket to somewhere with amazing scenery and an extremely large lightbulb.

• On the post: Now That The Intelligence Community Got Away With Lying, How Can You Trust Anything They Say?

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2013 @ 01:28pm

  Re:

  If their lips aren't moving the are only probably lying, but you should double check their non-statement just in case.

• On the post: Maybe The Answer To The $200 Million Movie Question Is To Not Focus On $200 Million Movies?

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2013 @ 11:18am

  Re: "?Pacific Rim,? which featured giant robots, seemed to share DNA with ?Transformers.?"

  Why not compare them. They are both humans and consume oxygen. Of course one is a talented director who creates visually stunning movies and the other is a hack that blows stuff up.
  
  Comparable is not the same as equal. I think everyone will agree with the comparison the Del Toro is a much better director than Bay.

• On the post: Copyright As Censorship: NBC Pulls YouTube Clip From Senator Elizabeth Warren's Account

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2013 @ 11:52am

  Hmm, shouldn't Warren have a copyright claim in her words and therefore be able to force CNBC to remove the clip via a valid DMCA complaint?
  
  I suspect if offered an impasse like that CNBC would be willing to come to an agreement and drop their claim against the short clip.

• On the post: Judge: Aereo Case Was Decided Incorrectly, Because I Don't Like Previous Ruling

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2013 @ 01:50pm

  Re: We need to audit those antennas.

  You keep using that word grafter. I do not think it means what you think it means.

• On the post: 'Team Sport' Is The NSA's Buzzword For Getting Companies To Violate Your Privacy

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2013 @ 12:31pm

  Re:

  Close, I hear rumors that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is going to join the league. This will prepare them for a Superbowel game of cavity searches.

• On the post: The NSA Turns Everyone Into A 'Threat To National Security' By Instantly Classifying All Data It Scoops Up

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 08 Jul, 2013 @ 01:59pm

  Releasing Classified Information

  I will illegally release classified information by indicating that my Cell phone frequently connects to the Verizon cell tower that serves Cambridge, MN. Once the NSA notices this disclosure I suppose I will be given a no expenses paid vacation extremely close to Cuban soil.

• On the post: Internet Catches Texas Senate Fudging Time-Stamps On Abortion Bill

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 26 Jun, 2013 @ 11:50am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Perhaps they should have had their vote earlier in the session, or even during the regular session. This was the last day of a 30 day emergency session.
  
  If I don't get my work done on time I am out of a job, not given an extra month to continue to work on it and still not get it done.

• On the post: American Bankers' Association Claims Routing Numbers Are Copyrighted

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2013 @ 09:57am

  Simpsons quote. "These people looked deep into my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined"
  
  I have a hard time believing that a routing number contains any more creative effort than a telephone number. Likely less because I have never heard of a vanity routing number.

• On the post: Utah Sheriff Claims Copyright On Mugshot Photos To Avoid Releasing Them

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2013 @ 07:57am

  Considering that a mugshot has specific requirements, is there any creative expression? Without creative expression are there any copyrightable elements?

• On the post: Once Again, Convenience Trumps Free, As Few People Pirate Arrested Development

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2013 @ 09:29am

  Watch Arrested development for free, the same way many people watched house of cards for free. All you have to do is sign up for a new Netflix account and then you have 30 days to watch as much as you want before canceling without being charged. As I recall Netflix said about 10% people did that for House of Cards, which means 90% of people that signed up just to watch House of Cards decided to keep the subscription.
  
  Seems like a winning plan for Netflix.

• On the post: Art And Copyright In The Age Of Compulsive Looking

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2013 @ 04:10am

  In general art museums should have very limited rules around photography. 1. Rules the preserve the art, such as no touching and no flash photography. 2. Rules that preserve access, such as no tripods except with permission/fees.
  
  Beyond that non-commercial uses should be allowed by default. Commercial uses should probably require negotiations with the copyright holder. Something from Da Vinci should be wide open, something by Dale Chihuly, less so.

• On the post: How Long Before A Patent Kills A Hundred Million People?

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 29 May, 2013 @ 10:51am

  I wonder if anyone would sue, or start a class action suit for attempted manslaughter for denial of patented life saving treatments or diagnostics. I bet company directors would change tactics if patenting therapies open the company or the directors to lawsuits.

• On the post: Mark Lutz Claims He Signed 'On Behalf Of Salt Marsh' But No One Seems To Know Where The Original Is

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 14 May, 2013 @ 06:34am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Too bad for them it doesn't work too well to start digging a tunnel from the 7th floor.

• On the post: This Is My Pencil. This Is My Pencil Pretending To Be A Gun. One Is For Writing. One Is For Mandatory Suspensions.

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 09 May, 2013 @ 09:54am

  What a wasted teaching opportunity. They should have been taught the 4 rules of gun safety.
  1. All guns are loaded.
  2. Never point a gun at anything you don't intend to destroy.
  3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire
  4. Be sure of your target and what is behind it.
  
  Then they should have been required to spend 10-20 minutes in imaginary target practice with their pencils until they can pretend to hit the bullseye every time they pretend to fire.

• On the post: CBS Says It Could Move To Cable In A 'Few Days' If Aereo Wins; Receives Several Offers To Help Pack Its Bags

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 03 May, 2013 @ 07:31am

  Re: Re: What I can't understand...

  Last I heard Aereo does some significant location verification to make sure that you are actually in the same market as where their antenna is located. So the only thing you are getting from Aereo is stuff you could get if you were able to put up your own antenna.
  
  CBS is spiting people who want to watch badly enough to pay someone for the privilege of receiving something that is broadcast for free.

• On the post: CBS Says It Could Move To Cable In A 'Few Days' If Aereo Wins; Receives Several Offers To Help Pack Its Bags

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 02 May, 2013 @ 04:50pm

  Stop wasting time talking CBS, get off your ass and move to cable. Oh BTW with your reduced audience I'm afaid you aren't worth the premium advertising rates you were previously charging, so good luck staying in business. Unless you think you can go toe to toe with HBO in HBO's backyard.

• On the post: If Everything Is A Threat, Then Nothing Is

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 29 Apr, 2013 @ 10:28am

  Re: Re: Think in terms of info, then

  Based on being required to review the Prop 65 list once for my job, I'm pretty sure the warning sticker for your scissors should have it's own sticker.

• On the post: Andy Baio On The New Prohibition Created By Copyright

  

  Argonel ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2013 @ 10:39am

  Has anyone bothered to do the calculus to compare how badly your life will be ruined defending against a copyright suit vs defending assault or murder charges for attacking the RIAA/MPAA lawyers? Once it happens a few times the cost to hire a layer to press charges will go up to cover the perceived risk to the lawyer. At that point the business model will be forced to change away from a sue em all model.

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