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• On the post: Destructive DRM Strikes Again: Creative Professionals Blocked From Using Adobe Products For Days

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 19 May, 2014 @ 10:15am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Well, when you just lump everything together without making any distinctions, then sure.
  
  But when you put stuff in the cloud that doesn't NEED to be in the cloud, then.. I can see the power grab argument, pretty clear.
  
  Water - has to come from somewhere else. Power - has to come from somewhere else. Internet - again, from outside.
  
  A software program that I download and install on my local machine? How the hell is running that a "service"?

• On the post: Animator Sues Disney For Allegedly Ripping Off Her Short Film For Its 'Frozen' Trailer

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2014 @ 10:33am

  Re:

  Thank you. That was driving me nuts.

• On the post: Mike Rogers' Plan To 'Stop' Bulk Collection Of Phone Records Riddled With Dangerous Loopholes That Will Expand Surveillance

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2014 @ 10:20am

  Did anyone really expect anything different from the NSA's two biggest defenders in the House?

  
  
  No. I don't think anyone with half a brain ever thought that.
  
  In fact, I would expect anyone with a third of a brain to outright reject any legislation with those names on it that has anything to do with this issue.
  
  If they are for it, be against it

• On the post: Student Points Finger Like Gun, Gets Suspended Under Zero Tolerance Rules

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2014 @ 10:33am

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  I call "bullshit" on this.
  
  I have a number of acquaintances who teach and they say the same thing - they HAVE to report it.
  
  Here's how it works: teacher sees it, immediately turns away and pretends she didn't see it. Then... nothing else happens.
  
  Teachers are just as guilty as the admins for hiding behind the whole 'I have no choice" crap.
  
  My wife's friend said she heard a kid make some joke about his dad "beating him if he did that" - she said she knew it was obviously just a joke. And yet... she reported it anyway. Because she "had" to.
  
  No brains. No judgement. No backbone.

• On the post: Keith Alexander Supports Law To Gag Press So He Can Get His Preferred Online Surveillance Bill Passed

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2014 @ 10:21am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  I think 'sudo' is appropriate here.
  
  Root access to everything, handing out privilege as they see fit.

• On the post: Excuse Me, Could I Interest You In A Thousand-Volume Set Of Encyclopedias?

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 28 Feb, 2014 @ 06:06am

  Re: Great way to waste paper...

  In the grand scheme of things, 1000 books isn't really that many.
  
  The shit in a college bookstore that gets re-purchased every year because the previous year's edition had a typo is by FAR a bigger waste of money and paper.

• On the post: Whether Dumb Starbucks Is A PR Stunt, A Joke Or Real… Its 'Parody' Claims Are Pretty Questionable

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2014 @ 05:55am

  Let Nathan tell you himself

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo_deCOd1HU&feature=youtu.be

• On the post: The NYPD Sent Two Officers To The Kenyan Mall Shooting And Their Findings Are Directly Contradicted By The FBI's Report

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2014 @ 05:36am

  Re:

  I was going to post the same thing - I'm glad you got it in as the first comment.
  
  Is there something special about this mall?
  
  Has the Kenyan version of the FBI been to mall shootings in America? Ever?
  
  Somehow I doubt it.

• On the post: Privacy Is A Part Of Civilized Society: There's No Defense For Having It Taken By Force

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2013 @ 05:47am

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  "Based on that data alone it may be difficult but give it enough samples the current algorithms can actually make some pretty darn good predictions that even you may not be even aware off yourself."
  
  Agreed. Remember Target predicting a girl was pregnant? That was almost 2 years ago. I'm sure NSA had that kind of stuff well before Target, and far better predictive capacity now.

• On the post: Luddites Are Almost Always Wrong: Technology Rarely Destroys Jobs

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 03 Oct, 2013 @ 12:04pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Luddites have no vision

  No. But that was only half of my argument.

• On the post: Luddites Are Almost Always Wrong: Technology Rarely Destroys Jobs

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 03 Oct, 2013 @ 11:11am

  Re: Re: Luddites have no vision

  Well, no. This is true.
  
  BUT, the robot-repair jobs will require robot-supply services and other robot-related secondary jobs.
  
  Meanwhile, lower cost for some end products or materials could make them turn into higher-order capital goods that can be used to create a whole new industry. These are the things that become the job-producers.
  
  You can't just think about the 1st order jobs created by a new tech.

• On the post: The Government Can't Even Figure Out How To Shut Down Its Websites In A Reasonable Way

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 02 Oct, 2013 @ 02:01pm

  Re: Re: !Ron Paul 2016!

  Yeah, just the other day the owners of my company got into an argument about our health plan.
  
  They started yelling at each other in front of everyone. And then, since they couldn't come to an agreement, they sent everyone home and closed down the office until they figure it out.
  
  Oh, my bad, that didn't happen. Because it doesn't make any sense.

• On the post: The Government Can't Even Figure Out How To Shut Down Its Websites In A Reasonable Way

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 02 Oct, 2013 @ 06:05am

  Washington Monument Syndrome

  Seriously, this is a textbook case.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument_Syndrome
  
  In fact, the entire "shutdown of govt" is done in this way.

• On the post: When A Senator Reads 'Green Eggs & Ham' On The Floor, What About The Copyright?

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2013 @ 06:12am

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  Yes, because if you don't like Green Eggs and Ham you can choose to never eat it again.
  
  And, if we don't like the ACA, we can just repeal it, right?
  
  Yeah, right.
  
  This argument/comparison is ludicrous.
  
  "Don't knock it till you try it" is about as juvenile as you can get when you are discussing national laws with huge impact on every person in the country.

• On the post: Ed Snowden Covered His Tracks Well; How Many Other NSA Staffers Did The Same?

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2013 @ 09:06am

  ...said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the sensitive developments publicly.

  
  I love the officials who leak info about their efforts to get a guy who leaked info...

• On the post: 3D-Printer Manufacturer Creates Software Filter To Prevent Firearm Printing

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2013 @ 05:46am

  Need to ban printing printers first...

  Somehow I doubt that anyone building a RepRap is going to give 2 shits about any sort of bans or DRM of any kind..

• On the post: Cops And Union Rep Lie About What Video Shows Because Judge Never Allowed Recording As Evidence

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 08 Jul, 2013 @ 10:45am

  Re: Fifteen seconds

  Gimme a break. Did you even watch the video?
  
  The kid was in the van, handcuffed behind his back. They made him step out.
  
  They pulled his coat down to make it even harder to move his arms, as if he could do anything anyway.
  
  BAM, arm to the face.
  
  Unless the kid had a gun hidden under his tongue, there was NO reason for that. Other than no control.
  
  (Also, they seriously think cops should be excused from responsibility because of 'adrenaline'??)

• On the post: Ohio AG Gets Urban Outfitters To Pull Satirical Prescription Coffee Mugs From Stores, Citing His Own Lack Of Humor

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 02 Jul, 2013 @ 11:16am

  Re:

  This comment has not been evaluated by the FDA.

• On the post: Yet Another Teen Making Stupid Jokes On Social Media Now Faces Years In Jail

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 28 Jun, 2013 @ 10:19am

  Re: Re:

  It's funny you say that, but the couple people I graduated with (15 years ago now) that went on to become the local town cops were nearly the dumbest kids in my class.

• On the post: Yet Another Teen Making Stupid Jokes On Social Media Now Faces Years In Jail

  

  FarSide ( profile ), 28 Jun, 2013 @ 10:15am

  Re: Re: Re: Don't mean to sound heartless...

  Yeah, really. Calling national attention to a story and putting pressure on a small DA's office has never prompted changes before. Ever. What a jerk this dad is.

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