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• On the post: MPAA & ICE Confirm They Interrogated A Guy For Wearing Google Glass During A Movie

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 21 Jan, 2014 @ 03:56pm

  "Google Glass is an incredible innovation in the mobile sphere, and we have seen no proof that it is currently a significant threat that could result in content theft. The MPAA works closely with theaters all over the country to curb camcording and theater-originated piracy, and in this particular case, no such activity was discovered."
  
  http://www.imediaconnection.com/profiles/iMedia_PC_Bio.aspx?ID=60503
  
  We have a new narrative spinner it seems.

• On the post: Aaron Swartz Explains Why The NSA Needs To Be Stopped

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2014 @ 09:55pm

  sigh

  We as Americans, are a bunch of apathetic pussies. We are not doing enough to fix shit.
  
  Nigel

• On the post: Professional Wrestling Just Bodyslammed Their PPV Business Model

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 10 Jan, 2014 @ 10:37am

  Tim. Do you even wrestle bro? Its suplex not bodyslam.

• On the post: Australian Teen Alerts Transit Department To Security Hole On Website… Gets Reported To Police

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2014 @ 05:00pm

  Just flag blues shit and move along..
  
  Funny he gets all touchy about someone getting their ass handed to them by a kid though. Its quite telling.
  
  High School is clearly rough for that dude.

• On the post: Not Cool: MPAA Joins The W3C

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 07 Jan, 2014 @ 04:38pm

  Re: Re: Open Access and Input Anyone??

  Anybody got TD points? This belongs at the top of the post.
  
  Nigel

• On the post: Not Cool: MPAA Joins The W3C

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 07 Jan, 2014 @ 01:16pm

  So...

  As soon as I pick my jaw up from the floor I will be going into the pitchfork and torch vendor biz.
  
  Who and what do we set on fire first here?
  
  Nigel

• On the post: 'Lawyer' For Wang-Handled Santa Tries To Stifle Reports About Santa's Wang-Handling

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 18 Dec, 2013 @ 07:28pm

  Re: the old Irish eggnog

  pfft. I am going to be laughing at that for days. Thank you sir and happy vestivus to the rest of us.
  
  Nigel

• On the post: If You're An American Who Believes In The 4th Amendment, You Have No Excuse Not To Sign This Petition

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2013 @ 01:14pm

  Re:

  Well, you can take comfort in knowing you are not the only one who maintains that position.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNOutomr5XI
  
  Nig-

• On the post: United Airlines Nearly Kills Pet, Aims For Streisand Glory Instead Of Paying Vet Bill

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 27 Nov, 2013 @ 08:58pm

  wow

  I caught this gem...
  
  "We offered to compensate Ms. Sinclair by fully reimbursing her vet bill, but unfortunately she declined to accept the terms of the agreement."
  
  I am curious what agreement UA is referring to.

• On the post: FISA Court Tells The DOJ That It Needs To Explain Why It's Ignoring Order To Declassify Surveillance Opinion

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2013 @ 04:57pm

  Too Bad... Precedents

  Its a shame that no precedents can be gleaned from this ghostly non existent(for all intents and purposes)court.
  
  "Meh, fuck it your honor. I just don't feel like doing it."

• On the post: 'Attribution Troll' Issues DMCA Notice To Remove Critical Posts From Techdirt, Boing Boing And Popehat

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 14 Nov, 2013 @ 12:31pm

  Wonders..

  http://tineye.com/search/69661aadba86327d0ad5a9a1c4019182f31b0f82/
  
  If they have rights to their image... Granted, its a pretty old looking illustration.
  
  N.

• On the post: 'Attribution Troll' Issues DMCA Notice To Remove Critical Posts From Techdirt, Boing Boing And Popehat

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 14 Nov, 2013 @ 11:33am

  additionally

  Feel free to start flagging their twitter accounts. Its clearly spam. I had time for about 10 of them.
  
  Nigel

• On the post: 'Attribution Troll' Issues DMCA Notice To Remove Critical Posts From Techdirt, Boing Boing And Popehat

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 14 Nov, 2013 @ 11:20am

  Cant stop laughing...

  "Cushing was recently caught for copyright infringement and plagiarism of Shane's work and posting it on the internet."
  
  That is one hell of an erroneous product description.
  
  Our work sucks but only because he says so lol...
  
  Nigel

• On the post: Chinese CCTV Surveillance Defeated By Chinese Smog

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2013 @ 09:16am

  Re:

  The above poster does not kid... found on reddit yesterday..
  
  http://imgur.com/CNgvhka
  
  Nigel

• On the post: When Is A Lyric Site More Than A Lyric Site?

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2013 @ 02:46pm

  Oh, Him

  Cue dimwits entirely baseless and douchy response on his blog no one reads in 3...2....1...
  
  N.

• On the post: Candidate For Colorado Legislature Proudly Abuses YouTube's Copyright Complaint System To Kill Account Of Activists Who Mocked Him

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 08 Nov, 2013 @ 08:17pm

  Wow... what a hateful douchebag. I am in CO. Let the chiding commence lol... off to craft an email to this homophobic whack job.

• On the post: Apple Wants To Sell Fewer Products; Kills Off Website That Made Finding iPads And iPhones Easier

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2013 @ 02:09pm

  Re: This is restraint of trade, and "TOS" are not legally enforceable.

  Go stand in the corner and let the grown ups speak until you learn to read please. You should realize by now that you have failed to ever make a valid point.
  
  Nigel

• On the post: Finnish Doctors Using Video Games To Treat ADHD

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2013 @ 05:04pm

  "Anyhoo, one can't extrapolate palliatives for the brain-damaged into positives for the unafflicted"
  
  Good thing no one tried. Except for you that is.
  
  
  N.

• On the post: Rep. Mike Rogers Angrily Defends Bathroom Spycam

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2013 @ 02:33pm

  Re: Ah, toilet humor for 13-year-olds. That'll make NSA change.

  You like to fondle nuts. We get it.
  
  N.

• On the post: Educational Exercises Aimed At School Shootings, Drug Abuse Result In Terrorized Students And K-9 Attacks

  

  Nigel Lew ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2013 @ 11:22am

  Man I am old

  Hey, if its sufficient to crawl under your desk in case of a nuclear attack it should work just fine here as well.
  
  N.

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