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• On the post: Dead Kennedys Guitarist Joins Crusade Against Ad Networks & YouTube Despite Understanding Neither

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2013 @ 07:43am

  Re: Re: Re:

  I think it's like an ancient priest.

• On the post: Fake Kickstarter Game Raises Worries About The Platform, But Should It?

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 15 Feb, 2013 @ 11:01am

  "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time."
  
  With KickStarter, you have to fool everybody for a month or whatever... scams are supposed to exploit the heat of the moment or rush, running a scam for a month until it pays out takes a lot of skill.

• On the post: Bad Economics: Confusing Correlation And Causation When It Comes To Patents And Innovation

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2013 @ 08:25am

  Re:

  amp up
  vb (tr, adverb) Informal
  1. to increase
  2. to increase the power or force of (something)
  3. to excite, arouse, or work up (a person, emotions, etc.)

• On the post: Lies, Damn Lies And Statistics: How The BPI Cherry Picks Its Averages To Pretend File Sharers Spend Less

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2013 @ 01:12pm

  Re: Re: Mike..Love you man, but...

  Hey, the 100% of those who still use the legal services haven't abandoned them, which is pretty impressive!

• On the post: Ron Paul, UN Hater, Asks UN To Take RonPaul.com Forcefully From Ron Paul's Biggest Supporters

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2013 @ 07:18am

  Reading the comments on http://www.ronpaul.com/2013-02-08/ron-paul-vs-ronpaul-com/ make me cringe. Most commenters are in "LOL U SCAM RONPAUL" mode. (not the one that mentions the anti-Huntsman video, that one is quite dashing and probably a gentleman and a scholar).

• On the post: Putting Together A Database Of Bogus DMCA Takedowns

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 11:37am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: 3 strikes

  Problem is that would target companies that don't file DMCA claims at all.

• On the post: Beyonce Meet Streisand: Publicist Tries To Remove 'Unflattering' Beyonce Photos From The Internet

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 07:30am

  Re: Re: typo in last paragraph

  Redo for markup:
  
  "Some will argue, of course, that "any publicity is good publicity" and that perhaps that was the strategy all along."
  
  "Some will argue... that perhaps that was the strategy..."
  
  Your version removes this link, so it takes out the "some will argue" from "strategy", changing it so that the writer thinks "perhaps that was the strategy". The original version said that "some will argue that perhaps that was the strategy" without making a judgement himself.
  
  There was no need to fix it.

• On the post: Beyonce Meet Streisand: Publicist Tries To Remove 'Unflattering' Beyonce Photos From The Internet

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 07:29am

  Re: typo in last paragraph

  "Some will argue, of course, [b]that[/b] "any publicity is good publicity" and [b]that[/b] perhaps that was the strategy all along."
  
  "Some will argue... [b]that[/b] perhaps that was the strategy..."
  
  Your version removes this link, so it takes out the "some will argue" from "strategy", changing it so that the writer thinks "perhaps that was the strategy". The original version said that "some will argue that perhaps that was the strategy" without making a judgement himself.
  
  There was no need to fix it.

• On the post: Iceland's MPAA Pirates Software; Tries To Defend Itself On Facebook; Runs Away

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 07:10am

  Re: Re: Freedom Fighters

  "Captivity Collaborator"?

• On the post: Games Workshop Proves It Would Rather Bully Authors Than Be A Culture Participant

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 09:48am

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYFd_UYc4II
  
  "...Creators of such memorable characters like Space Elves, Space Orcs and Space Wizards."

• On the post: New UK Copyright Research Center Immediately Under Attack For Daring To Ask About Evidence

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2013 @ 06:54am

  Re:

  This seems appropriate
  
  http://falkvinge.net/2011/02/07/copyright-as-a-fundamentalist-religion/

• On the post: Oreo Wins The Superbowl Ad Wars With A Timely Tweet

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2013 @ 06:24am

  Re: Re: Idiom

  I dunk mine in beer.

• On the post: Phone No One Uses Will No Longer Carry Game No One Plays

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2013 @ 06:41am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  (and who said it was sarcasm. Look up "sarcasm". this is hyperbole, not sarcasm)

• On the post: Phone No One Uses Will No Longer Carry Game No One Plays

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2013 @ 06:41am

  Re: Re: Re:

  So you think it was intended to convey that literally not a single person uses it?

• On the post: Campbell's Hack The Kitchen Shows Anyone Can Have An Innovative Idea, And Anyone Can Screw It Up

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2013 @ 06:36am

  Re: Re:

  When want money, money good.

• On the post: One Of The Funniest S#*$r B$@l Ads You'll See This Year Makes Fun Of NFL Trademarks

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2013 @ 06:24am

  "...smack each other around while an oblong leather ball sits somewhere in the background."
  
  Best description of American Football I've ever read.

• On the post: Redditor Points Out The Flaws In SimCity's Online-Only DRM, Gets Banned By EA For His Troubles [UPDATED]

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2013 @ 02:51pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  I think you're right, Alpha actually means internal testing, Beta means external testing (closed or open). Generally you "feature freeze" before Beta (since you can't just go back and test internally all the new stuff you're added while people outside are testing a version that's going to be obsolete). But in neither case it's considered "ready to ship", just that it cleared that stage of testing. Granted, nowadays everything that ships is probably in alpha or beta quality anyways :P

• On the post: Two More Politicians Claim Video Games Are The Real 'Problem'

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2013 @ 01:54pm

  Re: Re:

  Ahhh! Ancient chinese secret!

• On the post: TuneCore Fires Last Remaining Founder, Gets Into Ridiculously Petty Fight With Jeff Price

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2013 @ 08:53am

  Re: Re:

  You seem to have a history of telling people what not to write about in this site.

• On the post: Redditor Points Out The Flaws In SimCity's Online-Only DRM, Gets Banned By EA For His Troubles [UPDATED]

  

  The Groove Tiger ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2013 @ 10:21am

  Re: Re:

  Well, actually beta means it's in the bug finding phase. It just means that there will be no new changes (alpha means everything is subject to change), just fixes.
  
  You're thinking about a Release Candidate.
  
  Now, banning someone for telling you what's wrong with your beta... that makes no sense (yes, I know he was actually banned because their forum DRM misfired, as they are wont to do).

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