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• On the post: Economist Notices That The US Is Getting Buried Under Costly, Useless Over-Regulation

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 23 Feb, 2012 @ 06:55am

  Re: Sarbanes-Oxley should be the first to go

  Every law recently, is either a knee jerk reaction to an event, or an attempt to use fear of some bogeyman to push a sponsored law.

• On the post: Astrolabe Drops Lawsuit Over Time Zones, Promises Not To Sue Again

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 23 Feb, 2012 @ 06:37am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Actually, solar cells just popped 85 cents per watt on the down side. In 2-4 years expect them to hit 25c/W. At 50c/W they are cheap enough to do home H2 generation for night time storage.

• On the post: NSA: 'Anonymous Might One Day Hack Power Grids!' Anonymous: 'Huh?!?'

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2012 @ 12:38pm

  Re:

  They are on the verge of being replaced by blogs and social media.

• On the post: NSA: 'Anonymous Might One Day Hack Power Grids!' Anonymous: 'Huh?!?'

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2012 @ 12:30pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  Let me guess you worked for HBGary ...

• On the post: Techdirt Deemed Harmful To Minors In Germany

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2012 @ 10:02am

  I really like the fact that they are also blocking "the Greens and the Pirate Party". I am wondering when the EFF and M. Geists blog will also be added to the blacklist.

• On the post: The 'New' Righthaven Offers Discount To Techdirt Readers Who Want 'Spineful' Hosting

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2012 @ 07:10am

  Re: Re:

  Question(s) for you not covered in you Q&A FAQ sheet.
  
  1) Would you host a P2P software site like uTorrent.com?
  
  2) Would you host a node in a secondary DNS system?
  
  3) Would you host a public encryption key library?

• On the post: Megaupload Boss Kim Dotcom Granted Bail After US Fails To Prove He's Got Cash Stashed Away To Make An Escape

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2012 @ 06:50am

  Re:

  "Did companies lose potential profit as a result of it? -Without question."
  
  Yeah, one minor thing you can't loose potential profit. You either have a profit or you do not.

• On the post: Megaupload Boss Kim Dotcom Granted Bail After US Fails To Prove He's Got Cash Stashed Away To Make An Escape

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2012 @ 06:45am

  Re: Re: Re:

  because that is downright barbaric ...

• On the post: Megaupload Boss Kim Dotcom Granted Bail After US Fails To Prove He's Got Cash Stashed Away To Make An Escape

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2012 @ 06:44am

  Re: Re:

  "Ask the others accused members of Mega, they all have the same internet ban."
  
  Does this mean no smart phones?

• On the post: Smart TVs: Not Such A Smart Idea

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2012 @ 06:29am

  Re: Re:

  "modular "brain" type device"
  
  Its called last years laptop and an HDMI cable.
  
  Unless they standardize to modules to work across every TV manufacturer it is a worthless concept. Who wants to be locked into a single companies products.

• On the post: Dutch Economics Minister Says ACTA Is Designed To Shut Down Child Porn Sites… Even Though That's Not True

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2012 @ 04:25pm

  Re:

  Was that that whole abuse the politician on twitter thing? I though that was seriously funny ...

• On the post: Be Afraid: Russia And China Seek To Put In Place Top-Down Regulation Of The Internet

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2012 @ 04:14pm

  Re: A free Internet...

  This Party Of We Thing has been happening online for years now. No one noticed the little events that have occurred. Finding a lost dog, tracking down a girl that killed a cat by stomping on it with high heels, a Chinese restaurant failing, hundreds of flash crowds, the list goes on with the events becoming larger over time.
  
  The thing that is becoming obvious is these events are occurring with smaller triggers. People are beginning to have the attitude enough already, you can not take anymore from us. Which end up being a good thing, the harder governments push the harder people are now going to push back.

• On the post: Be Afraid: Russia And China Seek To Put In Place Top-Down Regulation Of The Internet

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2012 @ 03:43pm

  Re:

  I was thinking the same thing. Any nation that seeks to regulate the internet via bureaucracy is doomed to get their asses handed to them.
  
  6 weeks to register a website in nation A, with each person needing to be registered, the government having the ability to shut down any site at anytime, and having the ability to remove users at anytime. Sounds like a great idea, if you want online identity theft, extremely slow internet speeds, a huge internet police force that is constantly getting out smarted, and entire nations routing around your section of the net because it is unsafe to transfer information through your networks.

• On the post: The Pirate Bay May Get Blocked In The UK; That'll Stop The Infringement

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2012 @ 07:32am

  Re: Wack-a-mole

  Ten thousand non-techie label types, vs two billion plus online. I am pretty certain that it it will not be the Gatekeepers that will win.

• On the post: If You're Going To Compare The Old Music Biz Model With The New Music Biz Model, At Least Make Some Sense

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2012 @ 07:25am

  Re: Re:

  Eventually artists like him are going to realize the enemy isn't piracy, its the record labels poor business judgement.

• On the post: RIAA Insists That, Really, The Music Industry Is Collapsing; Reality Shows It's Just The RIAA That's Collapsing

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2012 @ 07:21am

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  "Piracy devoured their revenue. Everyone knows it, including you, but keep pretending that it didn't. And keep pretending a business shouldn't try to stop people from ripping off their much-desired product."
  
  Several things came together to cause the sales slump that occurred to the big 3-5 record labels. Changes to format, a loss of repeat sales as mp3 don't unravel, singles as opposed to album sales, and competition from a couple million bands online. Its very predictable.

• On the post: Killer Cool's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 01:32pm

  Re:

  STSTFU ...
  
  You can make a pot pipe out of an apple an aluminum foil. You can use a cross pen as a crack pipe. You can use an inkjet refill kit or marinating kit to inject heroin. Just because this stuff is around doesn't mean it will get used.
  
  
  The huge problem with your "don't you think it would happen more often?" is, it is a "what if". It is speculation with out any numbers.
  
  "It is really hard to get past how dense you are on this issue."

• On the post: Killer Cool's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 01:17pm

  Re: Oops.

  I reported you to get your comment removed. But much like the Streisand effect this will grow into something you didn't expect.

• On the post: Killer Cool's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 01:15pm

  KC, nice. :)

• On the post: Canadians Respond To Internet Spying Bill By 'Revealing All' To Politician Backing It

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 12:44pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  I wouldn't tell him anything, just make a couple rude suggestions.

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