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• On the post: Buried Whistleblower Report Apparently Involves President Trump's Conversations With A Foreign Leader

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 19 Sep, 2019 @ 12:00pm

  Whistle Blower

  More likely that Adam Schiff is blowing gas from his posterior.

• On the post: Following Trump Ruling Against Twitter Blockade, AOC Sued For Her Blocks On Twitter

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2019 @ 09:52am

  Re: Twitter Blocking

  I think that the President receives a greater number of threatening and hate tweets than AOC. He should be allowed to block those types of messages. Better... Trump should turn those messages over to the Secret Service. It's against the law to make threats.

• On the post: One Year Into The GDPR: Can We Declare It A Total Failure Yet?

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 26 May, 2019 @ 10:17am

  GDPR

  Has anyone created a way to turn off the GDPR?

• On the post: Ironically, Too Many Video Streaming Choices May Drive Users Back To Piracy

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2019 @ 11:28am

  Too Many

  The real problem is that the amount of exclusive content is small and about 90% of it is boring. The non-exclusive content is the same old garbage.

• On the post: Ninth Circuit Tells Online Services: Section 230 Isn't For You

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2019 @ 12:16pm

  Section 230 & Speech

  Section 230 doesn't regulate speech, it regulates compliance with local laws. City of Santa Monica (and all municipalities) only need to require that Internet service providers simply check that all advertising is for legitimate products and services which are in compliance with local laws.

  Advertisers should be required to submit proof that they have registered short term rental properties with appropriate government entities, and that they are paying taxes.

• On the post: Conservatives: Stop Crying Wolf On Tech Bias Or No One Will Ever Take You Seriously

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2018 @ 11:04am

  Mr. Graves doesn't reveal how he knows which site was used! Google Search or Google News.

• On the post: Congress Members Want Answers After Amazon's Facial Recognition Software Says 28 Of Them Are Criminals

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 27 Jul, 2018 @ 12:31pm

  Google Face Recognition

  If Google says it's so, then they are - Criminals. Consider how many run for Congress and claim that they don't have a high net worth. However, after 2 or 3 terms, they are some of the wealthiest people in the Country.

• On the post: Comcast's Wireless Service Will Charge You More To Stream HD Video

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 05 Jul, 2018 @ 09:20am

  Comcast Wireless

  Does everybody understand that Comcast uses the wireless MODEM in your home to provide coverage to mobile users? They add this feature without telling. You need to access your MODEM setup in order to turn it off.

• On the post: AT&T Stumbles As It Tries To Explain Why It Paid $200K To Cohen's Shady Shell Company

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 09 May, 2018 @ 07:33pm

  Porn Lawyer

  What laws did the Porn Lawyer break in either obtaining this information or publishing this information?

• On the post: It's Thanks To The Pirate Community That Amazon's Attempt To Degrade Its Streaming Service Is Now Public

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2018 @ 06:29pm

  Amazon Streaming Sucks

  Tried to watch a movie on Amazon last night. Kept getting pauses and stuttering.

• On the post: Facebook Has Many Sins To Atone For, But 'Selling Data' To Cambridge Analytica Is Not One Of Them

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2018 @ 10:44am

  Facebook Data Used by Obama Campaign

  I recall that the Obama Campaign bragged about how they used Facebook data to get votes. The new media said that our new President was a believer in the use of new technologies and systems and that he would be a great leader.
  
  Why is it a crime for Trump's campaign to have used the same techniques???

• On the post: San Francisco Ponders The Largest Community Broadband Network Ever Built

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2017 @ 08:45pm

  SF Broadband

  This will never happen. About 10 years ago, Google offered to build a free wireless network for the City. The City officials gave Google a hard time regarding administrative issues. Google walked.

• On the post: Ad Industry Wants New FCC Broadband Privacy Rules Gutted Because, Uh, Free Speech!

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 05 Jan, 2017 @ 06:55pm

  The end result is your smart phone being filled with crapware and competing apps. Can't delete the unwanted apps because they return with every "security" update.

• On the post: President Obama Claims He Cannot Pardon Snowden; He's Wrong

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2016 @ 04:01pm

  There are no Journalists, only people who want to become a TV star! They are - effectively - "re tweeters"!

• On the post: President Obama Claims He Cannot Pardon Snowden; He's Wrong

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2016 @ 11:30am

  For all those calling me a nasty person.... Understand that I was calling out Obama saying that he could not offer a pardon to Snowden. Obviously, Obama is an esteemed professor of our Constitution, who has never read the document. And, based on his performance over the past 8 years has totally ignored the document.
  
  With regard to Snowden. If he was doing this because he is a patriot, he should come home and defend his actions. During the Vietnam War, Daniel Ellsburg released classified material, and stayed to defend his actions. He stood trial for his crimes - which carried a sentence of 115 years in prison - the charges were ultimately dismissed.
  
  I'm no fan of Snowden.

• On the post: President Obama Claims He Cannot Pardon Snowden; He's Wrong

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2016 @ 09:16am

  If he can't pardon Snowden, he can't pardon Hillary!

• On the post: If You're A Journalist Who Thinks That Pointing Out Lies Shows Bias, You're Not A Journalist

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2016 @ 12:00pm

  Re: Re: You are wrong!

  Actually, I am describing the classic definition of a reporter's (Journalist) job. Going beyond the facts is defined as editorializing, commentary, or opinion. What we have on the "News" Networks (Fox, CNN, etc.) are individuals (Wolf Blitzter; Giraldo; Megan Kelly) who claim to be reporting, but are in fact skewing the facts to present a personal point of view. If you are old enough to have seen the news broadcasters of 50 or 60 years ago, you would know the difference.
  
  Christian Amanpour is a real Journalist who only injects personal opinion when asked. Don Lemon says he is a news reporter but is biased, and his presentation of facts are skewed to his personal beliefs.

• On the post: If You're A Journalist Who Thinks That Pointing Out Lies Shows Bias, You're Not A Journalist

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2016 @ 01:49am

  You are wrong!

  A Journalist collects and presents facts, they are not supposed to inject personal thoughts. Writing that someone is crazy because they believe that the earth is flat is not the appropriate action of a Journalist. The Journalist may present facts on both sides of the issue. It's up to the reader of the article to determine which side is correct based on the information in the article.

• On the post: 'Wish I Had The Power' To Hack Enemies' Emails, Says Man Very Close To Having Such Power

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 27 Jul, 2016 @ 11:32pm

  Trump Hacking E-mails

  I listened to his news conference. He never asked Russia to hack into Hillary's e-mails. What he requested was that if Russia had found the 30,000 missing e-mails to turn these over to the FBI. Hillary and her co-conspirator (the President) are trying to move the discussion away from the DNC violation of our federal election regulations.

• On the post: White House Threatens To Veto Bill Attempting To Gut Net Neutrality, Defang FCC

  

  Shel10 ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2016 @ 08:03pm

  President Veto

  Finally!!!! After 7 years, I can actually agree that President Obama is taking a reasonable action on the "No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act". He should veto the bill. ISPs and the carriers have failed to make good on their promises. The US should be leading the world on providing inexpensive broadband telecommunication services.

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