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• On the post: Elon Musk Has Got Content Moderation All Figured Out: Delete The “Wrong” And “Bad” Content, But Leave The Rest (And Reinstate Trump)

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 11 May, 2022 @ 06:01pm

  "Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself." Musk is the man who doesn't have to do it himself.

• On the post: The ‘Stick To Sports’ Crowd Is Now Coming After Gaming Companies

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 06 May, 2022 @ 05:04pm

  I think that politicians should stick to politicking and stop making medical decisions for other people.

• On the post: How Disney Got That 'Theme Park Exemption' In Ron DeSantis' Unconstitutional Social Media Bill

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2022 @ 08:31am

  "Florida is appealing..."

  Not to me. I have no interest in going there ever.

• On the post: Oversight Board Overturning Instagram Takedown Of Ayahuasca Post Demonstrates The Impossibility Of Content Moderation

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2021 @ 11:23am

  Nothing is impossible to the person who doesn't have to do it.

• On the post: Dallas PD Brags About Stealing Money From A Woman At An Airport, Is Now Facing Scrutiny From Its Oversight Board

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 28 Dec, 2021 @ 08:40am

  "Ballentine" was the name of SWAT commander Lt. Howard Hunter's second in command starting season 2 of Hill Street Blues. Howard took him for granted and treated him like an automation to the point that Ballentine snapped and was referred to psychiatric care. Eventually he convinced Howard that he was fit for duty, but when he reported it turns out he was convinced he was an actual ninja and had to be re-admitted.

  This dog was named after a violently insane and delusional fictional SWAT officer. Well done.

• On the post: FAA Blocks 5G Deployments Over Safety Concerns Despite No Actual Evidence Of Harm

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 24 Nov, 2021 @ 09:50am

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  I don't think going over your allotment forces reversion to 3G, it triggers bandwidth limits to 3G speeds. Or 2G or whatever. The question really is what to do with all these old phones. Normally they'd be given away to various groups as emergency devices, such as abused women's organizations, but if the network doesn't exist, free 911 calls are kind of useless. And the roadside emergency assistance system in my 2014 car is also useless. Alas, Lexus is not interested in providing an upgrade, even though as a technical challenge it's laughable. Throwing a whole car away just to get that feature seems a bit extreme, at least to a working grunt like me.

• On the post: Hey North Face! Our Story About You Flipping Out Over 'Hey Fuck Face' Is Not Trademark Infringement

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2021 @ 02:27pm

  Re: 'What do you mean theyre talking even more now?!'

  Barbra Streisand is alive and well and living in Malibu. We have pictures.

• On the post: Hong Kong Government Now Directly Censoring Films In Hopes Of Shutting Down Protest-Related Documentaries

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 09 Nov, 2021 @ 02:37pm

  "National security issue..."

  I'm surprised the Chinese government is self-aware enough to realize and admit they're a bunch of insecure little children who can't stand being criticized.

  Uh, what? Oh.

  ...Never mind.

• On the post: Institute For Justice Survey Shows How Philadelphia's Forfeiture Program Preyed On Poor Minorities

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 09 Nov, 2021 @ 09:31am

  "never convicted of a crime...”

  Well, as somebody who dislikes most artificial scents, I'm sure that cologne was guilty of SOMETHING.

• On the post: Data Privacy Is The Price Of The Latest Antitrust Proposals

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2021 @ 02:06pm

  So... She wants to throw the baby out and keep the bathwater. How clever of her.

• On the post: Chicago Court Gets Its Prior Restraint On, Tells Police Union Head To STFU About City's Vaccine Mandate

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2021 @ 07:54am

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  My first YouTube video. I guess I'm one of those older folks. Though my increased vulnerability isn't the ONLY reason I support masks and vaccines. Unlike some, I actually care about other people. P.S. My wearing a mask reduces the chance of spread if I'm infected. I wear a mask to protect YOU, not so much me.

• On the post: Verizon 'Visible' Wireless Accounts Hacked, Exploited To Buy New iPhones

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2021 @ 09:54am

  The best time to eat crow is when it is young and tender.

• On the post: A Guy Walks Into A Bra

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2021 @ 04:19pm

  Alas, the original comic no longer renders properly. Fortunately there's the Wayback Machine.

• On the post: Another 1.2 Million Consumers Ditched Traditional Cable TV Last Quarter

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 01 Sep, 2021 @ 10:03am

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  Strawman argument is man made of straw. Red herring is smelly fish. Please start over and try again.

• On the post: Another 1.2 Million Consumers Ditched Traditional Cable TV Last Quarter

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 01 Sep, 2021 @ 10:05am

  This trend will stop as soon as the millennials start reproducing.

  Wait for it... Any time now... Aaaaaaaany time...

• On the post: Why Companies Keep Folding to Copyright Pressure, Even If They Shouldn't

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2021 @ 03:37pm

  I've been dinged for copyright twice on Twitch. Once was for some kind of match with the ambiance background (birds chirping, basically). I found this thread while searching for the artist's name. Apparently he's done this crap before.

  The other time was for playing the Borderlands 2 intro music. Well, yeah. I was playing the game, and since I was starting a new character, I played the intro too. I suppose I didn't HAVE to, but it seemed relevant? Especially as an intro to the game for somebody new?

  I note with annoyance that there was no option to claim that the match system was wrong; options ranged from "it's my music" to "it's fair use" and a promise to take it to court. Total horseshit. In the second case, yeah, it was a fair use claim; but in the case of the ambiance crap, it was similar to matching white noise. "You got it wrong" wasn't an option. Because they're never wrong, and the customer is always wrong.

  I haven't broadcast on Twitch in months. Got tired of their bullshit.

• On the post: Dish, Cornerstone Of The Trump DOJ's 'Fix' For The T-Mobile Merger, Continues To Bleed Wireless, TV Subscribers

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2021 @ 03:06pm

  And if it hasn't already collapsed in on itself before then, those of us who loved Ting Mobile will lose that, too.

• On the post: Freaking Out About Nazi Content On The Internet Archive Is Totally Missing The Point

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2021 @ 02:20pm

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  Ok yes, not a problem. All we have to do is put up some statues.

• On the post: Exec That Tried To Send Critical Reporters A Dead Pig Blames 'The Drinking Culture At eBay'

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2021 @ 11:44am

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  "A realist is just a pessimist who's fooling himself."

• On the post: Judge Ignores First Amendment, Misreads Town Law, While Ordering Resident To Remove 'Fuck Biden' Signs

  

  Jeffrey Nonken ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 12:03pm

  Re: Technically legal does not equate to morally correct.

  Whose morals? Yours? Morals are not absolute, regardless of what you've been taught. Law vs. morality: a false dichotomy.

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