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• On the post: Kevin McCarthy’s First Order Of Business: Waste A Ton Of Time Misleading The Public Over The Bogus Twitter Files

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2023 @ 11:07am

  Day One

  So, they must have done a speed-read of The Constitution, right? Right?!

• On the post: 5th Circuit Rewrites A Century Of 1st Amendment Law To Argue Internet Companies Have No Right To Moderate

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2022 @ 07:22pm

  Possible humous outcome

  This whole ruling is a dystopian hell-scape, but something humorous struck me: IF Elon Musk does eventually own Twitter, he would not be able to remove tweets critical of him or his company. Union organization could happen in the open, posts of his cars driving over people cutouts, etc. Mind you, It will be much better for SCOTUS to smack down the 5th Circuit for this utter stupidity.

• On the post: Texas Town To Start Issuing Traffic Tickets By Text Message

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2022 @ 01:01pm

  text message: IMPORTANT INFOMRATION!!!111

  "I am with dpartment of IRS. You owe taxes. Pay USD$4239 in Amazon gift card to..."

  report spam
  delete
  block sender

• On the post: Hey North Face! Our Story About You Flipping Out Over 'Hey Fuck Face' Is Not Trademark Infringement

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2021 @ 11:18am

  PS:

  Govern yourself accordingly.

• On the post: Trump Donor Who Propped Up His $2 Billion Hotel Business With $96 Million In COVID Loans Threatens Website For Publishing Facts And Opinions

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 15 Sep, 2021 @ 01:25pm

  Dictionary Definitions

  Lawyers using dictionary definitions in bumptious defamation threats should be considered "literal feces".

• On the post: FyreTV Porn Service Asks 11th Circuit Panel To Resurrect Dumb Trademark Suit Against Amazon Over FireTV

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2021 @ 08:48pm

  Missed the target

  I would think FyreTV would have a better case against Fyre Festival, TBH.

• On the post: Court To Cop: We Don't Need On-Point Precedent To Deny You Immunity For Killing A Dog That Couldn't Hurt You

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2020 @ 08:38pm

  Fuck Roane! And fuck QI in general and totality!

• On the post: Senator Hawley Responds To Techdirt With A Bunch Of Nonsense And Lies About His Own Bill That He Doesn't Seem To Understand

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2019 @ 02:14pm

  Autoplay

  Personally, I'd be FOR banning autoplay, especially ads. Penalty should be dragging and quartering for the perpetrators.

• On the post: Daily Deal: True Wireless Fitness Bluetooth Headphones

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 16 May, 2019 @ 10:57am

  uh ... maybe re-word

  At least here in California, it is illegal to drive with headphones. You may want to change the wording away from "do your daily commute".

• On the post: Deputies Sued After False ALPR Hit Leads To Guns-Out Traffic Stop Of California Privacy Activist

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 20 Feb, 2019 @ 11:05am

  Also ...

  .... in other news .... it takes 4 months for a vehicle put on the 'hot list' to be 'found' by police. :rollseyes:

• On the post: Judge Agrees: Perfectly Fine For Google To Deny Ad Placement For 'Honey Cures Cancer' Claims

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2018 @ 07:02pm

  Speaking as a cancer survivor, I cannot say strongly enough ... F**K THAT GUY AND ALL SNAKE-OIL CHARLATANS!
  
  Not only should this be thrown out, but he should have to pay for every Google lawyer, executive, secretary, and mailboy that dealt with this! Also, he should have to pay for every judge, clerk, and bailiff that got near this 'suit'!
  
  People like him do real harm to the vulnerable cancer patients desperate, or ignorant, enough to buy into it.
  
  May he rot in whatever hell he believes in.

• On the post: Southwest's Bullshit Lawsuit Over A Site That Made $45 Helping People Book Cheaper Flights

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 19 Jan, 2018 @ 08:03pm

  Is a time-machine involved?

  Blockquote Defendants’ unauthorized access of a protected computer has caused damage and is continuing to cause damage to Southwest, including loss arising from the cost of responding to and investigating Defendants’ unauthorized access, which has amounted in an aggregated loss of at least $5,000 during a one-year period.

  If the site only launched November (2 months ago), how can they have a one-year aggregated loss?

  Also, how is this any different that TripIt Pro, that checks for lower fares?

• On the post: Quack Doctor Treating Cancer With Baking Soda Sues Skeptic For Questioning Her Cancer Treatment Methods

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 17 Jan, 2018 @ 09:24pm

  This pisses me off!

  As a cancer survivor (Stage 3 colorectal), currently in chemo, these 'natruopaths' prey on people's vulnerability and steal money from them. I've been through radiation and 2x surgeries, I'm on my way to being able to live the rest of my natural (pun intended) life. Sadly, I fear many of the victims will not.

• On the post: Apple Bullies Pharmacy Over Trademark Because All The Apples Are Belong To Them

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 20 Dec, 2017 @ 08:28pm

  To be fair to Apple, many (most? all?) of their customers act like drug addicts at every hardware release.

• On the post: Angry, Threatening Lawyer Fails To Sue As Promised, Drops His SLAPP Suit

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 04 Dec, 2017 @ 04:20pm

  Re:

  I was gonna guess Arby's, but that works! :thumbsup:

• On the post: Home Security Company Says No One Linking To Its Website Is Allowed To Disparage It

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 04 Dec, 2017 @ 03:19pm

  Re: Re: Small correction

  As may be. I was not referring to the TOS, but to ADT's response on Twitter.
  
  Tim specifically calls out ADT's explanation/apology (and linked to the tweet with the graphic) then did a blockquote of that explanation/apology. The blockquote does not correctly quote what ADT said. It's minor, I know, but what's in Tim's article is not correct.

• On the post: Home Security Company Says No One Linking To Its Website Is Allowed To Disparage It

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 04 Dec, 2017 @ 12:14pm

  Small correction

  In the last blockquote, it references 'ADT.com'. However, the actual explanation/apology references 'myADT.com'.

• On the post: Angry Lawyer Already Engaged In A SLAPP Suit Promises To Sue More Critics, Use His Machine Gun If Sanctioned

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2017 @ 11:30am

  “His first tweet to me was that he was a defense attorney and worked with mentally challenged people,” explained Kweli.
  
  Well, JLVD is representing himself, so the math checks out!

• On the post: Why Are People Celebrating Al Franken's Incomprehensible Speech About The Internet?

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2017 @ 11:23am

  Typo or new verb?

  ""net neutrality" should apple to edge companies"

  Is 'apple' a new verb, or should that be 'apply'? ;-)

• On the post: United Says TSA Wants All Comic Con Comic Books Searched; TSA Says 'Not Us'

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 24 Jul, 2017 @ 11:16am

  CYA, but pass the blame

  This looks like a simple (ha!) CYA by United.
  
  How many times, in the past, has a SDCC traveler claimed that priceless comics were stolen from their checked luggage? I don't know, but I'm a cynic that believes the number is large enough, and the dollar amounts large enough, for United to BAN comics from checked luggage themselves. The added twist, is that United is blaming TSA for it instead of saying "we're tired of paying out for (likely) false loss claims."

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