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• On the post: NSA Claims Surveillance Programs Aided The Stopping Of 50 Attacks; Details Lacking

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2013 @ 11:40am

  In other words, "Trust us." with no way to verify.

  Short form translation is "FO."

• On the post: NSA Claims Surveillance Programs Aided The Stopping Of 50 Attacks; Details Lacking

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2013 @ 11:39am

  In other words, "Trust us." with no way to verify.

• On the post: Why The Tech Industry Should Be Furious About NSA's Over Surveillance

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2013 @ 01:39pm

  Re:

  The term you're looking for is "shooting the messenger."

• On the post: Pianist Storms Off Stage, Claims Fans Filming His Performance Mean Record Labels Won't Give Him A Contract

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2013 @ 01:06pm

  Re: On the way out

  Damn it! I would have paid good money to see a shaky-cam recording of his rant!

• On the post: Latest Leak: Obama Wants A List Of Countries To Cyberattack

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2013 @ 03:10pm

  Re: Twice in one piece you warn against surprise.

  You're complaining? I'm surprised.

• On the post: Turkish Prime Minister Blames Twitter For Mass Social Unrest, Because It Sure Beats Blaming Himself

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2013 @ 08:46am

  "a Prime Minister in denial."

  He's in Turkey, not Egypt!

• On the post: Dumb Idea Or Dumbest Idea: Letting Companies Use Malware Against Infringers

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 28 May, 2013 @ 10:33am

  Re: Obviously No Thought Given to Consequences

  Somehow the "latest results" doesn't show as a link:
  
  http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/Report-Wave-of-cyber-attacks-on-US-originating-in-Iran-314308

• On the post: Dumb Idea Or Dumbest Idea: Letting Companies Use Malware Against Infringers

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 28 May, 2013 @ 10:31am

  Obviously No Thought Given to Consequences

  The general attitude of the IP industries seems to be "We can do it to you, but you can't do it to us. After all, we're the good guys."
  
  They might want to pay close attention to the latest results of the US/Israeli Stuxnet project.

• On the post: More Details Show IRS Targeted Groups Critical Of How The Government Was Run

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 13 May, 2013 @ 08:31pm

  American Experiment: The Results Are In

  The late Joseph Sobran once remarked that America was an experiment to determine whether or not a documented set of rules could restrain government from growing into tyranny. He then commented that the results were clear: it couldn't.

• On the post: French Report Says: Kill Hadopi, But Let Its Legacy Live On

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 13 May, 2013 @ 03:30pm

  Let Me Paraphrase Sun Tzu

  Supreme excellence in the art of marketing is making the customer happy to give you money in exchange for what you offer.
  
  The MPAA/RIAA/(most)Publishers seem to think using the law to extract money by force or threat of force is a perfectly satisfactory replacement for the above.

• On the post: Prenda Lawyer Says Judge Wright's Order Is Inapplicable In Georgia Because California Recognizes Gay Marriage

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 10 May, 2013 @ 02:47pm

  Steele translated into geek

  California runs on Macs, Georgia runs on Windows. So you can't run California applications in Georgia.

• On the post: John Steele Plans To Appeal Judge Wright's Order; Says Judge Is 'No Fan Of IP Law'

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 07 May, 2013 @ 03:28pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  Maybe, but if everybody who hates abuse of the law wanted to show up, the Colosseum wouldn't be big enough even at a thousand dollars a ticket.

• On the post: Dutch Law Would Authorize Police To Hack Into Foreign Computers And Phones: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 07 May, 2013 @ 01:08pm

  "in Dutch" could get a whole new meaning here

  Just sayin'.

• On the post: Judge Wright Sentences Prenda To Poetic Justice

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 07 May, 2013 @ 11:37am

  I'm grateful this ruling isn't copyrighted so it can be shared.

  This is also the first legalese I've ever read which, IMO, qualifies as a work of art.

• On the post: CBS Will Sue Aereo In Boston, Preferably In The Alternate Reality Where CBS Is Winning

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 25 Apr, 2013 @ 01:05pm

  I have a question.

  How do people whose connection to reality is THAT tenuous rise to high corporate positions?

• On the post: Angry Prenda Is Angry

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2013 @ 08:49am

  Popcorn is out

  I'm having to watch my diet. Anybody got a healthy snack suggestion while I enjoy "Kerfuffle From Hell aka The Prenda Story"?

• On the post: Leading Italian Film Producer Calls For $16 Billion Lawsuit Against Italian State For Alleged Inaction Against Piracy

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2013 @ 01:05pm

  Re: Fantasy Figures.

  Not simply greedy. Greedy AND stupid.

• On the post: Leading Italian Film Producer Calls For $16 Billion Lawsuit Against Italian State For Alleged Inaction Against Piracy

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2013 @ 01:16pm

  What's He Worried About?

  His track record includes such classics as "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow", "The Ages of Love" etc. etc.
  
  He should at least wait to sue until he's been involved in a movie that's worth stealing.

• On the post: IBM Sends 200 Execs To Capitol Hill To Demand The Right To Send Your Private Info To The NSA

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2013 @ 11:34am

  Not IBM's First Time As a Betrayer of Innocence

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust

• On the post: Thomas Cooley Law School's Reputation Is In The Dumps… So It's Thinking About Changing Its Name

  

  sehlat ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2013 @ 04:10pm

  Anybody checked WMU's Medical School Ranking?

  Just askin' :)

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