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• On the post: DailyDirt: Making It To Mars

  

  BW ( profile ), 25 Sep, 2014 @ 08:58am

  Gotta love, "We've poisoned the Earth!" people.

  The earth is just fine, and will be just fine. Humanity is NOT as powerful as you think. A single mega-volcano would probably do more damage in a week than humanity has done in its history. Get over it.

• On the post: NJ Town Proposes Law That Would Grant Law Enforcement The Right To Warrantlessly Search Houses To Find Underage Drinkers

  

  BW ( profile ), 25 Sep, 2014 @ 08:39am

  Re: When even the NSA looks reasonable in comparison...

  Your first paragraph is so true, so correct, and such a good example of the best possible response to these politicians, that I can't believe it isn't being done. I would call for a referendum if I lived there.
  
  "The NSA and their defenders at least have 'Because terrorism!' when they violate the Constitution or defend violating it(not saying it's a good excuse mind, it isn't, but they're at least pretending to save lives with their Constitution violating), to do the same 'Because underage drinking!' is such a massively disproportionate response that every single person in support of the law needs to be immediately removed from their position, as they are clearly unfit to hold it."

• On the post: Why Hasn't The Obama Administration Weighed In On The FCC's Net Neutrality Comment Period?

  

  BW ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2014 @ 07:57am

  Tell Obama about the fund-raising opportunity.

  Why can't someone with a loud political voice, like Techdirt or Daily KOS, post the clip of Obama saying he supported Net Neutrality, and mentioning the HUGE opportunity to use his support for Net Neutrality as a fund-raising issue.

• On the post: Audio Equipment Manufacturer Threatens Amazon Reseller With 'Mandatory Jail Time'

  

  BW ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2014 @ 12:12pm

  Hell would freeze over before I would buy

  From this company (Velodyne).
  
  Clearly they are failing because they don't have a clue what they're doing. Obviously they have no clue regarding the law. Given that they can't sell at the same price their customers can (used), they don't know retail either. It leaves you to conclude that they probably don't know their products very well either.

• On the post: NYPD Sending Their Best Cops To Twitter School To Learn All About Common Sense

  

  BW ( profile ), 05 Sep, 2014 @ 07:37am

  You know, insensitivity is not racism, dishonesty, or even evil

  Why shouldn't they be free to say insensitive things. I have to agree with the captain, some fool is bound to blame someone other than the "victim" for being so stupid that she wouldn't look up from her iPad. We need to be responsible for our own stupid acts and not try to shift the blame to others and restrict the freedoms of others in order to protect the few fools who are too stupid to protect themselves.

• On the post: About Freaking Time: New York Times Will Finally Start Calling CIA Torture Practices 'Torture'

  

  BW ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2014 @ 08:36am

  Re:

  Forget torturing the people who were ordered to do it. Torture the people who ordered them. That said, torture may be a necessary evil in some instances, and we shouldn't pretend otherwise.

• On the post: Court To Frat Boys: Openness Of Courts More Compelling Than Your Potential Embarrassment

  

  BW ( profile ), 29 Jul, 2014 @ 03:51pm

  Re:

  BUT, if they were found guilty through improper (unlawful) search, then they are NOT guilty in the eyes of the law, just as if any other law was violated in the course of an investigation. Therefore, until their guilt is clarified, they should not be outed. Otherwise there is a chilling effect on anyone asserting their rights.

• On the post: Will 3D Printing Transform The World — Or Just Fill It With Non-Biodegradable Personalized Junk?

  

  BW ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2014 @ 08:02pm

  02170

  Forget airplane terminals. At least THEY'RE comfortable. Look at public transit terminals. Vaulting ceilings, with semi-enclosed walls and NO HEAT. These are designed for people? NO! They are designed to look pretty on paper. If they were designed for people, they would have lower ceilings, they would be fully-enclosed, and you would be able to sit down and watch the busses and trains coming in.

• On the post: Peter King Hates Your Civil Liberties; Flips Out About His Own Party Rejecting Unconstitutional Spying On Americans

  

  BW ( profile ), 27 Jan, 2014 @ 05:43pm

  Boorish? Are you nuts?! Clinton was the best president we ever had.

  Bar none.
  
  We'll never know if Obama could have been a good president (He's only fair in my estimation, which has gone downhill since the NSA stuff) But again, we'll never know because from the start the racist republicans were intent on nothing else except blocking his every move.
  
  Clinton was allowed to be great, and he was. Oh Yeah! He got a blow-j*b. Big F'ing deal.

• On the post: US Spy Satellite Logo Not At All Subtle: Octopus Enveloping The Earth

  

  BW ( profile ), 08 Dec, 2013 @ 06:58pm

  Yes, he IS!!!!

  Fooled YOU didn't he?

• On the post: US Spy Satellite Logo Not At All Subtle: Octopus Enveloping The Earth

  

  BW ( profile ), 08 Dec, 2013 @ 06:54pm

  02170

  That's the point. Ordinary, everyday, (otherwise)decent people doing evil at the bidding of their "superiors." Read Milgram's study in obedience someday. While imperfect, they show what decent people can do when given orders by someone they believe is in authority.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

• On the post: How Much Does Gold-Plated Corporate Sovereignty Cost? $1 Billion Or About 2% Of A Developing Country's GDP

  

  BW ( profile ), 31 Oct, 2013 @ 10:12am

  Rigged laws.

  If the suits weren't rigged, then Yeah. Knowing how governments and global banks work together, not so much.

• On the post: Yet Another Leak Shows NSA Lied About Not Being Able To Geolocate Data It Scoops Up

  

  BW ( profile ), 10 Jun, 2013 @ 05:14am

  02170

  Considering Bush Jr. set this up, and his father, Bush Sr. was Director of Central Intelligence...

• On the post: France Ready To Shut Down Hadopi As It's 'Incompatible' With Digital Economy

  

  BW ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2013 @ 11:58am

  Having worked with many lawyers for many years, and...

  Therefore the breeding stock of politicians, I can assure you that they are ALMOST uniformly brain-dead when it comes to technology. In fact, and in many ways, an anti-technology bias is "hard-wired" into the legal system. Rules of jurisprudence mandate against email as a delivery system - even if it were securely encrypted.

• On the post: DJs' 'Dihydrogen Monoxide' April Fool's Prank Results In Suspension And Possible Felony Charges

  

  BW ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2013 @ 01:59pm

  This comment is my favorite. In the words of Captain...

  In the words of Captain Picard, "Make it so!!!"

• On the post: Experts Scratching Their Heads At House Judiciary's Awful CFAA Reform Proposal

  

  BW ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2013 @ 05:02am

  Love it.

  Let's put it on We The People.

• On the post: Apple's Patent For Creating A Leak-Proof Data Pipe, And Why It's Doomed To Fail

  

  BW ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2013 @ 09:53am

  Require ALL software to be licensed and developers as well. Problem solved...

  Require ALL software to be licensed and developers as well. Problem solved. Make programming without a license a felony - because ... it might damage systems and kill people.

• On the post: Toronto School Board Spokesperson Sends Police Out To Hassle One Of Its Critics

  

  BW ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2013 @ 09:47am

  Sue them!!! As you pointed out, they failed in their fiduciary responsibility...

  By failing to respond to the PERCEIVED THREAT in a timely fashion, they endangered the children who might have been harmed had the threat been real. Since they failed to protect the children, they should be sued for negligence. (Think of the children...)

• On the post: Key Players In Prenda Lawsuits Also Involved In Questionable 'Class Action' Objections

  

  BW ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2013 @ 07:19pm

  02170

  I don't understand how Gibbs behavior can be said to not work. How much does being benchslapped cost him versus how much he's making? Likewise with the "No, you're being unprofessional" defense. What has he lost really?

• On the post: Court: Feds Can Spy On Americans Without Warrants With No Legal Repurcussions

  

  BW ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2012 @ 06:01pm

  Can't a lawyer's license be revoked if they knowingly break the law?

  Most of the FBI are lawyers too.

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