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• On the post: FCC Demands TP-Link Support Open Source Third-Party Firmware On Its Routers

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 03 Aug, 2016 @ 04:53pm

  Why not just in 'restricted zones'?

  Why aren't people who live near airports simply required to buy routers that comply.
  
  If someone lives in flyover country, hundreds of miles from an airport, why are they restricting what routers can be used?
  
  also, see drones and why aren't the restrictions for airport areas applied to the whole country

• On the post: Private Internet Access Leaves Russia, Following Encryption Ban And Seized Servers

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2016 @ 07:52pm

  Re: Re: Re: The War on Encryption

  One issue is how do you tell the decryption process what to decrypt? There has to be some flag that says 'don't decrypt Aunt Millies pics' but decrypt this 'xxxxxxxx'
  
  Those flags are all that's necessary to start the process of breaking the encryption

• On the post: Private Internet Access Leaves Russia, Following Encryption Ban And Seized Servers

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2016 @ 07:28pm

  Re: Re: The War on Encryption

  you're implying that a private distribution is illegal by copyright. That's a pretty big stretch of current law isn't it?
  
  Not saying they wouldn't try it but it's a LOT harder to make that a winning argument.

• On the post: Appeals Court Says That Sharing Passwords Can Violate Criminal Anti-Hacking Laws

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 08 Jul, 2016 @ 10:23pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Perhaps you've heard of lawyers. They tend to write in pretty expected situations into the agreement you signed to get the car in the first place.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Reusing Plastic Instead Of Throwing It All Away…

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 08 Jun, 2016 @ 07:53pm

  The 'numbers' link is ridiculous

  Only the bottom type of plastic even mentions that it's number '7', which the others are is an exercise left to the reader.
  
  Obviously the first is 1, second 2, etc. but jeebus, using a link that says "these are what the numbers mean" without actually labeling the descriptions with the actual numbers?

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

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 06 May, 2016 @ 01:20pm

  Re:

  This is EXACTLY the flag to rally around. We don't protect only those we agree with.

• On the post: The Body-Worn Camera As State's Witness: How Cops Control Recordings

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2016 @ 05:54pm

  Re: Can this incident be used as an example in future cases...

  What flavor lube would you like?

• On the post: More People Recognizing Copyright's 'Free Speech Problem'

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2016 @ 09:39pm

  was it really though?

  "because copyright was very, very different for the first 200 years of its existence in the US"
  
  The scope of it was different, but not the concept. It was shorter in duration and affected fewer works, but the proscription was still the same.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Making A Trip To Mars

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 27 Feb, 2016 @ 03:21pm

  Re: Re: Cape Canaveral on the moon

  Eh I'd say it was about expectations. The Shuttle was supposed to be cheap and reusable. The Apollo craft were never intended as such.
  
  So when the Shuttle, instead of turn around times of weeks, became months and years at significant repeated expense, it doesn't meet the goals it was supposed to fulfill.
  
  It did amazing things but it was supposed to do that AND be cheap and reusable.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Making A Trip To Mars

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 26 Feb, 2016 @ 08:38pm

  Re: Cape Canaveral on the moon

  The moon is less about expense in my concept and more about proofing technologies in a place we can get back from quickly.
  
  If we can also generate resources from the moon, that's a big bonus.
  
  I've never understood the concept of proofing technology somewhere that's 2 years away from rescue.

• On the post: Lawmakers Speak Out On Apple Being Forced To Create Backdoors; Some Wisely, Some Ignorantly

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2016 @ 12:13pm

  Re: Re: Ways to end an interview...

  Sounds the gov is missing the bigger picture. Compel Apple to work with Toyota to record all conversations and report back when they hear terrorists talking

• On the post: Direct Democracy: Successful Petition Gives Swiss Citizens Chance To Vote Against New Surveillance Law

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2016 @ 11:18pm

  Re:

  To be fair, the oligarchy gets it's start early.
  
  One of my favorite questions for friends is 'do you know your state representatives?' invariably I get the answers of their US House reps.
  
  NOBODY knows people at the state level, let alone local levels. These people get to do basically cart blanche as they frequently even run unopposed.
  
  THAT's where this starts.

• On the post: DailyDirt: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine…

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2016 @ 11:12pm

  it's not fair!

  I still want Pizza!

• On the post: Senator McCain Promises To Introduce Legislation To Backdoor Encryption, Make Everyone Less Safe

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2015 @ 08:58am

  Re: if only we had accountability

  "We need a way to prosecute any elected official that votes for such a measure"
  
  You mean like voting them out of office?

• On the post: Senator McCain Promises To Introduce Legislation To Backdoor Encryption, Make Everyone Less Safe

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2015 @ 08:48am

  Snowden

  if we'd done this 10 years ago...wouldn't Snowden have been able to leak this 'golden key'? Then what?
  
  Obviously Snowden the actual person wouldn't have leaked the actual key but Alrich Ames certainly might have...
  
  When you have secrets, they WILL be revealed eventually if they are shared with anyone outside of your own mind.

• On the post: DailyDirt: With Great Fission Power Comes Great Responsibility…

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2015 @ 07:25am

  Re: Why so expensive?

  is it not safety or is it the over-engineering regulations require for insurance against accident? which would be safety, no?

• On the post: Did Marco Rubio's Campaign Violate The CFAA? Will He Commit To Reforming It?

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2015 @ 06:49pm

  Re: I don't see this holding up

  You know the signs that say "wifi for customers"? you aren't a customer forever. My local McDs has it clearly posted you get 30 minutes of usage with a purchase.

• On the post: Judge Again Says NSA Phone Records Program Is Unconstitutional; Orders NSA To Stop Collecting Phone Records Of Plaintiffs

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 09 Nov, 2015 @ 02:19pm

  Bad comparison

  The comparison of airport security and the voluntary forfeiture of certain rights isn't even fair.
  
  The sacrifice of rights at the airport is to prevent a clear and present danger of the plane exploding or being hijacked.
  
  Despite 15 years of Gov't insinuation, there hasn't been anything close to clear and present danger that the data searches would qualify to sacrifice our rights.

• On the post: With 12% Of Comcast Customers Now Broadband Capped, Comcast Declares It's Simply Spreading 'Fairness'

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2015 @ 09:48am

  calling NYC and all other duped cities

  Now would be a good time to ask Comcast or your overlord,err ISP, what their current MAX speed is so as to set your bar of what they are actually giving you...

• On the post: DOJ Claims Apple Should Be Forced To Decrypt iPhones Because Apple, Not Customers, 'Own' iOS

  

  pixelpusher220 ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2015 @ 08:41am

  Re: Insecure By Design

  "Homes should be designed to be easy for government snoops to enter without leaving a trace."
  
  I hear the TSA has this great universal key...should be easy enough to require all doors to use this lock too right?

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