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• On the post: The Non-Existent 'Cyber War' Is Nothing More Than A Push For More Government Control

  

  ky ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2011 @ 01:22pm

  Re: Re:

  I happen to feel that "defensive cyberweapons" are the fantasies of overpaid log readers.
  
  ..and yeah your probably right, Stuxnet did sound like the work of script kiddies.
  
  ..and that replacing your o's with 0's is not indicative of sufficient experitise.

• On the post: The Non-Existent 'Cyber War' Is Nothing More Than A Push For More Government Control

  

  ky ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2011 @ 12:39pm

  Way to leave out all the cost savings that will be experienced by moving all DoD cyber initiatives under a single umbrella.
  
  You should look at the current combined numbers for infrastructure, sourcing, and contracting. Decreasing the overlap will undoubtedly save mad loads of money (to be technical) in the long term. And I can only hope their function is primarily offensive, those jobs sound like ridiculous amounts of fun.

• On the post: Justin Bieber Sends Cease & Desist To FreeBieber Campaign

  

  ky ( profile ), 28 Oct, 2011 @ 08:50am

  Dear Ms. Mcsherry,
  
  I realize you are a lawyer and located on Wilshire Blvd. But it is in California, where putting 'Esquire' after your name makes you look as douchetastic as the person you are responding to.
  
  Unless of course you are Bill S. Preston, Esquire.

• On the post: UK Court Upholds Its First Web Censorship Order: BT Has 14 Days To Block Access To Newzbin2 & Gets To Pay For The Privelege

  

  ky ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2011 @ 11:20am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: @ "A decent VPN is all you really need."

  their efforts a month ago resulted in this
  
  boingboing.net/2011/09/21/newzbin2-releases-censorware-busting-client.html
  
  their most recent efforts will result in more of the same, probably even more effective permanent fixtures. Put up walls and tunnels will be dug.

• On the post: UK Court Upholds Its First Web Censorship Order: BT Has 14 Days To Block Access To Newzbin2 & Gets To Pay For The Privelege

  

  ky ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2011 @ 10:29am

  Re: "Industrial online piracy is illegal and can be stopped."

  It works like any physical locker does.
  
  You put your stuff in there, and if you wish to give other people access you may.
  
  I bet public storage has a lot of illegal goods in their units, we should probably shut them down. Or does this logic not apply IRL?

• On the post: The Revolution Will Not Be Infringed Upon: Long Island Couple Files To Trademark 'Occupy Wall St.'

  

  ky ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2011 @ 09:46am

  Maresca's phrase has no "out," if you will
  
  maybe to encourage defense for whichever team the Washington Wizards are playing?
  
  Or is that more of a reach than your altering that facilitates an obscure reference to old ivory soap commercials (while another convoluted attempt at humor, it would not even be the trademarked phrase, thus not an "out" to begin with)?

• On the post: UK Court Upholds Its First Web Censorship Order: BT Has 14 Days To Block Access To Newzbin2 & Gets To Pay For The Privelege

  

  ky ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2011 @ 05:43am

  I would recommend blocking all voice and data traffic to and from this judge while they have the hood up. To prevent the bribery of government officials and such, because they have a responsibility...

• On the post: Wireless Carriers Finally Cave On Overage Fees; Reluctantly Agree To Stop Treating Customers Like ATMs

  

  ky ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2011 @ 12:14pm

  Re:

  I concur with the AC.
  
  I believe it is the only writing style Cush is capable of based of his current body of techdirt posts.
  
  Many (if not all) of my comments on his early posts were to point this out, and that it was very much being force fed rather than just laying out the facts from with which to draw an opinion.

• On the post: ICE Seized 20 Domain Names For The NFL Over The Weekend

  

  ky ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2011 @ 10:08am

  If I sell counterfeit jerseys. And ICE comes and takes my sign that says "GetYourCounterfeitJerseyHere.com". I would not feel wronged, I would feel that I got off easy. They didnt take my product or my store, just my sign. It's more akin to government sponsored vandalism than it is police work.
  
  That aside, it is only about the shield. These are clearly not sites merely discussing or furthering the discussion of official NFL shielded jerseys. Nor is the NFL supplying these folks with pre-release jerseys to increase the hype, and then sending the dogs.

• On the post: Bad Move By Google: Hiding Search Referral Info… Unless You're An Advertiser

  

  ky ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2011 @ 05:37pm

  stop me if i am retarded,
  
  If it is only encrypting 10% of the users, then the publishers will see a maximum 10% drop in lost referral data.
  
  Not cool, but is it still "antitrust" at only 10%?

• On the post: US Trying To Force Governments To Pay Much Higher Prices For Needed Drugs Through Secretive TPP

  

  ky ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2011 @ 11:37am

  Re:

  Why bother having any values at all if you consider life saving medications Intellectual Property?

• On the post: US Trying To Force Governments To Pay Much Higher Prices For Needed Drugs Through Secretive TPP

  

  ky ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2011 @ 10:18am

  whether the prices achieved adequately value patents
  
  How about right after we create an appeals process for whether the patent and price achieved adequately value the taxpayer funding?

• On the post: UK Parliament Recommends Websites Be Liable For Anonymous Comments If They Won't Reveal Identities

  

  ky ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2011 @ 11:07am

  If individual website operators have this responsibility, than that system should be easy enough to game. Misappropriating comments to famous and high ranking british people on the internet will be too easy and much more fun if you can get them hassled IRL for said comments.

• On the post: Company Thanks Guy Who Alerted Them To Big Security Flaw By Sending The Cops… And The Bill

  

  ky ( profile ), 18 Oct, 2011 @ 12:04pm

  NSW Police said it was not taking any further action on this matter. "There was no criminal offence committed and the company in question has been informed of the outcome. It was more a case of a civic-minded person reporting a potential security breach."
  
  At least their cops can realize that no crime has been committed and cease pursuit in a fairly expedient fashion.
  
  Reports are that the CEO is backing down and wants to 'talk' to him now.
  
  http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/super-bad-first-state-set-police-on-man-who-showed-them-how--770000-accounts-could-be-ripped-off-20111018-1lvx1.html#ixzz1bA54owoy

• On the post: Righthaven Still Trying To Avoid Paying Any Legal Fees Of Those It Illegally Sued

  

  ky ( profile ), 18 Oct, 2011 @ 07:04am

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  gigantic 1990 style ascii image combined with 1990s meme. I think you could all learn to appreciate the classic arts as much as the content filter that let this one through.

• On the post: ICANN Takes Over Time Zone Database; Dares Astrolabe To Sue

  

  ky ( profile ), 17 Oct, 2011 @ 02:51pm

  TD certainly needs a section for celebratory posts so that we can readily identify the companies and individuals seemingly* fighting the good fight.
  
  Maybe update this to something a tad more technical than email:
  
  "current time zone information, which comes from tips sent by volunteers through an email list."
  
  maybe a blog like this where they could connect with fans by always being sold out of T-shirts :)

• On the post: Can We Just Admit That It's Insane When Microsoft Has A 'Licensing Program' For Someone Else's Products?

  

  ky ( profile ), 17 Oct, 2011 @ 10:29am

  ASCAP and BMI forces the licensing of pretty much every audible sound just in case it might violate.
  
  Microsoft forces the licensing of the O/s just in case it might violate.
  
  so....Microsoft licensed Android devices should make Microsoft liable to ASCAP and BMI for the music they may potentially broadcast because of the flaw that allows audio out.

• On the post: The DHS Says 'No' To Requests For Public Affairs Contact Numbers; Hysterically Cites 'Privacy' Concerns

  

  ky ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2011 @ 11:49am

  Office of Public Affairs: 202-282-8010
  
  http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/contacts/
  
  The rejection is kind of odd in form, but just because they wont give you the number to every desk of every individual is not the great injustice being painted.

• On the post: Is Getty Guilty Of Trademark Infringement For Every Photo It Has That Shows A Trademark?

  

  ky ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2011 @ 09:05am

  AIR-FRESHNER
  
  is what my mind corrects it to as well; but while it is misspelled, it is not the name of anyone involved.

• On the post: Student Journalists Sue Community College For Ridiculously High Fees On Open Records Request

  

  ky ( profile ), 12 Oct, 2011 @ 09:22am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  *under threat of judgement, rather.

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