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• On the post: Nearly All Tech Hardware And Services Get Cheaper Over Time — Except For Cable TV

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2015 @ 11:15am

  Re: 80%

  You're right, I only pay $85/month. But I rarely watch anything on it (that I couldn't watch online easily), so I really should switch to cable.

• On the post: Musician Demands Google, Major Labels Pay Him $325 Million For Removing Videos He Paid $30 To Upload To Vevo

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 21 Oct, 2015 @ 08:44am

  Due Process Clause

  "the resulting ratio of 375 to one would still run afoul of the Due Process Clause."
  
  Somebody needs to tell the MAFIAA that their $150,000 to 99¢ ratio is WAYYY off then.

• On the post: Egyptian TV News Uses Video Game Footage As Proof Of Russian Precision Strikes Against ISIL

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2015 @ 10:12am

  Re:

  I speak English, but I'm pretty sure I could tell the difference between Arabic and Hindi.

• On the post: Egyptian TV News Uses Video Game Footage As Proof Of Russian Precision Strikes Against ISIL

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2015 @ 10:10am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: the US

  I love playing the Lego games, especially the movie adaptations.
  
  "Real" gamers tell me that I shouldn't like them.
  
  Hey, I like mindless G-rated violence and collecting little coiny studs, OK?

• On the post: Body Cameras Are Everywhere, But Recordings Remain Locked Up Tight

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2015 @ 04:22pm

  Really?

  "This is why they'll publish lists of every person's name found in the Contacts list of a suspected prostitute's phone."
  
  Um, I'm pretty sure if the Chief of Police or Mayor or any Federal official is on the list, they will NOT be included in the list.

• On the post: CIA Director's Personal Email Account Breached By Hackers… Who Find Official Documents Stored In It

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2015 @ 10:16am

  He failed question #1...

  How does a "cyber-security professional" have an AOL account?!?

• On the post: The Cable Industry Thinks Cord Cutting's A Fad That Will End Once Millennials Procreate

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 19 Oct, 2015 @ 08:45am

  Re: ... come again?

  If my 78-year-old computer illiterate dad didn't live at my house, I would have cut the cord years ago.
  
  Already, my older daughter is at college and watches shows for free on sites like fox.com, cbs.com and cw.com.
  
  My younger daughter watches anime and is likely to watch Netflix, Hulu or CrunchyRoll on her phone with headphones.
  
  I can't see either one of them paying $100 a month for cable. Why would they?

• On the post: IRS Still Working To Complete Computer Upgrade From Windows XP To Windows 7

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 16 Oct, 2015 @ 12:20pm

  Re: Windows 3.11

  Actually, even Windows 10 supports 16-bit applications, as long as you run the 32-bit version.

• On the post: Appeals Court Gives Google A Clear And Total Fair Use Win On Book Scanning

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 16 Oct, 2015 @ 09:46am

  Re: Re: Should copyright expire with the author?

  Is the person it is passed to an "Author"? If not, then yes, it does say that.

• On the post: Happy Birthday Copyright Saga Not Over Yet: Warner Asks Judge To Reconsider, Filmmakers Push For Public Domain Ruling

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 16 Oct, 2015 @ 09:49am

  All I have to say is...

  Happy Birthday to You
  Happy Birthday to You
  Happy Birthday dear Public Domain
  Happy Birthday to You

• On the post: Viacom Once Sued YouTube For A Billion Dollars; Now It's Just Released Over 100 Movies For Free On YouTube

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 15 Oct, 2015 @ 10:06am

  Re: Re:

  Actually, they used the word "piracy" about sheet music, radio, all sorts of things.

• On the post: Viacom Once Sued YouTube For A Billion Dollars; Now It's Just Released Over 100 Movies For Free On YouTube

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 15 Oct, 2015 @ 10:04am

  Re: Best part

  Are they earlier than 1987? Then they are already in MY public domain.

• On the post: Court Tells State Psychology Board It Can't Use Its Powers To Regulate Protected Speech

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 14 Oct, 2015 @ 07:33am

  This should have an interesting effect...

  California recently passed a controversial law that psychologists cannot counsel someone away from homosexuality.
  
  I've been curious with how that law will line up with freedom of speech, especially since many people have very happily been counseled away from homosexuality in the past (for instance, Rosaria Butterfield).
  
  A medical practitioner should be able to help people in whatever way they see fit without the intrusion of government. And people should be free to find the practitioner with a method that helps them.

• On the post: Add Pittsburgh To The List Of Cities That Say Verizon Ripped Them Off

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2015 @ 09:12am

  Time to start city-wide high-speed municipal broadband

  When they complain and sue because the city is not allowed to do that, counter that you are serving those that Verizon refuses to serve.

• On the post: TPP Also Locks In Broken Anti-Circumvention Rules That Destroy Your Freedoms

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 08 Oct, 2015 @ 07:51am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: supreme court

  Oh, I'm sorry.
  
  Or is it only a bad thing when they do it for something you're NOT in favor of?

• On the post: TPP Also Locks In Broken Anti-Circumvention Rules That Destroy Your Freedoms

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 08 Oct, 2015 @ 07:50am

  Re: Re: Re: supreme court

  Like "marriage" for instance. All definitions up until 50 years ago included a man and a woman.

• On the post: 14 Mayors Have To Join Forces And Beg Verizon To Upgrade Its DSL Network

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 06 Oct, 2015 @ 10:35am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Writing to the wrong people

  If they had no intention of fulfilling the basic stated obligations of the contract then it's a "bad faith" contract and a "material breach" and can be voided.

• On the post: Apple Punishes iFixit For Doing A Tear Down On Apple TV

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 06 Oct, 2015 @ 11:44am

  Lost my respect

  I lost a lot of respect for iFixit over this. They have shown that they cannot be trusted.

• On the post: 14 Mayors Have To Join Forces And Beg Verizon To Upgrade Its DSL Network

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 06 Oct, 2015 @ 10:36am

  Letter to Verizon?

  They should be writing letters to the FCC instead. Lately, that seems like the best way to get traction on this.

• On the post: Hey, Remember How Net Neutrality Was Supposed To Destroy The Internet?

  

  PRMan ( profile ), 05 Oct, 2015 @ 11:39am

  Re: Re: Re: Such a non-sequitor

  I think you have it confused. It was more like:
  
  Cable companies: Here, you need to pay us for protection from now on!
  Netflix: From who?
  Cable companies: US!
  FCC: Hey, you guys, knock it off! Or so help me I'll take you out back and tan your hide...

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