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• On the post: Unlisted Publishing And The Burner Account: Responses To Online Surveillance?

  

  cypherspace ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2015 @ 04:00am

  So would Techdirt's 'Anonymous Coward' "account" be considered a Burner?

• On the post: University Of Chicago's New Free Speech Policy Actually Protects Free Speech

  

  cypherspace ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2015 @ 04:03am

  Re: Whoops...

  I think the most accurate correction would be to write it as "...and that it will treat them as adults."
  
  Most university students are old enough to legally be considered adults in this country. I'd rather treat them as what they already are.
  
  Sorry for the nitpicking about language. But here is one of the few times I think the choice in language makes a difference.

• On the post: Iran's New 'Smart' Internet Censorship Efforts Still Aren't Particularly Smart

  

  cypherspace ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2015 @ 03:06pm

  Not So Different

  Just a friendly reminder that, like the Iranian government there are religious fundamentalists with tremendous clout with our own government (or are elected officials in our government) here in the US who would like to muck with the Internet because of content that's an affront to their religious beliefs.

• On the post: Hollywood Narrow-Mindedly Sees Google Fiber As A Threat, Not A World Of New Opportunities

  

  cypherspace ( profile ), 31 Dec, 2014 @ 12:26pm

  Re:

  I'm going to take a page out of the gun debate here:
  "Access to gigabit fiber doesn't cause piracy, people cause piracy!"

• On the post: Hollywood Narrow-Mindedly Sees Google Fiber As A Threat, Not A World Of New Opportunities

  

  cypherspace ( profile ), 31 Dec, 2014 @ 12:28pm

  Maybe this is why Comcast and TWC are so reluctant to upgrade their broadband networks; they're just looking out for their buddies in Hollywood!

• On the post: Throwing Tax Breaks At AT&T And Verizon Shockingly Not Creating Promised Jobs, Investment

  

  cypherspace ( profile ), 24 Dec, 2014 @ 06:59am

  Once again we see the failure of throwing money at entrenched actors (we don't seem to learn from this do we?). It would be nice if we could either eliminate this tax loophole or modify it to include a clawback provision if broadband investment falls short of what's expected.

• On the post: Stupid Costly Patent Nuclear War By Microsoft & Apple Against Android Averted

  

  cypherspace ( profile ), 23 Dec, 2014 @ 02:32pm

  Patent nuclear warfare is such a strange game. The only winning move is not to play.