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  • On the post: A Monstrous Trademark Dispute That Has Nothing To Do With Monster Cable

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 12 Oct, 2009 @ 06:14am

    Re:

    heh, I'm really shocked this hasn't happened yet.

  • On the post: More Evidence Suggests That iPhone App Store Doesn't Really Sell That Much…

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2009 @ 06:30am

    Re: I fall in to this category

    Ugh, I really don't like TechDirt's login system.
    I thought I was logged in, but apparently wasn't.
    You guys should make it more obvious if you're not signed in... or when you sign in and check keep me signed in, actually have it keep you signed in.

  • On the post: More Evidence Suggests That iPhone App Store Doesn't Really Sell That Much…

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2009 @ 06:29am

    I fall in to this category

    I have bought exactly 1 app from the app store. That 1 app was a game which I bought the first day I brought the phone home.
    Even that 1 app I regret paying the $10 for, and I seriously doubt I will ever buy another one.
    Novelty apps for a novelty device. Not worth the money IMO.

  • On the post: Newspaper Publisher: Search Engines Break Into Our Homes

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 15 Sep, 2009 @ 09:31am

    Re: Sounds like a job for...

    +1
    It's like these boneheads whine and cry about google indexing their site (heaven forbid they get traffic on their site), instead of taking about 5 seconds to add in the lines to block google from indexing their site.
    They act like they're helpless victims when they're anything but.

  • On the post: Satriani And Coldplay Settle Lawsuit Over Melody… Which Is Really Too Bad

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2009 @ 01:19pm

    This happens all the time, so what?

    Bands do this ALL the time.
    Theory of a Deadman's "Bad Girlfriend" borrows directly from The Cult's "Fire Woman" but you don't see The Cult getting their panties in a bunch do you? (Maybe ToaDM had permission from The Cult, I don't know).
    Satriani seems like some broke joke who is just trying to get a final pay day in there.
    Even with the same melody in the background, the songs are so dissimilar I don't think it should even be a question of infringement. But, that's just me I guess...

  • On the post: Does No One Remember That Google Tried And Failed To 'Rent' Videos Online In The Past?

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 04 Sep, 2009 @ 08:56am

    Unless YouTube does something about it's absolutely horrible quality, they'll get no where with this.
    Not only are their "HD" or "HQ" videos absolute jokes in terms of quality, but their videos constantly cut out and have to re-buffer due to their bandwidth issues.
    If I can't watch a 40 second youtube clip with out being annoyed, I seriously doubt I would ever make it through a 2 hour movie from them.

  • On the post: Understanding The Paywall Mindset In 140 Characters

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 04 Sep, 2009 @ 08:47am

    Idiocracy

    I like money.

  • On the post: Good To See: Wikipedia Moves Forward With Color Coding Less Trustworthy Text

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 31 Aug, 2009 @ 06:28am

    Good idea

    I like this idea. There definitely needed to be some way to easily tell recent changes with out looking through the page's revision history. Too bad it took them such a long time to implement something, but still good that they are actually going forward with it.

  • On the post: Doctor Who Uploaded Rorschach Images Now Being Investigated

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2009 @ 06:13am

    Are they going to get them all?

    Googled: rorschach test images
    Results 1 - 10 of about 233,000 for rorschach test images. (0.23 seconds)

    Looks like they have about 233,000 other people to go after as well. Good luck with the witch hunt!

  • On the post: Serial Anti-Spam Lawsuit Filer Loses Appeal… And His Possessions

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2009 @ 03:01pm

    Some times you just have to...

    Sounds like he didn't know when to call it quits

  • On the post: Swedish Court Get The Pirate Bay Taken Down

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2009 @ 02:41pm

    So how is TPB's impending shut down a victory?

    What do the movie studios hope to accomplish by this?
    Do they think that every who uses TPB will just STOP their activities when TPB goes under?
    Is that seriously what they think?

  • On the post: If You're Going To Meter Broadband, Shouldn't You At Least Make Sure The Meters Work?

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 26 Jun, 2009 @ 06:17am

    Wait a minute...

    Maybe I'm confused, but isn't metered bandwidth a giant step BACKWARDS in technology?
    Maybe they should just start selling us minutes of connection time. Yeah, there yah go. 500 minutes of cable modem access time a month!
    And maybe they could use some special software to connect.
    Oh, they could mass market the software with CD's mailed out to anyone and everyone!

  • On the post: How The Lock Industry Put Its Head In The Sand, Rather Than Deal With Vulnerabilities To Locks

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2009 @ 09:07am

    Interesting Article

    My eyes were really opened to the vulnerability of common every day locks a couple years ago. My girlfriend found her old Master Lock combination lock and wanted to use it again, unfortunately she had no idea what the combination for it was. I did a little research online and had the combination cracked in about 20 minutes. I practiced the skill a bit more and was eventually able to open most Master Lock dial-combination with in 2 minutes. I was really shocked at how easy it was to do.
    I've lost the skill since then since I haven't had a use for it... but it really opened my eyes.

  • On the post: AT&T Says Its Network Can't Keep Up With All The Cool Stuff You Can Do With The Smartphones It Sells

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 14 May, 2009 @ 06:15am

    What is AT&T doing with all their money???

    With how much money AT&T is making off the outrageously over-priced iPhone contracts, there is no excuse for this.
    AT&T is refusing to improve network infrastructure, and this will come back to bite them in the butt, hopefully sooner than later.

  • On the post: Techno Slap Chop Informercial Remix… Infringement Or Brilliant?

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 05 May, 2009 @ 11:53am

    I think it's a form of art and no where close to infringement.
    If someone took a brand new Chevy Malibu, disassembled it, hacked it up, and made some crazy sculpture out of it's parts, it wouldn't be an infringement on Chevy. Sure you can tell it was once a Chevy Malibu, but it is not any more. Just like Rap Chop used to be a Slap Chop infomercial, but it is not any more. The artist has created something new from the parts of the original product.

  • On the post: No, The Internet Isn't Running Out Of Bandwidth

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 04 May, 2009 @ 06:13am

    IPv6 is not the answer to any imaginary or real IPv4 shortage. The answer is NAT, which is already implemented in nearly every network with internet access.
    Also, the sky is falling.

  • On the post: Is AT&T Doing Bait & Switch On Broadband Caps?

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 21 Apr, 2009 @ 06:09am

    Re:

    Mechwarrior:
    In nearly every single type of service "contract" you enter, there is a clause in it that allows the provider to change the terms of the contract when ever they want and for any reason they want.

  • On the post: Is Casio Aiming For The Sexter Market With Its Latest Phone?

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2009 @ 09:30am

    Silly Americans is more like it

    Heh, silly Americans and are silly up-tight culture.

  • On the post: Cop Caught Slamming Cyclist To The Ground On YouTube Indicted

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 17 Dec, 2008 @ 06:21am

    Re: And you wonder...

    So you broke the law... then you're mad you got caught?! Completely insane. People like you are what is wrong with society.
    The difference between you and what this article is actually about is that the person in the article didn't do anything wrong other then being in the wrong place at the wrong time (or maybe right since the video camera was rolling), and the officer committing a felony in falsifying his report. It looks like he will actually be brought to justice, which is refreshing as usually those in the good-ole-boys club are above the law most of the time.

  • On the post: More Companies Rebelling Against Annoying Plastic Packaging

    Nicholas Overstreet ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2008 @ 06:48am

    Next week's headline

    In a related story, retail thefts sky rocket.





    Really though... it takes scissors and maybe 20 seconds to open one. Are people really getting that lazy?

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