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• On the post: Senators Burr And Feinstein, Once Again, Threatening New Bill To Backdoor Encryption

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 10 Mar, 2016 @ 03:16pm

  when encryption is outlawed

  Only outlaws will have encryption

• On the post: Federal Judge Says Recording Police Not Protected By The First Amendment

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 24 Feb, 2016 @ 07:03am

  If they aren't doing anything wrong.......

  The only reason they should object is; the photo / film makes a record of their transgressions. That's the logic I hear from the other side, when they reserve the right to spy on citizens.

• On the post: Without Copyright Infringement, Deadpool Doesn't Get Made

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2016 @ 07:54am

  Henry Ford quote;

  “I invented nothing new. I simply assembled the discoveries of other men behind whom were centuries of work. Had I worked fifty or ten or even five years before, I would have failed. So it is with every new thing. Progress happens when all the factors that make for it are ready, and then it is inevitable. To teach that a comparatively few men are responsible for the greatest forward steps of mankind is the worst sort of nonsense.”

• On the post: Software Company Asks Users For Input On DRM; Goes Ahead And Institutes It Anyway Over Their Objections

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2016 @ 07:28am

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  Beat me to the punch :( I've really given up on city government, by the time they announce a meeting for concerned citizens to voice their concerns, what ever it is is already set in stone. They just want folks to feel like they are part of the process. To say the take the liberty of bullshitting is putting it mildly.

• On the post: Legislator Thinks Warrantless Cell Phone Searches The Best Way To Combat Distracted Driving

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2016 @ 07:44am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: I know this make me a target, but....

  Reading is equal easily to the cell phone, but at least with some forms of sexual activity, you can still see the road. I disagree with conversing with passenger, even if you are the moron who must look at the other person, surely you would notice when their eyes got as big as saucers as you steer into the path of an oncoming vehicle, or attempt to rearend the vehicle in front. The other member of the cell conversation does not have this connection.

• On the post: Legislator Thinks Warrantless Cell Phone Searches The Best Way To Combat Distracted Driving

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2016 @ 07:27am

  Re: Re: I know this make me a target, but....

  Really no argument there, I'm normally a rights first sort of guy. I do find the level of concentration required to drive among the inconsiderate, self important users, well beyond what should be required to safely navigate the course. Compared to pre-cell days, the cars are at least twice as good, the drivers for the most part barely present.
  It is to the point where autonomous cars would be a plus in my book, and I truly love driving. I have millions of miles under my belt, & can survive out there, but it is still damn annoying.

• On the post: Legislator Thinks Warrantless Cell Phone Searches The Best Way To Combat Distracted Driving

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2016 @ 07:11am

  I know this make me a target, but....

  Anything that takes the cellphones out of drivers hands works for me. I hear all the anger; talking to a passenger, or whatever is just as distracting. Frankly the only thing I can think of that is as distracting is; excessive alcohol consumption.

• On the post: FCC Study: We Still Suck At Bringing Quality Broadband To All Americans

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 11 Jan, 2016 @ 08:27am

  Re: Broadband? What's that?

  I too can see the Fios and cable enabled buildings from my front lawn, I can see the interstate from my backdoor. My speed tests on a good day are 2.75 mbps & .75 mbps, and unfortunately good days aren't that frequent.

• On the post: FCC Study: We Still Suck At Bringing Quality Broadband To All Americans

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 11 Jan, 2016 @ 07:07am

  Broadband that sucks

  We live in a semi-rural area, with 80 year old copper lines, as our only option. The DSL coverage is spotty, particularly when it rains, the phone just goes away when it rains, For this glorious service, I pay just shy of $90 per month. The will came and go through the motions of fixing it when you report the outage, but next rain it will be back. We love having the internet, it is like having the keys to the greatest library in the world. The phone I could do without, but they won't even sell me naked DSL.

• On the post: Even The Power Of The Dark Side Can't Save Disney & ESPN From Cord Cutting

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2015 @ 10:11am

  Metro’s Ridership Is Still Falling, and Fare Hikes Might Be the Only Way to Keep Its Revenue Up.

• On the post: Redskins, Who Should Get To Keep Their Racist Name, Still Jerks For Running Fake Grassroots Support Website

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 23 Dec, 2015 @ 12:36pm

  Re: Re: Re: USA used to be a fun place to live

  you're

• On the post: Redskins, Who Should Get To Keep Their Racist Name, Still Jerks For Running Fake Grassroots Support Website

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 23 Dec, 2015 @ 06:50am

  Re: Re: USA used to be a fun place to live

  Call it what you want, all this bitching isn't making things better for anyone, except chronic complainers.

• On the post: Redskins, Who Should Get To Keep Their Racist Name, Still Jerks For Running Fake Grassroots Support Website

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 23 Dec, 2015 @ 06:36am

  USA used to be a fun place to live

  Before we started concerning ourselves with hurting someones feelings. Grow a set and cowboy up. I'm not saying racism doesn't exist, but a little ribbing if far and away from a lynching, or even not being hired or some other serious shit.
  No one was ever exempt, though some groups like the Poles seem to attract a bit more. In conclusion, you get more of what you dream about, and (less desirably) what you fear. Life goes where the thoughts guide it.

• On the post: Juniper Reveals 'Unauthorized Code' That Decrypts VPN Connections

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 18 Dec, 2015 @ 09:01am

  Re: Re: source code revision control system

  sorry meant for above post

• On the post: Juniper Reveals 'Unauthorized Code' That Decrypts VPN Connections

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 18 Dec, 2015 @ 09:00am

  Re: source code revision control system

  crickets chirp

• On the post: The FCC Has Started Publicly Shaming Robocallers Weekly

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 05 Nov, 2015 @ 04:09pm

  Re: Re:

  "Please note that the article refers to the "U.S. Chamber of Commerce", which is nothing more than a lobby for big business. No relation to a local Chamber of Commerce."
  
  No the local Chamber of Commerce is a lobby for local business.

• On the post: City Of Peoria Offers $125,000 Non-Apology To Owner Of Twitter Account That Parodied Its Mayor

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 03 Sep, 2015 @ 10:27am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Me too, I can't see the insult here. I'd be delighted if described as Trill as fuck.

• On the post: City Of Peoria Offers $125,000 Non-Apology To Owner Of Twitter Account That Parodied Its Mayor

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 03 Sep, 2015 @ 10:06am

  Re:

  An adjective used in hip-hop culture a combination of the words "true" and "real".
  
  Trill is when you're hustlin, trill is when you're grindin
  Trill is when you punch in that clock overtimin
  Trill is when you keep it real one hundred percent
  And hold it down for your team run your game full sprint
  Trill is when you never fake, trill is when you real
  Chasin after dollar bills, gotta get it how you live
  Trill is when you hustle so you go out there and get it
  Doin whatever you gotta do to make a meal ticket
  - Paul Wall "Trill"

• On the post: Problem: Male Operators Use Surveillance Cameras For Ogling Women; Mayor's Solution: Employ Only Female Operators

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2015 @ 05:21am

  Re:

  That was my first thought; Do they screen for lesbians?

• On the post: Your Toner Is No Good Here: Region-Coding Ink Cartridges… For The Customers

  

  Haywood ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2015 @ 09:43am

  I'll find a way

  I've given up on inkjets, just too much bother. I'm all about B&W laser at the moment. i just take my colored printing to my discount club and use their setup. Cheaper and better in the long run. I did try the giant ink tanks mounted outside of the inkjet, and that worked surprisingly well. What I have not considered is bending over for the printer overlords.

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