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• On the post: Google Street View Criticized For Showing 'Secret' SAS Base… That Has A Sign Viewable From The Street

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2010 @ 04:57pm

  If the Google app is showing government buildings, they should be forced to not show them if the government asks them not to.
  
  I get it.

• On the post: UK Digital Economy Bill Concession Is To Allow In A Smidgen Of Due Process, After You've Been Declared Guilty

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2010 @ 06:39pm

  What a total disaster
  
  Grandmothers will be brought for little to no crimes, children will also be brought forward, etc....

• On the post: Hulu Continues To Shoot Self In Foot: Blocks More Browsers

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2010 @ 06:38pm

  When they start charging, they are going to experience a huge drop in traffic
  
  It is coming too

• On the post: The First Rule Of NCAA March Madness Is You Can't Mention NCAA March Madness

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2010 @ 06:15pm

  What an absolute joke
  
  I really wish more people would take these people to Court and stand up for their rights
  
  To think that a business can't put the words "March Madness" is ridiculous in every sense of the word

• On the post: Hot News Is Back: Court Blocks Website From Reporting The News

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2010 @ 07:44pm

  Come on, who thinks this would have even a remote chance of actually sticking?
  
  Blogs would continue updating and news source would continue fighting for hits with stories of the event

• On the post: California Court Says Online Bullying Is Not Protected Free Speech

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2010 @ 07:36pm

  Anything that makes more people responsible for what they say online is a good thing.
  
  I am tired of people spewing nasty, hateful messages online w/o any sort of responsibility.
  
  It's pathetic and attaching a name to the comments would see a massive decrease in online hate speech

• On the post: Too Little Too Late: Universal Music Finally Realizes That Maybe CDs Were Too Expensive

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2010 @ 07:35pm

  It is funny yet sad to see this. It shows how utterly out-of-touch they are with reality
  
  People aren't staying away from CD's because of the price, they just prefer the ease of downloading, the price of d/l'ing a few songs, and they generally love the mp3 players rather than a large, clunky CD player

• On the post: As Expected, Ridiculous, Wrong, Exaggerating And Misleading Report Claims That 'Piracy' Is Killing Jobs

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 18 Mar, 2010 @ 07:52pm

  You mean, a group is using an incorrect story to get their cause passed? SHOCKING!
  
  Hell, it just seems like a common tactic these days
  
  Reality is rarely if ever talked about since people want what they want and will do anything to get it.
  
  Rubish

• On the post: How Google's Anti-Microsoft Lobbying Effort Came Back To Bite Them

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 18 Mar, 2010 @ 07:50pm

  I am glad to see huge companies get slapped around a little
  
  They can get so big at times that it scares me a bit that they have TOO MUCH power

• On the post: Federal Gov't Mostly Ignoring Obama Directive To Be More Transparent

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2010 @ 08:16pm

  It is obvious that the first few days that Obama was in office, he must have gotten quite an over-whelming feeling They really must have told him a LOT of stuff to make his adminstration do this....would be interesting to see what they were

• On the post: Accountant Sues Craigslist Over Negative Post About His Services

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2010 @ 08:14pm

  In a way, I feel a bit bad for some who get bad reviews on sites. You can tell some of the reviews are fake and they really can effect someones business as people may look at it for whether to use them or not

• On the post: Don't Blame Your Community: Ad Blocking Is Not Killing Any Sites

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2010 @ 10:31pm

  If a site is good enough, I dont mind giving a few bucks and it seems most sites tend to go that way as well Blocking adblocking users is laughably stupid. I will not read there if they block me nor will I allow their ads on my computer....period Ads have gotten out of control the last few years. Ads taking up full screens, playing right away without asking, etc....it's a joke

• On the post: French Government Looking To Set Up The Great Firewall Of France?

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2010 @ 04:53pm

  I am actually quite glad to see this
  
  I am happy because French people will now be forced to find ways around this and thus give us Americans a blueprint on what to do if any such laws come over here

• On the post: Philly City Council Members Want To Sue Facebook And Twitter Over Flash Mob Snowball Fight

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2010 @ 04:49pm

  If facebook/twitter are used to get illegal crimes together, I have no problem with the police going after the sites
  
  With a snowball fight? I don't see it

• On the post: Will People Pay For Content Online?

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2010 @ 05:48pm

  I pay for one thing and that is sports news for a web-site that is dedicated to my University.
  
  I live out-of-state from it and feel that I get inside information for it
  
  Besides that, there isn't anything else I feel I have to pay for to get the news that is available for free

• On the post: NY Times Execs Think People Will Pay $20 To $30 Per Month For The iPad Edition Of The NY Times

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2010 @ 05:44pm

  I just don't understand why the NYT doesn't start small and work their way up
  
  Charge $5 a month at first....if it succeeds raise it...and so forth
  
  Who the HELL is going to pay this much? Anyone?

• On the post: University Of Texas Claims Trademark Over 'Texas'; Wants Useful iPhone App Blocked

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2010 @ 04:28pm

  I hope those students keep it up. What an absurd claim

• On the post: Where's The Line In What Sorts Of Gov't Communications Need To Be Recorded?

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2010 @ 03:42pm

  I may be in the minority but I am of the belief that most of the governments emails should be private It would be hard to do business if everything they say is publicly available If you work at a business, you know that all businesses do things that cant be talked about publicly

• On the post: Viacom To Record Labels: If You Want More Money For Music In Video Games, We'll Find Other Music

  

  DanVan ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2010 @ 03:37pm

  They can try their best to get money wherever they can....and piracy will continue to thrive More people are downloading off iTunes and more are downloading torrents I do both as well Them wanting to charge for things like this....is laughable but not surprising with these people