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• On the post: Florida Moving Company Attempting To Sue Its Way Back To Yelp Respectability

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 24 Sep, 2015 @ 09:08am

  As a fan of Yelp

  1. I like Yelp and think it is a valuable service.
  2. I have written 698 reviews on Yelp.
  3. I visit many businesses on Yelp every day.
  
  This warning by Yelp is very unusual. These moving company idiots had to work to get this warning.

• On the post: TSA At The Movies: Theater Chain Looks To Bring Security Theater To The Movie Theater

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2015 @ 07:42am

  Next up. Cavity searches. Jared Fogle will volunteer to check out the middle school girls.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Eat This, Don't Eat That…

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2015 @ 11:13am

  Just stick with the basic 4

  The best advice is to stick with the 4 basic food groups: pizza, beer, chocolate, marijuana (I live in Colorado).

• On the post: School Principal Contacts FBI After Student Throws American Flag Out A Window

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2015 @ 08:01pm

  Grammar Nazi Alert

  Española and not Espanola.
  While the principal may be an idiot, the city has not forgotten its tilde.

• On the post: Bloomberg Latest To Kill Comments Because Really, Who Gives A Damn About Localized User Communities?

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2015 @ 06:29pm

  Bllomberg has gone downhill

  I used to visit Bloomberg about 8 times a day, 7 days a week.
  I would read comments and I would write my own.
  Now, I visit Bloomberg 2 times a day.
  The redesign is hideous as the blue and red colors hurt my eyes.
  The removal of comments is dismaying.

• On the post: Get Ready For Classic Songs Of The 50s & 60s To Disappear From Internet Streaming Thanks To Copyright Lawsuits

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 26 Jan, 2015 @ 09:16am

  Torrents are your friend

  Will drive more people to "pirate" music.

• On the post: Techdirt Podcast Episode 6: Should Kids Be Forced To Learn Coding? Or Economics? Or Stats?

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2015 @ 01:29pm

  All of the above

  Yes to all of them and more.
  I am pretty sure that K-12 could double the amount of stuff being taught.
  I recall drifting thru most grades/classes--until AP Calc, Physics, Chem.
  Pile it on.
  Don't forget Home Ec and Shop. I loved Shop (fire!, dangerous tools!)
  And, I am sure YOU can think of more.

• On the post: Our Reply To A Totally Bogus Monkey Selfie Cease & Desist

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 31 Dec, 2014 @ 12:53pm

  Post Script?

  Mike,
  You forgot to add the P.S.
  "F--K Y--R M----R

• On the post: Thanks To Namecheap For Sponsoring Techdirt's Switch To SSL

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 24 Nov, 2014 @ 06:26pm

  I really don't care

  SSL for a magazine/blog!
  Really not important to me.

• On the post: Stupid WiFi Hotspot Name Gets American Airlines Flight Grounded

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2014 @ 08:43am

  More worried about

  I am much more concerned about the Wi-Fi network in my neighborhood labeled: FBI Van #2.

• On the post: Pitch Perfect Satire: NSA Intercepted Children's Letters To Santa

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 25 Dec, 2013 @ 02:02pm

  The solution is

  for kids to encrypt their letters to Santa.
  
  WVMBE WBPZM MNWCZ NQDMA QFAED MVMQO PBVQV MBMVM TMDMV BEMTD

• On the post: Viral Satire Over Student Suspended For Saying 'Merry Christmas' Leads To Real Problems For Elementary School

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 23 Dec, 2013 @ 01:46pm

  So bad that

  The Reporter edit the name of the school from Argon to Anon.
  
  But, you should know the TRUTH.
  OMG!
  The article lied about the name of the school.
  The real school is http://www.carrollk12.org/par/
  Look at the photo!

• On the post: Lawsuit Claims Accidental Google Search Led To Years Of Government Investigation And Harrassment

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2013 @ 06:43pm

  Better Search

  "How do I kill Dickhead Cheney?"
  WVMBE WBPZM MNWCZ NYDMA QFAMD MVMQO PBVQV MBMVM TMDMV BEMTD

• On the post: United Airlines Nearly Kills Pet, Aims For Streisand Glory Instead Of Paying Vet Bill

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 28 Nov, 2013 @ 07:57am

  Read the NDA

  http://media.nbcbayarea.com/documents/UnitednondisclosureDOC.pdf

• On the post: Less Than 20% Of Americans Believe That There's Adequate Oversight Of The NSA

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 11 Nov, 2013 @ 12:04pm

  Grammar Nazi Alert

  Fewer, not less
  Fewer than 20%

• On the post: Yelp Reviewers Launch Class Action Lawsuit Claiming They're 'Unpaid Employees'

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2013 @ 01:21pm

  Interesting

  Allen has 58 filtered reviews.
  And, his 2.5 star rating is meaningless as all his visible reviews are either 1 or 5 stars with nothing in the middle.
  He is not happy with Yelp.

• On the post: School Suspends 10 Students For Commenting On Image That Appears To Show Principal Choking Student

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2013 @ 07:29pm

  Grammar Nazi Alert

  "Cyberbullying of who?"
  whom

• On the post: FEMA Grounds Private Drones That Were Helping To Map Boulder Floods, Threatens To Arrest Operators

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2013 @ 01:21pm

  "heck of a job"

  FEMA at its best.

• On the post: CNBC Argues That 'Call Of Duty' Keeps Guys From Finding Dates

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2013 @ 09:57am

  This is why guys don't have dates

  http://lifestyle.msn.co.nz/nzmenslifestyle/latestnews/8711067/single-men-wash-their-sheets-four-times-a-year

• On the post: CNBC Argues That 'Call Of Duty' Keeps Guys From Finding Dates

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2013 @ 07:07am

  False!

  "there isn?t enough actual news to fill a twenty-four hour cycle" is flat out incorrect.
  There is plenty of news.
  News from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Europe, etc.
  The problems are:
  1. The TV-watching hoi polloi in the USA don't give a crap about news from other countries.
  2. It would cost the cable networks money to cover these foreign stories.

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