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• On the post: Jared Polis Tells FTC To Back Off Google Antitrust Investigation

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 16 Oct, 2012 @ 01:12pm

  Re: "I could set up a server in my garage and compete globally with Google!

  You don't need huge server farms, and they don't cost billions. All you do is set up a spider, start crawling, and log everything to a database. So you need an internet connection and some sort of database software. It can all be on one machine! The key is what you log, how you log it, and how you set up the search.
  Poor little sub-creature, maybe someday you will learn how to use a computer.

• On the post: It Is Easy For People To Miss Disruptive Trends

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 16 Oct, 2012 @ 12:02pm

  The real question is, what could you do if you had access to an huge variety of small-to-medium-sized plastic parts to customize your home with? Don't like the knobs on your kitchen cabinets? Redo them with a faux metal finish. Your chopsticks are broken? Print some new ones. That stupid bracket broke on your can opener? Go to the manufacturer's web site and download the printing plans for a replacement.
  Right now all of our plastic items are mass-produced from two or three piece molds, by injection, vaccuum forming or blown. What new items will be available once we can produce items layer by layer?

• On the post: Digital River Loses Patent Suit Despite Doing What Was In The Patent Two Years Before Patent Was Filed

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 16 Oct, 2012 @ 06:11am

  This sounds like a case that could go somewhere. If an appeals court took it seriously, this judge may actually have to change the way he runs his court.
  
  He sticks out like a loose nail. Someone needs to smack him back in place.

• On the post: Hacking The Future: Anonymity Matters

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2012 @ 03:19pm

  Ah, yes. It's totally safe to use your real name on the net. There is no chance of a drooling psychopath figuring out who you are, dropping by your house, and doing unspeakable things to you and/or your family. After all, no one ever gets mad when you insult their religion, right? And even if they did, no one ever makes fun of anyone else's religion, so it's a non-issue. Then, of course, there's accidentally mentioning you are home alone and female, which is really not legitimately possible, because the internet has ways of shutting that down.
  
  Really, it's always totally safe to use your real name.

• On the post: PETA Vs. Pokemon

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2012 @ 12:46pm

  Re:

  Wait! Are you saying that Pokemon is a contraction of "Pocket Monsters"? Aren't monsters evil supernatural beings? Great, now I can't harm the next monster that pops out of my closet for fear that PETA will find out! They might send one of their nekkit animal-painted women after me!
  
  Wait, on second thought...

• On the post: Humble Bundle Launches Its First eBook Bundle; Books From Neil Gaiman, Cory Doctorow, John Scalzi & More

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2012 @ 10:14am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Heck yeah! See if you can get a hookup, DH!
  
  I really like you, regardless of what everyone else says about you.

• On the post: Sony Sues Actor For Trademark Infringement For Looking Too Much Like Himself In Another Commercial

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 10 Oct, 2012 @ 10:11am

  Sony has already shrunk to 1/5 of its former size. They marginalized themselves due to contempt for standards, customers, and the public at large. The new US head was promising change.
  
  Now we know what kind of change: even more of the same.

• On the post: Humble Bundle Launches Its First eBook Bundle; Books From Neil Gaiman, Cory Doctorow, John Scalzi & More

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 05:10pm

  Nice, which book is Dark Helmet's?

• On the post: Court Says Case Against Megaupload Can Continue, Despite Not Being Able To Serve The Company

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 05:07pm

  Re: Re: If Megaupload does business in the US, then it's IN the US.

  Actually, he's partially right. I wish there was some sleuthful young journalist who had the audacity to find out if there is any unusual cash flow in the prosicutor and judge's bank accounts. Maybe someone who wants to prove that web journalists are better than print journalists?

• On the post: Copyright Maximalists Can't Help But Inject Bogus 'Copyright Wins!' Argument Into Google/Publisher Settlement

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 12:23pm

  Re:

  Yup, they are all over the place.
  
  No sheep is safe tonight...

• On the post: Human Rights Group Deploys An 'Empathy Test' Captcha System To Help Sites Fend Off Trolls

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 10:22am

  Reading Comprehension

  I would just like to point out that Tim's reading comprehension sucks, and I guess no one else read the article.
  This is an anti-ROBOT captcha, just like the regular captcha. You just have to guess the right word, which robots are less likely to do. The troll comment is a silly aside, not the point of the captcha.

• On the post: Human Rights Group Deploys An 'Empathy Test' Captcha System To Help Sites Fend Off Trolls

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2012 @ 04:18am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Firewire is Apple only, and died ten years ago. It's all USB 3.0 and Lightning.
  
  You're like someone wearing Jordache jeans making fun of someone wearing a Polo shirt. You probably think The Gap is still cool.

• On the post: Now That We Know The Telcos Exaggerated About The 'Spectrum Crunch'; How About Some More Open Spectrum?

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 05 Oct, 2012 @ 04:56pm

  Perhaps a lawmaker could distinguish themself by asking the FCC for some bandwidth dedicated to open technologies?
  
  Any takers? Anyone? Bueller?

• On the post: CISPA Author Ramps Up The FUD: Claims He Can't Sleep At Night Due To 'Unusual Source' Threatening Us

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 05 Oct, 2012 @ 10:02am

  Re: An unusual source?

  The Animal Conspiracy. It's real. Google it.
  
  Tim Bedore wouldn't lie.

• On the post: The New Imperialism: Forcing Morality Shifts And Cultural Change Through Exported IP Laws

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2012 @ 12:53pm

  Jeez...

  I don't know what all you people are complaining about. This is obviously going to be a huge economic shot in the arm for Panama. Just think, all the billions of dollars normally lost to pirating will now go to the artists! I'm sure that in 2 or 3 years Panama will OWN Hollywood!
  
  But seriously, this is a nice experiment happening far away from where I live. Why, yes, I am a selfish bastard, thank you.
  
  Keep your eye on that Panama GNP...

• On the post: Yes: Breaking Web Articles Into Multiple Pages Is A Pain

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 03 Oct, 2012 @ 07:54am

  Re: Re: Re:

  That's not page length, that's bloat.
  HTML is text, which takes very little time to load.
  It's all the ads that the page author loads before the text that kills your experience.

• On the post: Why It's Tempting, But Troubling, To Use Copyright As A Stand In For Moral Rights

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2012 @ 03:36pm

  Re: Yes, THIS!

  I agree. Actually, after the novelty wears off (took 5 seconds for me) this is a sweet picture. And this is coming from a straight guy who is still slightly homophobic. Sorry, but their amber and blood tinting really doesn't reduce the cuteness.
  I was already pro-gay marriage. This pic just makes me more so. No need for lawsuits.
  
  It would be funny if some of PAUS leadership were photographed in a negative manner, as turn about is fair play...

• On the post: Why The Six Strikes Plan Doesn't Mesh With US Law Or Social Norms

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2012 @ 11:07am

  Business Opportunity?

  Seems like we are about to have a bunch of tech-savy people disenfranchised from the current crop of ISP's. This could quickly become a large market. Our cruddy low-speed ISP's could be "agreeing" to their own demise from compitition with highly-motivated startups who will have a large enough customer base to be profitable.

• On the post: Judge Orders Woman To Delete Her Facebook Page For Typing LOL About Her DUI

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2012 @ 03:51pm

  Re:

  Forgot one:
  
  "Judge, the Constitution of the United States of America guarantees the right to freedom of speech... RTFM!"

• On the post: GoDaddy Receives Patent On 'Announcing A Domain Name Registration On A Social Website'

  

  Mike42 ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2012 @ 07:43am

  Re: Re:

  I guess you missed the memo. Legally speaking, "novel" means "no obvious prior art." It's a common mistake, and one that gives the US patent system more credibility than it deserves.

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