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  • On the post: DailyDirt: That Lucy In The Sky… Is A Diamond

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 09 Jun, 2015 @ 06:10am

    Since when is diamond rare?

  • On the post: Top FBI Official Says Tech Companies Need To 'Prevent Encryption Above All Else'

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2015 @ 07:34am

    Wow

    This guy is seriously calling having to get a warrant "going dark?" The only reason to say they cannot access communications at all is if they only do so without due process. Interesting how honest these guys can be when ignore the foolish point of their statements and read into the implications.

  • On the post: Putin's Internet Propaganda War Is Much Bigger And Weirder Than You Think, Now Extending Into The States

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2015 @ 11:12am

    Re: tu quoque

    You saved me the keystrokes.

  • On the post: Hacker Informs Starbucks Of Gift Card Exploit; Starbucks Accuses Hacker Of Fraud And Maliciousness

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 27 May, 2015 @ 01:26pm

    Re: Re:

    I really do not think it was needed.

  • On the post: Cox Claims Rightscorp's 'Extortionate' Lawsuit Really A Backdoor Way To Get Subscribers' Info

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 27 May, 2015 @ 06:52am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: (ltlw0lf @1259)

    "Note: Unused data does not carry over to the next month."

    I love how they try to have it both ways. Limiting me to 700GB/mo should mean they are selling me 700GB. If they are not selling me data, but bandwidth, then I should get that bandwidth for the entire month (regardless of data usage). These usage caps really are absurd and obviously nothing more than a cash grab.

  • On the post: Cox Claims Rightscorp's 'Extortionate' Lawsuit Really A Backdoor Way To Get Subscribers' Info

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 26 May, 2015 @ 01:32pm

    First word because why not

    The idea that copyright holders (or their thugs) think it is reasonable to have someone's internet access turned off because of infringement is insane. Internet access is just as important as many other utilities.

    Would Gatorade demand that the courts order your water service turned off if you were using it to make and consume your own Gatorade? ...no. But their proprietary formula!

    Copyright infringement is not theft. No resources are removed from the copyright holder. The whole concept is based on the idea that an infringer cost them a sale that would have otherwise happened. Couldn't the infringer clear up that issue?

    "Would you have purchased the song if you had not pirated it?"

    "No."

    No infringement should be legally actionable without the alleged infringer distributing the work for profit.

    Just like no individual making use of a patented technology, in their own home through their own creation, should be found to infringe on any patent. The courts and industry need to stop trying to regulate private usage as if it were a competing company. They are fundamentally different.

  • On the post: No One Can Bait A Cop Into Doing Something He Didn't Already Want To Do, So Let's Stop Worrying About Activist Recorders

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 08 May, 2015 @ 10:55am

    Re: Re: In Dumbfuckistan, You Have A Constitutional Right To Bear Arms

    This is a point I wish more people fully grasped. The Constitution protects rights, but does not give any. A preemptive to government overreach that is all but assured in any maturing society. It may be better to view it as a restriction on government powers, rather than protecting people's rights.

  • On the post: Microsoft Advertises The Witcher 3 On Xbox With Footage From The PC Version; Fans Not Fooled

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2015 @ 08:14pm

    Man, I love those Polish developers. Ever since I first found out about them and GOG.com I always check there for games before logging into Steam. I almost never pre-order games, but I am eagerly awaiting the Witcher III to be activated in my game library. Tim is right, they are more awesome to their fans than any other studio I have come across.

  • On the post: DVD Makers Say That You Don't Really Own The DVDs You Bought… Thanks To Copyright

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2015 @ 11:06am

    Re:

    I would certainly hope so, at least in these nonsensical situations that the current mess that is copyright law has created. I hate it too.

    Thank the flying spaghetti monster that technology continues to outpace the dinosaurs robbing me of my property rights.

  • On the post: Verizon Responds To Internet Video Competition With More Flexible Cable TV Packages, ESPN Immediately Whines

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 21 Apr, 2015 @ 08:34am

    $55/mo is the lowest option of their new more granular plan??? Wtf were they charging for their base option before? $55/mo for rigid television does not seem like a step forward to me, but then again, I have completely forgot what it felt like to be a cable television subscriber.

  • On the post: Sony Once Again Ridiculously Warns The Media Not To Report On Leaked Emails

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2015 @ 11:42pm

    Re:

    I still really hate the idea that corporate entities should be afforded all of the rights and protections of citizens :(

  • On the post: Designer Issues Takedown, Cease And Desist Over Periodic Table Of HTML5 Elements

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2015 @ 08:23pm

    "HTML5 Elements Table™" ....Really??

    So this material description is a trademark? Just in case someone might confuse one of these infringing imitators with the one true HTML5™ Elements™ Table™?

    Love the tweets, Tim. Some people just do not warrant soft spoken diplomacy. See how quick she backed down? I am sure she hates those screen shots you took :)




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  • On the post: Daily Deal: GT-ZO1 Touchscreen Dashcam

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 10 Apr, 2015 @ 04:20pm

    I think I would like one of these, but no where can I find the medium it records to. A micro SD card of up to xxxGB size? Internal storage of only 512MB?

  • On the post: Lawsuit Finally Explores What Counts As A 'User' Under The DMCA

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2015 @ 07:50am


    the National Photo Group argued that because Examiner does at least some vetting of people who can post, provides them some instruction about the types of articles they can post and because it compensates them based on traffic to the articles, the people who post on Examiner.com are not "users" under the DMCA, but are really more like employees of the company...


    Does this not basically describe YouTube?
    1) Have to sign in with an account to post videos. Some vetting of people who can post, check.
    2) Has acceptable use policy illustrating what content is/is not allowed. Provides some instruction about the types of content, check.
    3) YouTube allows users to generate revenue from ad views. Compensates them based on traffic to the content, check.

    What am I missing?

  • On the post: Publishers Actively Monitoring Testing Students' Social Media Posts For Possible Cheating

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 31 Mar, 2015 @ 08:01am

    While I find this sort of behavior reprehensible, I by no means want to go down the path of legislating against it. Hopefully public shaming can do the trick. Creepy Pearson.

  • On the post: EA/Origin/Something Locks Benchmarkers Out Of Battlefield Hardline After Too Many GPU Swaps

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2015 @ 01:58pm

    Re: I worry about Steam's market dominance, monopoly potential

    Damn I love GOG. The Witcher III is seriously the only game I have pre-ordered in two years. Projekt Red is just awesome enough to deserve my vote of confidence.

  • On the post: EA/Origin/Something Locks Benchmarkers Out Of Battlefield Hardline After Too Many GPU Swaps

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 27 Mar, 2015 @ 01:56pm

    Re: Re: MY rights

    I wish there was a "sad but true" button to the left of insightful... :(

  • On the post: Amazon Quietly Bricked Jailbroken Kindle Devices Last Year

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2015 @ 10:39am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What's not to love?

    You missed the entire point of the comment you replied to. You wanting to put Linux on a Playstation is exactly what I was talking about. My comment had nothing to do with piracy. I have never gone out of my way to root any device simply for pirating purposes. We are in complete agreement about how ridiculous it is that OEMs believe they retain control over OUR hardware. I root most devices I own within the first week. Not for piracy, but rather because I will be damned if I do not have admin rights on a device I own.

  • On the post: Amazon Quietly Bricked Jailbroken Kindle Devices Last Year

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2015 @ 08:54am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What's not to love?

    I do not think we mean the same thing we we talk about the content. The hardware is worthless without the content, meaning software, videos, ebooks, music, and various files. rooting the device does not create new hardware capabilities. The only reason to root the device is to gain greater control over the content.

  • On the post: Amazon Quietly Bricked Jailbroken Kindle Devices Last Year

    Village Idiot ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2015 @ 07:58am

    Re: Re: Re: What's not to love?

    I am not so sure the distinction really matters. Control over the device and control over the content the device was designed to consume are not necessarily separable.

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