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• On the post: Rage Against The Convoluted 'Rage' Trademark Dispute

  

  Charles ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2016 @ 04:18pm

  Should have renamed it Furia Egardi.

• On the post: Annotating The Letter Disney's CEO Sent To Disney Employees Asking Them To Fund Disney's Sketchy Lobbying Activities

  

  Charles ( profile ), 26 Feb, 2016 @ 08:46am

  Note to self:
  
  Try to boycott Disney as much as possible.

• On the post: The FBI's Not-So-Compelling Pitch For Sacrificing Security For Safety

  

  Charles ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2016 @ 01:36pm

  Remember boys and girls- the end of "local law enforcement" is cement!

• On the post: Guardian Tech Reporter: Apple Should Help FBI Break Into iPhone Because I Don't Consider Privacy All That Important

  

  Charles ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2016 @ 02:10pm

  Re: Not a fight to pick right now

  I think many people, especially Techdirt readers and including myself, agree with Apple's view point, and being pragmatic and looking down the road to the future think Apple needs to fight the order.

• On the post: Yosemite Changing The Names Of Popular Park Landmarks Following The Most Ridiculous Trademark Dispute Ever

  

  Charles ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2016 @ 11:53am

  Re: Re: IP transfer

  From SCO v Novell Timeline http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=20040319041857760
  
  Order from 12/20/05 Hearing - No 100% Transfers of Business in Novell to SC or SC to Caldera
  http://groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060320060625277
  
  We did learn the copyrights were not transferred to SCO as they were not listed. SCO had no standing to sue anyone over Unix or Linux copyrights. Groklaw has hundreds and hundreds of articles and court documents on this case and others if you care to research. I read the site for years- I still miss it.

• On the post: Daily Deal: Private Internet Access 2 Year Subscription

  

  Charles ( profile ), 22 Dec, 2015 @ 01:06pm

  I use PIA and I have no qualms recommending it.

• On the post: NY Governor Announces App Version Of State's 'See Something, Say Something' Program

  

  Charles ( profile ), 03 Dec, 2015 @ 03:55pm

  So a person taking a picture of a type of building is suspicious, but the person taking the picture of a person taking a picture is not?

• On the post: Full Text Of TPP Released: And It's Really, Really Bad

  

  Charles ( profile ), 06 Nov, 2015 @ 02:14pm

  Growing inequality

  How profitable is a great movie when most can not afford to buy a theater ticket? How much is a wonder drug worth if many, many are poor and not insured? All producers need consumers- productive consumers with disposable income. The rich can not be the only buyers and all businesses need a viable market.
  
  All the gold on earth is useless to the last one standing.

• On the post: Body Cameras Are Everywhere, But Recordings Remain Locked Up Tight

  

  Charles ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2015 @ 05:04pm

  "The only thing transparent here is how self-serving these disingenuous statements are."
  
  The only thing transparent here is how self-serving these disingenuous bastards are.
  
  FIFY

• On the post: Locked Out Of The Sixth Amendment By Proprietary Forensic Software

  

  Charles ( profile ), 08 Oct, 2015 @ 05:53pm

  Perhaps an open source project could be developed for DNA testing done for evidentiary purposes in civil and criminal cases. The source code could then be looked at and tested by anyone.
  
  Just a thought.

• On the post: Jim Jefferies 'Official' Clip Of His 'Gun Control' Routine Taken Down Thanks To Copyright

  

  Charles ( profile ), 02 Oct, 2015 @ 07:55am

  "As you may have heard, yesterday there was another mass shooting in the US. I know the topic of mass shootings and gun control and all that raise all sorts of emotions and opinions on all sides of the issue, but this is not the place to discuss them."
  
  May I point out the 800 pound gorilla in the room? Perhaps this is what I first thought it could be- copyright law used as censorship. The Jim Jefferies clip is a very convincing comedic sketch about the ridiculous lack of gun control laws in the United States compared to Australia.
  
  I thought about the routine when I was reading about the Oregon shootings yesterday and obviously I was not the only one. I almost looked it up myself. Too bad it is no longer available

• On the post: Toronto Sun: We Value Criticism And The Voice Of The Reader So Much, We're Killing Both

  

  Charles ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2015 @ 07:26pm

  Re: Please talk:

  Thanks for allowing me to look up a new word:
  
  ob·strep·er·ous
  əbˈstrepərəs
  adjective
  noisy and difficult to control.
  "the boy is cocky and obstreperous"
  synonyms: unruly, unmanageable, disorderly, undisciplined, uncontrollable, rowdy, disruptive, truculent, difficult, refractory, rebellious, mutinous, riotous, out of control, wild, turbulent, uproarious, boisterous;

• On the post: The Trend Of Killing News Comment Sections Because You 'Just Really Value Conversation' Stupidly Continues

  

  Charles ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2015 @ 11:31pm

  Wondering out loud

  I wonder if this transfer of "conversation" to social media has any relation to a enhancement of a revenue stream. As "they" so famously say: "Follow the money."
  
  Postscript: Please excuse my overuse of quotation marks correctly used or not. :-)

• On the post: Windows 10 Reserves The Right To Block Pirated Games And 'Unauthorized' Hardware

  

  Charles ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2015 @ 06:51pm

  Re: I'm trying

  I find it is much easier using and keeping a Linux box up to date than a Windows box any day. Linux is not for everyone, but neither is Windows.

• On the post: Windows 10 Reserves The Right To Block Pirated Games And 'Unauthorized' Hardware

  

  Charles ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2015 @ 06:38pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What a joke.

  I read the freedoms 1,2, and 3 were written first. When number 4 was written it became freedom 0.

• On the post: Windows 10 Reserves The Right To Block Pirated Games And 'Unauthorized' Hardware

  

  Charles ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2015 @ 03:26pm

  Re: What a joke.

  I started using Linux in July of 2004. I started out on the worst Linux distribution ever released- Lindows or whatever they had to change the name to. I went to Suse and have tried many, many distros since. I now use Ubuntu, somewhat begrudgingly, because it too has issues. However with Linux almost all perceived annoyances can be remedied with research and self-education.
  
  Held in high esteem by many and loathed by some, Richard Stallman's philosophy on personal computing should be read by all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Free_Software_Definition
  
  A program is free software if the program's users have the four essential freedoms:
  
  The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0).
  The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
  The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
  The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
  
  On my last three computers I left a Windows partition for emergency use by my daughter and grandkids. It has rarely been used and each time I have had to boot into Windows I am reminded why I no longer use it. Even before reading this article I was hesitant about upgrading the Windows partition from 8.1 to 10.
  
  Right now on my desk I have a USB stick and DVD with Ubuntu on it that I am going to give to a friend of mine to try Linux. Might I suggest you all do the same.
  
  For those of you interested in some of the legal history of Microsoft I would recommend researching the archives at www.groklaw.net especially the Comes vs MS documents:
  http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=2007021720190018

• On the post: The Day Someone Signed Me Up For An Ashley Madison Account (That Day Would Be Yesterday)

  

  Charles ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2015 @ 09:45am

  Re: Re: Re:

  She's his beard.

• On the post: Feds Hand Out Funds To Be Used For 'Traffic Safety;' Local Agencies Buy License Plate Readers Instead

  

  Charles ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2015 @ 09:37am

  Re:

  "I want to know which person in Congress slipped this into an appropriations bill."
  
  A Congress person with a license plate reader manufacturer in their district.

• On the post: Warner Music's Response To Evidence Of Happy Birthday In The Public Domain: Who Really Knows Anything, Really?

  

  Charles ( profile ), 29 Jul, 2015 @ 01:40pm

  Hands up! Step away from the cake!

  As with many other topics of discussion why is there no public outrage over a company claiming ownership and denying use of without license the iconic song Happy Friggin' Birthday. Since the song is sung at practically every private birthday party, at least here in the States, 'Merika has long since achieved Nirvana- every citizen a criminal.
  
  Hopefully that will no longer be the case.
  
  Happy Birthday to You.

• On the post: Judge Says Government Can Continue To Refuse To Acknowledge Certain Drone Strike Documents

  

  Charles ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2015 @ 03:05pm

  A frivolous expenditure of taxpayers money to thwart the efforts of taxpayers. Sweet!

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