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• On the post: Congrats, US Government: You're Scaring Web Businesses Into Moving Out Of The US

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 12:20pm

  Re: Re: Re: I have an idea for a law

  "It is quickly coming to the point that all of us that feel that we (was 'way' FTFY) need to stand up and show it."
  
  This is a global phenomena that is spreading as social media and web 2.0 expand and allow people to discuss what is occurring in the world. However the governments of the world are only allowing input from corporations and disallowing any input from the public. Combined this is leading to resentment and anger towards every government and many corporations. Eventually it will reach a breaking point, where people say "enough already" and things will change.
  
  For some reason I do not feel sorry for the scum bags ...

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

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 10:38am

  Re: Re: I'm for it...

  Just the mention of Real Housewives reduces IQ. Please stop or collectively we will become as smart as the average troll.

• On the post: How The Megaupload Shutdown Has Put 'Cloud Computing' Business Plans At Risk

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 10:07am

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  Shutting down bit torrent would also shut down the 14% that is non infringing. Its called prior restraint.

• On the post: How The Megaupload Shutdown Has Put 'Cloud Computing' Business Plans At Risk

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 09:45am

  Re: Re: Double Plus Ungood

  Agreed. If we can hold back the corporate interests and the government for a few more years we will have the structures in place to "overhaul" the system.

• On the post: MPAA Hires Four Ex-Federal Government Employees, Including One From ICE & Another From The White House

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 09:34am

  Re: Re:

  "Don't forget they want to add .music so that only "accredited" musicians have access to the internet."
  
  The simple solution would be to create a .NotRIAA TLD.

• On the post: MPAA Hires Four Ex-Federal Government Employees, Including One From ICE & Another From The White House

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 09:12am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: D?j? vu?

  Unless there were enough of them. Perhaps we should give all politicians a list of demands and say if you vote to do any of these things we will recall you or vote you out of office.

• On the post: US Returns JotForm.com Domain; Still Refuses To Say What Happened

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 09:24am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What are the laws regarding this?

  Obligatory STSTFU ... Its more like finding a couple hundred phone numbers in the 212 exchange are bookmakers. Then shutting down all of Manhattans phones because of it. Its prior restraint, a disruption of business, and complete over kill.
  
  There are so many interconnections between so many companies you can never tell how a small change will cascade outward. One of these days they are going to shut down a B2B site or domain that services some critical piece of infrastructure, or medical service. If it happens during an emergency situation people could die.

• On the post: Senators Ramp Up Fear Mongering To Try To Rush Through Cybersecurity Bill

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 08:53am

  Re: Re: But think of the cabbage

  Thank god I bought that huge redneck coleslaw maker last year ...

• On the post: Senators Ramp Up Fear Mongering To Try To Rush Through Cybersecurity Bill

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 08:46am

  Re: Re: Re:

  "As long as big content industries are allowed to buy politicians"
  
  .... As long as any organization can buy a politician ...
  
  FTFY

• On the post: Senators Ramp Up Fear Mongering To Try To Rush Through Cybersecurity Bill

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 08:44am

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  Ever since nancy pelosi's "pass the health care bill so you can find out whats in it" I have been seriously suspicious every time a politician try's to rush a bill through. We really need to have a way more open method of law making.
  
  The next question is which of the defense contractors Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, or Solera is pushing this forward? It would actually be interesting to see who bought this law.

• On the post: US Returns JotForm.com Domain; Still Refuses To Say What Happened

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 08:27am

  Re: Re: Re: What are the laws regarding this?

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantity_of_Books_v._Kansas

• On the post: US Returns JotForm.com Domain; Still Refuses To Say What Happened

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 08:21am

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  Build an effigy of chris dodd at Burning Man with a huge 3d printer, create a DVD as the platform he is standing on, gasoline, match ..... LOL

• On the post: US Government 'Suspends' JotForm.com Over User Generated Forms; Censorship Regime Expands

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 08:11am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Arrgh@!

  "All I can say is that you are truly full of yourself. You get on me about speculation, and then you post up that crap?"
  
  Please, its not speculation, it's forecasting trends and the psychology of large groups. While not an exact science due to free will, it does give pretty good estimate of when events will occur.
  
  Here is what I see. Thirty years of the content industry abusing people with a small group talking about it. Five years of people using Facebook, 2 years with Facebook reaching a threshold in a way where memes take on a life of their own.
  
  What is happening now is a phase change in the way people communicate and do things. It has been growing (read this) and is continuing to expand. Every government on the planet has had briefs on this. None of them actually get or understand it. The content industry doesn't understand that all is needed is one or two more pushes and real copyright reform will happen. The monopoly will end.

• On the post: Senators Ramp Up Fear Mongering To Try To Rush Through Cybersecurity Bill

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 07:07am

  They are pushing the Cyber security bill through as hard and fast as they can. I am wondering if they moved all the SOPA-PIPA stuff into it.

• On the post: A 4G iPad Requires A Sensible Shared Data Plan

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 06:47am

  Re: Re: This is an article from HuffPost

  Galaxy 10.1?

• On the post: Dear USTR: Want Other Countries To Sign Your Trade Agreements? Stop Letting Hollywood Write Them

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2012 @ 07:22pm

  Re: F OFF Hollywood

  We actually need to reset copyright in the US to back when it was 1 term with 1 extension and needed to be paid for and registered.
  
  The term should be shorter than before as payment to society for stealing our public domain.

• On the post: US Government 'Suspends' JotForm.com Over User Generated Forms; Censorship Regime Expands

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2012 @ 01:37pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  What I find amusing is, every screw up like this make more people realize how badly the government is screwing up in relationship to the internet. 84,000 web sites with ?mooo.com?, 300,000 this time. I really wish they would shut down a really large site.

• On the post: US Government 'Suspends' JotForm.com Over User Generated Forms; Censorship Regime Expands

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2012 @ 12:22pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Arrgh@!

  "mentioned censorship in this deal. Are you saying that shutting down illegal activity is censorship?"
  
  Shutting down a web site is not censorship if done correctly. Shutting down over 300,000 pages because several of them are doing something illegal is called prior restraint.

• On the post: US Government 'Suspends' JotForm.com Over User Generated Forms; Censorship Regime Expands

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2012 @ 12:19pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Arrgh@!

  It should be STSTFU ... Stupid Troll Shut The Fuck Up

• On the post: US Government 'Suspends' JotForm.com Over User Generated Forms; Censorship Regime Expands

  

  Hephaestus ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2012 @ 12:17pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Arrgh@!

  I want to hear the truth, why don't you tell it to me. You are not allowed to use ad hominem attacks, repeat the same talking points, use links that have nothing to do with the conversation, and you have to stick to the topic, in this case the removal of JotForm.com from DNS by GoDaddy.
  
  "Too bad. You use to be a good debater."
  
  Thanks, I still am. I am just very tired of hearing the same talking points from a dozen trolls across 30 or so blogs.
  
  As a side note. What you are seeing online now is very similar to what happened before the Arab spring. Only this time it is targeted at the content industry not a government.

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