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  • On the post: Warner Bros. Just Keeps Pushing People To Piracy; New Deal Also Delays Queuing

    Phillip ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2012 @ 01:36pm

    What movie was that?

    Now I can completely ignore their movies when they try to advertise them. I can't add it to my queue, I definitely wasn't going to buy it or waste my time downloading them.

    Instead it will fade away and get less sales and less viewers

  • On the post: Amazon Routes Around Apple With HTML 5 Kindle App

    Phillip ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2011 @ 07:37am

    Re: ) )

    must be a lisp programmer :)

  • On the post: There Really Are Privacy Issues Out There; Facebook Using Facial Recognition Is Not One Of Them

    Phillip ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2011 @ 11:27am

    Re: Features in that video

    the video points out things that would be actual privacy violations and none of those are included.

    So are we now to freak out because of the potential of anything.

    Hey google remembers what you searched for and has google voice and gtalk it could start suggesting that people with similar searches call you and contact you on chat....

  • On the post: Congress Folds: Extends Controversial & Likely Abused PATRIOT Act Provisions For 4 More Years

    Phillip ( profile ), 27 May, 2011 @ 06:42am

    Re: Re: Definition of Terrorism

    Shoved through my ass. Both my Senators are Republican and both voted for this to be passed. I knew one of them would vote for it, I was just hoping DeMint would have some balls and stand with Rand Paul and others against it.

  • On the post: The 18 Senators Who Approve Breaking The Internet To Protect Hollywood

    Phillip ( profile ), 26 May, 2011 @ 11:03am

    Why did we re-elect Lindsey Graham

    He seems to have no backbone and is always voting on the wrong side.

    Sadly, when I was in college I volunteered to hand out some pamphlets door to door for him when he was 1st running for office, and ever since then I've been wishing I hadn't.

  • On the post: Amazon Uses Steve Jobs Words Against Him In App Store Dispute

    Phillip ( profile ), 27 Apr, 2011 @ 09:51am

    Re: Re: Apple doesn't need to win to come out ahead.

    as a droid user you can still get the appstore, and most people i know have it including me. They have 1 paid app for free everyday which has been very much worth it to me.
    http://twitter.com/#!/amazonappstore

    Other than that it's not much different then the Google Market.

  • On the post: Amazon Uses Steve Jobs Words Against Him In App Store Dispute

    Phillip ( profile ), 27 Apr, 2011 @ 09:48am

    Re: Apple doesn't need to win to come out ahead.

    you have obviously never used an Android phone have you.

    This effects absolutely no one. Google Market still works the same.

    Amazon Appstore works just fine and is still called appstore until a court tells them otherwise. In fact I downloaded the free app of the day just a few hours ago. Even if they do have to change what it's called they'll just update their app and everything will continue working as before.

    This hurts effectively hurts no consumers, and does nothing for apple except to make them look petty and wrong.

  • On the post: SWAT Team Raids Home Because Guy Had An Open Wireless Router

    Phillip ( profile ), 25 Apr, 2011 @ 01:29pm

    why isn't this a cautionary tale of an ip != person?

    Shouldn't this be a tale for law enforcement that perhaps an ip address does not equal a person?

  • On the post: UK Politicians Want To Regulate Google… Because It's Good At What It Does

    Phillip ( profile ), 21 Apr, 2011 @ 08:24am

    Re: Google can suppress Foundem for "low quality", but they can't suppress blatant piracy sites for illegal activity?

    yes, because link farms are the exact same thing as a site full of downloads.

    As has been pointed out again and again google has no way of knowing what is authorized and what isn't that isn't there job.

    This is clearly shown in the Viacom vs Youtube case. Many of the videos complained about where actually uploaded by Viacom employees. So how is google supposed to know which videos/files are legit and which aren't when even the copyright owners get confused.

  • On the post: Movie Studios Add Another Window: The $30 Dollar Rental

    Phillip ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2011 @ 01:11pm

    Re: until reality sets in...

    This isn't even close to a real threat. You do realize that pretty much every movie is released online before it even hits theaters let alone 2 months later. Many of them are even dvd quality or better from advanced screeners. Nobody is going to cam a movie 2 months after it hits theaters.

  • On the post: AT&T Jumps Into The Metered Broadband Pool; 150 Gig Limit For DSL

    Phillip ( profile ), 14 Mar, 2011 @ 07:49am

    Re: Not going to happen!

    Yep, guess after 4 years off AT&T I'll be switching over to comcast. I didn't do it before because even though they have faster throughput, they have a 250GB cap. Now there is no reason for me not to switch, higher speeds and a higher cap.

  • On the post: Cheap eBook Authors Realize Even Cheaper Is Even Better

    Phillip ( profile ), 10 Mar, 2011 @ 09:03am

    Re: Re: Re:

    I was about to say the same thing, since the author gets double the cut it seems like 1.99 but be a good price point as well with the current shares.

  • On the post: DoD Blocking Access To Techdirt Because It's About 'Computers And Internet'?

    Phillip ( profile ), 20 Jan, 2011 @ 06:55am

    Re: Very interesting

    It's not I could get to it before and i can still get to it now.

  • On the post: DoD Blocking Access To Techdirt Because It's About 'Computers And Internet'?

    Phillip ( profile ), 20 Jan, 2011 @ 06:55am

    Re: Very interesting

    It's not I can get to it before and i can still get to it now.

  • On the post: Major Record Labels Agree To Pay $45 Million For Copyright Infringement In Canada

    Phillip ( profile ), 11 Jan, 2011 @ 12:21pm

    Re:

    If you have a license you never paid for that sounds like copyright infringement to me.
    That's like downloading a few movies and putting them on a list to actually pay for at some point in the future and just never getting around to it and hoping everyone forgets. In the meantime I'm not just watching the movies I'm putting them out there and selling them.

  • On the post: Military Threatens To Court Martial Anyone Using USB Drives Or Other Removable Media

    Phillip ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2010 @ 07:00am

    Re:

    lol, you better have a lot more than that to actually keep data from leaving.
    Are any of these "secure" servers on a network?
    Are any of the other machines on the same network capable of having a usb drive mounted? If so anyone with basic knowledge could get data off of your servers and pull it down to the other computer and then put it on a usb drive.

  • On the post: TSA Threatens To Sue Guy For Not Agreeing To Having His Groin Touched By TSA Agents

    Phillip ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2010 @ 02:07pm

    Re:

    not always an option. especially when you have to travel to asia for work, can't exactly take a train there

  • On the post: Google Sues The US Government For Only Considering Microsoft Solutions

    Phillip ( profile ), 01 Nov, 2010 @ 12:44pm

    Re: Working with FARS

    this and the summary stated:
    the GAO dismissed Google's protest saying that since Google does not have a GSA schedule contract (i.e., what you need to sell to the gov't), it was "not an interested party."

    Google isn't even eligible to bid without a GSA schedule contract so it doesn't matter. If they want to play the game they have to get the pieces to even compete.

    It would be like me not registering to vote and showing up tomorrow then complaining that they won't let me vote.

  • On the post: Couple Kicked Out Of Hotel After Manager Accuses Them Of Writing A Bad Review

    Phillip ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2010 @ 10:47am

    Re: Re: Re: Well

    Learn the law and learn to spell you moron:
    1st amendment absolutely applies only to the government:
    "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

    It says nothing about me making a rule at my business that says you can't say "red" and if you do I can throw you out. If you don't like it you don't have to do business with me. Part of your decision to do business with me should be whether or not you agree to the terms I set forward for the business. If you don't like them don't go there.

  • On the post: Couple Kicked Out Of Hotel After Manager Accuses Them Of Writing A Bad Review

    Phillip ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2010 @ 08:37am

    Re: Well

    not a freedom of speech issue. Freedom of speech only applies to your dealings with the government. Private entities can do whatever they want as you don't have to deal with them.

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