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• On the post: Dancing Baby Video Fight Heads Back To Court: Will A Bogus Takedown Finally Get Punished?

  

  Ben ( profile ), 16 Oct, 2012 @ 11:21am

  Re:

  My thoughts exactly

• On the post: Hilarious Attack Ad In Florida Suggests That Legalizing Autonomous Vehicles Puts Old People At Risk

  

  Ben ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2012 @ 01:11am

  Re: History repeats itself

  "HORSES DONT DRINK DRIVE" that should be

• On the post: Hilarious Attack Ad In Florida Suggests That Legalizing Autonomous Vehicles Puts Old People At Risk

  

  Ben ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2012 @ 12:47am

  History repeats itself

  I remember the political scaremongering around horseless carriages.
  
  "HORSES DONT DRIVE DRIVE!"
  
  "Horses: lowering your carbon hoofprint"
  
  "Cruise control: more dangerous than a demented horse!"
  
  "Horses: biodegradable"
  
  "1 Horse = 1 horse power. None of these funny metric units here"

• On the post: DC Police Chief Lays Down New Cell/Camera Policy: 'Don't Seize. Don't Delete. Don't Interfere.'

  

  Ben ( profile ), 25 Jul, 2012 @ 10:24am

  Hmm

  I look forward to the TSA rolling this out too

• On the post: UK Ministry of Defence Close To Gaining Patent On Key GPS Technology; US Not Amused

  

  Ben ( profile ), 09 Jul, 2012 @ 04:35am

  and

  Cue the US staging an invasion of the UK to 'liberate' us

• On the post: Claire Ryan's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

  

  Ben ( profile ), 07 Jul, 2012 @ 04:22pm

  Thanks Claire

  FIrst time in a while it's seemed like 'these are my favourite posts' rather than 'this is a summary of the entire week's posts'

• On the post: Poll Shows Only 9% Of UK Public Think Richard O'Dwyer Should Be Extradited

  

  Ben ( profile ), 06 Jul, 2012 @ 02:17pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  No matter. Lawyers were outlawed in Kyrgystan in 1986. His council and executioner will be one very hungry goat

• On the post: Poll Shows Only 9% Of UK Public Think Richard O'Dwyer Should Be Extradited

  

  Ben ( profile ), 06 Jul, 2012 @ 10:47am

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  Despite freedom of speech in the USA your comment just broke the law in Kyrgyzstan, so I'm sure you've no objection to be extradited there to be tried?

• On the post: Poll Shows Only 9% Of UK Public Think Richard O'Dwyer Should Be Extradited

  

  Ben ( profile ), 06 Jul, 2012 @ 10:32am

  I wasn't asked!

  I wonder how loaded the question was

• On the post: UK 'Snooper's Charter' Seeks To Eliminate Pesky Private Communications

  

  Ben ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2012 @ 11:23pm

  Meh

  I guess we'll start getting TSA style 'you got checked' flyers in our postal mail?

• On the post: Don't You Dare Show Olympic Spirit In The UK

  

  Ben ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2012 @ 01:28am

  tee hee

  http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2012/06/01/patch-of-dirt-that-resembles-2012-logo-slammed-by-olympic-committee/

• On the post: UK High Court Judges Can't Agree On Twitter Joke Issue, Require Rehearing Of The Case

  

  Ben ( profile ), 31 May, 2012 @ 01:08pm

  Re:

  And with the original post at 129 characters, he'd easily have had room!

• On the post: Megaupload Filings Show Massive Flaws In US Case, Ask Court To Dismiss

  

  Ben ( profile ), 31 May, 2012 @ 12:42pm

  Commission

  "The Government seeks forfeiture of all of Defendants? revenue because it has assumed all of the revenue is tainted by crime."
  
  Plus the Government gets 10% royalty, right?

• On the post: As UK Government Considers Opt-Out Porn Censorship, Report Already Finds Overblocking On Mobile Networks

  

  Ben ( profile ), 23 May, 2012 @ 03:10am

  Re:

  Reminds me of this:
  
  http://iwastesomuchtime.com/on/?i=36988

• On the post: As UK Government Considers Opt-Out Porn Censorship, Report Already Finds Overblocking On Mobile Networks

  

  Ben ( profile ), 23 May, 2012 @ 03:02am

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  I also use Vodafone. I first noticed content control when trying to access the web site of a local brewery. It's insane.
  
  I can easily avoid their content control by using wifi, so what's the point? They're just trying to avoid 3rd party liability.
  
  It's also easy to bypass if you google for 2 seconds.

• On the post: Google's Fiber Makes MPAA Skittish. Why Does Hollywood See All Technology In Terms Of Piracy?

  

  Ben ( profile ), 03 May, 2012 @ 07:33am

  Re: Re:

  Idea for new sitcom. 2 girls 1 cap.

• On the post: UK Tabloid Known For Publishing Naked Photos Complains About The Harm Of Porn Online

  

  Ben ( profile ), 02 May, 2012 @ 07:12am

  Re: Re:

  My mother in law believes every damn word. Having her visit is typically a fun event until she starts parroting their bullshit

• On the post: UK Tabloid Known For Publishing Naked Photos Complains About The Harm Of Porn Online

  

  Ben ( profile ), 02 May, 2012 @ 06:19am

  Re: Re:

  'tis a shame it's the main UK paper they give out free at airports. Paints a horrible picture of UK citizenry (or at least a certain underclass)

• On the post: Google Sued Because Some People Wonder If Jon Hamm Is Jewish

  

  Ben ( profile ), 02 May, 2012 @ 12:51am

  Re: Re: Re:

  *being
  
  Irony alert!

• On the post: Social Reader Apps: Better Than Paywalls, But Still Walls

  

  Ben ( profile ), 01 May, 2012 @ 06:13am

  It annoys me

  It annoys me because it doesn't tell me if the person enjoyed the article, only that they read it. As a social media sharing exercise, it's stupidly pointless.

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