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• On the post: Carreon's Full Filing Reveals He Donated To Oatmeal Campaign Himself, Plus Other Assorted Nuttiness

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2017 @ 03:13pm

  FYI

  It appears that http://pterodactyl.me is defunct.

• On the post: Wyden Siren: Coats Is Answering A Different Question About Surveillance Of US Persons

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2017 @ 12:07am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Wyden sent another letter

  Remember that as a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Wyden is given far more information and access than the public and even the rest of Congress, so he already knows a lot more than we do, but he has classification restrictions and non-disclosure agreements that he has to follow.
  
  Therefore, sometimes all he can do is drop hints to point us (that are paying attention anyway) in the right direction. Just because he's not being more aggressive, doesn’t mean he's playing it soft, he may not have a choice in the matter. After all, if he breaks those rules, then he looses his position & access (and possibly even goes to jail)... Then nobody is there to try and shine a light into those dark little corners that the intelligence community likes to hide in.

• On the post: This Week In Techdirt History: June 4th – 10th

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 11 Jun, 2017 @ 05:31am

  "today's political and social climate"

  Big Brother Cheezit doubleplusgood leaderwise.
  Unproceed malreported thoughtcrime.

• On the post: St. Louis County Charges Journalists Who Covered Ferguson Protests With Trespassing

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 11 Aug, 2015 @ 06:21am

  Re: Re: Wow-prosecutors should be sacked

  Bonus points for the Monty Python and the Holy Grail reference!

• On the post: Ridiculous 'Terrorist Reporting' Provision In Intelligence Authorization Would Undermine The First Amendment

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2015 @ 08:34pm

  Wyden FTW Again!

  Oregon Rules!
  lol ;-)

• On the post: Portland City Officials Agree Not To Sue Over Portland Oregon Sign To Keep Court From Ruling On Trademark

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 28 Jul, 2015 @ 07:15am

  Considering that the sign started out belonging to a sugar company and then 'White Stag', the whole thing seems ridiculous... (and I live in Portland
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Stag_sign

• On the post: Smoking Gun: MPAA Emails Reveal Plan To Run Anti-Google Smear Campaign Via Today Show And WSJ

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 24 Jul, 2015 @ 10:23pm

  Flipping MAFIAA strikes again...

  There is a reason that I (and others) refer to the MPAA & RIAA (and other similarly idiotic industry associations) collectively as 'The MAFIAA', and it's due in part to bullshit like this!

• On the post: United Airlines Requires You To Install Special Brand Of DRM To Watch Movies On Flights

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2015 @ 10:18am

  Response to: Anonymous Coward on Jul 22nd, 2015 @ 10:05am

  It's not the definition of malware that's at issue it's the definition of DRM.
  
  Malware: software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems.
  
  DRM is software that is intended to (unnecessarily) disable features on your computer. Therfore DRM = Malware.

• On the post: Federal Judge None Too Impressed With Government's Defense Of Its 'No Fly' List

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 29 Jun, 2013 @ 01:43pm

  Re: Re: "Traveler Redress Inquiry Program"

  "Department of Ironic Pluralized, Stylized & Handy Initialisms and Terminology."
  
  Dammit, I'm at work, making me laugh so hard I cry is causing my co-workers to look at me funny...
  
  LOL
  D.I.P.S.H.I.T.
  ROFLMAO
  ...
  I can't stop laughing...

• On the post: Attorneys Openly Revolt Against General Counsel Over Failure To Punish PG&E For Pipeline Explosion

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 28 Jun, 2013 @ 05:07pm

  /headdesk

  /EOF

• On the post: CISPA's Sponsors Can't Keep Their Story Straight: If Snowden's Leaks Are False, How Do They Harm America?

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2013 @ 12:23pm

  Re: Re:

  Thanks for that link, lots of good info.

• On the post: Retired Federal Judge Explains Why The FISA Court Should Not Be Trusted

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2013 @ 09:29am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Okay, it's BROKEN. Now how do we fix it?

  Not every answer is The Second Amendment, however this IS one of the primary purposes of The Second Amendment (to prevent tyranny).

  The Supreme Court explained (In D.C. vs. Heller) that in order to keep the nation free (?security of a free state?), then the people need arms (ie. Guns {even lots of guns and/or big guns with lots of ammo}) to defend themselves.
  
  The Court states that the Founders noted "that history showed that the way tyrants had eliminated a militia consisting of all the able bodied men was not by banning the militia but simply by taking away the people?s arms, enabling a select militia or standing army to suppress political opponents".
  
  At the time of the Constitution's ratification, there was real fear that government could become oppressive: ?during the 1788 ratification debates, the fear that the federal government would disarm the people in order to impose rule through a standing army or select militia (eg. The National Guard) was pervasive". The response to that concern was to codify the individual citizens' right to arms in the Constitution.

  Any Questions?

• On the post: Steve Wozniak Speaks Out Against NSA Spying: This Is Not My America

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2013 @ 07:33am

  The Woz FTW!

  I endorse this statement!

• On the post: Congressional Staffers Told To Pretend NSA Leak Docs Don't Exist; So How Are They Supposed To Respond?

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2013 @ 04:44pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Goodwin'd

• On the post: Copyright Troll Lawsuit Ends Badly Because Very Dumb Defendant Lied To Court, Destroyed Evidence

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2013 @ 04:29pm

  Re: "whack-a-mole"

  Timely ~ LOL

• On the post: DOJ Says Tech Companies Can Sort Of Release FISA Numbers, But.. In A Way That Decreases Transparency

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2013 @ 03:59pm

  Re: Re: Re: Here we go again, distancing evil NSA from friendly Google.

  TL;DR

• On the post: Why The NSA And President Bush Got The FISA Court To Reinterpret The Law In Order To Collect Tons Of Data

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2013 @ 09:38am

  Re: Re: Just to be clear...

  /facepalm
  South Carolina needs to impeach that moron! Epic Fail...

• On the post: TX Congresswoman's Misdeeds Re-Vaulted Into News Via That Pesky Streisand Effect

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 15 Jun, 2013 @ 04:18pm

  Re: Minions must get paid to work in "Streisand Effect"!

  Hey Moron...

  1) Those are 6,198 comments (at the time I am writing this) not posts, you idiot. Although I am sure he is equally proud of his 321 posts (as in Articles Written).
  
  2) He STILL uses (and is, I imagine, proud of) the name "Dark Helmet"
  
  3) I doubt he wants to erase anything; he, unlike you, shows signs of intelligence in his writing.

  In conclusion: OotB, please grow a brain (and gain sapience), or leave.

• On the post: Awesome Stuff: Have A Cool Drink This Weekend

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 15 Jun, 2013 @ 07:14am

  ChillBottles - Just like ...

  ... metal versions of (and apparently inspired by) Whiskey Stones

• On the post: Former NSA Whistleblower Bill Binney: The NSA Is Making Itself Dysfunctional With Too Much Data

  

  BearGriz72 ( profile ), 15 Jun, 2013 @ 06:59am

  Re:

  Spam in a can?

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