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• On the post: Samsung Cites 2001: A Space Odyssey As Prior Art For Tablet Design

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2011 @ 02:46pm

  Re: Re: Re: Prior Art in Art

  I don't understand this. So Apple removed the handle from a tablet and now it's somehow something special?

• On the post: No, Having Open WiFi Does Not Make You 'Negligent' And Liable For $10,000

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2011 @ 01:15pm

  Re: Intentionally open...

  I agree up until the point where you imply that it might be ok for the government mandate that routers be closed. Government has made it clear that it is not qualified to legislate on technology.

• On the post: No, Having Open WiFi Does Not Make You 'Negligent' And Liable For $10,000

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2011 @ 12:55pm

  Re: you get what you vote for

  Bullshit. You get the legal system that is paid for by lobbyists.

• On the post: Can PROTECT IP Be Fixed?

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2011 @ 09:19am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Self-entitled freeloaders vs Self-important megalomaniacs. Round 2: The interweb wars. Should be fun to watch. I hope I can afford the ticket.

• On the post: Can PROTECT IP Be Fixed?

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2011 @ 09:08am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Stop pretending that the content industry wouldn't try to include websites that are not infringing and while you're at it, stop denying that the content industry has enough lobbying power to make it happen.

• On the post: Dear MPAA: Stomp Your Feet And Repeat It As Many Times As You Want, But Infringement Is Not Theft

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2011 @ 01:33pm

  Re: Re: One Wish For Each

  No problem. Stop treating me like a criminal when I do. Thanks.

• On the post: Dear MPAA: Stomp Your Feet And Repeat It As Many Times As You Want, But Infringement Is Not Theft

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2011 @ 01:21pm

  Re: Mike is SO pleased that he's been noticed and named!

  I'm not Mike, but here's something. Most people want a service very similar to Netflix but with content that doesn't suck and a fee that is reasonable.

• On the post: Oh Look, The Publishing Industry Is Growing In The Digital Age As Well

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2011 @ 03:08pm

  Re: Re:

  While I agree with you, this doesn't explain the Twilight series success.

• On the post: 1984 Case Shows Abuse Of Phrase 'Public Performance' Has A Long, Ugly History

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 10:33am

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  While I agree with this, the law apparently doesn't. Unless it somehow were to support corporate interests...

• On the post: Dear Everyone: Stock Market Problems Are Not Directly Due To S&P Downgrade

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2011 @ 02:04pm

  Re: Tech blog?

  Because the financial blogs are full of crap

• On the post: Why President Obama Has The 'Jobs' Equation Backwards; Supporting Patent Reform That Limits Jobs

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2011 @ 01:23pm

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  But if the government hasn't fixed the problem, so we're still on the same path. How many times can we raise the debt ceiling before the entire market that is based on confidence, collapses because there is no longer any confidence? AAA+++ with a smiley face won't mean shit, just like it didn't when Lehman's had one.

• On the post: Why President Obama Has The 'Jobs' Equation Backwards; Supporting Patent Reform That Limits Jobs

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2011 @ 01:11pm

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

  Fair enough. If you consider a law that bans regulation of derivatives 'regulation', then I suppose that is bad regulation.

• On the post: Why President Obama Has The 'Jobs' Equation Backwards; Supporting Patent Reform That Limits Jobs

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2011 @ 01:07pm

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  How does any amount of regulation let a ton of bad debt get sold at AAA rated?

• On the post: Why President Obama Has The 'Jobs' Equation Backwards; Supporting Patent Reform That Limits Jobs

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2011 @ 01:03pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  High government officials are promoting pro-business laws that are destroying society now and no one is being brought up on charges. That's the problem.

• On the post: Why President Obama Has The 'Jobs' Equation Backwards; Supporting Patent Reform That Limits Jobs

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2011 @ 12:56pm

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  The subprime mortgage crisis was a direct result of the lack of regulation in the financial industries.

• On the post: Why President Obama Has The 'Jobs' Equation Backwards; Supporting Patent Reform That Limits Jobs

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2011 @ 12:54pm

  Re: Re:

  This isn't a Dem/Rep/Tea issue and it's not a matter of more or less regulation. It's a matter of less bad regulation (i.e. this patent bill) and more good regulation (someone needs to keep an eye on the financial sector... ideally someone that is willing to bring charges against bankers that defraud companies and/or the public)

• On the post: Insanity: Getting Worked Up Over One Company's Slight Change Of Opinion In The Creditworthiness Of The US

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2011 @ 08:59am

  Re: Quick PANIC!

  Do not get the department heads from Harvard, Stanford, etc involved to fix this. There is a revolving door between the Ratings agencies, the US Treasury, the Fed, the Big Banks and these institutions. The financial analysts spew their propaganda at seminars, and afterwards everyone goes out for cocaine and hooker parties and decide how to fleece one institution or another for a couple of billion dollars.
  
  We need transparency in the budget. Once the public sees where their tax dollars are going, they will or will not have confidence in the markets backed by the govt and the ratings agencies can go suck it.

• On the post: Apple Continues To Scream To The World How Competitive Samsung's Tablet Is By Getting It Banned In Australia

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 03 Aug, 2011 @ 07:23am

  Re: Re: Apple has stopped innovating

  I believe the /s at the end of Vincent's post reflects sarcasm.

• On the post: Judge Waxes Comedic On Whether You Can Trademark Quilted Diamonds On Toilet Paper

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2011 @ 07:41am

  Re: No detail of 14 trillion dollar economies are left to chance.

  Agreed. I used to think I was for small government, but since corporations now run the government, I'm for small corporations.
  
  What I really want is government transparency, but we're not going to get that...

• On the post: Apple Does Not Have More Cash Than The US Gov't; Stop Saying That It Does

  

  jackwagon ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2011 @ 02:09pm

  Re:

  Clearly the tax loopholes for corporations has worked because we have this abundance of jobs.

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