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  • On the post: Hecklers Try To Veto University Screening Of 'American Sniper;' May Find Themselves Watching 'Paddington Bear' Instead

    azuravian ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2015 @ 06:25am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hmm. Maybe Techdirt likes films in which Muslims are murdered.

    Are you implying that the University was showing American Sniper in the same way (i.e. as an example of the mentality/mindset of "the enemy"). I doubt it. Unless this is what you are implying, this is a straw man.

  • On the post: Schneier: Snowden's Leaks Have Actually Made It Easier To Crack Terrorists' Encrypted Messages

    azuravian ( profile ), 27 May, 2014 @ 07:11am

    Re: english

    Saying that someone is using grammar incorrectly doesn't make it so.

  • On the post: Toronto Asked To Ban Dangerous Dr. Seuss Book For Promoting Violence

    azuravian ( profile ), 02 May, 2014 @ 08:42am

    Re: Re:

    I think what the library is getting at here is exactly what you stated. If a book has a single complaint (or even multiple), but has been checked out hundreds of times, that is not a very high complaint ratio, so the majority of the public must not have a problem with it.

    Although this isn't necessarily a defense of appropriateness, it does show that the individual who requested the removal has a different barometer for appropriateness than the majority of the library-going public.

  • On the post: Ubisoft Printed The Wrong Versions Of South Park Game For Germany, Forgetting To Remove The Swastikas

    azuravian ( profile ), 06 Mar, 2014 @ 11:36am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Native Americans

    Just so I understand, are you implying that part of this freedom does NOT include the right to urge them to change their name.

    I agree with you, in theory, that a company should be able to run themselves as they see fit and we, the people, should determine how well they perform in their business. However, I would argue that in addition to not frequenting their establishment, part of my rights would include doing whatever I can to influence them to change their product.

  • On the post: Ubisoft Printed The Wrong Versions Of South Park Game For Germany, Forgetting To Remove The Swastikas

    azuravian ( profile ), 06 Mar, 2014 @ 05:33am

    Re: Native Americans

    Since when is it a "used to". Yes, there has been some headway in changing mascots, but it's far from over.

    NFL: Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs
    MLB: Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians
    NHL: Chicago Blackhawks

    These are just in major league sports. There are multiple others at the college or minor league pro level.

  • On the post: Guantanamo Bay Authorities Ban Solzhenitsyn's 'The Gulag Archipelago'

    azuravian ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2013 @ 09:33am

    Re: Re: Jack Bauer: the American role-model

    Seriously, your proof is the Skousen list? A list that has no evidence to back it up, written by a conspiracy theorist nutjob at a time when the Red Scare was still at its height.

  • On the post: Mark Cuban Funds EFF's New 'Mark Cuban Chair To Eliminate Stupid Patents'

    azuravian ( profile ), 20 Dec, 2012 @ 09:30am

    Re:

    Not only that, but he can afford to donate the 3 million he got in dividends for 2011 to his employees.

    http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/02/notch-gives-3-million-mojang-dividend-to-employees/

  • On the post: Kink.com Owner Inoculating Against Piracy By Selling The Scarce

    azuravian ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2012 @ 07:21am

    Unintentional Innuendo

    "Moreover, assuming the content he's supplying is of a quality that his customers enjoy, it's unbeatable."

    Are you saying that unbeatable didn't even register as innuendo?

  • On the post: Comcast Lobbyist Admits To Holding Internet Service For The Poor Hostage To Get NBC Takeover Approved

    azuravian ( profile ), 01 Nov, 2012 @ 05:09am

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    @John Fenderson,
    I agree with you wholeheartedly. Not just that it's none of their business, but also on the complexity issues. However, I think claiming that taking the deduction is tantamount to instructing the government to donate in your stead is a bit disingenuous. That would only be true if you were taking a tax credit. A deduction, on the other hand, just prevents them from taxing you on that amount. Also, if you took the deductions, you could afford to give 12% or even more to charity, because the extra taxes you're paying could go straight to the charity's coffers instead of the governments.

  • On the post: Nutella Nastygrams Restaurant Promoting Its Product, Opens The Door For Competitors

    azuravian ( profile ), 18 Oct, 2012 @ 12:12pm

    Justin's

    Well, I don't have much to say about Nutella's big mistake here, but I will say this:

    Justin's is delicious and would make a much better shake.

  • On the post: Hollywood Star Rosario Dawson Speaks Out Against Hollywood's 'Six Strikes' Plan

    azuravian ( profile ), 12 Oct, 2012 @ 09:48am

    Re: Re:

    How many actors and musicians are there in the world? Hint: The answer is not "billions"

  • On the post: Biggest Kickstarter Project Ever Surpasses $10 Million; Cuts Off Funding

    azuravian ( profile ), 14 May, 2012 @ 09:26pm

    Re:

    So your argument is "I wouldn't use it, therefore it is not a useful product." Way more than 85,000 people disagree with you.

    I'll be using mine as I work through a new exercise regiment. It'll be nice to be able to glance down at my watch to see how far I've run. I'm sure I'll come up with other uses as well.

  • On the post: Is It A First Amendment Violation To Get Pulled Over For Flashing Your Lights To Warn Others Of Cops?

    azuravian ( profile ), 21 Sep, 2011 @ 12:19pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    I think that would be aiding and abetting. However, in the case of flashing your lights, you are flashing them in the general vicinity, not specifically warning criminals. If you wanted to make a comparison to robbery, it would be more like, going into a crowd and telling everyone that a certain area had a high police presence. If that crowd happened to contain robbers, they may avoid the area that you specified so as to not get caught.

  • On the post: Indie Records Sue Limewire; Feeling Left Out From RIAA Settlement

    azuravian ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2011 @ 05:52am

    Re: You're cloaking a defeat for your notions with focus on money.

    Actually, this was a settlement, so nothing got shot down "in court". Limewire thought, rightly or wrongly, that it was easier to settle than fight.

  • On the post: Is It A First Amendment Violation To Kick A Student Out Of Nursing School For Blogging About A Patient?

    azuravian ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2011 @ 04:53am

    "The university did nothing to silence her speech, but merely said that if she wanted to say those things, she couldn't do it while a student in their school."

    Isn't that the exact definition of silencing speech. Short of taking someone's life, all instances of silencing speech are really just where and how said speech is allowed (i.e. "You can say whatever you want, just not in this country... just not within X miles of this event, etc.)

  • On the post: 'Her Morning Elegance' Artists Create Elegant Reason To Buy

    azuravian ( profile ), 16 Dec, 2010 @ 06:34am

    Re: Re: ONLY $87,000

    Multiple other factors seem to be left out here. First, the article mentions that the prints are displayed in galleries worldwide. I'm not an art gallery expert, but I would assume they usually pay an artist for this. Second, you are discounting any extra income that may have been generated by the video itself, such as increased record sales (which I'm aware are unlimited) and increased tickets/prices for performances. Most artists spend however much they feel necessary for producing a music video with no hope of making that money back directly. The hope is that the video increases awareness. In this case, it not only did that, but the artist was able to turn the video directly into extra income.

  • On the post: Is Telling People To Visit A Certain Website A Denial Of Service Attack?

    azuravian ( profile ), 20 May, 2010 @ 11:05pm

    Hmmm...

    Normally, I agree with most of the posts here, but I'm not sure about this one. It's not like he told a bunch of people to visit the website in question in order to take it down (a la the Slashdot effect). He had them visit a different website that would then generate multiple requests to the server in question. In a way, it sounds like he crowdsourced a DDOS. I'm not sure if it's criminal, but it definitely seems to cross an ethical line.

  • On the post: Blizzard Sells $2 Million In Virtual Livestock In Four Hours

    azuravian ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2010 @ 07:33am

    Re: oh look what a big sword I've got

    But what if you were an elitist? What would you do then?

  • On the post: Sony Deletes Feature On PS3's; You Don't Own What You Thought You Bought

    azuravian ( profile ), 31 Mar, 2010 @ 09:00am

    Re: Re: Re:

    Even playing offline could be a problem in the future. I was sold I console that would play PS3 games. Future PS3 games might require a certain firmware version (or higher), thereby forcing me to update. You could have someone saying they were willing to forgo all future updates and features in order to keep this one feature, but then the basic functionality (playing PS3 games) would eventually break.

  • On the post: A Look At Twelve Years Of Dangerous Unintended Consequences From The DMCA

    azuravian ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2010 @ 09:30am

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    @RD:

    Did you hear that whooshing sound? the ACs comment was obviously a joke referencing the fact that the net effect of the DMCA is to impact the average consumer more than the hacker.

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