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• On the post: Dumb Criminal Promises To Shoot Someone For 100 Retweets, Is Promptly Arrested

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2014 @ 10:07am

  Reminds me of the guy threatening to blow up the airport a few years ago.
  
  This guy said shoot, not kill, with what is obviously an air rifle.
  
  Who determines what is a joke or not and whether it is funny or not?

• On the post: Judge Rejects Warrant Application, Because He Thinks None Is Needed

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2014 @ 09:48am

  I thought we covered this when talking about drones/model aircraft.
  
  Just because someone lands their device on your property, does not mean you get to confiscate it with no liability to you to return to rightful owner.
  
  This judge is saying "finders keepers."

• On the post: Yahoo UK Moves To Dublin To Escape Surveillance; UK Asks It To Stay… For The Spies

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2014 @ 09:06am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Unfortunately...

  Mr. Clapper agrees with you.

• On the post: A Look Back In Techdirt History

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2014 @ 05:52pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Indubitably.

• On the post: Apple Rejects Tank Battle 1942, Then Approves; Shows How Stupid The iOS Approval Process Is

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2014 @ 11:14am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: you have the choice

  "Telling you which apps you can put on your phone would be like a car company telling you which passengers you can have in your car."
  
  More like the car company choosing what to sell in their store. Maybe they don't want to sell beer to put in your cup holder.

• On the post: A Look Back In Techdirt History

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2014 @ 06:10pm

  "Music has become tap water..."
  Bono
  
  http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/for+a+song
  
  Sorry Boner, been that way a long time. The only difference is, I need water, although I filter it too.

• On the post: Prosecutors Admit They Don't Understand What Weev Did, But They're Sure It's Like Blowing Up A Nuclear Plant

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2014 @ 04:25am

  Re:

  Wrong quote, but point stands.

• On the post: Rep. Nadler Claims 'You Bought It, You Own It' Is An 'Extreme Digital View'

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2014 @ 04:05am

  Re: Re: Re:

  What happens when you quit paying rent(property tax)? Here in Canada legal proceedings start after two years of not paying rent.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Eat Less Red Meat. Cows Rejoice!

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2014 @ 03:24am

  Re: Risk of death?

  You read that wrong. The persons they are talking about are the farmers and slaughter house workers. Lots of people killed by cows every year. Eat less meat, reduce workers to raise and butcher cows, lower a persons risk of death.

• On the post: Why Moderating Comments Doesn't Remove Section 230 Protection, And Why More Lawyers Need To Understand This

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2014 @ 03:14am

  Re:

  They do use search engines but can't get over everything is "free" on the net, so they search for "free legal advice."

• On the post: Dianne Feinstein Still A Believer In Collecting All Phone Records; Pretends That Such Collection Has Stopped Terrorists

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2014 @ 07:26am

  She can believe whatever she wants, existence of fairies, unicorns or a terrorist attack, doesn't mean I am going to believe in them as well.

• On the post: Prosecutors Admit They Don't Understand What Weev Did, But They're Sure It's Like Blowing Up A Nuclear Plant

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2014 @ 04:24am

  "But that point should have no bearing on whether or not exposing a security hole, by basically entering a URL that AT&T failed to secure, becomes a criminal activity."
  
  He should have been willfully blind. Wait, that doesn't work...

• On the post: Why Moderating Comments Doesn't Remove Section 230 Protection, And Why More Lawyers Need To Understand This

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2014 @ 03:17am

  My defense would be "I am not a top defamation lawyer."
  
  Kinda like when you say a person was shot and killed, they want to know what makes you an expert on "cause of death."

• On the post: Australia May Soon Regret Giving Up Its Refusal To Accept Corporate Sovereignty In Trade Agreements

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2014 @ 06:29pm

  I think our governments should start suing companies for loss of tax revenue due to moving operations and offices to other Countries.

• On the post: Awesome Stuff: Pedal Power

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2014 @ 03:27am

  Re: Re: Re: How About a Combination Device?

  A 4-wheeler, equipped with tracks, will climb all over that man made snow pile, so says Bombardier Tracking Russell of Canada.
  
  Even after this mild weather and rain, we still have two feet of snow here.
  
  Thanks for reminding me! I have to submit some photos of a saw-whet owl into a few contests.

• On the post: Australia May Soon Regret Giving Up Its Refusal To Accept Corporate Sovereignty In Trade Agreements

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2014 @ 09:10pm

  Re:

  Australia May Soon Regret Accepting Corporate Sovereignty In Trade Agreements
  
  They used to refuse, now they have given up on that refusal.

• On the post: Thanks Anti-Vax Loons: The Return Of The Measles And The Backlash Against Jenny McCarthy

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2014 @ 08:42pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The difference...

  While I agree with your opinion, this is not your opportunity to defend the bullies.
  
  Here it is:
  http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140317/13503526601/kid-bullied-my-little-pony-backpack-told-not-to-bring-it-to-school-anymore.shtml

• On the post: Thanks Anti-Vax Loons: The Return Of The Measles And The Backlash Against Jenny McCarthy

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2014 @ 08:27pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The difference...

  "Sorry, are you being willfully difficult?"
  
  So, being harsh and cruel can be wonderful? Just not always?
  
  "Yup!"
  
  I'm done with your games for now.

• On the post: Thanks Anti-Vax Loons: The Return Of The Measles And The Backlash Against Jenny McCarthy

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2014 @ 08:22pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The difference...

  "But, as far as I can tell, it has absolutely nothing to do with what we're talking about here, which is the ridicule of bad science"
  
  Sorry again. I was replying to you, who was replying to nasch, who said "But who is helped by calling names? And that's the part that I'm referring to." I didn't realize moron only referred to bad science.

• On the post: Thanks Anti-Vax Loons: The Return Of The Measles And The Backlash Against Jenny McCarthy

  

  btrussell ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2014 @ 08:05pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The difference...

  "Ridicule, like it or not, is part of this process, and a tool by which society increases its standard of truth and knowledge."
  
  "And, er, at no point did I say "all ridicule of anything is always wonderful"."
  
  Sorry, I assumed increasing our standard of truth and knowledge is always wonderful. So, being harsh and cruel can be wonderful? Just not always?

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