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• On the post: Judge Dumps Iowa Prosecutors' Attempt To Jail An Activist For Sharing A Law Enforcement Document With Journalists

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2021 @ 01:16pm

  Re: Re: For malign (in an orderly fashion please)

  That depends on which side is doing the maligning, I think.

• On the post: Devin Nunes' Favorite Lawyer On The Hook For Over $20k In Sanctions

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 07 May, 2021 @ 02:23pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:Exp > Log

  Is there a numbered or named rule covering this?

  Probably. I just really, really hope it isn't "34".

• On the post: Former US Ambassador Sues Apple Because Telegram Users Are Making Him Feel Scared [Update]

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 26 Jan, 2021 @ 10:56am

  Re: He's really not going to like what people can say offline...

  "Why not both?"

• On the post: Disingenuous, Lying, Whining, Bloviating, Insurrection Encouraging Senator Josh Hawley Given Pages Of Major Newspaper To Explain How He's Being Silenced

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2021 @ 06:07pm

  Re: Re:

  "Massage the portmanteau" is one of the most wonderful phrases I've heard in a long time!

• On the post: In Departing Statement, FCC Boss Ajit Pai Pretends He 'Served The People'

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 21 Jan, 2021 @ 09:41am

  I suspect Pai meant "served" as in the Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man".

• On the post: Daily Deal: The Complete Web Developer Course

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 03 Dec, 2020 @ 12:33pm

  Re:

  Yeah, I've always wanted to learn how to scall my webiste; now's my chance!

• On the post: Congressional Republicans With No Strategy On Pandemic, Healthcare, Societal Problems… Have Decided That The Internet Is The Real Problem

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 02 Oct, 2020 @ 08:35am

  Re: Re: The real problem...

  Please explain your logic.

  Objection - assumes facts not in evidence.

• On the post: DOJ Releases Its List Of 'Anarchy' Jurisdictions The President Thinks Should Be Blocked From Receiving Federal Funds

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2020 @ 11:34am

  So, silver linings, then?

• On the post: Would You Believe That Infamous Copyright Troll Richard Liebowitz Is In Trouble Again?

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2020 @ 06:12pm

  That second part is... lacking.

  Oh, come on, he gave a completely honest response! The order said that he was to report "what concrete steps he has instituted in his practice", and he replied with... nothing.

• On the post: Focals 'Smart' Glasses Become Dumb As A Brick After Google Acquisition

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 07 Aug, 2020 @ 04:31pm

  Re:

  They've become the little kid who gets a new toy, plays with it for a while, then gets bored of it and leaves it laying in the yard somewhere before forgetting it completely.

• On the post: Georgia School District Inadvertently Begins Teaching Lessons In First Amendment Protections After Viral Photo

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 07 Aug, 2020 @ 11:19am

  Re: 'You get Covid! And you get Covid! EVERYONE GETS COVID!'

  Don't forget the silver lining - it will also reduce both population pressure and the shortage of housing. And all it will cost is the lives of a whole bunch of people, most of whom still had things they wanted to do in this life.

• On the post: Appeals Court Bashes Predictive Policing And The Judge Who Argued People In High Crime Areas Want Fewer Rights

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 28 Jul, 2020 @ 12:36pm

  Re: Wilkenson is okay with a stratefied society

  It would take a Watermelon Man-style event for this to have any effect, I suspect.

• On the post: Why Is The US Trying To Punish Hackers For Accessing Vaccine Research We Should Be Sharing With The World?

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 21 Jul, 2020 @ 09:16am

  Why?

  Bragging rights are definitely there, but I suspect that being able to charge the world lots and lots of money for the resulting vaccines would be high on the list, as well.

• On the post: Study Shows Major E-Voting System Open To Numerous Hacking Attacks

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 09 Jun, 2020 @ 09:06am

  Re: Re:

  Reading one of these screeds is like watching Zippy the Pinhead blow a gasket.. without the endearing zany quality of the discourse.

• On the post: In Response To George Floyd Killing, Minnesota Schools Dump Contracts With Minneapolis PD

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 09 Jun, 2020 @ 09:17am

  Re: Magic Lottery Spell With The Help Of Dr,Lordshakikispell@yah

  Wow - ordinary spam. Kind of refreshing, in a weird sort of way.

• On the post: The Washington Post And AT&T Team Up To Over-hype 5G

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 25 Nov, 2019 @ 09:47am

  Maybe that's it - 5G is an an alien plot! If satellites block the view of all the telescopes on Earth, it will be easier for the aliens to sneak up on us.

• On the post: A Decade Later, AT&T Pays A Pittance For Lying About Its Unlimited Data Plans

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2019 @ 08:11am

  Misunderstanding

  Oh, I get it now. I thought it was $60 million per customer who had been lied to. My bad.

• On the post: Senator Mark Warner Repeats Senator Ted Cruz's Mythical, Made Up, Incorrect Claims About Section 230

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 03 Oct, 2019 @ 08:07am

  "Reality - what a concept" seems to be the operative phrase guiding Washington these days.

• On the post: Welcome To A World Of 500-Megapixel Cameras, And Surveillance Systems Able To Zoom In On Small Objects A Kilometer Away

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2019 @ 09:28am

  He should run for president! Or... maybe he already did....

• On the post: Sprint Busted For Allegedly Defrauding The FCC Lifeline Program

  

  murgatroyd ( profile ), 27 Sep, 2019 @ 07:45am

  Re: A slap on the wrist

  Sprint sounds a lot like Smeagol, doesn't it?

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