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• On the post: Priceline Throws A Fit And Sues USPTO For Not Granting Them Booking.com Trademark

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 28 Apr, 2016 @ 03:05am

  I'd argue that their advertising failing miserably. As part of their target demographic (one who travels 15+ times a year), I have never, until this article, even heard of booking.com

• On the post: No, The FBI Does Not 'Need' The Info On Farook's iPhone; This Is Entirely About The Precedent

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2016 @ 11:51am

  I find it ironic that Apple is doing a better job at defending my constitutional rights than my government is.

• On the post: Techdirt Crowdsourcing: How Will The TSA Idiotically Respond To The Laptop Terror Bomb?

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2016 @ 09:57am

  More Euro style theatrics

  My guess is they will start making everyone boot up their devices to ensure that they work, and are not just PC looking bombs. Of course, that would have the opposite effect since Win10 is bombing with most people anyway.

• On the post: Open Insulin Project Could Help Save Thousands Of Lives And Billions Of Dollars

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 01 Dec, 2015 @ 06:51am

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  Then you do not understand diabetes. Insulin is not optional. Yes, there are soem Type 2s for which it is, but for every Type 1 out there, and many Type 2, it is mandatory. It does not matter whether it is $25 a bottle, $250 a bottle or $2500 a bottle. If you need 3 bottles a month, you need 3 bottles a month, regardless of the price.

• On the post: Open Insulin Project Could Help Save Thousands Of Lives And Billions Of Dollars

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 01 Dec, 2015 @ 04:28am

  Contrary to what the article says, there are two kinds of generic insulin widely available in the US: Novolin N (a long acting [12-14 hour]) insulin and Novolin (a short term [4-5 hour] insulin). Both of these are available in WalMart pharmacies for about $25/bottle. By contrast, the Novalin N that I buy at CVS through my insurance is about $280/bottle. Unfortunately neither of these insulins are in wide use, most diabetics use a rapid acting insulin (Novolog, 45 minutes), and a longer acting insulin (like Lantus), that have a duration of closer to 24 hours. It woudl be absolutely fantastic to see a wider variety of insulins available at reasonable prices, but I fully agree with what Kevin Riggs said, that the generic part is not the problem, it's the manufacturing cost (et al). What this effort needs is a Bill Gates sort of benefactor to kick start the whole thing (as a lost cost start up), then operate a company as a non profit to provide the generics at cost. But then you have another issue, who will sell them? Do you honestly think that CVS would prefer to sell you a bottle for $25, when they can instead sell one for 10 times that? Keeping in mind that their markup is probably 10X as well.

• On the post: Hillary Clinton Joins The 'Make Silicon Valley Break Encryption' Bandwagon

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2015 @ 08:34am

  My guess is that the same person advising the Clinton Campaign on tech issues was the same person who setup her email server.
  
  We really cannot afford more leadership that is living in the 1980s for technology.

• On the post: Add Pittsburgh To The List Of Cities That Say Verizon Ripped Them Off

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2015 @ 11:10am

  It would be easier, and kill a whole lot less trees if we just assembled a list of cities that Verizon did not rip off.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Helping The Blind With Technology

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2015 @ 03:04am

  Dammit robots, knock it off, first you come here and take our menial labor jobs, now you want my medical right to take my (future) seeing eye dog anywhere I please? What next, are you going to take away my ability to drive me and my seeing eye dog around by ourselves?

• On the post: Donald Trump's Clueless Lawyer Threatens Press, Says It's Ok To Rape Your Spouse

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 28 Jul, 2015 @ 07:13pm

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  >where he was metaphorically raped by the media.
  In contemporary linguistic practice, that would be phrased: "... literally raped ..."
  

  
  
  I thought that all lawyers had a de facto relationship, perhaps you could call it a marriage, with the media. So by that definition, he cannot be raped by the media.

• On the post: Donald Trump's Clueless Lawyer Threatens Press, Says It's Ok To Rape Your Spouse

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 28 Jul, 2015 @ 04:32pm

  Kind of makes you wonder if Mr. Cohen has some sort of financial ties to Cooley. And I do not mean in the "I still owe student loans" sort of way.

• On the post: Protocols Instead Of Platforms: Rethinking Reddit, Twitter, Moderation And Free Speech

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2015 @ 01:38pm

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  I was thinking almost the exact same thing. Usenet was the free speech haven [sic] until google somehow ended up controlling it and turned it into groups and drove it into the ground. Irc is still very much alive, but not really the same sort of forum flavor that usenet had (I can still find articles I posted to usenet 20+ years ago).
  
  I wonder if a P2P based usenet could succeed?

• On the post: Comcast Lobbyist Admits It Helped Create Netflix By Refusing To Compete On Price

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2015 @ 09:33am

  If I did not know any better, I'd say this is a precursor to Comcast filing a civil suit against Netflix since "They helped create Netflix." I'm sure they are entitled to at least 50% of Netflix's profits.

• On the post: America's Best Has Some Fun With Scott Walker's Super-Similar Campaign Logo

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 15 Jul, 2015 @ 03:51am

  So, I guess you could say, that when it comes to logo design, someone at the Scott Walker campaign (* lowers glasses *) needs to get better lenses.

• On the post: Took Longer Than I Expected: Bill O'Reilly Yanks Video Games Into Charleston Massacre For No Reason At All

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2015 @ 01:32pm

  If only we could find some evidence that links the violent actions of people to watching FOX News. If only...

• On the post: Trump Campaign Was Legally Allowed To Use Neil Young's Music At Rally, But Doing So Was Kind Of Dumb

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 19 Jun, 2015 @ 03:30am

  Perhaps Donald could use Ted Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever" instead?

• On the post: Why Do Our Senators Keep Calling Ed Snowden 'Eric Snowden'?

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2015 @ 03:59am

  Puppets can only say what the person with their hand up their ass is making them say. Perhaps we are seeing that many puppets all have the same 'puppeteer.'

• On the post: There Aren't Many Ways To Do Online Reputation Management Right, And This Isn't One Of Them

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 26 May, 2015 @ 09:49am

  Is it just me, or does that "Notice of Infringement of Defamation" letter look like a "Participation Certificate" for a School's Field Day where they could not afford ribbons for everyone?

• On the post: Faith Healer Adam Miller Sues Over Critical YouTube Video, Guaranteeing It Tons Of Attention

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 07 May, 2015 @ 06:19pm

  I believe him. He can talk so slowly that he actually bores your illnesses to death. Oh, sorry, he bores the "Dark, cellular structure(s)" to death.
  
  Seriously though, if he keeps claiming that he is a medical professional, can't he be sued under HIPPA ?

• On the post: Judge Throws Out Lawsuit From Redditor Who Found An FBI Tracking Device On His Car

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 07 May, 2015 @ 04:27am

  I wonder if the ACLU (or any others) would be willing to take on a pro bono civil case against the FBI for this.

• On the post: Trademark Dispute Between Brewery And Winery Over Northstar Brand

  

  Bt Garner ( profile ), 07 May, 2015 @ 04:11am

  Wine and beer are as distinct as bottled water and soda

  
  
  Have to disagree here, or maybe not. Consider the Wine Cooler -- for sales purposes, most wine coolers are labelled (and sold) as beers, having dropped the "wine" portion of their name years ago. So the distinction between wine and beer does have some grey area, and I can understand why a winery with a trademark would be concerned about "another alcoholic beverage" with the same mark. Just like I can understand why "Royal Crown" would be concerned about someone selling "Royal Crown Flavored Water." In today's market the distinction between flavored water and sodas is pretty thin, as it is between alcoholic beverages.

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