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• On the post: Iowa Becomes Sixth State To Pass An Internet Privacy Law

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2023 @ 12:35pm

  I have way less concern of China getting our information than say, the local government. To me, China is the "squirrel" of this whole argument. It's just a distraction of what's really going on.

• On the post: Biden Administration Makes It Clear Broadband Consumer Protection Has Never Been Much Of A Priority

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2023 @ 10:28am

  blockquote "Sohn was unqualified for the position as she is a far-left extremist and is unable to work effectively with the industry that she would have had oversight of. She was only nominated as she checked the right boxes."

  Please, elaborate how she was unqualified and how she's a "far-left extremist"? I'm suspecting you're a Trumpster.

• On the post: Texas, Arkansas, & Nebraska AGs Are Now Aiding The Broadband Industry's Assault On Net Neutrality

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2018 @ 07:24am

  Re:

  If Texans want an "Information Service"

  I thought that was Faux News.

• On the post: Senate Passes CISA, The Surveillance Bill Masquerading As A Cybersecurity Bill; Here's Who Sold Out Your Privacy

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2015 @ 10:32am

  Re: Pro Privacy states

  Thanks Tester (D-MT) and Daines (R-MT). You rock!

• On the post: BitTorrent Shows You What The Internet Looks Like Without Net Neutrality; Suggests A Better Way

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 11 Jun, 2014 @ 06:00pm

  Re: wow

  I already want to do this. I'd like to combine recent technologies (White Spaces, Fiber, etc) and form a national ISP that actually gives a crap about their customers.
  
  Excellent, IN THE U.S., customer service, actual knowledgeable tech support staff, guaranteed speeds that the customer pays for, up-to-date equipment, etc.
  
  Of course, investors who want to invest in this in the LONG run, not the short termers who want their returns in a few weeks.

• On the post: More Details Revealed On The Patent Lawyers Demanding $1000 For Every Worker At Companies Using Scanners

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2013 @ 10:52am

  Re: Re:

  I'd just spam the crap out of 'em until their email server crashed and spewed its' guts.
  
  I wonder what would happen if you sent them every page of the law books as a separate email with the attachment being a 6400x6400dpi RAW scan. evil grin

• On the post: School District Dumps $2 Million 'Online Textbook' Program After Discovering Some Students Can't Afford Broadband

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2013 @ 03:44pm

  Wireless Sync?

  Why can't they do a wireless sync at school with a time limit on the content?
  
  Not that hard, people. Just get near the school so the device can pick up the WiFi signal and have it update itself with the new information.
  
  If you're scared if the content might leak out to the Internet, utilize the TPM chip inside some computers to secure the information to that particular system.
  
  ..and if it's a digital textbook and you are attending school, it should update itself without issues. I know most tablets and e-readers have digital serial numbers built into the hardware and/or software. Just have the encryption certificates expire every Monday (or whenever) and renew.
  
  People are making this more complicated than it has to be.

• On the post: ISPs Will Start Acting As Hollywood's Private Online Security Guards By July

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2012 @ 09:02am

  Re: Time to switch

  Good luck. At this rate, they'll all be in the **AA's pocket.

• On the post: Congress Folds: Extends Controversial & Likely Abused PATRIOT Act Provisions For 4 More Years

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 27 May, 2011 @ 11:07am

  Go Montana!

  Looks like both of our senators said "Nay". I'm glad they hate the Patriot Act just as much as I do.

• On the post: RIAA Threatening ICANN About .music; Claiming It Will Be Used To Infringe

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 19 Jan, 2011 @ 11:53pm

  Re: Re: I predict the return of the old fashioned sneakernet.

  ..oh.. Don't forget Seagate, WD, Samsung, Hitachi, and other HDD manufacturers that store pirated content..
  
  ..and Intel, AMD, and other processor companies that run the computers that store pirated content.
  
  Oh hell, the CD/DVD Drive manufacturers too.. These devices are used to copy the CD to the computers' HDD.
  
  You know what, let's just sue Dell, HP, Lenovo, and any other computer manufacturer because they're selling tools (computers) to pirate their material.

• On the post: Gov't Reminds Colleges They Need To Start Taking Money From Students And Sending It To The Entertainment Industry

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 16 Jun, 2010 @ 06:35pm

  "Hi students, this is a radio!. R-A-D-I-O. It's a legal alternative to illegal downloads. Done."
  
  Didn't you miss the memo that the Radio is another form of Piracy, too?
  http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/06/recording-indus/
  
  I say, screw the RIAA/MPAA. I'm sick of them turning the U.S. into China where everyone is presumed guilty and everything must be monitored and filtered appropriately.. according to them.

• On the post: Remember How Hollywood Promised Lots Of New Content If It Could Break Your TV/DVR? Yeah, That's Not Happening…

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 18 May, 2010 @ 06:54pm

  Ahh.. Good thing I kept my VCRs..

  Yep.. It's a good thing I kept my SVHS VCRs.
  
  *glances at his Panasonic AG-1970 and AG-DS850*
  
  Hey, what about capture cards? I know there's an HDMI capture card now. If not, just get a Component or S-Video capture card.

• On the post: RIAA Wins Again: Judge Says LimeWire Induced Copyright Infringement

  

  Simba7 ( profile ), 13 May, 2010 @ 12:18am

  The Internet "induces copyright infringement"

  Good thing Hollywood doesn't own the massive backbones the world has. If it did, the Internet that we now know it would cease to exist due to "the possibility of inducing copyright infringement".
  
  Ugh.. I'm soo damn sick of this "inducing" crap that I could puke. Just like the following:
  
  Buying a car can induce global warming
  Eating can induce me having to use the toilet
  Exercise can induce sweating and exhaustion
  The MPAA/RIAA is inducing me to kill several people due to the movie/music telling me to.