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• On the post: Red Cross Claims Makers Of 'Prison Architect' Violated The Geneva Conventions By Using A Red Cross

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 21 Jan, 2017 @ 06:45pm

  Silly, Stupid and Pointless

  It seems that the salaries in the top echelon of the Red Cross are now matching corporate level status and attracting the idiots that think that "the brand" must be protected no matter what the cost. I still donate, but I expect the money to go to the needy.
  I may have to have a rethink as I see no need to fund shyster "lawyers" bringing absurd lawsuits.

• On the post: Another 19th Century Moral Panic: Theater

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2016 @ 09:39pm

  "Pieces redolent with the odor of brothels and bar-rooms, and with a spice of devilry in them, are the popular ones."
  
  Wow!
  
  While being known as quite dissolute type, I am well aware of bar rooms and the spice of devilry.
  
  But I am not (as apparently the writer is!) aware of what the odor of a brothel is.
  
  Nothing really changes when it comes to our so called "ruling class"

• On the post: DHS's New Election Cybersecurity Committee Has No Cybersecurity Experts

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2016 @ 08:15pm

  Secretary Lawson is not just an advocate for election security....
  As Secretary of State, she has worked to educate voters.
  
  Educate voters?
  
  Excuse me, but when I vote I do it of my own volition, it's my choice.
  I do not require any "education".
  
  But thanks for the offer

• On the post: Rather Than Coming Up With Brand New Taxes For Tech Companies, The EU Just Issues A Massive Fine On Apple

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2016 @ 07:54pm

  It matters very little when it comes to what company did what and with which government.
  
  The simple word is:
  
  Corruption
  
  and no matter what what your political viewpoint is, this is stealing from the "ordinary man" who does pay his taxes.

• On the post: Professor Eric Goldman Stops Writing At Forbes, In Part Because Of Its Stance On Ad Blocking

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2016 @ 07:21pm

  You won't allow me to read your content unless I see your unwanted advertising?
  
  Fine.. I'll read up on the subject elsewhere.

• On the post: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Says The Government Will 'Stop' Bitcoin

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 08 Nov, 2015 @ 06:14pm

  Re: Global Corporatization needs currency

  Quote: Mayer Amschel Rothschild
  
  "Give me control of a nations money supply, and I care not who makes it’s laws".
  
  Which is precisely what happened.
  I watch with great interest as systems like Bitcoin undermine this arrogance.

• On the post: UK Home Secretary Says Don't Worry About Collection Of Metadata; FOIA Request Made For Her Metadata

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 08 Nov, 2015 @ 06:42pm

  Collecting What?

  The fact that this has even been proposed shows the total lack of basic internet awareness of the average UK politician.
  This in itself is somewhat worrying.
  
  Living in the UK, I already know that my ISP cannot collect metadata from me because of my habitual use of a VPN service and TOR. Hell, I'm one of the good guys, don't they realise that the bad guys are going to hide themselves even more?

• On the post: Body Cameras Are Everywhere, But Recordings Remain Locked Up Tight

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2015 @ 09:08pm

  Nothing to Fear

  And here we go again with the tried and tested "double standards".. If you are doing no wrong, you have nothing to fear.
  So where is the problem?
  
  I do not doubt that there are several videos of me in various states of inebriation on the web and none are of any particular interest to the general public.
  
  The simple fact is that a Law Enforcement Officer's actions should be totally transparent and available for scrutiny.

• On the post: Sexting Teens Sentenced To A Year Without Cellphones And All The Warrantless Searches They Can Be Subjected To

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2015 @ 06:08pm

  Re: Re: I fail to see a problem

  You are so right. This is something that should be dealt with within "the family". The state has no right at all to interfere

• On the post: Sexting Teens Sentenced To A Year Without Cellphones And All The Warrantless Searches They Can Be Subjected To

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2015 @ 05:49pm

  Re: Re:

  Just a minute
  
  You say
  Have you watched any TV shows like "Law & Order"?
  If the real prosecutor is anything like the ones on the TV shows, then these kids were probably threatened with a jury trial where there would be the very real possibility of them going to jail for 20 years and being put on the sexual offender registry. Okay, sure, this probably won't happen, but why take the chance when they can get a punishment without jail time and without being put on the registry?
  
  Um.. Your total legal experience is based on the fantasy of TV programmes?
  
  I admire your stupidity.

• On the post: The GTA 5 Wildlife Documentary Is Why Rockstar Was Smart To Embrace Fan Films

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 04 Sep, 2015 @ 08:55pm

  The GTA 5 Wildlife Documentary

  So it's a pretend documentary with a video game fan bias.
  It amused me and it cost me only my time to watch it.

• On the post: LMFAO, The Band, Sends Cease And Desist Over LMFAO, The Beer

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2015 @ 05:40pm

  Simple solution. The band play a concert with the brewery supplying the beer. The one that takes the most money keeps the name.

• On the post: City Claims It Will Take 9,000 Hours And $79,000 To Fulfill Gawker's Request Emails Related To Abusive Police Officer

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2015 @ 07:05pm

  Outsource it as a project

  Why not pass on the job to a local university or school as a project?
  
  This would most likely produce a result within a couple of days, cost nothing and provide valuable education to students.
  
  An all round win situation

• On the post: Latest Explanation For James Clapper Lying About 'Essential' NSA Spy Program: 'He Forgot About It'

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 11 May, 2015 @ 05:07pm

  Oh .. I forgot

  To forget so much, so regularly seems disturbingly like the onset of Alzheimer's
  
  Quoting alz.org
  A type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behaviour.
  
  Should someone with these obvious problems hold such a responsible position?

• On the post: EU's 'Counter-Terrorism Co-ordinator' Finally Says It: Force Internet Companies To Hand Over Their Crypto Keys

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 27 Jan, 2015 @ 05:16pm

  Encription outlawed.. because.. terrorists?

  Take a look back in time.
  Possibly WW2, when encrypted messages were vital and broadcast over short wave radio.
  These messages were encrypted by the the source.
  They did not rely on the medium over which they were sent to perform the encryption, so why the hell do governments assume that "terrorist" messages on the internet are sent in plain text, relying purely on the encryption provided?

• On the post: Joke Tweet Gets Man Arrested

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2014 @ 06:07pm

  Re: Re: Funny

  The entire world is waiting for the release of USA v2.1

• On the post: Joke Tweet Gets Man Arrested

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2014 @ 05:57pm

  Re: Challenger

  I saw a similar thing that showed a picture of the Challenger explosion with the caption "Things that they wished they never said, "Come on lads, let the lady have a drive""
  
  Distasteful and sexist yes.. but illegal?
  
  The one thing we do not need are Orwellian thought police

• On the post: Sony Goes One Ridiculous Step Further: Threatens To Sue Twitter Over Leaked Email Screenshots

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 23 Dec, 2014 @ 06:19pm

  Sony?

  Lets be fair.
  Sony have a reputation of having very poor IT security. They have been hacked so many times.
  They have also attempted to hack their own customers with disgraceful attempts to put easily discovered rootkits on their retail products.
  
  What I do not understand is why the American government is making such a massive issue of this, when Sony is basically a Japanese company with an american subsidiary.
  
  Possibly donations

• On the post: Sony Goes One Ridiculous Step Further: Threatens To Sue Twitter Over Leaked Email Screenshots

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 23 Dec, 2014 @ 06:08pm

  Sony?

• On the post: FBI Formally Accuses North Korea Of The Sony Hack

  

  Arioch ( profile ), 20 Dec, 2014 @ 09:28pm

  Why the issue?

  The one thing that has struck me about this is why is the USA government getting involved in this issue?
  
  First of all Sony is a Japanese based company, and yes it does have USA based subsidiaries,
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony
  
  But an attack on Sony is an attack on a foreign based company, not an attack on the USA.
  
  So why does the USA government give so much priority to this?
  
  The stink of corruption is overwhelming

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