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• On the post: Problem: Male Operators Use Surveillance Cameras For Ogling Women; Mayor's Solution: Employ Only Female Operators

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2015 @ 04:49am

  I'm OK with this

  I think it's a good idea to use only women in surveillance. They are a lot less creepy than men, and are generally less intrusive. As a lifelong man, I can say that most of my fellow men have a creepy/stalky tendency deep down, and will drill holes to watch fat ladies go to the bathroom.
  
  What's the last time you heard of a female getting busted for drilling a hole in a bathroom wall in order to snoop?

• On the post: DailyDirt: Healthier Rice… From Science

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2015 @ 09:19am

  Re: Kinda what I gathered before.

  That's why, instead of ingredients labeling, I would prefer a simple listing of the patents covering the GMOs themselves.
  
  I don't want to eat patented basic foodstuffs. If every goddamn patent is listed when I buy a phone or a video game, why shouldn't every goddamn patent be listed when I buy food?
  
  As you say, the food industry tries very hard to hide what's really in their products (like bug carapaces). If I'm the one paying, I want to know little details like that.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Healthier Rice… From Science

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2015 @ 07:58pm

  Re: Re:

  Goddamn right they do. Because it's the consumer that is paying the bill. Not the corporation, not the GMO lobbyists, not even the farmers.
  
  The one who pays the bill gets to find out what they're paying for. And the unwillingness to disclose the provenance of their products is what's giving the GMO industry a bad name.
  
  One wonders why they don't just take all the money that they use to lobby congress and fight labeling laws and just use it on marketing their products' supposed wonderful properties. When you hide something, it makes people suspicious, and make no mistake: consumers are suspicious about GMOs and have a right to be.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Healthier Rice… From Science

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2015 @ 07:53pm

  Re: Is there really a thing about GMOs being actually unhealthy?

  Or maybe you just oppose GMOs because you don't believe in the patenting of basic foodstuffs.
  
  If I was worried about food safety, I would have eaten that burrito today from a street vendor with prison tattoos.
  
  There are a lot of reasons, political, economic, and simple consumer preference to not want to purchase GMO foods. And one might be simple contrariness. When an industry is willing to spend billions to make sure you never find out how their products are made, consumers can tell those companies to go to hell.
  
  Because ultimately, the consumer is paying the bill for all the research, all the marketing and all the lobbying around GMOs. And the one who pays gets to decide.

• On the post: Why Everyone's Totally Overreacting To Spotify's Privacy Policy (Which Isn't As Bad As You Think)

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2015 @ 03:21pm

  "clarified in a blog post"

  Since when does a clarification "in a blog post" carry the same weight as a published privacy policy?
  
  Were they lying then or are they lying now?

• On the post: LMFAO, The Band, Sends Cease And Desist Over LMFAO, The Beer

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2015 @ 05:41pm

  Gain the money Oprah Doe!

  Whichever LMFAO is responsible for Party Rock Anthem, you think there's any chance they could get the death penalty?
  
  Asking for a friend.

• On the post: The Outrageousness Of The Reason Gag Order

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2015 @ 08:09am

  All is lost

  People just don't know how to behave.

• On the post: DailyDirt: It's The Yeast I Can Do…

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 12 Jun, 2015 @ 08:47pm

  Better not

  This puts me in the mind of the Three Stooges episode where they're making bathtub beer and each one puts in yeast and the whole thing blows up with beer going everywhere.
  
  OK, maybe it's not so bad after all.

• On the post: Stingray Uber Alles! St. Louis Cops Drop Case Against Robbery Suspects Rather Than Discuss Use Of IMSI Catcher

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2015 @ 01:07pm

  Are we not doing phrasing?

  ‘law enforcement sensitive’ qualified evidentiary privilege

  
  Holy shit. 'law enforcement sensitive' qualified evidentiary privilege
  
  Jesus wept.

• On the post: Why Princess Twilight Sparkle May Be The Key To Keeping 3D Printing Revolutionary

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2015 @ 07:07pm

  You think they can make a human-sized Pinkie Pie that's, um, washable?
  
  Asking for a friend.

• On the post: Keurig Competitor Offers Free Hack Workaround For Keurig's Absurd Java Bean DRM

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2015 @ 07:02am

  Still no sale

  Let me know when they make a pod that'll put an ounce of Irish whiskey in my coffee.
  
  Until then, I'll stick with making my coffee the old fashioned way.

• On the post: UK Party Leader Attacks Satirical Mobile Game Made By Teenagers Interested In Politics

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 26 Dec, 2014 @ 04:31am

  thin-skin

  Scratch every tough-guy politician and you find an emotional light-weight who can't handle the merest criticism.
  
  You probably also find a pedophile, but that's a different story.

• On the post: Far Cry 4 Publishers Messing With Pirates By Getting Them To Admit They Are Pirates

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 25 Nov, 2014 @ 05:04am

  Re:

  And this is a problem because...?
  
  Remember, this is Ubisoft, so Uplay is installed. Plus, in many cases Steam. The update was a DAY ONE download. This means it came down immediately after the game was installed, so saying that the user couldn't connect to the internet for some reason doesn't really work. And if the user couldn't get to the internet for the update, how did they get to the forum?
  
  If a company makes a forum, do you believe they have an obligation to help people who have not paid for the game?

• On the post: Far Cry 4 Publishers Messing With Pirates By Getting Them To Admit They Are Pirates

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 25 Nov, 2014 @ 05:00am

  Re:

  They DID release a demo of Far Cry 4.
  
  It was called "Far Cry 3".

• On the post: FBI Director Continues His Attack On Technology, Privacy And Encryption

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 16 Oct, 2014 @ 06:09pm

  The money quote

  "There's lots of information law enforcement would like to have, and even may legally have the right to have, but which they cannot have. And that's been true throughout history, and law enforcement has survived and crimes have been stopped and criminals caught and prosecuted."

  Best, truest thing I've read on the internet today.

• On the post: SXSW Considering Turning Austin Into The Olympic Village, Complete With 'Brand Equity'-Protecting 'Clean Zones'

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 15 Oct, 2014 @ 12:22pm

  The end of the beginning

  Watch how fast SXSW loses its cool.
  
  People really believe their little thing is eternal.
  
  You know who doesn't have "brand equity"? Mardi Gras. I'd like to see somebody try to enforce a "clean zone" around Mardi Gras. There would be some bodies strewn around Bourbon St.

• On the post: Iowan 'Drug Interdiction' Officers Legally Steal $100K From Poker Players Passing Through Their State

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 08 Oct, 2014 @ 03:33pm

  Don't buy it

  I'm gonna call BS on this story, because why would anyone with gambling winnings willingly drive through Iowa?

• On the post: American Spectator Magazine Deletes All Mentions Of Brett Kimberlin Following Apparent Settlement

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 20 Sep, 2014 @ 05:06am

  No surprise

  I don't see why anyone would expect anything less than cowardice from American Spectator. They're one of the slimiest outfits in all of media. And bullies often back down to other bullies.

• On the post: Awesome Stuff: Lock It Up

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 31 Aug, 2014 @ 06:31am

  Re: Re: Stale cache somewhere?

  You're probably just falling through a singularity.
  
  This happens all the time.

• On the post: Creating Controversy: No, An Upcoming EA Game About Militarized Police Doesn't Need To React To Ferguson, MO

  

  PopeRatzo ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2014 @ 03:46pm

  They can make you small, too.

  Eating mushrooms doesn't make you grow big

  
  
  You're eating the wrong mushrooms.

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