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• On the post: Nintendo Freaks Out That People Can Use Memory Card To Pirate Games

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2008 @ 08:57am

  wow, thanks for the streistand effect, Nintendo -- I'm buying one of these now, just because of the free publicity you gave them (though I'm getting the m3Real instead).

• On the post: When Colluding With A Competitor, Perhaps Don't Send A Direct Email Suggesting You Keep Prices High

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2008 @ 06:11am

  Re: They are beginning to annoy me

  I think you've got some points, but just to be devil's advocate, ATI's guilty of the same thing -- remember the Radeon 9600? Yeah, it was slower than the 9500. :P Other than that, though, ATI is a lot better with their version names.

• On the post: You Thought You Hated Windows? Check Out What Bill Gates Had To Say

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2008 @ 06:39am

  Not to sound cynical...

  ...but no.

• On the post: Google Admits It Still Hasn't Figured Out How To Make Money From YouTube

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2008 @ 01:25pm

  For what?

  Instead, the real focus should be on the fact that YouTube videos themselves are advertising -- the question is just: for what?

  
  For what? For ISP's. It's really quite basic.
  
  Videos on Youtube advertise just how fun it is to be on the Internet, and you have to pay somebody to be on the Internet, don't you? Be it your cable provider, your cellphone provider, your local coffee shop for their WiFi -- all the same.
  
  I don't understand why people haven't figured it out yet -- the best way to make money off of the Internet is to sell access to the Internet.
  
  Now, just get rid of that pesky government-controlled monopoly thing, and you've got yourself a business.

• On the post: Blog Receives Takedown Notice For Embedding A Video With Authorized Embed Code

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2008 @ 01:06pm

  Re:

  I think you just answered your own question. ;)
  
  More than likely, the request didn't come from someone low -- it came from someone in upper management who apparently doesn't know how the Internet works. Imagine that, eh?!?

• On the post: Blog Receives Takedown Notice For Embedding A Video With Authorized Embed Code

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2008 @ 01:04pm

  Re: You're doing it wrong...

  I came here to say almost the same thing. Did the author of this article miss that?
  
  The very nature of embedding a video from another's site precludes the argument of its use, entirely, since the original owner gets complete control in the end...

• On the post: Are People In China Happy With The Great Firewall?

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 16 May, 2008 @ 12:19pm

  Re: Re: Re: by Anonymous Coward

  Only because our intentions aren't just. (WE REALLY JUST WANTS YOUR OILS)
  
  If we honestly just wanted to push Democracy, you'd have to be crazy not to see that as a good thing.

• On the post: AT&T-Funded Politicians Accuse Google Of Gaming The Spectrum Auction System

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 18 Apr, 2008 @ 12:31pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: They just don't like freedom

  I'm sorry, Internet Conservative-minded Troll #148751 (Tough-guy Model B13 "Jman594"), but nowhere did "TheBoss" even state what party he was in. Thank you for trolling today -- better luck next time.

• On the post: Is It That Difficult To Understand The Difference Between Public Data And Private Data?

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2008 @ 09:17am

  "Is It That Difficult To Understand The Difference Between Public Data And Private Data?"
  
  Yes. Yes it is.
  
  Look no further than people getting upset at having their raunchy pasts (that they freely uploaded to Facebook) discovered when they apply for a new job.

• On the post: China Starts Shutting Down Video Hosting Sites

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2008 @ 07:16am

  Re: China

  Why the hell are we or any other democratic country planning on attending the Olympics this summer?
  
  Because they hold billions of our worth in bonds, not to mention the fact they sell us all our cheap stuff.

• On the post: Government Continues To Search Virtual Worlds For Terrorists

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 26 Feb, 2008 @ 11:03am

  Re: WoW....

  Yeah, the terrorists in WoW will act nice, use proper english, and politely ask you _before_ trying to get your signature on their guild petition for "Jihad R Us" -- a clear giveaway that they're not from here!

• On the post: Ed Felten Defeats Hard Drive Encryption

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2008 @ 06:06am

  Or you could, I don't know, just turn off your computer when you're not using? Why would any computer that needed this level of security be left on all the time, anyway?

• On the post: As Expected, BitTorrent Providers Planning To Route Around Comcast Barrier

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2008 @ 08:34am

  Re:

  Unfortunately, what you're suggesting involves a little known business theory called "Common Sense" -- it's never used by corporations or the government, unfortunately, and is doomed to fail.

• On the post: TSA Staffer Hires Buddies To Build Insecure Website For Folks Falsely On Watch List

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2008 @ 06:21am

  You know, stuff like this doesn't even phase me any more or even make me sad. The people who want to see corruption in things like this will, and the people who want to ignore facts won't. Almost makes you want to stop trying.

• On the post: TSA Staffer Hires Buddies To Build Insecure Website For Folks Falsely On Watch List

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2008 @ 06:20am

  Re:

  come on, man -- I don't even think a real troll is that obvious. :P

• On the post: Ignorant Politicians Are Bad But Arrogant Politicians Are Worse

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 04 Dec, 2007 @ 08:07am

  On the contrary -- I'd love a philosopher-king, personally. (Trust me, a political situation has to be pretty sad for a libertarian to say that.)

• On the post: MPAA Explains Why It's Okay To Tie Federal Funds To Blocking File Sharing

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2007 @ 10:37am

  Re: Beat them at their own game...

  Jesus, man -- I get your point, but don't give them too many ideas. :P

• On the post: Congress Moves Forward With Required University Subsidies To Napster, Ruckus

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2007 @ 01:11pm

  Re: your congress

  "...in a time of terrorism, threat of nuclear annihilation, storms wiping out peoples lives, job loss, home loss, the American ecomomy sinking faster than the Titanic..."
  
  The problem is that none of those things you mentioned there are concerns of those in power.

• On the post: Congress Moves Forward With Required University Subsidies To Napster, Ruckus

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2007 @ 01:08pm

  Re: Re:

  How unfortunate for all of us that, as far as I know, in the eyes of the courts a business pretty much is an individual person.

• On the post: Lots Of Parents Playing Video Games With Kids… Though, That's Not What The Headlines Say

  

  mdmadph ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2007 @ 09:01am

  Re: Video Games

  Aye, I happen to play WoW with my father-in-law -- I've noticed older players tend to like being warriors; anyone else noticed that? It's cool, though -- he gets to bash and chop with glee while my wife and I take care of the technical stuff (healing, DPS).

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