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• On the post: DailyDirt: How Clean Is Your Soap?

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 15 Dec, 2015 @ 08:31pm

  Re: Re: no other animal gets clean with soap!

  Well, they can have my digestive tract, but not the rest of my body thanks.
  
  Scent free means scent free ... and a body that smells (like onions or pot) isn't scent free. Also not big on greasy hair.
  
  I transitioned to natural scent free products a while ago, but it seems they still would kill the little devils just as fast as chemical products.

• On the post: Light Bulb DRM: Philips Locks Purchasers Out Of Third-Party Bulbs With Firmware Update

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 14 Dec, 2015 @ 12:25pm

  ...and so the "old fashioned" way of turning lights on and off works just fine for me.
  
  Thanks but no thanks to all this automation. I'll stick with $1.99 light bulbs and switches I have to get off my butt to use.
  
  ...somehow I knew that one day, being the dinosaur I am would come in handy.
  
  The only thing my computer runs is ... my computer. As it should be.

• On the post: The Failure Of Google Plus Should Be A Reminder That Big Companies Very Rarely Successfully 'Copy' Startups

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2015 @ 04:19pm

  I dunno, I prefer G+ over facecrap (er, facebook) any day. Hate facebook with a passion.

• On the post: Canadian Court Says Google Isn't A 'Publisher,' Not Responsible For Defamatory Content Returned In Search Results

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2015 @ 01:49pm

  Meanwhile on bing ....
  
  http://www.britishcolumbia.name/news/dont-google-this-lawyer/
  
  (and dat's just one of them)
  
  The more you complain, the more people write, the more there is to remove.
  
  Neverending circle wasting everyone's time.

• On the post: Sun-Owning Lady Sues eBay Because They Wouldn't Let Her Sell 'Plots' Of 'Land' On 'Her' Sun

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 11 Jun, 2015 @ 05:28am

  ...just wait until god smites her for trying to take ownership of his creation.
  
  There "must" by a copyright issue here somewhere.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Computers Creating Content…

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 27 May, 2015 @ 06:31pm

  So, um ... can one file a DMCA notice against an AI?
  
  Can an AI sue someone else for copyright violations?
  
  We got a whole new world of crap on the way I guess (as if the current weren't bad enough).

• On the post: Press, University Say Study Shows Link Between Gaming And Alzheimer's; Spoiler: No It Doesn't

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 22 May, 2015 @ 05:46am

  huh. Game play = Alzheimer's?
  
  NOT. My mom had Alzheimer's, and she never played any type of video game in her entire life. None ... ever. They never owned a computer at all.
  
  That "tenuous link" has to be the MOST tenuous link I've ever seen.
  
  Both of my grandmother's also had it. No video games.
  
  One of my aunts had it. No video games.
  
  And her daughter had it. Also no video games.
  
  My cousin's wife had it. No video games.

• On the post: The Great Selfie-Stick Ban Of 2015 Has Commenced

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2015 @ 03:08pm

  I'm sorry but, these words [great, compelling photos] should never be used in the same sentence with "selfie".
  
  I have yet to find any selfie I'd call "great" or "compelling".

• On the post: Portland Police Bravely Defend Public From Homeless Woman Looking To Charge Her Cell Phone

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2015 @ 03:35pm

  Okay, well ... I must confess to being relatively confused by this.
  
  What exactly is a "public outlet" if the public isn't allowed to use it?
  
  Or are homeless people not considered "the public"?

• On the post: Will The Vulcan Salute Live Long And Prosper? The Rush To Lock Up 'Cultural Expression'

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 06 Mar, 2015 @ 08:15pm

  WTF ... not much bloody else to say, is there?

• On the post: Court Doesn't Buy Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's Argument: Puts His Google Demands On Hold

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2015 @ 03:23pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  [and not letting a corporation decide how an entire country is run.]
  
  Seems to me Google might do a better job of running the country than the politicians have.

• On the post: Google Suddenly Realizes That Maybe It Doesn't Need To Ban Adult Content On Blogger

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 27 Feb, 2015 @ 02:03pm

  Re: Boobs

  They don't get any revenue from adult content because Adsense is their revenue, and it doesn't accept adult content.
  
  Blogger doesn't make revenue from any other advertising that's displayed on blogger. Google makes a share of the AdSense advertising.

• On the post: After Open Source, Open Access, Open Data And The Rest, Here Comes The Open Jihad

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 27 Feb, 2015 @ 03:30am

  Re:

  The problem with that is the members of the jihad.
  
  Even if "the other" side (US/Canada, the rest of the world) decided to quit, the jihad would not.
  
  The root cause is their ideals. As far as they're concerned, the entire world needs to live under their regime.
  
  Thank you, but no.
  
  Frankly, I'm on the side who just wants to nuke them. That's problematic too, since they aren't all in one place, and they aren't all able to be identified visibly. Because one dresses like a muslim does not make one a member of the terrorist group.
  
  I won't pretend to know the answer, but unless individuals fight back, I see no real way out. These people kill if you refuse to join.

• On the post: Facebook's Updated Privacy Policy Breaches EU Law, Belgian Study Claims; Other Countries Investigating

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2015 @ 03:21am

  One the one hand, does anybody that uses Facebook really expect privacy?
  
  On the other hand "it's about time".

• On the post: Reminder: Fair Use Is A Right — And Not 'An Exception' Or 'A Defense'

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 23 Feb, 2015 @ 01:55pm

  Canada's courts call it an exception, and also a right, provided the use actually is considered to be fair. What's considered fair seems fairly restrictive, and also confusing to a lot of people.
  
  http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2012/08/scc-on-fair-dealing/
  
  http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2012/07/canada-now-fair-use/
  
  https://fairduty.wordpress.com/resources/fair-dealing-compared-to-fair-use/

• On the post: Total Wipes Decides The Word 'Download' Means Infringement, Issues DMCA Takedown Loaded With Non-Infringing URLs

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 23 Feb, 2015 @ 06:48am

  huh...
  
  They managed to achieve a 100% negative impact (on music takedowns) with one email?

• On the post: Copyright Enforcement Company Uses Sketchy Algorithms And Questionable Math In Hopes Of Becoming Copyright Trolls' Go-To Resource

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 20 Feb, 2015 @ 03:53pm

  Sooooo ... what happens to this guy's business when everyone asks for their $1.85 back after their lawsuits fail?

• On the post: If You Care About The Environment In Canada, You May Be Targeted As An 'Anti-Petroleum Extremist'

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2015 @ 11:42am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Considering the weather this February ... the Ark would need skis.
  
  Today ... -19 (wind chill feels like -38). Just came back in from it. Yeah, I believe the scientists when they say global warming is an issue, whether those scientists are environmentalists or not.
  
  I care a lot about the environment and do my best not to pollute it any more than it is ... I don't drive either (my mode of transportation is usually my two feet) so I suppose I better watch my back.
  
  ... sometimes you wonder if it just wouldn't be better to end up shipwrecked on a tropical island somewhere.

• On the post: This Week In 'The NSA Knows F**king Everything': How It Hacked Most Hard Drives And SIM Cards

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2015 @ 04:16pm

  ... it's just easier NOT using mobile devices or computers.
  
  Kinda what I thought a long time ago, and why I still don't have a cell phone.

• On the post: Automatic License Plate Readers Also Gathering Millions Of Facial Photos Daily

  

  Gracey ( profile ), 13 Feb, 2015 @ 05:03am

  Re: Foiling the cameras

  A wig, hat, sunglasses and clown nose come time mind ... imagine 4 of those riding around in the same car.
  
  ... gives me the screaming-meemies thinking about seeing that multiple times a day.

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