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• On the post: Another Filmmaker Purposely Releases Film Online For Free

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 17 Oct, 2008 @ 08:54pm

  too long...

  It's really awesome he put it out there like so, but the movie is too long to watch off youtube (for me anyway).
  
  If you're going to release it, go all the way and throw a torrent out there.

• On the post: Is The UK Really Looking To Spy On All Browsing Habits, Emails And Phone Calls?

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 06 Oct, 2008 @ 06:36am

  patriot act

  Don't we already do this in the US?
  
  I'm kidding! Only for the terrorists!

• On the post: Michael Moore's Lawyers Think They Can Limit BitTorrent To Just US And Canada

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 03 Oct, 2008 @ 05:15am

  limit to the US & Canada! Ha!

  All my favorite bit torrent trackers are in Europe!

• On the post: Amherst Study: 1% Of Entering Freshmen Have Landlines; 99% Have Facebook Accounts

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2008 @ 10:54am

  Re:

  This study really says a lot about myself, a recent college grad.
  
  I no longer own a CD player (other than the one that came in my car) and I actually just donated my CD collection (over 120 CDs) to charity, not because I'm generous but because no body wanted them.

• On the post: Reminder: Defamation Still Applies To Bloggers

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 29 Sep, 2008 @ 08:09am

  serious question

  I wrote a blog post once about a friend of my wife's that was pretty insulting. The story didn't name her by name and it was totally factual and largely un-embellished, but of course if she ever read the post she would know it was her.
  
  So, is that grounds for libel? Seems like there's a fine line there.

• On the post: Band Actually Promotes The Fact That Its Album Was Leaked (Against Its Wishes)

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 20 Sep, 2008 @ 05:05am

  cool

  I never heard of The Deers but now I'll check out their album and if I like it, I'll buy it!

• On the post: RIM Tells India That It Simply Cannot Snoop On Blackberry Email

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 27 May, 2008 @ 10:43am

  duh!

  Rim should have gave India all the permissions they wanted to intercept traffic then when the Indian Gov't came back asking why they couldn't read it, just replied
  
  "Sorry we figured you guys were smart enough to figure that part out on your own!"
  
  No wonder tech support it so poor! It's all outsourced to INDIA!

• On the post: NY State Demands Email Addresses/Usernames Of Sex Offenders

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 19 May, 2008 @ 09:21am

  stupid

  Wow, these guys sure demonstrate that they're totally oblivious to how the net actually works.
  
  Anything to "protect the children" RIGHT? That seems to be the golden ticket for any politician.

• On the post: Comcast Thinking About Overage Fees And Tiered Usage

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 07 May, 2008 @ 08:58am

  Re: Comcast

  I've had some other friends tell me the pay for 8Mbps and ger 24Mbps too.
  
  I get this also, it's called speed boost and that golden 24Mbps only lasts for about 30 seconds of the initial download. After that the powerboost.

• On the post: eBay Exec Explains How Not Using PayPal Is Like Dealing Heroin…

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 06 May, 2008 @ 12:46pm

  I quite using Ebay a long time ago based in the idea J threw out. why pay fees twice. Get hit with Ebay fees then paypal fees! It's the same company, quit pretending you aren't double charging us!
  
  I just use Amazon to buy and sell most all my stuff now.

• On the post: isoHunt Tries The 'Just A Search Engine' Defense

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 06 May, 2008 @ 07:40am

  Re: Re: Not a tracker

  Awesome tip Liam. I can't believe I never knew that.
  
  Nice page to bookmark:
  http://www.google.com/help/features.html#pdf

• On the post: Trent Reznor Gives Away New Album As A Completely Free Download

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 05 May, 2008 @ 10:13am

  good business

  It's too bad that the record companies don't start doing this. Fact of the matter is, most people are going to download the album as opposed to buying a physical copy of it.
  
  They could make more money by selling a value added package instead of just losing all their money to piracy or losing most of their money to Itunes.

• On the post: Amazon Sues NY Over Questionable Tax Collecting Law

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 02 May, 2008 @ 01:36pm

  Re: amicus curiae brief

  I second that. Take em to the cleaners Amazon!

• On the post: Debunking The Wikipedia 'Brain Surgery' Myth

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2008 @ 12:38pm

  they're missing the point

  Wikipedia is a continually peer reviewed information source that works to make contributors site all their sources.
  
  I actually think its good for students because it points out how essays and research papers should be subdivided and sited accordingly.
  
  It's crowd sourcing at its best!

• On the post: Justice Department Sues Fox Over Failure To Pay Indecency Fines

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2008 @ 01:29pm

  Re: decency

  The networks that run GGW commercials aren't fined because they're on cable and not an over the air broadcast station.
  
  Right now the FCC censorship doesn't totally extend to non-broadcast stations. Though, I believe they're trying to change that.

• On the post: Justice Department Sues Fox Over Failure To Pay Indecency Fines

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2008 @ 01:28pm

  Go Fox

  I loathe Faux News but in this case I'm totally behind the network too. Way to show some backbone guys.

• On the post: Radiohead: Pay Us For A Chance To Make Our Songs Better

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 02 Apr, 2008 @ 12:47pm

  lawyers

  I bet some lawyers got a hold of the guys in Radiohead. It doesn't sound like them at all.
  
  Regardless their motives, its dumb. All those tracks will be uploaded free all over the net sooner or later.

• On the post: WiFi Fear Kills Free Local WiFi Plan

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2008 @ 05:44am

  Wow, the university I went to for 5 years (yes I was a second year senior, my home for years, my place or work and my neighbors all have wi-fi beaming 24/7.
  
  So if wi-fi were harmful, I'd probably be growing some strange tumors by now wouldn't I? Being that I've constantly been exposed to it for over half a decade.
  
  Morons.

• On the post: DirecTV DVR Will Delete Pay-Per-View Shows

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2008 @ 08:25am

  Re: i disagree

  I just ripped a DVD I rented from Blockbuster for you Bro!
  
  Seriously though, whats the harm in letting someone store a pay-per-view movie on their DVR? Or at least let them store it for a week. Blockbuster at least gives you a week to return movies!

• On the post: DirecTV DVR Will Delete Pay-Per-View Shows

  

  Shanoboy ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2008 @ 08:22am

  Copy DVDs

  This is why folks like me have resorted to renting movies, ripping them to my hard drive and bypassing the whole DVR thing in favor of a mediacenter PC that I just stream the copied movie to my TV with.
  
  Oh, and out of spite I make copies of all my movies for friends and family.

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