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• On the post: Russia Accuses EA Of LGBT Propaganda Over Including Rainbow Shoelaces Soccer Players Wore In Real Life

  

  chryss ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2016 @ 10:58pm

  Re: Re: Re: Special Edition

  Or they consider it a birth defect or mental illness that must be forcibly "cured." Probably agrees with Trump that climate change is a scam made up by the Chinese.

• On the post: Russia Accuses EA Of LGBT Propaganda Over Including Rainbow Shoelaces Soccer Players Wore In Real Life

  

  chryss ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2016 @ 08:01pm

  Reminds me of Limbaugh and his Teletubbiephobia.

• On the post: Trump, GOP Prepare To Gut FCC Boss Tom Wheeler's Populist Reforms…Under The False Banner Of Populist Reform

  

  chryss ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2016 @ 11:08am

  Re: Restore local control

  snort You've clearly never dealt with a Homeowners Association.

• On the post: Apple Uploading Call Data, Including From Third-Party Call Apps, To Users' iCloud Accounts

  

  chryss ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2016 @ 08:03pm

  Why anyone who cares at all about privacy uses anything cloud is beyond me.

• On the post: Digital Homicide Drops Its Lawsuit Against Steam Users, Says It's Shutting Down Completely

  

  chryss ( profile ), 07 Oct, 2016 @ 04:20am

  Re: Cue the tiny violin solo for the crocodile tears

  Maybe if they weren't so freakin' lawsuit happy then people would have been able to cut them some slack, but suing your customers over Steam reviews? What did they expect would happen from something like that?

  
  Probably the same thing Metallica thought would happen from suing their fans during the Napster era. Which was... uhhh... yeah, I got nuthin'.

• On the post: Kickstarter-Funded Game Drops DRM-Free Version It Promised, Then Promises It Again After The Backlash

  

  chryss ( profile ), 06 Oct, 2016 @ 01:25am

  Re:

  In theory that's how it should be, except that isn't how it is happening. Even AAA publishers like Square Enix are using Kickstarter.

• On the post: Yahoo Issues Tone Deaf Non-Denial Denial Of Email Scanning Report

  

  chryss ( profile ), 05 Oct, 2016 @ 11:23am

  Re:

  It is a sad day indeed when we are reduced to considering better degrees of awful when it comes to violation of our most basic constitutional rights.
  
  Maybe Hills and The Don can cover this at the next debate while we consider better degrees of awful candidates.

• On the post: Johnson & Johnson Warns Insulin Pump Owners They Could Be Killed By Hackers

  

  chryss ( profile ), 05 Oct, 2016 @ 10:15am

  The dwindling options for those of us who don't want smart (stupid) devices like TVs has been frustrating, but is downright scary when it comes to medical devices.
  
  I have been in a power wheelchair for most of my life and am currently in the process of buying a new one. While going over options with the sales rep, he got all excited to tell me about this new feature where the chair's controller could interface with my PC via bluetooth and double up as a mouse!
  
  I looked blankly at the guy and said, "Please tell me this is optional."
  
  Thankfully it is... for now.
  
  He was utterly baffled as to why I would not want the chair I'm 100% reliant on for mobility and independence to be connected to my PC. Why wouldn't I want the on board computer system that runs the chair talking to my desktop; and therefore, indirectly, the net? Gee, I can't think of any logical reason.
  
  Additionally, he could tell me nothing about the security of the wireless connection - although nothing would make the risk worth it for me. As it is, I worry some components for this will still be present regardless of me not choosing this option.
  
  I really fear the day this 'feature' is no longer optional.
  
  Save us from the smart.

• On the post: Yahoo Secretly Built Software To Scan All Emails Under Pressure From NSA Or FBI

  

  chryss ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2016 @ 01:53pm

  Re: Re:

  This is what I keep wondering. Is there any company ou there offering meaningful security and privacy, not just for email, but virus scanners etc?