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• On the post: Student Sues Former Principal For Privacy Rights Violation In Showing Surveillance Video Of Her Having Sex

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 03 Aug, 2011 @ 05:04pm

  God forbid a little dark humor is used to lighten an uncomfortable situation.
  
  We've become a nation of oversensitive babies.

• On the post: US Chamber Of Commerce Continues Duplicitous Campaign To Conflate Counterfeit Drugs With Copyright Infringement

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2011 @ 12:34pm

  Of the woman dying had nothing to do with the outrageous prices that Big Pharma charges for drugs that are even well past their projected profit curve.
  
  Further, SIK has been ordering overseas meds for several years. Trust them when they say that these operations want repeat business and to put heavy metals and other shit that kills the user is counterproductive to say the least. They're not stupid.
  
  This ad reminds me of the old BS story of some neighborhood maniac putting razor blades in apples on Halloween. I guarantee that a few major pieces of this story were omitted.

• On the post: DMCA Takedown Used To Try To Silence Science Blogger Providing Comet Facts

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2011 @ 10:57am

  For a second, I had thought Comet Cursor was back in business..... *shudder*

• On the post: NJ Judge Says Using GPS To Track Spouse Is Not An Invasion Of Privacy

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 08 Jul, 2011 @ 07:12pm

  why did I initially read that headline as "Nancy Grace says Using GPS To Track Spouse Is Not An Invasion Of Privacy"
  
  I need some sleep

• On the post: The Dark Side Wins: Lucasfilm Shuts Down Star Wars Fan Movie Marathon

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 08 Jul, 2011 @ 06:01pm

  "If we don't protect our copyrights......"

• On the post: Iran Declares Victory Over Internet-In-A-Suitcase

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 06 Jul, 2011 @ 11:34am

  Tim, you're a hot shit. Keep writing.

• On the post: Mexican Congress Says No To ACTA

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2011 @ 09:31pm

  Unfortunately, because of their status on the global stage, Mexico will most likely be dissmissed as "not understanding the implications".

• On the post: Ridiculous Assertion: Righthaven Ruling Threatens Open Source

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2011 @ 02:18pm

  Parasites (aka attorneys) worrying about the public getting hip to their despicable, cancer-like actions on the economy and public at large.
  
  Just die already.

• On the post: Twitter Wishes 4.5 Million Osama Bin Laden-Related Tweets Into Their API Cornfield

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2011 @ 01:58pm

  Utterly fantastic title for this piece Tim....lolol

• On the post: Duke Nukem PR People Publicly Threaten Those Who Give Bad Reviews

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 16 Jun, 2011 @ 04:56am

  I'm not sure Gearbox (the dev who took over the game) was responsible for the disaster known as DNF, they're a pretty talented studio and this doesn't look like their kind of work at all. I'm guessing 3DR, trying to get more cash from 2K, threw together what we see now so theyd have something concrete to offer up. To their credit, 2K told them to go fuck themselves.
  
  George Broussard and Scott Miller, for all their self congratulatory bullshit, have finally been exposed as the money grubbing frauds they are. I'll be surprised if they aren't sued somewhere down the line.

• On the post: 'Geek Power': Best Buy Sends C&D To Newegg Over Marketing Campaign

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 12 Jun, 2011 @ 01:28pm

  The newegg commercial is so accurate that it isn't even funny. While a department head is *probably* knowledgeable about the products they carry, its the low level "associates" that one comes in contact with 99% of the time.
  
  If your job is to sell goods in your de3partment and your spending 8 hours per day looking at the shit you'd have to actually make a concerted effort NOT to educate yourself on its specifications.

• On the post: Miami Beach Police Tried To Destroy Video From Bystanders, Holding Them At Gunpoint

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2011 @ 02:35pm

  Eventually the overreactions from LE should level out. The issue we have at the moment is that mass video recording is relatively new and we still have a couple of generations of cops who worked their whole careers without this technology peering over their shoulders while they work.
  
  Much like the music industry, LE despises the power that new technology has given public. I might sympathize with their complaints about it had they not pushed so hard for things like wiretapping, warrantless searches and the like.
  
  It looks like they hate the taste of "If you've got nothing to hide then......"

• On the post: Senator Schumer Says Bitcoin Is Money Laundering

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2011 @ 04:19pm

  wait.....I can buy coke and heroin ....ONLINE?
  
  
  URL NAOW PLEEZE

• On the post: NATO Threatens Anonymous; Kicks Off Weekend-Long Hackathon

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2011 @ 04:14pm

  The fact that NATO had to resort to such threats speaks volumes about their state of readiness to take on the ANON crowd. They're unsure, they're fearful.....its exactly what Anon loves in their targets.

• On the post: Another Artificial Market Created Thanks To Copyright: Download Insurance?

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 01 Jun, 2011 @ 06:12pm

  Unfortunately I did it when I bought Crysis through EA's download app a few years ago. 10 bucks gets you three years of download time.

• On the post: Can We Kill Off This Myth That The Internet Is A Wild West That Needs To Be Tamed?

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 29 May, 2011 @ 02:16pm

  Can someone please point out a clear example of where either "bad language" or accidental exposure to porn on the internet or elsewhere has harmed any child?
  
  I am absolutely NOT condoning kids watching porn but the kind of mentality where people like the author claim that kids will somehow be permanently damaged/altered by a quick glimpse of hardcore/softcore porn has never been shown to do any lasting harm.
  
  At 10 years of age I stumbled upon some hardcore porn magazines that belonged to one of my brothers. The result? nothing., other than maybe starting masturbating at a slightly earlier age. I never developed any disrespect for women, never had a single sexual hang-up, no obsessive behavior sexual or otherwise....nada.
  
  The "children" excuse is becoming a tad specious in my mind.

• On the post: Can We Kill Off This Myth That The Internet Is A Wild West That Needs To Be Tamed?

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 29 May, 2011 @ 02:04pm

  Re: Re: take a hit, you need it.

  you're an IP lawyer? Was it your life's goal to be a slithering parasite on humanity or did that simply come around as a consequence of your lack of ethics?

• On the post: Texas Instruments Learns Nothing, Goes After Hobbyists Again

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 25 May, 2011 @ 04:17pm

  I don't get this. If I pay several hundred dollars for something I'm going to do whatever the hell I want with it.

• On the post: Winklevii Promise To Appeal To Supreme Court

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 17 May, 2011 @ 07:18am

  They're spoiled millionaires who grew up in a privileged sheltered life, 160 million isn't enough. What's wrong with you Mike?

• On the post: Nevada Looking To Proactively Legalize Autonomous Cars

  

  Tom Landry ( profile ), 10 May, 2011 @ 05:18pm

  How awesome will it be to wake up with a hangover, make it out to your car, recline the seat sleep on your ride to work?

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