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• On the post: Rep. Marsha Blackburn Says Internet Service Providers Have 'An Obligation' To Censor 'Fake News'

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2016 @ 03:27pm

  This just in: some people lie on the internet. In other news, water is wet.

• On the post: In The Rush To Blame Facebook, Come The Calls To Suppress Ideas People Disagree With

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2016 @ 02:12pm

  Maybe if PEOPLE weren't so gullible as to believe everything they see on the internet, did a modicum of research before sharing memes, maybe that sort of shit wouldn't happen. But that would mean people would have to actually be responsible for their content. Instead all they do is pass around memetic herpes and wonder why they and their friends itch. I swear I spend too much damn time trying to fact check and vaccinate people against this but others are right, you can't fix stupid.

• On the post: ISP Feebly Tries To Defend Usage Caps By Comparing Them To…Oreos

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 29 Sep, 2016 @ 04:53am

  The problem can be likened to Oreos with a few changes. Like the internet, the ISPs do not provide nor create Oreos. Like the internet, there is a virtually unlimited supply of Oreos out there in a myriad of flavors. The ISPs are the bottleneck, the choke point, to Oreo consumption. France says you can have 100 Oreos a day. You might not eat that many, but that's how many they can send to you. Japan says you can have 200 Oreos a day. Korea 250. United States 10 Oreos per day and if you have more than 10 Oreos delivered, you have to pay for more. You want something other than plain Oreos? Fuggitaboutit. Oh, you want someone else to deliver your Oreos? Well, the ISPs have WRITTEN THE FARGING LAWS that say no one else but them can deliver Oreos to you. Nevermind the fact that they don't create the Oreos and are using rusted, half-broken down trucks instead of the super-mag trains of Europe to deliver said Oreos. Oh, and if there's no road to your house, no Oreos for you. No, ISPs are not going to pave a road there so you can get Oreos. What, do you think ISPs are made of money even though they continually post record profits? And if you want milk all the ISPs do is hope you choke on your dry, stale Oreos because that's all they're contractually obligated to supply you with. Don't like it? Well the laws THEY WROTE say you do, so there XP

• On the post: New York Times Says Fair Use Of 300 Words Will Run You About $1800

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 10 Jun, 2016 @ 01:28pm

  "How"
  "Much"
  "Is"
  "300"
  "One"
  "Word"
  "Quotes?"

• On the post: Web Sheriff Abuses DMCA In Weak Attempt To Hide Info Under UK High Court Injunction, Fails Miserably

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 24 May, 2016 @ 03:12pm

  I had no idea who was involved, neither did I care. But thanks to Web Sheriff I now know the names of all 3. Thank you, Streisand!

• On the post: The Erdogan Insult Mess: Dutch Reporter, German Politician Arrested For Mocking Erdogan; Swiss Art Exhibit Targeted Too

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 26 Apr, 2016 @ 02:14pm

  To quote my wife: "What a turkey!"

• On the post: New Mexico Legislators Sue City For Refusing To Follow New Asset Forfeiture Law

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 08 Dec, 2015 @ 04:10pm

  Who would have thought that the movie Moving Violations would turn out to be a true story.
  
  Now you're all looking it up on IMDB.
  
  Now you're all looking at Youtube.
  
  Now you're all cursing me out for making you see that mess of a film (some of you it's remembering it).

• On the post: Jared Leto's Lawyer Sends Ridiculously Bogus Cease & Desist, Calling Lots Of Attention To Statements About Him

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 06 Aug, 2015 @ 11:42am

  Streisand Rating: 4/10
  
  Made me actually Google "Jared Leto" to see who he was. Stopped reading after seeing "My So-Called Life".
  
  Perhaps his lawyer is more shrewd than you give him credit for.

• On the post: Researcher Headed To Australian Supreme Court In Attempt To Hold Google Responsible For Posts At Ripoff Reports [Updated]

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2015 @ 12:34pm

  Re: Re:

  Janice, meet Barbara. Barbara, meet Janice. Now, I want this to be a nice clean fight: no disintegrations! To your corners.

• On the post: Mi Amiga: One Michigan School District's Three-Decades-Old Hero Computer That Still Manages HVAC Today

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2015 @ 11:22am

  That's a WOPR of a system. Runs HVAC, plays a good game of chess, and has data rates (even with the 1200 baud modem) that would make any Comcast customer jealous. Please say it can decrypt nuclear launch codes, too!

• On the post: NSA Cheerleader Ben Wittes Takes A Written Swing At The Anti-NSA Crowd And Misses His Target Entirely

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2014 @ 12:54pm

  "Everything was fine until the program was exposed by Wittes-less, here"
  "They caused terrorist attacks!"
  "Is this true?"
  "Yes, it's true. This man has no Wittes."

• On the post: California Highway Patrol Seizes Medical Records Of Woman An Officer Was Caught On Tape Beating

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 21 Jul, 2014 @ 01:26pm

  Other headlines as dictated by the CHP
  "Small fire breaks out on the Hindenburg."
  "Luxury liner, Titanic, takes on a little water."
  "NASA lander on rocky surface."
  "NSA only collecting a little data. Millions of terrorists identified!"

• On the post: Keurig Begins Demonstrating Its Coffee DRM System; As Expected, It Has Nothing To Do With 'Safety'

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 09 Jul, 2014 @ 12:43pm

  News flash! Coffee DRM doesn't amount to a hill of beans!

• On the post: Jealous Journalistic Competitors Reject, Again, SCOTUSblog's Request For A Press Pass

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2014 @ 01:53pm

  This is like saying Click and Clack can't have a radio show because they're mechanics, not radio DJs or reporters. Nevermind that they are experts in their field answering questions related to their field, they can do that, just not on the radio.

• On the post: US Embassy In Berlin Offering Cold, Hard Cash For People To Create Pro-TAFTA/TTIP Propaganda

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2014 @ 01:25pm

  I think you should try. Nothing you listed showed it had to be *pro*-TTIP.

• On the post: Censorious Parent Calls Cops On Teen Giving Away Books In A Local Park

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 29 Apr, 2014 @ 07:14am

  I believe the following link has some relevance. It also explains the futility of DRM, copytrolling, and paywalls.
  
  http://www.cad-comic.com/sillies/20081207

• On the post: Video Games Do Cause Aggression… If They Suck Out Loud

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2014 @ 08:21pm

  Wait. They're talking about unplayable video games? I thought this article was describing the effects of Windows 8!

• On the post: This Week's Bad Photoshopping Lesson Comes From Scientology

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 17 May, 2013 @ 06:43am

  The Obvious

  You all missed it. Scientology is changing what its members are called as they arborize them: Saps.

• On the post: What I Learned About My Own Daily Life From The Latest North Korean Propaganda Video

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2013 @ 01:22pm

  Random

  And now. Number 1. The larch.
  
  
  The... larch.

• On the post: Open Letter To Human Synergistics International In Response To Your Accusation That Techdirt Is Infringing

  

  REM(RND) ( profile ), 29 Nov, 2012 @ 01:51pm

  scum

  tl; dr
  
  Dear jerk,
  Bring it!
  Sincerely,
  Mike

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