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• On the post: Why Google Should Buy The Recording Industry

  

  Jon ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2011 @ 11:38am

  Re:

  Cause it would be 30 to 40 minutes tops before it did work on a PC. Completely ignoring the hurdle to adoption and everything else.

• On the post: 14,000 'Unsaved' Votes Suddenly 'Found' In Wisconsin?

  

  Jon ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2011 @ 01:20pm

  Re: Forget secret votes

  Votes used to be public. They were made secret because political parties were bullying people for not voting according to their plans.

• On the post: BSA Claims Open Standards Will Increase Costs

  

  Jon ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2011 @ 03:55pm

  Fucking public interest!?! How does it work?

• On the post: Should Everyone Who Uses A Phone Or A Computer As Part Of A Crime Get A Longer Sentence?

  

  Jon ( profile ), 23 Feb, 2011 @ 12:06pm

  Re: What does Rocco want?

  OMG!! Children.. think of them.. errr..
  
  Moral Outrage is what sells.

• On the post: Who Says Data Centers Aren't Cool?

  

  Jon ( profile ), 31 Dec, 2009 @ 03:43pm

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  Please Don't Feed The Trolls.

• On the post: Village People Threaten Chef Jamie Oliver For Dressing Up Like Cowboy, Indian, Cop, Construction Worker, Etc…

  

  Jon ( profile ), 21 Dec, 2009 @ 11:19am

  Moron in a hurry

  I don't know, he may have a case. It could be pretty difficult to distinguish a celebrity chef from a 70s band.

• On the post: Chicago Tribune Notices More Accidents Happening At Many Intersections With Red Light Cameras

  

  Jon ( profile ), 21 Dec, 2009 @ 11:16am

  Re: Hard to seperate out data

  I can play this game too!!
  
  And the same can be said about the pre-camera statistics. Where there things going on at those intersections which increased the risk of accident. Like rain, or construction, or people standing in the middle of the street dressed like a troll. If there was an elevation prior to the installation, then that would only further prove the growing trend that camera cause additional accidents.
  
  I suspect there is an equal level of probability that the risks were elevate above normal levels due to external events prior to the camera installation as there was after the installation.

• On the post: Should We Add Bandwidth Hogs To The Myth List With That Impending Exaflood?

  

  Jon ( profile ), 04 Dec, 2009 @ 12:28pm

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  Your problem is your provider over-sold the connection and NN people are all using their connection. Not 1 person taking up all of the bandwidth.
  
  The only way 1 or the top 5% of the users could cause congestion for everyone is if A) They oversold the last mile or B) They have a HUGE bottle neck at one of their POPs.
  
  Either way, caps don't fix it. More equipment fixes it.

• On the post: Woman Filming Parts Of Sister's Birthday Party At Theater, Charged With Felony Movie Copying

  

  Jon ( profile ), 04 Dec, 2009 @ 11:01am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Think in a broader context.

  >says a member of the entitlement society.
  
  Do I know you? Cause you sure has hell proclaim to know me.
  
  Do you honestly believe that the MPAA/RIAA wouldn't be pushing for stronger copyright laws and enforcement if there was no theft? If so, you haven't paid attention to their past. Many if not most copyright extensions have been at the bequest of those two parties. They have lobbied for increasing the scope and penalties of copyright since the record player.
  
  I suspect the only way they will ever come close to be satisfied is if every performance of a song/movie/whatever was paid for each time, at a rate that meets their profit needs, and without having to pay the artists involved in its creation.
  
  I suspect at this point, they will never let up off suing people due to the huge amount of profit they make from the settlement letters. Lawyers for companies of that size are on retainer and litigation essentially becomes a fixed cost.
  
  While I can appreciate, to an extent, the technicality of her maybe having brken a law, that in no way justifies the law, the prosecution, the MPAA/RIAA's behavior, or the destruction of this girls life.

• On the post: Woman Filming Parts Of Sister's Birthday Party At Theater, Charged With Felony Movie Copying

  

  Jon ( profile ), 04 Dec, 2009 @ 10:22am

  Re: Valubale lesson

  Ending a persons life with intent = 5-6 years.
  Filming 3-4 minutes of a movie without intent = up to 3 years.
  
  The only lesson she is going to learn is how to live on the streets and what discrimination is. 3-4 minutes of video for a life of bullshit. Dificulty getting a job (even worse in a recession), restrictions on her freedoms, limitations to her rights as a citizen, etc., etc.
  
  How the fuck do you justify that? What harm did she do to ANYONE to deserve her life to be a tossed on for the next decade or more?

• On the post: Woman Filming Parts Of Sister's Birthday Party At Theater, Charged With Felony Movie Copying

  

  Jon ( profile ), 04 Dec, 2009 @ 10:17am

  Re: Re: Re: Think in a broader context.

  >are a result of people pirating and stealing content on a large scale.
  
  I disagree. They are a result of greed and ignorance on the part of the RIAA/MPAA/etc.

• On the post: Photographer Compares Microstock Sites To Pollution And Drug Dealing

  

  Jon ( profile ), 25 Nov, 2009 @ 04:40pm

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  ya. That's the ticket. Cause offering a product through different means is exactly like copying someone else's work.
  
  If you can't make the distinction between the two, you have lost at the internets.

• On the post: Reuters, AP Refuse To Cover Cricket Matches Over Restrictive Press Accreditation Rules

  

  Jon ( profile ), 24 Nov, 2009 @ 04:47pm

  AP Hypocracy

  Hypocracy: The AP is upset because an organization is placing restrictions on their content.

• On the post: What Does It Say When A Comedy Show Does More Fact Checking Than News Programs?

  

  Jon ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2009 @ 06:15am

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  Belief - Holding something to be true with out evidence.
  Knowledge - Holding something to be true with (or because of) evidence.
  
  Watch the show, learn something, and you will see he mocks the Dems when they are dumb asses as well. It just turns out that the current neo-con circus is doing a lot better at making themselves a target.

• On the post: Jenzabar Finds 'Expert Witness' Who Will Claim Google Relies On Metatags, Despite Google Saying It Does Not

  

  Jon ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2009 @ 07:55am

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  Ya. I use Google products solely because of their IP. It has nothing to do with their reputation or the quality of product they put out. Simply because they own their search algorithm. Nothing more.
  
  (In the event the tone of this comment is question, I will clarify and say that it is most definitely SARCASM.)

• On the post: FCC Poised To Let Hollywood Break Your TV And DVR

  

  Jon ( profile ), 06 Nov, 2009 @ 05:53am

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  > The road to being able to take the content you legally buy everywhere with you is to give up some of your "free speech" control over your stuff. You have to give a little in order to get a lot.
  
  This is typically a place for civility and intellectualism, but this comment all I have to say is "fuck you".
  
  I am not giving up a damn thing for any conglomerate organization and for you to think it is OK tells me that you have no idea what you are talking about.

• On the post: Zazzle Sued Because Twilight Fans Like Making Their Own Merchandise

  

  Jon ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2009 @ 11:11am

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  >why can't you make a mug that says: "I love twilight"
  
  Where is the money in that?

• On the post: Chamber Of Commerce Sues Yes Men; Someone Just Gave Protestors A Lot More Attention

  

  Jon ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2009 @ 06:40am

  Grab your tinfoil hats!!!

  Wow.. go from a group being critical of an organization that has historically supported business interest over the consumer to some political conspiracy.

• On the post: Chamber Of Commerce Sues Yes Men; Someone Just Gave Protestors A Lot More Attention

  

  Jon ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2009 @ 06:39am

  Re: In some cases ...

  And that is even a different scenario than this. That is the same reason you can't yell "fire" in a theater.

• On the post: On The Media Takes On The Music Industry

  

  Jon ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2009 @ 11:11am

  Re: Billboard Charts

  And really what does radio play matter? Since when did the vast majority of songs on the radio get chosen by the listeners? I have always seen it more as an advertising platform for the music than a way for me the consumer to show my interests.

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