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• On the post: Old Regulations Strike Again: Minnesota Says It's Against The Law To Offer Open Courseware Class Without Approval

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 19 Oct, 2012 @ 10:20am

  Awesome site. I am sharing with everyone.

  WOW! Thanks for doing the story on this totally awesome site. We need a directory of web sites by category on the web. I would have never found this if you hadn't done the story. WOW Classes on ALgorithms Part I from Princeton. Who cares about Minnesota?
  I digress. My point to this post is:
  'Coursera has been informed by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education that under Minnesota Statutes (136A.61 to 136A.71), a university cannot offer online courses to Minnesota residents unless the university has received authorization from the State of Minnesota to do so.'
  Nowhere on Coursera's site did I see any mention of the word 'University' except in the list of Universities supporting them. Where did they get this? Minnesota scared of a little free thinking?? Huh?? Little competition gonna hurt them? Sure glad I don't live there.

• On the post: The Internet Wins Again! Writer Gets Rapper Pitbull 'Exiled' To Alaskan Walmart

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2012 @ 07:26am

  I even logged in for this one.
  
  David Thorpe saw that as an opportunity! What an ahole. I'll remember his name forever and never read his writing or participate in his bullshit.
  David Thorpe reminds me of a Mafia Thug with a little power and all he does is kick and beat on somebody. A Bully. Later with this turkey. That stupid paper ?(literally a rag) will never get my perusal either.

• On the post: Duke Nukem PR People Publicly Threaten Those Who Give Bad Reviews

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 16 Jun, 2011 @ 05:56am

  Guess I won't be playing another boring Duke Nukem 3D Wow!

• On the post: Once Again, The Freedom Of Information Act Is Proving To Be Just That: An Act

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 13 Jun, 2011 @ 11:37am

  They probably don't have a picture of the fictional take down of Bin Laden. I just feel like it's bullshit, again.

• On the post: PayPal Sues Google Over Mobile Payment Execs; Where's The Line Between Non-Competes & Trade Secrets

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 30 May, 2011 @ 07:36am

  98% of the time Confidential Documents are simply your own notes. Stupid! Waster of Money. Sell your PayPal stock. They have idiots running the company.

• On the post: Being Concerned With Free Speech Implications Of PROTECT IP Does Not Mean You Think You're Above The Law

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 22 May, 2011 @ 05:31am

  The real thieves the RIAA and the MPAA always try to justify their theft and their enrichment off the sweat of the real creators by making up stories about how much they contribute to the economy and jobs. Sales really must be down because the economy really sucks and a lot of people are out of a job. Funny, I never thought my job relied on their sales. That's no stability at all! I want out of that system!

• On the post: Senator Wyden Warns That Domain Seizures And COICA Undermine Internet Freedom

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 05 May, 2011 @ 05:11am

  Welcome to the Obama Government. One hand don't know what the other hand do. One person speaks and says nothing. Kinda like the sound of one hand clapping.

• On the post: Lawsuits Filed Against Twitter, Facebook & MySpace For Confirming That A User No Longer Wanted Text Messages

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 01 May, 2011 @ 05:54am

  They're Nuts! Money to burn huh?

• On the post: Another Judge Slams Righthaven For Chilling Effects That Do Nothing To Advance Copyright Act's Purpose

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 25 Apr, 2011 @ 08:11am

  Wow a Judge that actually read the complaint.

• On the post: Samsung Fires Back After Apple Launches Patent Nuclear War; Sues Over Five Patents In Three Countries

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2011 @ 06:40am

  WOW Patents work so well!! It's a great system: You patent some old useless tech and then sue the hell out of everyone.

• On the post: University Newspaper Figures Out How To Get Around Administration's Censorship Orders

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2011 @ 06:10am

  I thought you described Journalism perfectly and I quote 'It's teaching them about a paranoid administration that wants to hide from the truth. This aspect of the story seems a hell of a lot more damaging to LaSalle University than the original story of the strippers. That could have just been one crazy professor. But the systematic censorship of a student newspaper concerning "damaging" content suggests a university that people shouldn't want to be associated with. If an organization is afraid of the press, there's usually a damn good reason why: because they have things to hide.'
  Isn't that the description of Journalism and Politics. Hide from the truth.

• On the post: Grooveshark Insists It's Legal; Points Out That Using DMCA Safe Harbors Is Not Illegal

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2011 @ 05:50am

  Nobody knows! Really, nobody has a clue. I have been reading posts here for 2 years and responding and we are no closer to a solution in solving the copyright issue. The problem has become so prevalent that we here haven't written any new music or tried to record or upload even our own music because of our fear. Paranoid! Maybe! But all I know is Homeland Security now tracks how much I pay for rent, has to be notified every time I fill a prescription for a pain killer and has basically intruded completely into our lives. We can't fly because we are medical. We can't even comfortably go to another state because of our Medical status. I want a new country, screw the record companies, who cares what they do, they've have been stealing from their artists for decades. I just want a new federal government and a new system entirely. Of course just leaving me alone to live my life and let me create in peace would suffice, but still would not solve the problem.

• On the post: Banks Can't Figure Out How To Spell Gadhafi, So They Can't Freeze His Assets

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2011 @ 05:34am

  Anything to hide who you really are. My opinion of Muslims is that they are afraid and have to hide. You can cover up your women but a fat woman is still a fat woman. Can't hide it.

• On the post: Guy Who Didn't Actually Sing Obscene Song To Kids Gets Jail Time & Restraining Order As If He Did

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2011 @ 06:27am

  What state did this happen in? I will make sure I never go there!

• On the post: Feds Seize Poker Websites; Founders Indicted

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2011 @ 06:24am

  Welcome to the land of the free!

• On the post: TSA Says 'You Might Be A Terrorist If… You Complain About The TSA'

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 16 Apr, 2011 @ 06:16am

  The real question is: Do you feel any safer?

• On the post: Indonesian Politician Who Passed Strict Anti-Porn Laws Caught Watching Porn On His iPad… In Parliament

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2011 @ 08:15am

  I am not surprised. It is always the holiest that is the greatest sinner. In the eyes of religion anyway.

• On the post: Sony Settles PS3 Jailbreaking Lawsuit Against Geohot

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2011 @ 07:12am

  Sony Sucks!

• On the post: So Much Potential

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2011 @ 07:11am

  Me: Hey God! I hear that a second to you is like a thousand years to me!
  God: That's correct.
  Me: So God, how about giving me a million dollars? I've been good and faithful.
  God: OK! Wait a second!

• On the post: Random House Invests In Creative Commons 'Free' Textbook Publisher Flat World Knowledge

  

  Shon Gale ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2011 @ 07:04am

  Random House simply wants to shut them down. They percieve it as a threat!

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