loki_racer 's Techdirt Comments

Latest Comments (28) comment rss

  • On the post: Congress Gave Boy Scouts Special Law To Let Them Be Obnoxious Trademark Bullies

    loki_racer ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2013 @ 01:04pm

    Re:

    Forward observers work with artillery and have nothing to do with reconnaissance (scouting as you call it).

  • On the post: Man Who Gave Police The Finger Gets Federal Case Reinstated

    loki_racer ( profile ), 10 Jan, 2013 @ 06:03am

    Why exactly was it mentioned that he is a Vietnam veteran?

  • On the post: US Postal Service Sends Postage Due Bill To Guy Who Put Block Party Invites Into Neighbors' Mailboxes

    loki_racer ( profile ), 16 Oct, 2011 @ 04:53pm

    Re: FPO/APO

    Shipping to APO/FPO is not the same as shipping to any other state. Legally, yes, it is, APO/FPO are considered stateside addresses. Process-wise, it's not the same. Businesses have to fill out customs forms, which require an employee visiting the post office to complete the paperwork.

    Now, this is what I want to know. I order from Amazon on almost a weekly basis, and not once has there been a customs form on the outside of it for my APO address. Every other company I've ordered from has had to fill out a customs form.

    Here's a little trick if they won't ship to APO/FPO. Use NY as your state. If they aren't checking zipcodes, NY is the same as APO/FPO. Test it out with something not important, but it's worked for me.

  • On the post: US Postal Service Sends Postage Due Bill To Guy Who Put Block Party Invites Into Neighbors' Mailboxes

    loki_racer ( profile ), 14 Oct, 2011 @ 06:25am

    Re: Response to: Ima Fish on Oct 14th, 2011 @ 5:16am

    Take down your mailbox if you don't like USPS property in your yard. Problem solved.

  • On the post: US Postal Service Sends Postage Due Bill To Guy Who Put Block Party Invites Into Neighbors' Mailboxes

    loki_racer ( profile ), 14 Oct, 2011 @ 06:21am

    Federal law

    Federal law prevents anyone but the resident or assigned USPS route employee from touching any part of the mailbox. This includes the flag, the post, the door, etc.

    This isn't some government scheme to create a monopoly.

    It's to stop asshats from dropping 9,000 flyers on your mailbox. If they want to mail me, buy a stamp. In my old neighborhood people would drive through the neighborhood and stuff flyers under the flag on the mailboxes. Then 10 minutes later, there would be flyers all over everyone's yards.

    I worked from home and could see my mailbox from my office desk. Anytime I would see someone doing this, I would take a photo of them, print the photo, get the flyer, and stick both in an envelop marked "Deliver to Postmaster".

    The postmaster then estimates the number of flyers illegally delivered and bills the person. This is a courteous. The other option is that person being tried for breaking a federal law.

    I'm all about small government, but I support this law 100%.

  • On the post: US Postal Service Sends Postage Due Bill To Guy Who Put Block Party Invites Into Neighbors' Mailboxes

    loki_racer ( profile ), 14 Oct, 2011 @ 06:16am

    Re: Who owns mailboxes?

    They do NOT own mailboxes. They have laws preventing anyone but the resident and the assigned USPS employee from touching any part of the mailbox.

    This isn't some government scheme to keep a monopoly. The laws are designed to stop people from opening your mailbox and/or dumping shit in it.

  • On the post: Avast Claims Single Pro License Installed 774,651 Times Around The Globe

    loki_racer ( profile ), 08 Dec, 2010 @ 09:41am

    Re: Their name encourages piracy.

    There be software pirate on that ship.

  • On the post: Why Would Attorney General Eric Holder Cite Debunked Stats About 'Piracy'?

    loki_racer ( profile ), 06 Nov, 2010 @ 09:56pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Huh?

    What I don't understand is where you quoted that from. You quoted something that hadn't been mentioned in this discussion before, so I was simply saying I don't understand where the quote came from.

    I'm fairly sure you're not the brightest crayon in the box. I'm not the one arguing that a monopoly equals no competition. The author of the article claims that copyright equals government granted monopolies. I said if this were the case, then any market with a copyright involved, would only have one supplier, or a variation of supplies that had licensed the copyrighted material. Since that is the definition of a monopoly, then I have proved that copyright law does not constitute government granted monopolies.

    I'm done playing round robin with you. Thanks for playing.

  • On the post: Why Would Attorney General Eric Holder Cite Debunked Stats About 'Piracy'?

    loki_racer ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2010 @ 01:00am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Huh?

    Quick, abandon the straw man accusations for something else.

    You might want to read up on United States v. Microsoft. The case had everything to do with Microsoft using it's power in the OS market to attempt to win the browser market war. Previously Microsoft was charged by the FTC of abusing it's "OS monopoly". However, this case deadlocked and was dropped.

    I have no clue what "Copyright exclude others from using what you made without paying you. You are the only one that can use that work freely. You have the monopoly over that work. And it's government issued. What's the doubt here?" is and why I need to answer it.

  • On the post: Why Would Attorney General Eric Holder Cite Debunked Stats About 'Piracy'?

    loki_racer ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2010 @ 10:19am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Huh?

    No. It is my opinion that if IP law were creating "gov't granted monopolies" there would only be one piece of software for each type of application.

    A straw man would have been me saying this was truch and then using it to dispute the "gov't granted monopolies" statement.

    By the definition of monopoly, there couldn't be competition in each market of the software world, if the author's statement were true.

  • On the post: Why Would Attorney General Eric Holder Cite Debunked Stats About 'Piracy'?

    loki_racer ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2010 @ 08:21am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Huh?

    I think you misunderstand what a straw man is. I haven't misrepresented any part of the author's argument. I haven't tied the author's argument to another idea, or to an indisputable idea.

    Throwing out the straw man card is a cop out if you ask me.

  • On the post: Why Would Attorney General Eric Holder Cite Debunked Stats About 'Piracy'?

    loki_racer ( profile ), 21 Oct, 2010 @ 02:44pm

    Re: Re: Re: Huh?

    Unfortunately it's not a straw man. The government issuing copyrights does not equal "gov't issued monopoly".

  • On the post: Why Would Attorney General Eric Holder Cite Debunked Stats About 'Piracy'?

    loki_racer ( profile ), 21 Oct, 2010 @ 02:10pm

    Re: Re: Re: Huh?

    What if pigs could fly?

    I agree the IP system needs to be modified, but I think it's extreme to say IP laws/lawsuits equal government issued monopoly.

  • On the post: Why Would Attorney General Eric Holder Cite Debunked Stats About 'Piracy'?

    loki_racer ( profile ), 21 Oct, 2010 @ 01:37pm

    Re: Huh?

    I'm not new here, but I also don't buy the idea that IP laws stop companies from developing software. If this were the case, there would be one OS, one antivirus software, one email client, etc.

    Blind hatred of the copyright and patent system does less to help reform those laws than doing nothing.

  • On the post: Why Would Attorney General Eric Holder Cite Debunked Stats About 'Piracy'?

    loki_racer ( profile ), 21 Oct, 2010 @ 11:21am

    Huh?

    Which software companies have "gov't granted monopolies"? I'm not aware of any government issuing monopoly licenses to any software developer.

  • On the post: Newspaper Publishes Totally Made Up List Of 'Disorders' Associated With Text Messaging

    loki_racer ( profile ), 02 Jul, 2010 @ 10:09am

    Re: Re:

    Txtopida - copyrighted as of......now.

  • On the post: Supposed 'Grass Roots' Site Pushing For Canadian DMCA Admits That It's Funded By The Recording Industry

    loki_racer ( profile ), 01 Jul, 2010 @ 09:43am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: freedom fighter

    Ha, I was referencing McChrystal as an example of how the military hasn't perfected mind control. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in the news. It was a poor joke.

  • On the post: Supposed 'Grass Roots' Site Pushing For Canadian DMCA Admits That It's Funded By The Recording Industry

    loki_racer ( profile ), 01 Jul, 2010 @ 09:06am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: freedom fighter

    Brainwashing and mind control are two different things in my book.

    Brainwashing is making someone thing something is one way when it isn't. Mind control is a dude at a computer turning a knob to get patient x to jump rope.

    I'll agree the military brainwashes recruits. I think it's the only way they are going to get the results they need/want. But they are far from mind control (see General McChrystal for a reference).

  • On the post: Supposed 'Grass Roots' Site Pushing For Canadian DMCA Admits That It's Funded By The Recording Industry

    loki_racer ( profile ), 01 Jul, 2010 @ 08:29am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: freedom fighter

    What's silly is that you are saying I said "Having said all of that, to suggest that the DOD and US military hasn't spent billions of dollars on mind control and behavior modification experimentation is silly" when I never said that.

    When constructing an argument, try to use statements that are true.

  • On the post: Supposed 'Grass Roots' Site Pushing For Canadian DMCA Admits That It's Funded By The Recording Industry

    loki_racer ( profile ), 01 Jul, 2010 @ 07:13am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: freedom fighter

    Ah, so your one friend is a mirror image of what the Marine Corps is? Makes perfect sense to me.

    There is a clear reason for the practices used at USMC basic training. DI's are trained to strip down civilians mentally and physically to the point that they have a fresh starting point and then build them back up to a cookie cutter of a person. The reason? So when the lead is coming down range, the response given by these Marines is generally uniform and can be relied on. These USMC DI's are considered to be the best in the world, by the way.

    I'm willing to bet your buddy gainer more than he lost from his time with the Marines.

Next >>