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• On the post: Jeff Bezos’ Latest Gambit To Bring Back Trust In Media: Silence Editorial Cartoonists Who Call Out Your Sniveling Compliance

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2025 @ 01:45pm

  Motto

  Washington Post’s new motto: “Democracy Dies in DC”

• On the post: FTC Orders ‘Gun Detection’ Tech Maker Evolv To Stop Overstating Effectiveness Of Its Glorified Metal Detectors

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2024 @ 06:59am

  There's a plan!

  Not only will those big magnets forcefully remove the guns from would-be criminals, they would demagnetize the credit and ATM cards and hotel room keys for all those ne'er-do-wells...and everyone else, for that matter (the strips still work as back-up for the chips). Let's not forget that we'll show those bad guys that crime never pays by ripping their phones out of their pockets! And screw your pacemaker, we have to get the guns! Collateral damage to all the innocents is a small price to pay to create an orderly society!

• On the post: Jets Owner Woody Johnson Reportedly Made Personnel Decisions Based On Madden Ratings

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 27 Dec, 2024 @ 04:29am

  It works?

  This strategy could be worse. NYJ have a better record than 7 other teams in the league right now. Outsourcing the team-building to EA Sports is probably a lot cheaper than hiring a real person. A new Playstation 5 and the game would cost less than $600 at Amazon. A real person hired at minimum wage will cost a bit over $15,000 in wages alone. Then there's unemployment and Worker's Comp costs, as well as having to give them an office, computer, benefits, various other overhead costs...

• On the post: Ohio Steps Up To Defend Free Speech As Congress Dithers On Anti-SLAPP Law

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 23 Dec, 2024 @ 12:31pm

  Curious

  I find it curious that this has garnered such support given that both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly are controlled by the Republicans. And not by a small margin, either. It is very red in there. Curioser is that every vote in the House and the Senate and their respective Committees were unanimous. BUT...it could get vetoed by the Governor. Even though there's a veto-proof majority, there is no time left to override. The 135th General Assembly adjourns at the end of the calendar year and all unpassed bills die.

• On the post: Wyden Again Warns That ‘SS7’ Telecom Flaw Lets Foreign Countries Broadly Spy On American Communications

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 20 Dec, 2024 @ 08:31am

  SS7 = Weather

  SS7 is like the weather. Everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything about it.

• On the post: Russia Issues Fine To Google For More Money Than Exists Over Banned YouTube Channels

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 01 Nov, 2024 @ 05:01am

  Put

  Put your hands together, not out your hands together. I hate it when I blow the punchline

• On the post: Russia Issues Fine To Google For More Money Than Exists Over Banned YouTube Channels

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 01 Nov, 2024 @ 05:00am

  Great band name

  Ladies and gentlemen, out your hands together for the Googol Rubles!!!

• On the post: Russia Issues Fine To Google For More Money Than Exists Over Banned YouTube Channels

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 31 Oct, 2024 @ 03:46pm

  Commas

  That fine has an impressive number of commas.

• On the post: LAPD Raids Medical Lab For (Nonexistent) Weed, Get Gun Stuck In An MRI Machine

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2024 @ 04:24am

  Insurance

  There will be an insurance claim to replace the damaged MRI. I wonder how much the insurance company lawyers have in the way of guts to go after the cops for compensation.

• On the post: LAPD Raids Medical Lab For (Nonexistent) Weed, Get Gun Stuck In An MRI Machine

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2024 @ 04:21am

  Not magic

  It was poltergeist, which are also notoriously used to guard grow operations.

• On the post: LAPD Raids Medical Lab For (Nonexistent) Weed, Get Gun Stuck In An MRI Machine

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2024 @ 04:17am

  But...

  Does this precinct have a license to grow???

• On the post: The Copyright Directive’s Link Tax Has Been A Failure; Will Anyone Learn From This?

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2024 @ 04:37am

  "Will Anyone Learn From This?" Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

• On the post: FTC Pushed To Crack Down On Companies That Ruin Hardware Via Software Updates Or Annoying Paywalls

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 09 Sep, 2024 @ 03:11pm

  Opposition

  The coalition is being opposed by the Amalgamated Brotherhood of Brick Makers.

• On the post: Techdirt Passes Two Million Comments!

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2024 @ 04:54am

  Congrats!

  Really happy that such an important, informative site (as evidenced by the amount of participation) has reached this milestone. And sorta pleased that I helped in a tiny (0.00875% of all comments) way.

• On the post: Now Spotify Will Offer ‘Car Thing’ Refunds After Public Backlash

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2024 @ 01:35pm

  Timing

  Interesting that this comes out on the same day that they announced the second price hike since July. I guess they expect me to pay for their lousy program. Ha! I just canceled my subscription.

• On the post: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile Finally Fined $192 Million For Abuse Of User Location Data

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 01 May, 2024 @ 01:01pm

  Telecom CEO: It looks as if we will have to pay those fines. (To executive assistant) Check the couch for loose change.

• On the post: Putin Orders Russian Tech Companies To Somehow Make Competitive Game Console In 3 Months

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2024 @ 11:02am

  New doctrine

  "Enshittifcation" describes the degrading and eventual death of online services caused by greed. I think there's a term asking to be born here where dictatorial hubris kills an idea as it's being born or during its conception. How about Putinization?

• On the post: GM Pinky Swears It Will Stop Selling Driving Data To Insurers After Lawsuits, NYT Bombshell

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2024 @ 07:40am

  Define 'share'

  They say they won't "share" the data with LexisNexis, et al, but the definition of the word "share" does not include compensation. It's not even implied. Therefore, GM can, by the terms they laid out for themselves, sell the data to whomever, for a marginal fee.

• On the post: Michigan Candidate For State Rep Tries Trademarking High School Mascot Name To Prevent Name Change

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2024 @ 04:12am

  Irony

  Microsoft Sentinel provides attack detection, threat visibility, proactive hunting, and threat response to help you stop threats before they cause harm. I wonder what the folks in Redmond would say about her trademark? Is there any chance of confusion between a school mascot and threat detection software? No, but let's not allow that to stop MS from using Sentinel to detect a threat and then stomping on her.

• On the post: Auto, Tech Industries Falsely Claim ‘Right To Repair’ Reforms Are A Threat To National Security

  

  Flakbait ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2024 @ 06:20am

  It's as plain as day

  If we allow right-to-repair, the terrorists win.

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