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• On the post: Seeking Clarification: Is James Woods A Hypocritical Asshole?

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2017 @ 02:39pm

  Re: Re:

  I care, but only because that would give me bingo in asshole deaths of 2017.

• On the post: Giganews Sues Perfect 10 For $20 Million For Trying To Play 'Hide The Assets' After Jury Award

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2017 @ 02:52pm

  IRS involvement

  I am not a lawyer, but I would assume that anytime someone transfers business assets into personal accounts, there is a great deal of paperwork involved. This guy seems to have just given an excuse for all of his personal assets to be seized pending accounting investigation for this fraud.

• On the post: DOJ Tells Court There No Need To Establish A Warrant Requirement For Stingray Devices

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2017 @ 10:34am

  Re: Perect

  I left out the F on purpose since they don't know what the f they are talking about.

• On the post: DOJ Tells Court There No Need To Establish A Warrant Requirement For Stingray Devices

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2017 @ 10:33am

  Perect

  Lets all keep track of every DOJ employee using stingray type devices! They have no problem with their use so we clearly are misunderstanding the privacy issues.

• On the post: When The 'Sharing Economy' Turns Into The 'Missing Or Stolen Economy'

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2017 @ 10:23pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: This is why rental places demand a credit card

  Wait a year and send them a threatening letter demanding the full amount or they will notify authorities. Some will pay it all, others will settle for a small percent. Profits all around even though theft was inevitable.

• On the post: De-Escalation Works, But US Law Enforcement Hasn't Show Much Interest In Trying It

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2017 @ 02:15pm

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  In others words, bullies who become cops, are now armed bullies legally able to shoot those who disagree with them.

• On the post: De-Escalation Works, But US Law Enforcement Hasn't Show Much Interest In Trying It

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2017 @ 02:14pm

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  The lack of word from the police about it right now means that they are desperately digging through all resources to find a justification for the shooting.
  
  If the roles were reversed, the shooters picture would be plastered on the news and she would have been convicted in the court of public opinion already.

• On the post: Privacy International Sues US Government Over Denied Access To Five Eyes Surveillance Agreements

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2017 @ 05:58pm

  Metadata

  Metadata can also contain the text from any communication such as digitally transcribed phone conversations, the text of a document, or the contents of text messaging services. Never accept that it was "just metadata".

• On the post: Government Lawyers Hoping To Keep Leaker's Lawyers From Talking About Leaked Documents

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2017 @ 11:45am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Why not also force the defense to present everything in Mime format for the remainder of the trial? Nothing says fair systems like hamstringing one side with catch all secret clauses.

• On the post: Comcast/NBC Caught Intentionally Misspelling Show Names To Help Hide Sagging Nielsen Ratings

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2017 @ 11:31am

  Re: Re: Short sighted because of TIVO.

  What show and which episode? This is the internet and people might point to a copy.

• On the post: Comcast/NBC Caught Intentionally Misspelling Show Names To Help Hide Sagging Nielsen Ratings

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2017 @ 11:49am

  Trust Vaccuum

  Since Nielsen is no longer trustworthy, it sounds like we need a new 3rd party aggregate counter to keep track of various entertainment trends. It should include viewership from youtube channels, netflix, amazon, and other internet only systems along with cable, over the air and none of the above. We should be able to see popular music trends and music videos as well.
  
  When a system starts being manipulated, we can't trust it to reform itself any longer.

• On the post: Comcast/NBC Caught Intentionally Misspelling Show Names To Help Hide Sagging Nielsen Ratings

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2017 @ 11:35am

  Being force fed commercials

  Consumers adapt to the ever growing pressure of ads. We have shows split up even when we pay a premium to watch them in many formats. Smart consumers see the options and go with the one that inconvenience them the least overall. Traditional cable TV seems to be trying to wring blood out of a stone with the remaining subscribers they have left. Two more years is the maximum that this state will last before it fragments and consumers benefit from lower costs and more choices, with very few, if any ads.

• On the post: Microsoft Unveils Plan To Deliver Broadband To 2 Million, NAB Immediately Craps All Over The Announcement

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2017 @ 09:42am

  Re: So, NAB was proved correct about technical problems with the original idea and engineers spent a decade to fix, yet you're ragging on NAB again?

  If you have written before and think we should somehow keep track, sign in.

• On the post: Microsoft Unveils Plan To Deliver Broadband To 2 Million, NAB Immediately Craps All Over The Announcement

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2017 @ 07:44am

  Re: Re: Re:

  It is a proposal for wireless broadband. Think satellite dishes, but aimed at antenna a dozen miles away instead of up in orbit. They would beam enough data back and forth to send internet and video channels.

• On the post: Microsoft Unveils Plan To Deliver Broadband To 2 Million, NAB Immediately Craps All Over The Announcement

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2017 @ 06:43am

  Too bad

  Isn't it too bad the broadband companies haven't used those funds set aside to build out the networks to the last people. If they had, there would be no need to keep collecting the extra fees and those customers would have broadband and would not be an issue any longer.

• On the post: House Budget Proposal Includes The Creation Of The United States Space Corps.

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2017 @ 07:29pm

  Re: To win what?

  China is advancing in space in a big way. They have enough launches planned over the next 18 months to militarize space if they wanted too and war spending is always on a capable of doing basis, not a verified as doing basis.
  
  We aren't saying much in the news about it, but Russia has been replaced by China as the main cold war threat.

• On the post: Court Says DMCA Safe Harbors Disappear Once Infringing Images Are Printed On Physical Items

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2017 @ 04:36pm

  Logic train derailed

  I find that old judges who don't understand the cases they are overseeing often release things like this. They can't find the logic and assume no one will notice that their train derailed long ago.

• On the post: The FCC Insists It Can't Stop Impostors From Lying About My Views On Net Neutrality

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2017 @ 06:04am

  Re: No need for extremes

  Almost as if they were part of its crafting in the first place. It is a feature, not a bug.

• On the post: How One Game Developer Views Steam's Refund Policy As A Boon In The Face Of Over $4 Million In Refunds

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 10 Jul, 2017 @ 07:34pm

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  If more developers could think of the refund possible stage as a trial period, they would get less frustrated with the refunds they do get and focus on retention rates to gain more then they lose. Refunds are a form of feedback.

• On the post: What If You Published Half Your Book For Free Online?

  

  hughjasohl ( profile ), 10 Jul, 2017 @ 05:01pm

  Re:

  I buy every monthly bundle from them and have for years. I link to their free library often when referring people to some of the series from them. Just read Monster Hunter Siege and will not be surprised to see that series end up as a TV series.

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