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• On the post: United Says TSA Wants All Comic Con Comic Books Searched; TSA Says 'Not Us'

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 24 Jul, 2017 @ 11:16am

  CYA, but pass the blame

  This looks like a simple (ha!) CYA by United.
  
  How many times, in the past, has a SDCC traveler claimed that priceless comics were stolen from their checked luggage? I don't know, but I'm a cynic that believes the number is large enough, and the dollar amounts large enough, for United to BAN comics from checked luggage themselves. The added twist, is that United is blaming TSA for it instead of saying "we're tired of paying out for (likely) false loss claims."

• On the post: Yahoo Asks James Clapper To Please Let It Talk About The Email Scanning It Did For The Government

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2016 @ 11:04am

  My irony meter got broke .... again!

  Let us not forget the company begging for permission to talk to the public about a massive spying operation INTENTIONALLY kept its own security department in the blind when it had actually implemented one.

• On the post: ISP Feebly Tries To Defend Usage Caps By Comparing Them To…Oreos

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2016 @ 11:54am

  Where can I sign up for Unlimited Oreos?!

• On the post: Digital Homicide Sues Steam Reviewers, Steam Drops It Like It's Hot

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 21 Sep, 2016 @ 03:23pm

  I'm confused. If this is a 'fairness in game reviews' kinda thing, does that make it "GG vs SJW"? If so, which is which?
  
  Does Digital Tantrum ... er Digital Homicide need a 'safe space'?

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

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2016 @ 10:49am

  I'm gonna keep saying this until TPTB listen:
  
  SECURITY ! *whack!*
  IS ! *whack!*
  AN ! *whack!*
  I.T. ! *whack!*
  PROBLEM ! *whack!*
  NOT ! *whack!*
  A ! *whack!*
  LEGAL ! *whack!*
  ONE ! *whack!*

• On the post: FBI Says Foreign Hackers Got Into Election Computers

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2016 @ 05:46pm

  Someone needs to get a Clue-by-4 and beat the entire government!
  
  SECURITY! *WHACK!*
  IS! *WHACK!*
  AN! *WHACK!*
  I.T.! *WHACK!*
  PROBLEM! *WHACK!*
  NO! *WHACK!*
  LAW! *WHACK!*
  WILL! *WHACK!*
  MAKE! *WHACK!*
  US! *WHACK!*
  SECURE!! *WHACK!*

• On the post: Head Of Anti-Counterfeiting Lobbying Group Says He's Going To Make Counterfeit Techdirt T-Shirts

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2016 @ 10:59am

  Why would people buy counterfeits?

  Possibly, if they offer something the originator doesn't ... like TALL sizes. *hint* *hint* #TallPeopleProblems

• On the post: Tempting Fate: Pittsburgh Election Officials Insist Their E-Voting Machines Can't Be Hacked

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2016 @ 09:38am

  .... and a million voices cry out ....

  "Challenge Accepted!"
  
  -- Every Black-Hat in the World

• On the post: German Software Company Sues US Gov't For Copyright Infringement

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2016 @ 11:04am

  I guess I'm a little confused if the Navy really has nearly a 2:1 computer-to-active-duty-servicemember ratio.

• On the post: Questionable DMCA Takedown Notice Filed Over Post Calling Lawyer Out For Copyright Infringement

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2016 @ 09:59pm

  Benefit of the doubt

  Whether or not CDC wrote the DMCA notice, he spent more time on his response that the person who did write it..... and it makes just about as much sense.
  
  (PS - You'd think after all these years, the man would learn how to paragraph!)

• On the post: Malibu Media Sues Its Former Lawyer Over Missing Funds, Breach Of Bar Rules

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 29 Jun, 2016 @ 12:07pm

  "In a final indignity (at least according to Malibu Media), he withdrew from an ongoing case, forcing it to scramble to find replacement representation "within 21 days." Three weeks might seem like plenty of time, but Malibu's increasingly-poisonous reputation likely preceded it. It failed to obtain a new lawyer in time and the judge awarded a default judgment to the plaintiff -- including nearly $160,000 in legal fees."

  (emphasis mine)
  
  Was MM being sued or should that read 'defendant'?

• On the post: General Mills Granted A Design Patent On A Tortilla Bowl Because Why Even Pretend Anymore?

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 24 Jun, 2016 @ 08:15am

  Thorough Reporting

  Has TD ever thought of reaching out to the named 'inventors' of this patent for comment on the absurdity of it? Not GM, but Robert Clements, et al? I could think of a thousand questions beyond the rhetorical "Isn't this obvious?" This would be not to harass, but to really delve into the the 'creative' process that goes into such a 'unique' invention!

• On the post: This Is Bad: Court Says Remastered Old Songs Get A Brand New Copyright

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2016 @ 11:40am

  Re: Re: Two questions to CBS

  I'm going to add a fart sound at the beginning of every song I have!

• On the post: This Is Bad: Court Says Remastered Old Songs Get A Brand New Copyright

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2016 @ 11:41am

  A minute silver lining

  .... if you could call it that.
  
  This ruling should put an end to any/all 'Sampling' lawsuits.

• On the post: Appeals Court Doubles Down On Dangerous Ruling: Says Website Can Be Blamed For Failing To Warn Of Rapists

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2016 @ 11:27am

  Useless warnings

  I was born/raised in California, and I've seen a lot of stupid, knee-jerk reactionary laws passed. We have Proposition 65 warnings that must be posted if a building contains a business that uses chemicals that are known to cause cancer. Nobel enough, right? However, EVERY building uses cleaning agents that contain some chemical that fits the mandated warning. Therefore, EVERY building has the warning, making the warning USELESS.
  
  People have been warning of 'creeps on the internet' for 20+ years, but people will still fall victim to predators. ANY social network that seeks to connect people, from Model Mayhem to LinkedIn, will have to have a warning to satisfy a ruling like this. Every. Single. Website. People will click past them faster than an EULA, rendering the warnings USELESS.

• On the post: Paper That Couldn't Be Bothered To Report On Local Police Misconduct Fires Off Editorial Insulting Writer Who Actually Did

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 02 May, 2016 @ 05:28pm

  "Police officers face danger every day. They’re not perfect, but they lay their lives on the line every day so we can be safe."

  The original draft of the editorial had the following additional sentence:

  "So the next time these brave police officers want to stick their finger up your ass, just submit and shut up."

• On the post: The FBI Doesn't Want To Share Details On The Exploit It Deployed While Running A Child Porn Site

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2016 @ 12:13pm

  Do the ends justify the means?

  Completely aside of the this article's intent to focus on the governments obfuscation of the method it used to track the defendants, I find it utterly abhorrent and reprehensible that the FBI ran a child porn website for *ANY* length of time! Everyone involved in this, from the decision makers to the techs, should be brought up on distributions charges. Disgusting!

• On the post: NY DA Cy Vance Asks Law Enforcement About Problems With Encryption; Won't Take 'No Problems' For An Answer

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2016 @ 10:59am

  White Paper

  ...Cy Vance's "white paper" on encryption...

  For all his actual knowledge, it should be just that: a blank piece of white paper.

• On the post: Penis Pump Company Threatens To Report Techdirt To Interpol Because We Wrote About Its Bogus DMCA Demands

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 24 Feb, 2016 @ 12:52pm

  "Legal Department"

  (open scene: board room with dozen people sitting around table)
  
  CEO: "Alright. Someones written something on the internet we don't like. Have the Legal Department send them a threatening letter!"
  
  SECRETARY: "Who's our Legal Department?"
  
  (all voice but one) : "1-2-3-NOT IT!"
  
  Eduardo Gomez de Diego: "Huh? .... DAMMIT!"

• On the post: No, A Judge Did Not Just Order Apple To Break Encryption On San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone, But To Create A New Backdoor

  

  radarmonkey ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2016 @ 09:35pm

  What will they find?

  I'm hoping after 10 years of brute force attack they get an "Al Capone's Vault" of pizza delivery phone numbers and Tinder rejections.

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