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• On the post: TSA Chief Pistole: Maybe We Can Stop Petting Your Children

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 24 Jun, 2011 @ 01:49am

  Re: Re: But what about..

  The catholic church is still hiring.

• On the post: Police Claim That Allowing People To Film Them In Public Creates 'Chilling Effects'

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 17 May, 2011 @ 09:11am

  Re: Re:

  :) I've had a cop pull a gun on me for speeding in Marshall. Not sure if it's changed in the last 15 years but I'd still try to get out of there as soon as possible.

• On the post: The Awkwardness Of Cutting Out The Middleman

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2011 @ 01:39am

  Re: Re:

  I agree completely - I'm tired of all business models and artists being compared to the mega stars. There are plenty of good musicians who either are, or will be happy if they make a decent living wage at it.
  
  I assume most people posting here are happy with there jobs, I also assume most are not making millions. Why should it be different for musicians?

• On the post: Politician Trespasses Into House Under Construction, Breaks Leg… Sues Owners

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 27 Jan, 2011 @ 07:56am

  I've read TD's summary 3 times and the article twice and still cannot wrap my head around this.
  
  I mean really - suing?!?!

• On the post: Inspiration Comes In Many Forms: Did Usher Copy Homer Simpson?

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 24 Jan, 2011 @ 09:10am

  So isn't the real question who gets to send the DMCA notice to youtube?

• On the post: Settlement Details On The Banning Of Unauthorized Catcher in The Rye Sequel Even More Troubling

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 19 Jan, 2011 @ 08:26am

  Re: Now I want one

  Well, here you go -
  
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Years-Later-John-David-California/dp/9185869546
  
  I'm thinking to buy a copy myself, I wonder if US libraries would be able to accept it as a donation?

• On the post: How Trademark Law Is Supposed To Work: Groupon Sues Australian Clone That Tried To Squat Groupon Name

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 10 Jan, 2011 @ 06:43am

  Thanks for posting this - I forget sometimes that there are instances where these laws make sense.

• On the post: Case Study: How Dave Matthews Band Has Embraced The Modern Music Industry In Extraordinarily Profitable Ways

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 05 Jan, 2011 @ 07:19am

  Re: Armchair quarterbacks...

  I thin another point that is missed often is that you don't have to be wildly successful to be successful. Sure if you can make millions that's great, but if you're only able to make $60000 a year - that's a pretty good living as well.

• On the post: UK Politicians Want People To Have To Apply For A Porn License Before Viewing Online Porn

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 20 Dec, 2010 @ 01:30pm

  This may be crap, but if it helps to discourage Brits from making porn - I might be supportive :)

• On the post: How Wikileaks & Operation Payback Have Exposed Infrastructure That Should Be Decentralized, But Isn't

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 17 Dec, 2010 @ 12:22am

  Re: Re: Time to let Manning Go

  Hey how about we take a persons mention of a very specific situation and attack it with a complete strawman that has nothing to do with what he says?
  
  Oh shit - You already did! Good for you!

• On the post: A Look Back: Remember When Camera Phones Were A Dumb Idea?

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2010 @ 12:05am

  Re: Re: I still agree with the quoted articles

  I agree they will never supplant DSLR's - there will always be a subset who want/need the highest performing camera they can afford. I do see that they are slowly supplanting point and shoots though just because the quality is good enough, and the best camera is the one you have on you.
  
  I don't think dedicated p&s's will ever disappear however as they will always be able to pack more technology into a phone sized camera than in a phone/gps/mp3 player, they will however lose market share to the camera phones.

• On the post: Irony: Ebook About Clueless Media Moguls Costs Many Times Brand New Hardcover Version

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2010 @ 01:32pm

  This highlights exactly why I haven't bought an ebook reader despite really liking the idea. I would pay a large price for the hardware if I thought the books reflected a realistic cost for going from something I can resell/give away to a version that is cheaper to produce, but only I can ever read.

• On the post: Chris Matthews Says That Pointing Out Chertoff's Conflict Of Interest Over Rapiscan TSA Scanners Is Slander?

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2010 @ 12:14am

  Re:

  In the morning to you and all the human resources ;)

• On the post: Whether Or Not The TSA Has Ever Caught A Terrorist Is Apparently A State Secret

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 22 Nov, 2010 @ 11:42am

  I can't believe that without my bottle of water and soda they took it would only be 128 items.

• On the post: President Obama, After Traveling With Naked Scanner CEO, Defends Naked Scans

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 22 Nov, 2010 @ 11:40am

  Re: Re: Re: Scanners

  "Don?t like it? Find a competitor who treats their customers better."
  
  Unfortunately airlines are not currently allowed to perform there own security - hence you cannot find a competitor.

• On the post: Beatles & Apple Finally Going To Let You Pay Money For The Beatles Songs You've Been Pirating For Years

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2010 @ 07:23am

  Re: Damn the expense!

  Actually I can say I like music but don't like the Beatles. See it was easy. I don't like Elvis either, but still feel free to like bands who were influenced by him.

• On the post: James Bond's Gun Gets A Trademark… Based On An Online Survey

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 05 Nov, 2010 @ 07:23am

  Re: Re: Another answer.

  I don't know why those things have started to show up all over the place lately - I'm blocking all as I go but it's getting irritating.

• On the post: How The DMCA Is Restricting Online Radio In Ridiculous Ways

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2010 @ 07:21am

  I remember years ago a local radio station would announce a commercial free block of music then play an entire new album from start to finish :) That's how I got alot of tapes.....

• On the post: Homeland Security Giving Extra Political Scrutiny To 'Activist' Groups FOIA Requests, Singles Out EFF

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2010 @ 03:13am

  Re: so why bother voting anymore

  According to this we already have that for every mid term election, and have barely make it over 50% for the normal elections -
  
  http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781453.html

• On the post: Can Handing Out 'Txting Kills' Thumb Bands Stop People From Texting While Driving?

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2010 @ 02:58am

  I agree this probably won't stop it for everyone - but as in other things discussed here a many pronged approach is probably best. No one answer will stop everyone, but a combination of approaches will be more likely to reduce the number of people texting while driving.

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