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  • On the post: Library Of Congress Releases DMCA Anti-Circumvention Exemptions… And It's A Hot Mess

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2015 @ 11:24am

    Old game cracking

    Looks like no-CD and activation cracks for abandoned games are now legal as well!
    hurrah

  • On the post: DOJ Claims Apple Should Be Forced To Decrypt iPhones Because Apple, Not Customers, 'Own' iOS

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2015 @ 01:58pm

    I actually kinda agree with the government's arguement here

    I mean how can Apple, or any company, make the claim they "own the software" and we are "only licensing" it?
    I mean it flat out says that in the EULA right?
    So then they want to turn around and claim no responsibility and they can't do anything because the user "owns the device wholly"?
    Sounds like they want their cake and eat it too.

  • On the post: The Cable Industry Thinks Cord Cutting's A Fad That Will End Once Millennials Procreate

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 19 Oct, 2015 @ 08:19am

    Better Deal for Kids?

    For "young" kids there are from my experience only three main channels to watch. Disney Jr, Nick Jr, and PBS. One of those easily comes over broadcast.
    Even then Kids SHOULDN'T be watching THAT much TV to begin with. My kid is perfectly happy only watching a few shows a day, or mixing in a movie and a show while GASP playing outside with real toys!
    Also as kids get into the elementary age the "on demand" TV experience makes even less sense to their technology minds. Nothing else in their lives is forced on them, why should they wait for their favorite shows as well?

  • On the post: Threat Charges Overturned After Some Threats Deemed Impossible To Carry Out And Others Left No One Feeling Threatened

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 15 Oct, 2015 @ 09:57am

    Prosecutor screwed up

    Basically the prosecutor screwed up and charged him under the wrong statute.

  • On the post: UN Broadband Commission Releases Questionable Report On 'Cyber Violence' Against Women

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 29 Sep, 2015 @ 12:45pm

    Re: Re: zero physical violence

    Most of the things in this report, as pointed out by Ken White, are already illegal. So what exactly is "virtual violence"? Care to define what that actually means?

  • On the post: Appeals Court Says The Batmobile Is A 'Character' Covered By Copyright

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 24 Sep, 2015 @ 06:24am

    well well well

    So if in the next Bond film if they make his car a muscle car and happen to paint it black...would that violate the Batmobile copyright?
    would they dare sue?

  • On the post: ACLU, Lawyers Group Sue Cali Police Department Over $3,000 Fee Demand For Body Cam Footage

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2015 @ 06:08am

    Re: Not to take the police side

    As a person looking to help buy a body cam systems. The transcoding issue SHOULD be a non-issue. Any system we have looked at has a built in "export" feature for requests to media.
    The blurring issue MAY be a thing, because difference systems drastically varied in their feature set. Some offered literally nothing while others were smart enough to do "marking and follow" a face/object. So it could take some good man power to edit a 30 minute video to blur things. That is of course assuming the video isn't out in public where that isn't an issue anyway.

  • On the post: Sexting Teens Sentenced To A Year Without Cellphones And All The Warrantless Searches They Can Be Subjected To

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2015 @ 02:04pm

    Zero tolerance, zero thought.

    I also presume the terms of the plea bargain mean they removed and smash all the mirrors in their homes as well.

  • On the post: Chicago Sued Over Its Attempted 9% Netflix Tax

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 15 Sep, 2015 @ 07:25am

    Re: Typical Liberal think

    They spend "more money per child" because that is what people demand. Good buildings cost money, good teachers cost money, good books and technology cost money.
    And all the way every group or person is trying to squeeze their slice out(like Pearson, Apple, the teacher's union, the building contractors). Welcome to the real world.
    And if you want to blame why "we do worse"(which is hard to quantify and I would argue isn't as cut and dry as some like to make it out since we don't exactly use the same exact standards) than blame parents for not pushing their own kids.
    But then again the name of your comment is " Typical Liberal think" so why am I even trying to sway you...

  • On the post: 200-Plus Scholars Speak Out Against American Psychological Association's Violence/Gaming Study

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2015 @ 07:16am

    Re: Re: Not all Games

    Violence is the "default" part of most games because...well...violence is exciting!
    Why do we play games? To be excited and escape our doll-drum lives. So of course most games contain some grade of violence.
    But they key there is the "grade" of violence. There is a whole host of difference between stomping a goomba, shooting a gun, and chainsawing somebody in half.

  • On the post: 200-Plus Scholars Speak Out Against American Psychological Association's Violence/Gaming Study

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2015 @ 06:55am

    Not all Games

    Lest also not forget there are more than one type of video game.
    In the Article they say "85% of games played by youth contain violence"...how do they get that number, what metric did they use?
    There is violence in gaming, but are you really going to compare the violence in Super Smash Brothers to Halo to Hotline Miami to Resident Evil?

  • On the post: Yes, The Appeals Court Got Basically Everything Wrong In Deciding API's Are Covered By Copyright

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2015 @ 07:17am

    Oracle dooming themselves

    Oracle may have won this ridiculous lawsuit with APIs. But Java and their APIs are already on the outs. And if they push on Google and other companies with payments like they seem to be then it will only accelerate that issue.
    They will be the reapers of their own demise.

  • On the post: School, Police Chief Must Face Lawsuit Brought By Student Suspended For 10 Days For Tweeting 'Actually, Yes'

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2015 @ 10:05am

    Off the cliff

    Making out is making out with your face, petting, ect.
    Hooking up is sex.
    I don't know what weird lingo you use, but what is what pretty much everybody in the world uses here.
    The kid may have "Started the car" the but it is the Administration that drove the car off the cliff.

  • On the post: Shocker: Billions In Broadband Subsidies Wasted As Government Turns Blind Eye To Fraud

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2015 @ 08:19am

    Net Neutrality

    And yet people still argue "we the people" don't have the "right" to regulate the public internet.
    pathetic.

  • On the post: Driverless Cars: Disrupting Government Reliance On Petty Traffic Enforcement

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 21 Jul, 2015 @ 09:47am

    One thing missing

    One thing this article doesn't touch on, that I know a lot of officers are concerned about, is straight up catching criminals.
    How many stories do you read about drugs being found on people after being pulled over for a minor offense?
    Well that won't happen anymore if they have an auto-car now will it.
    Don't know the exact impact on crime, but I know it will have some impact.

  • On the post: TSA Asks America To LOL At Traveler Who Had $75,000 Taken From Him By Federal Agents

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 01 Jul, 2015 @ 12:35pm

    When is this going to stop?

    At what point will the courts step in and start actually reaffirming the 5th amendment? It is PLAINLY there!

    "No person shall be ... deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..."

    IT IS FREAKING THE 5TH AMENDMENT! plainly there! obviously there!
    I mean I can sorta kinda MAYBE understand freezing assets in a court case when they can linked to criminal activity and you are trying to recover them.
    But to essentially steal property from somebody and not even charge them with a crime is outright plainly against the 5th amendment. How has the courts allowed this to stand!

  • On the post: With New Destiny DLC, Bungie Gives A Master Class In How To Alienate And Annoy Paying Fans

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2015 @ 12:49pm

    Multiple-Season passes

    http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/22/evolve-is-getting-a-second-season-pass

    Now 2k/Turtle Rick thinks it will nickle and Dime people to an Extreme. It is offering MULTIPLE "season passes". Remember when you paid a single surcharge of ~$30-$50 and it covered all the DLC for a game?
    Well apparently that wasn't good enough for them.

  • On the post: Supreme Court Says Motel Owners Must Be Allowed To Challenge Warrantless Searches Of Guest Registries

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2015 @ 11:44am

    Supreme Court for you

    Pretty disturbed that a clear violation of the 4th amendment comes down 5-4.

    Maybe Scalia needs to go back a re-read 1984. Because I don't think he read the same book I read.

  • On the post: The Cardinal Way: FBI Investigating STL Cardinals For Hacking Into Astros Database

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2015 @ 11:34am

    Why does it matter how it was done?

    But the thing about the CFAA is that its punishment doesn't correct for technical proficiency, so a "low-level hack," as this is being called, is still a hack and still falls under the law's purview. Dumb sports team or not, this is a federal crime, and the fact that people are going to lose their jobs may be the least of those peoples' concerns. We could be talking about real jail time here.

    Why is this a point of contention? If I steal money from a bank vault it is still breaking the law. It doesn't matter if I use a laser cutter to break in and get they money, have an assault rifle and hold the place up, or just have an employee leave the back door open. All of those are equally stealing money from the bank. Just like all methods of illegal entry into somebody else's database are illegal entries into their data.

  • On the post: The Future Is Now: Steam Finally To Allow Refunds On Digital Purchases

    Geno0wl ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2015 @ 06:05am

    PC game Demos

    Its nice now if you are really unsure of a game you can effectively use this system as a game demo system now.

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