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  • On the post: NSA Trying Hard To Compromise Tor, But It's Still Mostly Safe

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2013 @ 03:40pm

    Re: Re:

    If I remember correctly, there is an old vulnerability that javascript code can take advantage of in Firefox 17. Firefox 17 is the version that comes bundled in the Tor Browser with the NoScript addon disabled. The easiest way around that problem is to enable NoScript.

  • On the post: Red Cross Pushing For War Crimes In Video Games To Be Punished In Video Games

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2013 @ 07:23am

    Re:

    This is why I always question the ellipsis when people are quoted. You never know if the part that was cut out is the part that makes the entire comment make sense. Yes, as you wrote it, that comment is not a First Amendment violation. However, if you add back in the part that you conveniently left out, then suddenly it makes sense.

    "while another could be to encourage governments to adopt laws and regulations to regulate this ever-growing industry."

  • On the post: Philly Transit Police Chief Shocked That No One Came To The Assistance Of A Cop Being Assaulted By A Suspect

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 03 Oct, 2013 @ 11:05pm

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    "How do you tell the good from the bad with ANYONE?

    It seems like cops are the ones where it's OK to reduce an entire, diverse group of people to their lowest common denominator, and to be PROUD OF IT."

    As you say, there are bad cops and good cops. However, if the good cops don't do anything about or cover for the bad cops, we have to recount how many good cops there are.

    If the citizens cannot trust the good cops to protect them from the bad cops, then the citizens cannot trust any cop.

  • On the post: LA School Gives iPads To Students; Students Hack Protection; School Freaks Out And Halts iPad Program

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2013 @ 10:05am

    Re: Safety?

    "In what way is unencumbered net access a "student safety" issue?"

    Porn, cyber-bullying, and all the other bullshit "safety" concerns.

    "Perhaps Apple needs to provide a way to separately password just accessing and using a pad/phone and making purchases"

    Already does. The password to get into the tablet (if there is one) is unrelated to the password to purchase things in the store. I can see no reason why the student would need the cloud password if these tablets are suppose to be locked down anyways.

  • On the post: DailyDirt: What's A Good Lifespan?

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2013 @ 07:48pm

    Re:

    It's time for carrousel, beware the Sandman.

  • On the post: Cosplayer Sent Cease & Desist By Carpet Company For Hotel Carpet Camouflage

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2013 @ 07:39pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    I thought the "Use it or lose it" doctrine only came in when the trademark is at risk of becoming generic.

  • On the post: Cosplayer Sent Cease & Desist By Carpet Company For Hotel Carpet Camouflage

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2013 @ 07:37pm

    Re: Re: Re: The shocking thing

    That might be why this is going on. The carpet company is pissed that someone's drawing attention to something specifically designed not to be looked at.

  • On the post: Cosplayer Sent Cease & Desist By Carpet Company For Hotel Carpet Camouflage

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2013 @ 07:35pm

    Re: Re:

    Maybe the wallpaper people will be less litigious then the carpet manufacturers.

  • On the post: Court Fines Patch Editor $300 Per Day For Not Revealing Sources

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2013 @ 07:23pm

    Re: Re: SO, you'd rather someone be convicted of murder!

    No, you have it wrong. OoTB is anti-Techdirt, not simply anti-sanity. If Techdirt published a story protesting kicking puppies, OoTB would run out and start kicking puppies.

  • On the post: Linus Torvalds Admits He Was Approached By US Government To Insert Backdoor Into Linux — Or Does He?

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 19 Sep, 2013 @ 07:30pm

    Re: Re: Re: Don't trust - reverse engineer

    "Use an old Pentium III as your router."

    And we've looped back around on ourselves. If we can't trust pre-compiled software, we can't use a P3 as a router.

  • On the post: California College Tells Student He Can't Hand Out Copies Of The Constitution On Constitution Day

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 19 Sep, 2013 @ 12:36pm

    Re: staged

    "All he would have needed to do was register and the would have let him do what ever."

    I'm sorry. Did you just condone what happened here? All he had to do was register? I'm sorry, that's not how the inalienable right of free speech works.

  • On the post: NBC Universal Funded Study Shows, Yet Again, How Infringement Is Hollywood's Own Damn Fault

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2013 @ 07:25pm

    A short story

    I was talking to a friend of mine a few days ago on Skype. We were talking about a game, I don't even remember the game, but I remember the conversation. He was talking about torrenting it so he could play it. I responded "Why? Why would you waste the time pirating the game when it's $10 on Steam?"

    I didn't say it because piracy is illegal. I didn't say it because he should support the developer. I said it for the exclusive reason that it's just easier to get it from Steam.

    I can get whatever music I want from Google Music for $10 per month. I can get whatever game I want from Steam, usually for far less then elsewhere. I can watch Youtube videos for hours a day. Why is there no good place to go to get any TV shows or Movies instantly?

    Netflix isn't even good for that any more. We started a "Chronno's Movie Club" kinda as a joke. I had to go threw 20 movies before one showed up on Netflix streaming.

  • On the post: Tech Companies Speak Out About NSA Encryption Breaks And They're Not Happy

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2013 @ 08:22am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: At this point

    You know you're government has gone overboard when people start listening to the conspiracy nuts more then the experts.

  • On the post: Regulatory Agencies Sending Armed Squads To Check Water Quality, 'Rescue' Baby Deer

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 06 Sep, 2013 @ 10:52am

    When I read stories like this the only thing I can think of is:

    "Did they catch the Goa'uld they were looking for?"

  • On the post: PA Hospital First To Open Inpatient Treatment Program For Addiction To The Internet

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 04 Sep, 2013 @ 09:37am

    Re: if you are interested to participate more than once...

    A caffeine addiction falls under the old school definition of addiction. Caffeine is a drug like nicotine. Your body can become dependent on it and it can cause serious health issues if not handled correctly.

    What you're thinking of is when someone wakes up in the morning and is all groggy before their first cup. That's not withdrawal. Caffeine withdrawal shows up a few days to a few weeks after cutting it off.

    The jelly doughnut thing is right though. That's not addiction, that's more a learned response.

  • On the post: Feds Waged Hundreds Of Cyberattacks On Other Countries; Spent $25 Million Buying Vulnerabilities

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 03 Sep, 2013 @ 09:10am

    So this "Cyber War" the US government has been warning us about is a real thing and they are the ones waging it. Why am I not surprised?

    It's only a matter of time before someone turns around and gives the schoolyard bully a black eye. I've seen it quite a few times when I was in school, and sometimes you just have to stand back and let it happen. But I say this to the rest of the world, I and most of my fellow citizens are not involved nor condone these practices. Go ahead, give the bully a black eye, just leave us out of it.

  • On the post: Evangelist Adorns Biblical Child Rearing Book With 'Modern Family' Portrait He Found Via Google

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 31 Aug, 2013 @ 09:19am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I wonder if I will read articles here again

    "You appear to be yet another sinner who thinks they can win some sort of debate and feel better while living in sin. Repent now."

    "I cant convince anyone to have faith, no man can. That would be against God's word."

    What does your book say about going against god's word? Worse then that, you're not trying to just convince someone, you're trying to force them threw insult and fear.

  • On the post: Texas Deputy Sues 911 Caller For Not 'Adequately Warning' Him Of Potential Danger Or 'Making The Premises Safe'

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2013 @ 10:53am

    Re: Near half the thread, 19 posts, on McDonald's coffee!

    The cognitive dissidence you display when posting is epic. You claim that everyone who posts here is just blindly drinking the kool-aid and would believe anything. Then when there's a legitimate problem, you attack the people who point out the mistake.

    What the hell is wrong with you? That's not an insult, I legitimately want to know what the hell is wrong with you.

  • On the post: NYPD Program Designated Entire Mosques As 'Terrorist Organizations' And Failed To Deliver Useful Data When It Mattered Most

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2013 @ 07:10am

    "The only people he trusts are members of his police force."

    As was pointed out, terrorists "typically display enormous patience, often waiting years until the components of their plans are perfectly aligned." How is this guy so sure that his police force hasn't been infiltrated by one of those years long plans? I mean, think about it. All of their programs are turning up nothing useful. Are the programs themselves flawed, or is someone on the inside manipulating the data?

    I'm hoping that if we make these people paranoid enough, they'll push everyone away in fear and end up a lone nut job. Lone nuts are easier to deal with.

  • On the post: Man Who Raped 14-Year-Old Sentenced To 30 Days In Jail Because Girl Looked Kinda Old And The Internet Is Mean

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 28 Aug, 2013 @ 06:39pm

    Re: It's rape

    If you legitimately need the money for bus fare, it's charity. If you do it forcefully, threaten their lives and such, it's theft. If you convince them that you run their local church or something and need a donation, it's fraud.

    You will have to be far more specific then just "get them to consent".

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