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• On the post: State Subsidies To Hollywood: Almost Every Program Has Been A Dismal Failure, Costing Taxpayers

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2012 @ 02:57pm

  Re: Re: :-S

  I like your style! Are you going to run for office?

• On the post: Indian Village Bans Unmarried Women And Girls From Using Mobile Phones

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 05 Dec, 2012 @ 01:10pm

  Re: SOSDD

  Orly? It's the same crap that's been going on forever: "Chess will lead the the downfall of society" "Electric lights will only promote rape" "Rock and roll music is the leading cause of moral bankruptcy" "Violent video games create psychopathic murders" "Teleportation will be the leading cause of bank theft" (etc etc ad nauseaum).
  
  Seriously, same shit, different day. Never ending cycle, apparently.

• On the post: BitTorrent Book Promotion Drives 40% Of Downloaders To Book's Amazon Page

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 03 Dec, 2012 @ 04:19pm

  Re: Wrong as usual, Mike.

  Deer Biter:
  
  If you want hard scientific data, you may need to do some actual sciencing and less trolling.
  
  Signed,
  -Sciency people.

• On the post: How Did Syria Turn Off The Internet… And What Other Countries Can Just Hit The Off Switch Like That?

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 03 Dec, 2012 @ 03:18pm

  Re: Gosh, 4 cables: how COULD they switch off all those at once?

  2/10
  
  Paltry, kinda sad. Is that really the best trolling you can do today?
  
  Step it up! Try harder!

• On the post: Members Of The Republican Study Committee Do Twitter Q&A, Ignore Every Single Question About Fixing Copyright

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 29 Nov, 2012 @ 06:31am

  Re: Hmm

  Yep, standard contract for Congress--one ball goes the Wall Street, and the other to Hollywood.
  
  ;-P

• On the post: Barnes & Noble Decides That Purchased Ebooks Are Only Yours Until Your Credit Card Expires

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 27 Nov, 2012 @ 12:05pm

  Re: the 'T' word

  No, I think the word "theft" is entirely appropriate here.
  
  B&N stole a legitimately purchased book from a customer.

• On the post: Dear RIAA: Pirates Buy More. Full Stop. Deal With It.

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 27 Nov, 2012 @ 10:03am

  Re: Out_Of_The_Balls (or, a pre-emption of stupidity for the sake of moving past it already)

  Waoh! For a moment, I thought you were really OOtB; that's a great impression.

• On the post: Russian Supreme Court: ISPs Need To Proactively Block 'Illegal Content'

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 27 Nov, 2012 @ 08:21am

  Re: Re: Re: Derp

  Sure, but that's been around forever!
  
  Seriously, how old do that think the expression "don't kill the messenger" is? Why does that expression exist...?

• On the post: Russian Supreme Court: ISPs Need To Proactively Block 'Illegal Content'

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 27 Nov, 2012 @ 07:34am

  Re: Derp

  Yep, I think the Russian court suffers from the mental false dichotomy where things on the internet aren't real and thus require no real work/effort to accomplish.
  
  It's a common enough condition in older people.

• On the post: Court Temporarily Blocks School District From Suspending Student For Refusing To Wear Student ID/Tracking Device

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 27 Nov, 2012 @ 07:20am

  Bah

  It's not as though she couldn't "accidentally" destroy the RFID chip via 30 seconds in the microwave...

• On the post: So Much For Competing In The Market: Grab Bag Of IP Weapons Used In Legal Fight Between Options Exchanges

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2012 @ 06:17am

  Re: Well, to begin, both parties are parasites.

  "No matter who wins, we lose"

  ---

  Good morning! You seem happy, and somewhere nearer to sane. Did they switch up your meds this morning? ;-P

• On the post: School Administrator Brushes Off 'Constitutional Niceties' Like Fifth Amendment Rights For Students

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 12:03pm

  Little known fact:

  Watch Star Trek DS9: The future of earth is actually portrayed by Cardassia.

• On the post: Naked Scanner Maker Accused Of Manipulating Tests To Make Scans Look Less Invasive

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 11:00am

  Re: Re: "91 machines, worth $14 million"

  "Evidence" is toxic to trolls, you won't be getting any evidence from this one.

• On the post: Doug Stanhope: Piracy Is A Problem Only If You Think Of It As A Problem

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 09:18am

  Re: Re: Okay, now what about $100M movies?

  > The sooner you die, the better for humanity.
  
  That's a bit harsh. I think you're assuming a person can be that brain-dead and still comment on the internet; which ignores more likely alternatives like "he's a paid shill"--seriously, ever notice how the trolls get quiet when certain laws reach their crux time?
  
  It's possible he's here to do a job, to attempt to disrupt this hub of subversive activity, while simultaneously paying attention to what's being said.
  
  Now, a lurker could observe and report, but if you want to disrupt a group you *must* be vocal and ludicrous.
  
  See how we waste our time responding to his nonsense?
  
  And every time a troll fades away, another steps in and fills the exact same function, almost as though somebody hired a replacement. Their number here is constant--the logical conclusion: paid shill.

• On the post: Doug Stanhope: Piracy Is A Problem Only If You Think Of It As A Problem

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 09:07am

  Re: "People Problem"

  I find that quite ambiguous, would you be so kind as to elucidate?

• On the post: Bad Reasoning: We Don't Need More High Speed Internet Because People Don't Use Fast Internet Now

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 08:11am

  Re: Masnick's nutty notion logically means we need jet-cars.

  "Contradiction is not argument."

• On the post: Bad Reasoning: We Don't Need More High Speed Internet Because People Don't Use Fast Internet Now

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 08:11am

  Re: So much for learning from the past

  Thank you, that's exactly the example that sprang to mind for me as well.

• On the post: Electronic Versions Of Textbooks Spy On Students As They Read Them

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 07:08am

  Re: No, shows lackwits ignorant of the drawbacks.

  The very-relevant portion:

  M: I came here for a good argument.
  A: No you didn't; no, you came here for an argument.
  M: An argument isn't just contradiction.
  A: It can be.
  M: No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.
  A: No it isn't.
  M: Yes it is! It's not just contradiction.
  A: Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.
  M: Yes, but that's not just saying 'No it isn't.'
  A: Yes it is!
  M: No it isn't!
  
  A: Yes it is!
  M: Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the other person makes.

• On the post: Electronic Versions Of Textbooks Spy On Students As They Read Them

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 07:05am

  Re: No, shows lackwits ignorant of the drawbacks.

  Holy crap, I just figured you out!
  
  Well, now that I know who/what you are, it makes accepting your apparently aberrant ways that much easier.

• On the post: Electronic Versions Of Textbooks Spy On Students As They Read Them

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2012 @ 06:40am

  Define: Studying

  The act of texting, eating, watching tv, and/or talking with friends with an open textbook nearby.

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