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• On the post: Surprise: Spanish Newspapers Beg Government And EU To Stop Google News Shutting Down

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2014 @ 11:19am

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  The news isn't being shut off though. All of the sources are still out there but won't be aggregated into one central location. Nothing is stopping people from visitng the spanish news sites one by one to read the news. There is no censorship because no information is being taken away.

• On the post: Surprise: Spanish Newspapers Beg Government And EU To Stop Google News Shutting Down

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2014 @ 11:22am

  They must give us lots of traffic AND pay us to do so - said the fool.

• On the post: Illinois Legislature Passes Recording Ban To Protect Public Servants – Not The Public

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2014 @ 12:26pm

  A felony! Really?!?! I feel like a felony doesn't mean what it used to mean. When recording a police officer, something perfectly legal in any sane state, ruins your life there is something massivly wrong. Maybe they should focus more on fixing their budgets and not electing corrupt politicians instead of further making a mockery of Illinois.

• On the post: When Is A Terrorist Not A Terrorist?

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2014 @ 01:28pm

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  Two years is still a light sentence for someone who is as bent on harming others as Ryan is. Hate to see what happens in two years when he is released.

• On the post: Awesome Stuff: Podcast Apps

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 24 Nov, 2014 @ 06:51am

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  I actually thought the update was wonderful and made it easier to use. I still like BeyondPod for podcasts and haven't found any others that are as user friendly.

• On the post: Report Says Customs And Border Protection Shoved 12,000 Unanswered FOIA Requests Into Boxes And Forgot About Them

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 21 Nov, 2014 @ 01:56pm

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  "But the DHS is too big to do the job properly."
  more like too big to fail so really this is a success.

• On the post: Guy Sues Time Warner Cable For Deceptive Acts & False Advertising Over Bogus Promotional Rates, Hidden Fees

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2014 @ 12:41pm

  What's interesting is that what he has described is not at all unusual when dealing with a broadband provider. Everything is by the book and consistent across every provider. Good on this guy for trying to do something about it as there isn't anyone who is okay with this, but instead beaten into submission.

• On the post: Asset Forfeiture Is Just Cops Going Shopping For Stuff They Want

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 11 Nov, 2014 @ 09:25am

  You know what they say - What's your's is mine and what's mine is mine.

• On the post: Chevy Responds To Meme Mocking World Series MVP Presentation Flub Exactly The Right Way

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 03 Nov, 2014 @ 02:54pm

  It all goes back to the old adage "There is no such thing as bad publicity".

• On the post: MPAA And Movie Theaters Issue A Complete Ban On Google Glass, Because They 'Have A Long History Of Welcoming Tech Advances'

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2014 @ 06:24am

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  What's scary is that they might actually believe their press release is the truth. Sometimes it's hard to see outside the world you have insulated yourself into.

• On the post: MPAA And Movie Theaters Issue A Complete Ban On Google Glass, Because They 'Have A Long History Of Welcoming Tech Advances'

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2014 @ 05:53am

  Whew, thank goodness they made this announcement. I'm sure cam movies will cease to exist from here on forward.

• On the post: This Post Is Not About GamerGate

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2014 @ 11:08am

  That is exactly why I keep coming back here. I can read the same old news on a hundred different sites. What I get here is more nuanced, interesting, and informative. I get a wider view of what's going on and why. This post is just another example of why a blog gives me better journalism than most major news sites.

• On the post: 60 Minutes Tells Stories About FBI And NSA But Somehow Fails To Connect The Dots

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 14 Oct, 2014 @ 08:09am

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  What's horrifying is that plenty of people are interested in 60 minutes. My parents and grandparents generation still turn to this show for news every week.

• On the post: Cable Astroturfing Effort Comes Off Like When Your Dad Tries To Sound Like A Teenager

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2014 @ 11:12am

  Re: Yet another red flag word

  OMG A TALKING WALLET! Guys! The Wallet calls itself John Fenderson and can communicate!

• On the post: Washington Post's Clueless Editorial On Phone Encryption: No Backdoors, But How About A Magical 'Golden Key'?

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 06 Oct, 2014 @ 09:22am

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  That's what struck me too. Whoever wrote this sees technology as nothing more than modern day magic. They don't understand it but somehow it works. POOF Magic!

• On the post: Not Just Consumers Cutting The TV Cord: Small Cable Companies Dropping TV Also

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2014 @ 12:55pm

  I never cared for the statistic of "Number of Channels offered" because it doesn't account for the quality of those channels. How many are just pure infomercial channels and how many live up to their name? History channel showing ancient aliens?? TLC showing honey boo boo? Not much learning goin on there. I have also long held that TNT should be re-labled the law and order rerun channel. All those stations and nothing worth watching.

• On the post: Awesome Stuff: Podcasts To Listen To

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2014 @ 06:51am

  I also really enjoy listening to Penn's Sunday School and Matt & Mattingly's Ice Cream Social. Both fall under the entertainment category. They are great at making me laugh and generally have interesting stories.

• On the post: Only Surviving Recording Of The Very First Superbowl Is Because A Fan Recorded It, But You Can't See It, Because Copyright

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2014 @ 07:14am

  Without copyright what incentive would they have to even play the super bowl?

• On the post: The Government Doesn't Punish Whistleblowers; It Just Shoves Them In Closets Or Sends Them To The Basement

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2014 @ 11:59am

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  Well don't tell them you developed the idea at work. Also like Keith Alexander you "do it on your own time" leave and then a month later launch the idea.

• On the post: Max Mosley Continues His Quixotic And Misguided Quest: Sues Google For Still Finding Photos He Doesn't Like

  

  RadioactiveSmurf ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2014 @ 09:38am

  To think that I would never known or cared about Max mosley before these lawsuits and yet here I am reading about him again. If he really wanted these forgotten he would shut up and let the internet do what it does best, move on to the next thing.

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