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• Apr 06, 2018 @ 01:12pm
  on FCC Withholds Ajit Pai's Emails Regarding The Infamous 'Harlem Shake' Video

  I never saw that video, but oh god that screenshot! Here's an out of touch captured regulator saying, "greetings fellow kids, you can still have all your fun toys, pay no attention to your eroding freedoms."

  It's panem et circenses. Except he's a tone deaf dufus.

• Feb 22, 2017 @ 12:10pm
  on Mashable Says You Shouldn't Own What You Buy Because You Might Hurt Yourself

  I think it’s a fair concern that Right-to-Repair laws could lead to an explosion of Radio Shack-like iPhone and Samsung electronics parts shops. Consumers will wander in with broken iPhone and Samsung Galaxy screens, and walk out with all the parts and tools they need to repair them. And they will fail, miserably.

  But... that would be GREAT!

  Or is the failing part supposed to make me afraid of trying?

• Feb 22, 2017 @ 05:29am
  on UK Schools Experiment With Police-Style Body Cameras To Tackle 'Low-level Background Disorder'

  "fed up with low-level background disorder" is a chilling phrase that could only be produced by a tone deaf autocrat.

• Dec 14, 2016 @ 06:16pm
  on Samsung Issues Update To Brick Remaining, Spontaneously Combusting Galaxy Note 7 Phones, Verizon Refuses To Pass It On

  Hrm, I read it as "we need more time to vet this update for compliance with our built in spyware."

• Jun 10, 2016 @ 05:13pm
  on Newspaper Association Thinks FTC Should Force Readers To Be Subject To Godawful Ads And Invasive Trackers

  If ad blockers are outlawed then this is the future:
  https://vimeo.com/166807261
  
  (tl;dw: it's that video of ad flooded AR, you probably saw it.)