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• On the post: Lawmakers Issued License Plates That Make Them 'Invisible' To Traffic Cams And Parking Tickets

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 07 Aug, 2013 @ 12:26am

  If the FBI can't trace the plates of cars that they themselves have allocated to their own staff, what makes them think they can catch an actual terrorist?
  
  Thinking about it though, perhaps this is why they have to keep setting up their own terrorist plots

• On the post: The Current Surveillance State Is The End Result Of Two Consecutive Presidents Rewriting Their Job Descriptions

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 12 Jun, 2013 @ 10:14am

  Re: Re:

  It's my belief that the Chimpy he's referring to is Dubya, not Obama

• On the post: Crowdfunding Protests: Turkish Protesters Raise Over $100,000 To Buy NY Times Ad

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2013 @ 01:03pm

  Re: it's nice to see

  So you're saying that the Turkish Protesters are an internet company...
  
  You don't even pretend to read the articles, do you!

• On the post: Art And Copyright In The Age Of Compulsive Looking

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2013 @ 04:17am

  Re: Re:

  Well, he is a lawyer-in-training, and he's just just trying out a variation of the Chewbacca defense.

• On the post: Court Orders Google To Comply With National Security Letters, But Suggests It Might Want To Ask Again

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2013 @ 03:59am

  Re: Re: Re:

  It's a damned sight more convincing than the Daily Mail.

• On the post: Cool New Platform For Supporting Artists: Patreon, From Jack Conte

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 23 May, 2013 @ 04:44am

  Re: paywall

  Actually, I first heard of patreon via a youtube subscription - get that? An artist that was already producing video content for free that was also asking his subscribers if they wanted to support his efforts.
  
  So:
  1. Not a paywall.
  2. I personally already like his content.
  
  ... which makes you wrong on all of your points.

• On the post: Prenda Lawyer Says Judge Wright's Order Is Inapplicable In Georgia Because California Recognizes Gay Marriage

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 09 May, 2013 @ 12:54pm

  I've just worked out where they're going with this...

  Insanity plea.

• On the post: Grooveshark Loses Latest Round In Court, In A Ruling That Could Gut The DMCA's Safe Harbors

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2013 @ 02:35pm

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  Ignoramus.
  
  You seem to have no concept of how much data is uploaded to the Internet every minute. The volume is literally impossible to monitor.

• On the post: Macklemore Explains Why Not Being On A Label Helped Him Succeed

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2013 @ 01:23pm

  'This video contains content from WMG...'
  
  What's with that?

• On the post: Is Google Regretting Paying Off Belgian And French Newspapers Yet? Other Newspapers Demand Their Cut

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2013 @ 10:24am

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  Nonsense. I get most of my news coverage from blogs and Google news. When I hit a news paywall I hit the back button and update my settings to ignore that news source. That means that they've lost me forever, along with any ad revenues they might have gained.
  
  So in my view, rather than google having nothing, it's the newspapers that have nothing without google.

• On the post: Petition Submitted To Require Congress To Wear The Logos Of Their Corporate Donors

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2013 @ 01:27pm

  Re:

  Branding them would be better

• On the post: UK Politicians Offer An Awful Bargain: Give Up Free Press If You Want Defamation Reform

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2013 @ 04:52am

  Re: a problem!!

  Chiropractors make a series of claims - they should be able to back them up with scientific studies, and they can't/won't. Seriously though, with the metaphysical babble that the treatments are based on, and the requirement to actually produce evidence, I can't see that ever happening.
  
  There is apparently a consensus that Chiropractic treatment of lower back pain may assist in relieving lower back pain (such as you describe), but there is no such consensus for any other Chiropractic treatments.
  
  So IMO, beyond treatments for lower back pain, they should either back up their claims, or STFU.

• On the post: White House Turns Star Wars / Star Trek Mistake Into Funny Meme

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2013 @ 12:16am

  Re:

  Somehow I think that 'I'm surrounded by assholes' is a better fit.

• On the post: Why Is The UK Blocking Access To Sites Without Any Hearings?

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2013 @ 04:29am

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  Our three weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our four...no... Amongst our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.

• On the post: Kim Dotcom Loses Appeal Concerning Extradition

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 01 Mar, 2013 @ 11:06am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Back in business? Check.

• On the post: US And Europe Move On To TAFTA: Yet Another Chance To Push Through ACTA/SOPA Style IP Maximalism

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 09:00am

  Lately, every time I see the words 'free trade' written down, I sick-up just a little.
  
  Just once I'd like to hear that one of these free trade agreements actually include something about free trade.
  
  Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go brush my teeth...

• On the post: Bayer Fights India's Compulsory Licensing Of Cancer Drug By Claiming It Spent $2.5 Billion Developing It

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2013 @ 01:29pm

  Re:

  Are you sure they didn't spend the difference on advertising and kick-backs to doctors?

• On the post: 10 Years Later: Antigua May Finally (Really) Set Up Official 'Pirate' Site To Get Back What US Owes In Sanctions

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2013 @ 06:55am

  Re: Funny Accounting

  Why make movies a different price? You can do 2.1 billion items of hurt if everything sells for a cent each, or even more if you sell in the lowest value currency - they could piss the US off both ways if they sell in Iranian Rials.
  
  I wonder if the $21m is for actual sales, or for profits? It it's for profit, they could use Hollywood accounting to keep selling stuff forever.

• On the post: Announcing: Our New Sky Is Rising Report!

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 24 Jan, 2013 @ 09:15am

  Re:

  That was the first thing I thought when I saw that German music sales were down 20%

• On the post: Yes, You've Got Something To Hide

  

  Lurk-a-lot ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2013 @ 02:15pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Yes it is. The fact that Google actually is more trustworthy than most governments is indeed fucked up.

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