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• On the post: Here's The Truth: Shiva Ayyadurai Didn't Invent Email

  

  Stan ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2016 @ 01:28am

  Re: Re: heres the thing...

  "In my opinion he's a delusional, insecure, egotistical asshole. "
  
  With an endorsement like that, Trump (upon his election) will probably appoint him to lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the White House.

• On the post: FBI Boss Blows Past Policies, Guidelines, His Own Staff To Bring Back Clinton Email Investigation

  

  Stan ( profile ), 31 Oct, 2016 @ 08:53am

  Redundant?

  "...sleazy ex-politician's..."
  
  Isn't that redundant?

• On the post: Comcast Sued For Misleading Fees It Claims Are Just Its Way Of Being 'Transparent'

  

  Stan ( profile ), 19 Oct, 2016 @ 01:29pm

  Fee. Fight. Foe. Fap.

  "Beginning in 2014, we will itemize a portion of business costs as a separate line item to be more transparent," he said. “In 2014, we will not increase the price of Limited Basic or Digital Preferred video service. We will be instituting a toilet flush fee to reflect the fact that Comcast executives are full of crap and need to continually empty this crap to make room for new, exciting and innovative crap that is designed to make our valued customers' experience even more crappy."

• On the post: Samsung Issues Takedown On Video Of Grand Theft Auto 5 Mod Turning Galaxy Note 7 Into A Weapon

  

  Stan ( profile ), 19 Oct, 2016 @ 10:06am

  Note7

  Another topical pic ov the Note7:
  http://i.imgur.com/WwOD7Io.jpg
  
  S.

• On the post: DHS Offers Its Unsolicited 'Help' In Securing The Internet Of Things

  

  Stan ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2016 @ 02:49pm

  Robert Silvers - champion of internet secrity

  I feel very optimistic about this. For one thing, I'm sure that Robert Silvers will, at any moment, march over to the NSA armed with a subpoena for the treasure chest of zero-day exploits that are the biggest threat to the USA's internet security. Are you marching yet, Robert?

• On the post: MuckRock & Vice Announce Fellowship To Investigate Peter Thiel

  

  Stan ( profile ), 19 Sep, 2016 @ 07:35pm

  The Thiel Effect

  >...when you try to silence the press, there's always a chance that the press decides to turn an even bigger spotlight on you.
  
  Does it follow that the Thiel Effect is a corollary of the Striesand Effect?

• On the post: If You're A Journalist Who Thinks That Pointing Out Lies Shows Bias, You're Not A Journalist

  

  Stan ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2016 @ 12:49am

  Re: "Did somebody remove the word Liar..."

  Yes, during the Olympics.
  - http://imgur.com/gallery/8mHzwJW

• On the post: School Creates Own Security Hole; Tries To Have Concerned Parent Arrested For Hacking

  

  Stan ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2016 @ 12:31pm

  If only the school district had decided to consult a REAL I.T. security expert and hold the (Dewayne) Mayo.

• On the post: PETA Has Lost Its Monkey's 'Next Friend' In Its Crazy Copyright Case

  

  Stan ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2016 @ 12:10pm

  PETA means...

  People Exhibiting Terrible Attitudes

• On the post: Peter Thiel's Lawyer Now Sending Questionable Defamation Threat Letters To Media On Behalf Of Melania Trump

  

  Stan ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2016 @ 01:10pm

  Who da Ho?

  I suspect that one of the principles in the story is a whore, but it's not Melania.

• On the post: FBI Apparently Made Darkweb Child Porn Site Faster During Its Hosting Of Seized Server

  

  Stan ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2016 @ 12:56pm

  Web downloading speed.

  To protect itself from entrapment charges, future FBI kiddie porn sites will have 2 buttons: 1-Standard Speed, 2-FBI Turbo Mode.

• On the post: Riot Games Joins Blizzard In Misusing Copyright To Go After Video Game Cheaters

  

  Stan ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2016 @ 11:34am

  Riot Games, Inc to be Sued for Infringement

  The recent lawsuit filed by Riot Games has brought them under the scrutiny of the International Olympic Committee. The IOC demands that Riot Games Inc change its name or face a lawsuit, because of trademark and copyright infringement.
  
  After all, "Riot" is nothing more than "Rio" with a T added on.
  
  /s

• On the post: Primatologist Tells Court That Macaque Monkeys Are, Like, Super Smart, So They Should Totally Get Copyrights

  

  Stan ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2016 @ 05:03pm

  Re:

  I could have sworn that I watched a National Geographic show that monkeys gave each other their turds as a form of payment.
  
  I suggest that anyone using that photograph pay up...by sending turds to their local PETA office.

• On the post: Primatologist Tells Court That Macaque Monkeys Are, Like, Super Smart, So They Should Totally Get Copyrights

  

  Stan ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2016 @ 04:58pm

  Re: Still confused.

  Obviously it was a verbal contract.
  
  PETA lawyer: Now, Mr Naruto, by saying "Oo-oo, Ee-ee" you are granting unto PETA, all rights to any and all of your still pictures, in perPETAuity, in exchange for this banana. Do you accept?"
  
  Naruto: Oo-oo, Ee-ee

• On the post: Primatologist Tells Court That Macaque Monkeys Are, Like, Super Smart, So They Should Totally Get Copyrights

  

  Stan ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2016 @ 04:49pm

  Re:

  Obviously the monkey went into the SETTINGS menu and changed the shutter-sound option to ON. That is one sharp monkey. He should be representing himself in court.

• On the post: Court Dumps Hastily-Granted Restraining Order, Says MuckRock Can Publish Smart Meter Documents

  

  Stan ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2016 @ 04:01am

  “I read all your secret information, you [expletives deleted]"
  
  TRANSLATION: ""All your base are belong to us."

• On the post: Warner Bros. DMCAs Insanely Awesome Recreation Of Blade Runner By Artificial Intelligence

  

  Stan ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2016 @ 05:21pm

  Can you copyright an AI's thoughts?

  ' If these are the thoughts of an AI, are they subject to copyright by virtue of the AI not being "human?" '
  
  Does it make a difference if the AI was coded by a human or our favorite selfie-taking monkey?

• On the post: Why Is Twitter Sending Legal Letters Warning People About Tweeting About The Gagged Topic Of A 'Celebrity Threesome'

  

  Stan ( profile ), 20 May, 2016 @ 04:59pm

  "Man, it isn't rocket science."

  And it doesn't take a "Rocket Man" to figure it out.

• On the post: Your Tax Dollars At Work: Cops Use Stingray To ALMOST Track Down Suspected Fast Food Thief

  

  Stan ( profile ), 11 May, 2016 @ 03:35pm

  ...Fast Food "Thief"

  "Pizza Boli’s employee who reported being robbed ..."
  
  Robbery is a crime against a person, a serious offense no matter how small the "take". To call the criminal a thief is to seriously mis-represent the crime. He was not a thief, he was a robber.
  
  Now, do robberies justify a stingray's use? Maybe, maybe not. But to call it a theft (thief: noun - a person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence) does no service to the issue at hand and calls into question the presence of bias.

• On the post: Homeland Security Wants To Subpoena Us Over A Clearly Hyperbolic Techdirt Comment

  

  Stan ( profile ), 06 May, 2016 @ 04:04pm

  An un-checked government...

  As James Madison wrote: “Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected."
  
  The people of this country have ignored the government's granting unto itself more and more powers over the people. And when occasional voices object the heavy hand of authoritarianism descends to squelch the voices, even when it is clear that protected free speech is the target.
  
  Ans when the powers that be in Homeland Security oppress the people, they should be aware that it has been foretold that the release of Cthulhu is at hand ("In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming") and when he escapes, the many tentacles of his face shall rip out the spleens of the DHS oppressors - then Cthulhu will pluck out the eyeballs of their DHS cohorts . There will be wailing and nashing of teeth by many government agents on that day. Furthurmore, gkjkjerg x$ln3*h @bhb$%kz@#prsh...
  
  EXCUSE ME, THIS IS HIS MOM - I'M COMPLETEING HIS TYPING. PLEASE IGNORE WHAT HE JUST WROTE ABOUT SPLEENS BEING RIPPED OUT. IT WASN'T HIS FAULT. I MADE HOME-MADE SPAGHETTI SAUCE WHEN I FOUND OUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MUSHROOMS. SO I USED SOME FROM THE JAR HE KEEPS HIDDEN IN HIS DESK (WHICH I DIDN'T TELL HIM). HE LOVED THE TASTE BUT NOW HE'S ACTING REAL STRANGE-LIKE. I HAD TO HIT HIM OVER THE HEAD WITH MY ROLLING PIN. HE'S NAPPING NOW. HE'LL BE OKAY COME MORNING.
  
  AND THAT PART ABOUT PLUCKING OUT DHS EYEBALLS?
  
  NEVER MIND.
  
  HIS MOM.

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