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• On the post: In The Name of Microsoft, We Oppress This Media!

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2010 @ 10:28am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  "the fbi doesnt serve at the behest of the riaa or anyone else. that is just a stupid lie, and you know it."
  
  C'mon dude. If you're going to troll, at least avail yourself of google first.
  
  http://www.riaa.com/whatwedo.php?content_selector=whatwedo_fbi_seal
  
  Also, the caps key is your friend.

• On the post: In The Name of Microsoft, We Oppress This Media!

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2010 @ 09:40am

  Re: Re: Re:

  How is it different than the FBI serving at the behest of the *AAs? If you don't think the same thing isn't going on here, you've got your head in the proverbial sand.
  
  I hate sand.

• On the post: Sports Journalist Blames Fat, Cheeto-Eating Bloggers For The Decline Of His Trade

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2010 @ 05:10pm

  First!

  Dale Hansen isn't worth a s**t!
  
  (Time, gentlemen?)

• On the post: Library Of Congress To Store Your Inane Twitter Chatter For All Eternity

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2010 @ 07:37am

  Re: What is the copyright status of this LOC archive?

  I'm for this, although it's arguably functionality that Twitter should be providing itself. If you want an archive of your tweets currently, you have to use a service like backupmytweets.com
  
  "Secondly, if I publish my tweet from outside the US, what rights does the LOC have to archive it?"
  
  Because Twitter is in the US (and your tweets pass through there.)

• On the post: The Real Reason Skype's App For Verizon Phones Won't Work On WiFi

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2010 @ 06:59pm

  Tech reasons may play into it

  WiFi actually consumes more power (i.e., battery life) than cell connections, so that might enter into it.

• On the post: How Third Party Liability Can Stifle An Industry

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2010 @ 06:54pm

  Ice Ice ...

  Iceland, baby.

• On the post: Modest Success Is Still Success For Indie Bands

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2010 @ 06:51pm

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  Hi TAM

• On the post: Sure, Online Journalism Nets Its First Pulitzer Prize, But Will A Blog Ever Win?

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2010 @ 05:49pm

  This just in!

  StarShipSofa (a podcast) just got nominated for a Hugo award.
  
  This seems to be the year for digital media.

• On the post: How To Piss People Off: Publish A Book Using Their Tweets Without Asking Them First

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2010 @ 10:32am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Oh please

  Dammit!

• On the post: Nation's First Major Broadband Over Powerline Deployment Shuts Down

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2010 @ 04:09pm

  Re:

  *rimshot*

• On the post: How To Piss People Off: Publish A Book Using Their Tweets Without Asking Them First

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2010 @ 01:02pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Oh please

  Hey! I just said that they were shouting at each other, not making out with their moms in a tub of Jello, you sick bastard.

• On the post: How To Piss People Off: Publish A Book Using Their Tweets Without Asking Them First

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2010 @ 12:08pm

  Re: Re: Oh please

  "It's not a fair use/copyright issue at all -- the publisher here is most likely covered by fair use"
  
  Um, OK. So it's an outrage issue. *opens tiny violin case*

• On the post: How To Piss People Off: Publish A Book Using Their Tweets Without Asking Them First

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2010 @ 12:00pm

  Re: paper vs digital

  It's all about $. People get nutty when they find out someone's making a buck.

• On the post: How To Piss People Off: Publish A Book Using Their Tweets Without Asking Them First

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2010 @ 10:53am

  Re: Re: Oh please

  "This sense of entitlement is pretty disturbing and disgusting to me. This "I said that first you cant use it" mentality is the stupidest thing and it is only getting worse"
  
  I can only picture twelve-year-old girls shouting "Stop copying me!" when I hear this crap.
  
  Unfortunately, our legal system seems to have devolved to the level of twelve-year-old girls over the past few decades.

• On the post: How To Piss People Off: Publish A Book Using Their Tweets Without Asking Them First

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2010 @ 10:49am

  Re: Re: Oh please

  "And yes.. I linked to Merlin Mann at the end of the post."
  
  Damn, how do I keep missing that stuff? I guess I get post happy when I see a topic I know about.
  
  "So, even though you may be legally "in the right" it doesn't necessarily mean that you should blindly proceed."
  
  Well, yeah, there's the law, and then there's what's right.

• On the post: How To Piss People Off: Publish A Book Using Their Tweets Without Asking Them First

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2010 @ 10:15am

  Oh please

  Yeah, Michael Mann (@hotdogsladies) got his panties in a twist over this, too.
  
  Look, the idea that every bon mot that drops from your mouth (or fingers) is worth the weight of the state defending is a pretty recent one. (See Mickey Mouse Copyright.)
  
  In a fair and just world, anyone who is concerned about this would be required to add a copyright notice to their tweets.

• On the post: Call Ralph Nader: Companies Don't Care About Identity Theft Because It's Cheaper To Just Clean Up The Mess If It Happens

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2010 @ 08:05am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Sue Their Pants Off

  "Your life would likely be an awesome basis for a novel...."
  
  A Boy Named Sue

• On the post: Is There A Bias In Expertise? Or Is The Problem Just In Silencing Discussion?

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2010 @ 10:37am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: It's not expertise bias...

  Oh yeah, you need to hear as many voices as you can manage. The benefit of the blogosphere is that it has several cliques (vs. "the Village" that manages most of the MSM.) The problem is that most people don't like to read people that they disagree with. (Which is why I take the IP trolls here with a grain of salt. At least they're paying attention.)

• On the post: Is There A Bias In Expertise? Or Is The Problem Just In Silencing Discussion?

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2010 @ 09:55am

  Re: Re: It's not expertise bias...

  Yeah, but it's at least a different set (actually, several different sets) of insiders, so it's an improvement.

• On the post: Is There A Bias In Expertise? Or Is The Problem Just In Silencing Discussion?

  

  ChurchHatesTucker ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2010 @ 09:47am

  It's not expertise bias...

  ... it's institutional bias. The problem is that journalists are obsessed with journalism. They read each other. They pay attention to bylines. They know which of their members have the cushy jobs, and seek to emulate them. Nobody wants to be an outlier.
  
  This is why bloggers are seen as a threat. They usually have day jobs. They don't show up at Beltway cocktail parties. They're outsiders. Thus: wrong.

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