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• On the post: Your Slingbox Will Be A Useless Brick In A Few Years

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 11 Nov, 2020 @ 10:39am

  DIY Streaming

  I've learned how to stream over the internet without Sling or Plex.

  I use MythTv to record over-the-air TV (I live in the City of Seattle and pickup 78(!) TV channels.) I then move the stuff I'm interested in to my Ubuntu server where they are made available by my Apache web server. I also purchase DVDs and rip 'em. Inside the house I use Kodi to organize and play everything, and it's all stored where the web server can find them.

  I'm pretty sure they won't discontinue Apache in the near future.

• On the post: Changing Section 230 Won't Fix Politicians' Issues With Section 230

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2020 @ 05:02pm

  I haven't read the post

  I haven't read the post, but I don't need to. The headline says it all.

  Every single one of those clowns want the same thing: Speech I don't like I want suppressed. Speech I do like I want advanced.

  It's the exact same thing with the "Free Market." Nobody wants a free market. Everybody wants the rules bent in their direction.

• On the post: Watch Out: The Patent Maximalists Are On The Warpath To Destroy Innovation And Empower Patent Trolls

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2020 @ 07:13pm

  The "Free Market"

  This patent bullshit points out a common misconception about the "free market:"

  Nobody wants a free market. Everybody wants the rules bent in their direction.

• On the post: Senator Thom Tillis Seems Really Pissed Off That The Internet Archive Bought A Record Store To Make Rare Recordings Accessible

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 16 Jun, 2020 @ 12:24pm

  The problem with making old stuff available is that you'll be less likely to purchase new stuff.

  Instead of listing to high school marching bands, we should just continue to purchase Don Henley's crap.

• On the post: eBay Execs Thought Sending Dead Pigs, Live Spiders To Small News Website Was A Good Idea

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 16 Jun, 2020 @ 10:58am

  I turn 62 in August (ok Boomer!) so I've lived through the turmoil of the 60's.

  2020 is the most f'd up year of my life.

• On the post: Ron Wyden Explains Why President Trump (And Many Others) Are Totally Wrong About Section 230

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 13 Jun, 2020 @ 12:13pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Maybe 4chan. Maybe 8chan. Maybe Gab. But I'm not wading into those cesspools to try and answer that question. 230 allows those cesspools to exist along side Twitter, Facebook and this site.So Koby, go to Gab since you clearly enjoy that sort of thing and leave us alone.

• On the post: Dallas PD Asks Residents To Snitch On Protesters, Gets A Load Of K-Pop Videos Instead

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2020 @ 07:08pm

  This is almost as much fun as when the Bundy cell of Y'Al-Qaeda took over the bird sanctuary. They asked for supplies and got boxes of dildos.

• On the post: Court Tells Pro-Trump 12-Year-Old That Calling Him A Defender Of Racism And Sexual Assault Is Protected Speech

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2020 @ 12:16pm

  "For a group prone to calling others "snowflakes," they sure seem to get their feelings hurt pretty quickly."

  Trump is the whiniest little bitch god ever put on this planet.

• On the post: Why Softbank Patent Troll's Promise Of 'Royalty Free' License On Theranos Patents For COVID-19 Is Bullshit

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2020 @ 02:15pm

  Can this lawsuit be "paused"?

  I don't know nothin' about the law, but is is possible for the defendants to ask that the lawsuit be put on hold until the pandemic is over?

  They can certainly argue they are on the font-lines and don't have time for this. Once the pandemic is over, Fortress' bargaining position will be lowered and we can then beat the shit out of them.

• On the post: You Don't Own What You Buy Episode 9,000: Philips' Light Bulbs Lose Functionality

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2020 @ 04:49pm

  "Worse, as these products fall out of support, they often stop receiving essential security updates..."

  When have these bozos ever put out essential security updates, or even cared about security in the first place.

• On the post: PetNet 'Smart' Pet Feeders Go Offline For A Week, Customer Service Completely Breaks Down

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 28 Feb, 2020 @ 09:47am

  I'm opting out

  Reading article after article about the IoT has made me say "No Way" to any of these things.

  But also, as a Boomer, I'm sure these things are too complicated for me to be able simplify my life.

• On the post: Driver Stranded After 'Smart' Rental Car Can't Phone Home

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2020 @ 03:07pm

  I heard that the instant you lose the cell phone signal it locks all the doors and then shuts down the car. That'll teach you to get back to nature.

• On the post: Utah State Rep Unveils Bill To Force Porn To Come With A Warning Label

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2020 @ 10:42pm

  I think the state of Utah should come with a warning label.

• On the post: Evangelical 'Financial Whiz' Who Apparently Hates Gossip, Sues YouTuber For Criticism

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2019 @ 12:23pm

  This lawsuit must be alowed to continue

  "Galloway admits that the 'harm' was really about Paffrath 'tarnishing' Lampo's brand."

  We just learned from Kash Patel that "From the beginning of recorded time, the law has faithfully protected a person's 'absolute' right to an unimpaired reputation."

• On the post: Just As Everyone Predicted: EU Copyright Directive's Link Tax Won't Lead To Google Paying Publishers

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 27 Sep, 2019 @ 01:00pm

  Re: And, you read it here first.....

  Except that Uber will have a tough time as a taxi company with no drivers. How soon can they get those driver-less cars on the road?

• On the post: Lawsuit Settlement Over Detainment Of A Journalist Will Force Denver Police Department To Admit The First Amendment Exists

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2019 @ 01:38pm

  She did interfere

  "She was interfering with the non-arrest the officers claimed they were not making."

  They had to drop what they were doing to walk across the street to beat her ass.

• On the post: Judge Orders White House To Restore Reporter's Press Pass It Illegally Removed

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 05 Sep, 2019 @ 05:29pm

  A couple of months ago I won comment of the week for noticing that the comments here remain civil. Well, those days are gone.

• On the post: Devin Nunes Drops One Ridiculous Lawsuit, Only To File Another One

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 05 Sep, 2019 @ 07:07am

  Rats, no picture of a human centipede in this lawsuit.

• On the post: Pro Tip: Don't Send A Completely Bogus Defamation Threat To A Website That Employs A Former ACLU Badass

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 04 Sep, 2019 @ 10:53am

  Is that letter even real?

  I know the grifter team of Calcite & Burlap are incredibly stupid, but that letter is way over the top. It reads like a troll. I actually attended a picnic with the Wonkette folks last Friday. Even they aren't sure it's not a troll, but they certainly enjoyed responding to it.

  The notice at the bottom not to tell anyone is missing a copyright notice, so they won't receive full bonus points.

• On the post: State Judge Prefers Prior Restraint To The First Amendment, Orders Blogger To Delete Supposedly Defamatory Posts

  

  MjBarne ( profile ), 27 Jun, 2019 @ 04:48pm

  Isn't ButtHurt in the second degree a felony?

  I'm also curious if her insurance will cover her ButtHurt ointment. If not, she'll be financially ruined.

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