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• On the post: Yahoo! Fought Back Against PRISM, Lost In Secret Ruling

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2013 @ 02:17pm

  Re: XBOX One ... aka.. Xbox (D)One

  Puts on tinfoil hat
  Yeah, I doubt I would have purchased an Xbox One (at least not at retail launch prices) anytime soon, but this puts a nail in it.
  There is NO WAY you are getting one of these in my house now, even if a friend brought one over I would probably make him/her tape over the camera and mic.

• On the post: Yahoo! Fought Back Against PRISM, Lost In Secret Ruling

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2013 @ 11:52am

  Re: TOR issue

  I have used TOR without problems before.
  Maybe it is the exit node you are on?

• On the post: Leaked: NSA's Talking Points Defending NSA Surveillance

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2013 @ 09:57am

  Re: Re: Re: Not our fault -- We were comissioned by Congress to do this

  "Squirrel!": http://youtu.be/SSUXXzN26zg

• On the post: Verizon: We Protect Our Customers' Data… Until The Government Asks For It

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2013 @ 07:36am

  Re: Re: Re: "whole claim that Verizon is compelled to obey is silly"

  Yawn...

• On the post: Senators Wyden And Udall Say They've Seen No Evidence That NSA Surveillance Stopped Dozens Of Terrorist Attacks

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 13 Jun, 2013 @ 12:39pm

  Ron Wyden for President?

  I would hate to lose him as a senator, but anybody else think he should run for The Presidency in 2016 instead of his Senate seat?

• On the post: Tech Companies Deny Letting NSA Have Realtime Access To Their Servers, But Choose Their Words Carefully

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2013 @ 04:35pm

  Re:

  https://www.grc.com/fingerprints.htm

  "This www.GRC.com web site always uses Extended Validation (EV) certificates. So if you are viewing this EV site through a properly-designed web browser, such as Firefox or Chrome (but not Internet Explorer, since Microsoft deliberately allows EV indications to be forged) and you DO see the special EV treatment in the address bar, then you KNOW your connection to US is NOT being intercepted (and also that this page's contents have not been altered!) But if the special EV indication is NOT being displayed . . . then you instantly know that something IS intercepting and spoofing this web site's certificate!"

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  Read the whole page, hell the whole site, tons of useful info.

• On the post: Verizon: We Protect Our Customers' Data… Until The Government Asks For It

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2013 @ 04:14pm

  Re: "whole claim that Verizon is compelled to obey is silly"

  Holy SHIT, Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones must buy tinfoil by the truckload....
  
  When their Paranoid Schizophrenic powers combine, they summon Captain Crazy!

• On the post: Oh, And One More Thing: NSA Directly Accessing Information From Google, Facebook, Skype, Apple And More

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2013 @ 02:46pm

  This just in: Out_of_His_A$$ Proves he is a moron!

  WTF? Seriously?

  "Seriously, do you regard this as NEWS? I see that at least "BearGriz72" reads my posts (and thanks for the advance publicity, you embiggen my effect here, ankle-biter)..."

  ---

  1) Of course this is news
  ???? 1a: a report of recent events
  ???? ???? {...snip...}
  ???? 2a: material reported in a newspaper or news periodical or on a newscast
  ???? 2b: matter that is newsworthy
  
  2) Enclosing my handle in quotes? Implying that it not linked to an actual identity, really?
  ?????My name is Rick, the handle I have been consistently using on the internet since the mid 1990's (Damn near 20 years) is BearGriz72. If you had even bothered to look at my profile, you would see that it links to my Google profile (I know you think Google is evil, I don't, get over it), my twitter account, and even my LinkedIn profile (with my full name and a ton of information about me). Unlike you, who can't even be bothered to register a profile name (there is no requirement to link it to a real identity, I just choose to), and then you complain when people impersonate you (and even register the name you have been using).
  
  3) RE: "ankle-biter" -- FUCK YOU BLUE.
  ?????I did not & do not post ANYTHING for your benefit, you are a troll, plain and simple, and we will all be better off if/when you give up and go away.

• On the post: Senators: Why Is Everyone So Worked Up About Verizon Spying? We've All Known About It Since 2007

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2013 @ 03:43pm

  Re: Senator Merkley say 'Outrageous'

  Oregon FTW! Both Senators have more than protozoa level IQs!

• On the post: NSA Says It Doesn't Spy On Americans As Obama Administration Defends Letting NSA Spy On Americans

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2013 @ 03:27pm

  Re: (Anonymous Coward, Jun 6th, 2013 @ 10:34am)

  "Why don't you black out Techdirt for a month or two? That should get their attention."
  
  Pay up, or shut up!

  Insider Shop ? ANTI-TECHDIRT
  $1,000,000 DAY WITHOUT TECHDIRT
  Shut us up for 24 hours
  $100,000,001 SILENCE TECHDIRT
  Act now: the price is going up!

• On the post: Chief Patent Judge Speaks Out Against Patent Trolls

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2013 @ 02:21pm

  Re: 05:12:53[g-145-8]

  What the heck is that freaky timestamp anyway?
  Is Out_of_the_Ass really just a bot?
  Is this someones idea of a Turing test?
  Inquiring minds don't much give a damn, but I'm curious...

• On the post: Oh, And One More Thing: NSA Directly Accessing Information From Google, Facebook, Skype, Apple And More

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2013 @ 03:49pm

  Oh Shit

  Here comes OotB with his anti-Google rants...
  in
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• On the post: Russian 'Pirate' Unofficially Ports Xbox Live Arcade Game To The PC; Moral Conundrums And Fractured English Ensue

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2013 @ 03:51pm

  Re: Re: Port this

  Hmm, I'm no programmer, but I would think the hardware to do it is possible...
  
  I built a theoretical system on NewEgg, but I can't get the sharing link to work correctly...

• On the post: EU's Chief Negotiator Has Learned Nothing From ACTA, Will Negotiate TAFTA In Secret

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2013 @ 09:48am

  Re: Re: You appear to believe they care about public good.

  "Are you blind?"
  
  No, "out_of_the_ass" is not blind, just willfully ignorant; he refuses to believe that people can innovate/learn/profit without "Imaginary Property" protections, so he parrots his *AA heroes/masters/(employers?) and denigrates anything anyone else has to say on the site.
  
  Footnote: He also likes to conflate Mike and his positions with those of any/all of the other contributors on the site; apparently he thinks they/we are all sockpuppets.

• On the post: Whatever Happened To The Exaflood?

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2013 @ 08:37pm

  Re: @#2, Arthur T

  Oh goody! /s
  An RJR comment: (http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20100429/0902539238.shtml#c76), I had almost forgoten about him.
  Now I wish I had managed it, feels like losing "The Game", and now I have lost "The Game" too, dammit.

• On the post: White House Also Releases Report On Patent Problems

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2013 @ 01:35pm

  Re: Re: Re: AC8 (AKA: DuMbass)

  "Oh, then exactly which IP rights does Mike support?"
  
  1) First, to clarify "IP" (Intellectual Property), the term itself is troublesome, it is a propaganda term which should never be used, because merely using it, no matter what you say about it, presumes it makes sense. It doesn't actually make sense, because it lumps together several different laws that are more different than similar.
  
  2) I would guess (I'm not going to speak for him), but based on what he has said previously, that he supports those "IP" laws (NOT a right) that actually do the job "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts".

• On the post: Turkish Prime Minister Blames Twitter For Mass Social Unrest, Because It Sure Beats Blaming Himself

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2013 @ 09:53am

  Re: He's not in de Nile, he's in Instanbul.

  To: Out_of_His_Head
  
  Paranoid Schizophrenia treatment is usually guided by a psychiatrist familiar with and skilled in treating the condition.
  Do you have such a person to speak with?
  
  If so, primary treatments for paranoid schizophrenia include; medication, psychotherapy, hospitalization, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
  Might I recommend all of the above (especially ECT).

• On the post: Turkish Prime Minister Blames Twitter For Mass Social Unrest, Because It Sure Beats Blaming Himself

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2013 @ 09:06am

  Re: Re: @ "To me, ignorance is the worst menace to society."

  ... out_of_the_ass is a moron ...

• On the post: Researcher Tries To Connect Violence And Video Games During Murder Trial; Gets Destroyed During Cross Examination

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2013 @ 07:41am

  Re: Re: Re: This is a real mania with you 14-year-olds, isn't it?

  ROFL
  
  "horrific world disaster" of Windows 8 FTW!

• On the post: Researcher Tries To Connect Violence And Video Games During Murder Trial; Gets Destroyed During Cross Examination

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2013 @ 07:38am

  Re: Typo

  Yeah, that threw me for a second too...
  "Those of you familiar with Chris Anderson's video game research"

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