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  • On the post: Send A Sympathy Card Over The Death Of The Internet To Your Senator

    Kaega ( profile ), 16 Jan, 2012 @ 09:29pm

    And you still have piracy

    I really can't say this enough. There is nothing in this bill that will stop piracy.

    I hear a bunch of crap about blocking DNS domains to take down "rogue" sites. Loading a site without the use of DNS requests can be done, not to mention many services (like bit torrent) don't use DNS at all.

    Connections can be encrypted, proxy servers can be use to redirect your connection, and internet routes can always be rerouted. And even though it can seem complex, I know 10 year olds that can accomplish these things.

    When small businesses can't work because licensing fees are too high, and big industry's still won't budge on their ridiculous prices, piracy will thrive.

  • On the post: Ron Paul Comes Out Against SOPA; Joins Other Elected Officials Saying No To The Great Firewall Of America

    Kaega ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2011 @ 10:52am

    Your gums are the only thing flapping

    You have once again demonstrated that someone can formulate an opinion without a single iota of knowledge related to the subject your are directing your opinion at.

    If you can find one example of Ron Paul simply changing his policy to meet public opinion, show me. He's the only politician I have seen that HASN'T changed his opinion based on public opinion (including his stance on the war, economics, Taxes, and laws against the constitution).

    He's always stuck to his guns, and many of his stances/opinions are not popular due to most people being brainwashed by the media to think his suggested solutions would be bad for the public. Until years later when he's proved to have been right all along. And STILL people won't listen to him.

    I don't know why I'm even posting this, since you're probably one of those people who formulates an opinion, and never changes their mind even when the evidence is right in front of your face.

    But seriously, watch some documentaries he's been in (I don't remember the name, but the one about the Federal Reserve). Ron Paul points out things that have been wrong for years, which no one else will take the time to point out.

  • On the post: Don't Say YUUUP! Or You Might Get Sued

    Kaega ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2011 @ 09:20am

    Already taken

    I've heard this word somewhere before, repeatedly, usually in groups of fours.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRACH5tOnq4

  • On the post: Major US ISPs Agree To Five Strikes Plan, Rather Than Three

    Kaega ( profile ), 08 Jul, 2011 @ 11:21pm

    Doesn't bother me

    All this is going to do is make people aware of encryption software to stop their ISP from seeing what they are doing. Then the music industry will have to think up a way to make such software illegal. It's a never ending vicious cycle.

    RIAA, MPAA, give it up. You're outnumbered, and we've got you surrounded. Come out peacefully with your hands up, and slowly put down your music licences in the public domain.

  • On the post: Mainstream Press Seems To Think Fighting For Civil Liberties Is Childish

    Kaega ( profile ), 01 Dec, 2010 @ 10:43am

    You'll see...

    "Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither." ~ Ben Franklin

  • On the post: Why Is Verizon Wireless Blocking OpenDNS?

    Kaega ( profile ), 25 Nov, 2010 @ 06:21pm

    Re: Re: Another BS story loaded with misinformation.

    He is right you know. Simply declaring something without trying to back it up tells us one of two things. 1.) You simply want people to believe the store is BS 2.) You are twelve and he started it Maybe you're even lying to yourself. If the story is BS as you say then you should be able to show this is true. If you have no evidence then we would ask you to take a leap of faith and consider that maybe, possibly, a chance that... you may be wrong, and this story isn't BS. But I believe I have as much faith in you as you have faith in this story. Whenever you will, I will be ready for your one sentence name calling reply.

  • On the post: Fallacy Debunking: Successful New Business Model Examples Are The 'Exception'

    Kaega ( profile ), 23 Oct, 2010 @ 03:46pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    Why are you getting so upset? You don't seem to realize these people agree with you. Taking something that someone worked hard to make, especially when they create it to make a living, is wrong. No one is trying to rationalize illegal behaviour. But you ignore the help these people try to provide.

    It is illegal to kill someone. No one disagrees with this, not that it's illegal or that it's wrong. Someone who has murdered someone else will go to jail for a long time. Has this stopped homicide? Nope. In big cities it is more rampant then ever. So many people have taken to a model that reduces the risk.

    1) Walk in groups with your friends (don't walk alone)
    2) Don't walk around after dark
    3) Make sure someone knows where you are, and call when you reach your destination safely
    3) Stay in your vehicle (if driving) until you reach your destination safely.

    Techdirt has been dedicated to finding new business models that propel the music industry forward. Instead of attempting their methods, you're simply yelling "I have every right to walk down this dark alley in the middle of the night alone. Murder is illegal and all murderers are douch bags."

    You're absolutely right, but it doesn't change anything when someone finds their body the next morning.

    No law or legislation will ever stop music piracy. The facts are anyone can do it, and no agency in the world can watch every person at once. The number of people who pirate music are much more than those who have never pirated a single song.

    Do yourself a favour, and just think about it. And if you do decide the old model is out of date, remember that you don't have to adopt the models that Techdirt has suggested. Maybe you could come up with something much, much better... maybe.

  • On the post: Senate Passes Bill To Try To Quiet TV Commercials

    Kaega ( profile ), 02 Oct, 2010 @ 09:40am

    Re: Opportunity?

    why hasn't some enterprising electronics engineer come up with a device that sits between the TV and the speakers that recognises when the adverts are about to start and automatically reduces the volume?
    There is, check it out :) http://www.mutemagic.com/

  • On the post: Surveillance Nation: Austin Library Won't Let You Wear Baseball Caps Because Cameras Can't ID You

    Kaega ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2010 @ 02:18pm

    This already happens where I live

    In the province of Ontario Canada, I have been refused service / asked to leave from retail and convenience stores for having my hoodie on. Mainly Staples Business Depot, Mac's Milk, and the odd mall. All of them claimed that me wearing a hoodie was a "security risk".

    Once when I was being harassed by the clerk at Mac's Milk to take off my hoodie, I saw a kid walk out the front door with two Redbulls in each hand. I was too angry to bother to point it out.

  • On the post: Google Engineer Fired For Spying On Teen Users; Serious Privacy Concerns Raised

    Kaega ( profile ), 15 Sep, 2010 @ 10:21am

    Are logs not monitoring?

    In the quote you provided from Google they say "... we are significantly increasing the amount of time we spend auditing our logs to ensure those controls are effective."

    Computer logs are a direct way of monitoring system users. It will tell them what information each employee accessed and when. If Google is going to "significantly" increase the time reviewing their logs employees would rarely be able to access any information without Google knowing about it.

    This seems to me to make access not just limited but also monitored.

  • On the post: Why Is It So Difficult To Opt-Out Of Copyright?

    Kaega ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2009 @ 11:58am

    The reason I'm here

    I found techdirt through another site that iGoogle had automatically put on a tab marked "technology". They had copied one of techdirt's articles, and through searching the same subject in Google I found the original article on techdirt's website. I've been reading their articles every day since.