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• On the post: If Spotify Is Making Labels So Much Money In Europe, Why Are They Still Demanding Crazy Upfronts In The US?

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2010 @ 10:36am

  Just a pet peeve of mine - Spotify is not available in Europe, it's available in 5 countries but not even half of Europe.

• On the post: Jailbreaking Your iPhone? Legal! Jailbreaking Your Xbox? 3 Years In Jail!

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2010 @ 02:28am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Yet my wife acts insulted when I try to hand her cash before doing the deed, but is ok withdrawing money from my bank account. Go figure that one out.

• On the post: When Your CEO Suggests Moving In Response To Privacy Questions, Time For A New CEO

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2010 @ 01:23am

  Re:

  I'm quite curious about this as well, all I can think of (and I am not a lawyer, nor do I work in finance to have any background for this) is that maybe there are conflict of interest implications.
  
  I would also think it might be illegal if they somehow tied in the algorithm which adds advertisements to gmail to a stock market predictor.
  
  Tried finding some explanation via google :) but nothing popped out for me.

• On the post: Mark Cuban: It's Okay For Broadcasters To Block Access Based On Browsers, Because They're Making Billions

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2010 @ 01:13am

  Re:

  I dropped it about 5 years ago - and agree completely......Except when I can't sleep and it's three a.m. and I just want to flip channels until I find something sufficiently mind numbing. On those nights I do sometimes wish I had cable.

• On the post: Texas Sends Amazon $269M Sales Tax Bill; Could Woot Have Pushed Texas Over The Edge?

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2010 @ 12:53am

  Re: How many jobs will Texas lose

  From the article it is 267 million over 4 years so roughly 67 million in taxes (although this includes interest and fees so the real amount would be less) - I doubt that Amazon has enough workers in a distribution center to offset this tax loss.

• On the post: Social Mores At Work: Sigur Ros Calls Out Commercials With 'Similar' Music

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2010 @ 04:26am

  Would be nice if they had posted the songs they think are copied next to the commercials, not having heard of them in order to compare I need to find there music. Seems to have alot of free downloads in the media section on the site though.

• On the post: ACLU Suing Homeland Security Over Laptop Searches… Even Though Other Cases Have All Failed

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2010 @ 12:10am

  Re: Not knowing what is on your laptop ? really, that is a worry.

  "It is a poor argument to say that stuff on your laptop "just sort of gets there" without you knowing about it."
  
  Not necessarily - I'm sure many laptops are corporate issued and if your company is like mine they automaitcally install software, forms, even screensavers every time I log into the network. It's not unreasonable to assume that I don't closely monitor what they are putting on. Plus if they are searching for say child porn - are you responsible for it if a spammer sends you something and you sync before going to the airport but don't read and delete?
  
  As to what I don't want some random border gaurd to look at - anything with my bank account numbers, emails from my family etc. There are lots of legal data that I don't want others to see.

• On the post: TSA Warns Against Evil Photographers Taking Pictures Of Planes

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 09 Sep, 2010 @ 11:40pm

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  Actually you do have a right to stand and take pictures of airplanes - I thought the point of this post was that they are asking people to report subjective opinions of suspicious behavior that is perfectly legal and in fact a hobby of thousands of people.

• On the post: Election Watcher Files Affidavit Saying He Saw Sequoia Employee Illegally Connect To E-Voting Tabulator

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 25 Aug, 2010 @ 11:29am

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  I really like how you are able to decide that this is a lie and offer so much proof. You have changed my opinion completely. Thanks for the useful post. /sarcasm/

• On the post: Lexmark, HP Using Patent Law To Try To Block Replacement Ink Cartridges From The Market

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 25 Aug, 2010 @ 09:37am

  Re: Re: #2

  "You say potato, I say potato."
  
  When I read this you are saying the same word twice ;)

• On the post: German Photographer Plans To Add Back In Buildings That Opt-Out Of Google Street View

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2010 @ 02:04pm

  Re:

  Where I absolutely disagree with google is in cases like this:
  http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10166532-93.html
  Where they have gone onto private roads and taken pictures.
  
  In many cases used to be driveways until the local government mandates they become private roads - but still function as a driveway on private property - this was the case in my parents home when a neighbor sold property that had no road access. To me this is a violation and I never understood why google fought it.

• On the post: Why Are Entertainment Industry Spokespeople So Scared To Debate Critics?

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 13 Aug, 2010 @ 02:15am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: why?

  Come to Prague - I'm sure I can find a place that will throw in a free pizza if you buy the hooker ;)

• On the post: Facebook Apparently Won't Let Users Talk About Facebook's Lawsuit With Power.com

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 28 Jul, 2010 @ 11:09am

  Re:

  try putting the word "power.com" in your description of the link - blocks me every time I try that, but power dot com worked.

• On the post: Scammers Actually Got Away With Millions Of Microtransactions Scam

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2010 @ 08:36am

  Re: Re: I balanace my cards religiously

  I think if it was as small as .25 I would be more likely to notice it and ask - I seldom charge small amounts.

• On the post: If Your Brother Was Arrested For A Crime, Does It Violate Your Privacy When They Store His DNA?

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2010 @ 08:35am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: wow what a headline?

  ah ignore my previous comments - missed AC's clarification that the DNA is only to be used for identification.

• On the post: If Your Brother Was Arrested For A Crime, Does It Violate Your Privacy When They Store His DNA?

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2010 @ 08:34am

  Re: Re: Re: wow what a headline?

  I'm wondering the same thing - I was in the army in the late 90's and all of us had to supply our DNA. I've always assumed it was available to law enforcement now. Perhaps though the military doesn't supply it to civilian law enforcement unless you are convicted of a crime?

• On the post: Did South Carolina Use Second-Hand E-Voting Machines That Louisiana Decertified?

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2010 @ 02:31am

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  Either way that's an implication I hadn't thought of - brilliant!

• On the post: Twilight Producers Sue To Stop Fashion Design Firm From Pointing Out That 'Bella' Wore Its Jacket

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2010 @ 01:09am

  Re: Re: Google House

  I now want to paint that on my roof and wait for it to show up in Google Earth :)

• On the post: Middle School Principal Tells Parents To Ban Facebook And Spy On Text Messages

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2010 @ 08:25am

  Re: Re: Text viewing online?

  I wonder if they also include a translation service for whatever fucked up shorthand your kids use?

• On the post: Library Of Congress To Store Your Inane Twitter Chatter For All Eternity

  

  mattarse ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2010 @ 07:42am

  If this actually starts I think I'm going to set up a script to post "I am the bum fluff, grab a feather" several times a day. No reason except to add to the inane crap they will be storing.

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