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

  

  Dan ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 07:25pm

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  You missed the point... They're going to have to spend money for the appeal, before I give their argument any merit beyond post election sour grapes. And I don't think free speech is as free as it used to be. A whole segment of the population has been indoctrinated. Both sides to a certain extent, but the worst stormed the Capital. Their speech may not be as free [anymore], as you believe it to be.

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

  

  Dan ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 01:14pm

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  I suppose in the land of "believe whatever the hell you want", I have had to adjust my standards for credibility of one's conviction. Most only have a political opinion because some politician gave it to them. Said politician only has that particular opinion to cater to their party's lunatic fringe, in the pursuit of the ever so precious 51st percentile of vote. Actual knowledge, or common sense isn't even a consideration anymore, for the professional political view. They're just being a lemming. You're confusing the letter of the law regarding political speech, with the intent of actual political speech. This isn't about free speech. This is about a free audience for drivel. Audiences aren't free, or a right. Trump found that out really quick. "This Trump internet portal costs money to run? Shut that shit down." This is another example. An appeal costs money. They will have to spend some to continue.

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

  

  Dan ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 12:04pm

  Re: You should

  But the lack of that makes it pointless. Which is what I see is the judges main point of reasoning here. I'm only saying that I can see where the judge is coming from.

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

  

  Dan ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 11:58am

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  That is the ONLY thing in their favor here. If it was an HOA, they wouldn't have a prayer.

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

  

  Dan ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 11:56am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: I don't see this as unreasonable

  If a person has that much conviction to do that, so be it. The patriot takes down their flag every day at sunset, don't they? Go big, or go home.

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

  

  Dan ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 11:53am

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  Apparently it does have to be compelling, judging by the outcome. We'll see how the appeal goes.

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

  

  Dan ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 11:29am

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  I see 2 problems with the "their speech is still legal" argument for signage, in cases like this. 1) A HOA is not a state actor. 1st Amendment restrictions don't apply.
  2) You agreed to their rules when you bought the house. Moral of the story... Don't buy where there is a HOA, if you don't want to deal with their bullshit.

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

  

  Dan ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 11:21am

  Re: Re: I don't see this as unreasonable

  Exactly my point. It's like those a-holes you used to see on the internet chat boards that used a swastika as their icon, claiming "it meant other things before WWII", when it fact their true purpose for using it was for self-notoriety via "shock value".

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

  

  Dan ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 11:13am

  Re: Re: I don't see this as unreasonable

  A person shouting in their front yard is going to tire. They won't be there for long. (Less then a day.)

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

  

  Dan ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 11:10am

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  To convince anyone to change their political affiliation (aka. "the goal"), you need to provide specific reasoning why a politician is a poor choice. Niether of your examples is compelling. Having said that, it makes much less of a difference now then it used to, seeing that most of the sheeple are of the, "party is all, screw the country" variety.

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

  

  Dan ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 10:36am

  I don't see this as unreasonable

  First off, I'm an independent.

  I don't see a problem with taking these down. The ordinance may have been written poorly, but that is another issue. The signage at issue, certainly lacks political value. You don't just show your dislike for a politician in this way and leave it at that. That will convince no one. You need the "why". Use a few brain cells and actually make an argument.

• On the post: Governments Around The World Want To Require Local Employees Of Internet Firms, So They Have People To Jail

  

  Dan ( profile ), 20 May, 2021 @ 08:45am

  The push for "One World Government" is as strong as ever

  Gee, when we colonize the Moon or Mars the powers that be will have to do this all over again, to "unscrew" themselves.

• On the post: Nike, USPS Reach A Licensing Deal For USPS-Inspired Sneakers

  

  Dan ( profile ), 11 May, 2021 @ 05:19pm

  Needs stamp dispensers on the toe...

  Nuff said...

• On the post: Biden Administration Poised To Give Comcast Lobbyist Canadian Ambassador Spot

  

  Dan ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2021 @ 02:20pm

  Not coincidence.

  I think this and the prior post ("Canadian Government Wants To Regulate Social Media Like Broadcast...") are related...big time.

• On the post: TorrentFreak Continues To Get DMCA Takedown Notices Despite Not Hosting Infringing Material

  

  Dan ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2021 @ 10:20pm

  All due to lack of penalty

  This is what happens when you don't enforce a penalty for sending out bad notices.

• On the post: Connecticut Legislature Offers Up Bill That Would Make Prison Phone Calls Free

  

  Dan ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2021 @ 11:55pm

  This is going to get a lot of pushback for the "free" part

  They should have just set a prevailing rate, periodically subject to review. A loophole for abuse, but likely to be seen as "more fair", not the usual "I don't get my phone for free, and I'm not in jail".

• On the post: Indian Government Threatens To Jail Twitter Employees For Restoring Accounts The Government Wants Blocked

  

  Dan ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2021 @ 09:52am

  If they really wanted someone's attention.

  If India really wanted someone's attention in this, they'd ask for extradition of Twitter's CEO, instead of scapegoating the rank and file employees.

• On the post: Internet-Connected Chastity Cages Hit By Bitcoin Ransom Hack

  

  Dan ( profile ), 12 Jan, 2021 @ 12:39pm

  Can vs. should

  You can apply technology to almost anything. If you should, is a bigger question.

• On the post: Comcast Increases Prices And Bogus Fees In The Middle Of A Pandemic

  

  Dan ( profile ), 02 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00pm

  I always thought math would be the best solution

  I always thought using math to legally restrict broadband's marketing would be a great solution.

  "Your advertised download speeds can be no higher than the total data allowed by your data cap."

  By my rough calculations for example, (not 1024 math, it's my day off LOL): Using 50Mb/s 24/7 for an entire 30 day billing cycle would be 16.2 TB per month. Using a 1.2 TB cap, the maximum allowed advertised download speed would fall to approximately 3.85 Mb/s. Ouch! (Feel free to recheck my math and correct me.)

  If the broadband industry were forced to limit themselves in this way, those caps would disappear virtually overnight. If you screw with their marketing, they would be motivated to fall in line. Forcing them to advertise pricing using the average TOTAL monthly billing of their customers, would also go a long way.

• On the post: If You're Going To Sue YouTube For Infringement, Maybe First Don't License Your Music To YouTube Or Setup Fake Accounts To Upload Your Own Works

  

  Dan ( profile ), 02 Oct, 2020 @ 05:36am

  RICO (I wish...)

  I've been following this case on the YouTube channel, Lawful Masses with Leonard French. Here's the link for his examination of the counter lawsuit by YouTube.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W2ZyplS8zQ&ab_channel=LawfulMasseswithLeonardFrench

  This may make a good RICO case, but I doubt it would happen. The system is slanted way too much in favor of those like Pirate Monitor, for the Fed to punish anyone for violating the DMCA and CFAA.

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