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• On the post: University Bans Social Media, Political Content and Wikipedia Pages On Dorm WiFi

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2014 @ 01:28pm

  Re: Re:

  They've violated the students' right to learn.

• On the post: Why Do Police In Suburban St. Louis Have More Powerful Weapons Than Marines In Afghanistan?

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2014 @ 05:27am

  Re:

  Been that way since the 1930s.

• On the post: Konami Flip-Flops On Fan-Remake Of 'Metal Gear', Decides To Shut It Down

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2014 @ 01:53am

  I said this in the chat, needs to be repeated here...

  At some point, fans of video game franchises are just going to have to go "fuck it" and make the games and get them completed without the copyright holder knowing about it until WAAAAY after it's done.

• On the post: White House Reverses Course: Now Allowing Lobbyists To Serve On Insider Government 'Advisory' Boards

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 13 Aug, 2014 @ 01:44am

  THEIR right to petition has been violated?

  I'm sorry, what? Last I checked, they weren't petitioning anything. And the last time a mass petition in this country happened, I seem to recall cops using tear gas on people who were sitting down and not doing anything to break it up.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Supersuits Are The Next Wearable Tech?

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2014 @ 03:40pm

  HONEY!

  Where is my SUPER SUIT?!

• On the post: Hollywood Funded Group Demands BitTorrent Inc. 'Take Responsibility' For Piracy

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2014 @ 02:59am

  You know...

  I hear bank robbers often use cars to get away from the scene of the crime. And since Ford, Chevy, Etc., still make these pieces of technology that allow bank robbers and other criminals to flee the scene of the crime, those same auto makers should condemn how it's being misused and find a way to stop it from happening in the future.

• On the post: Court Says Who Cares If Ireland Is Another Country, Of Course DOJ Can Use A Warrant To Demand Microsoft Cough Up Your Emails

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2014 @ 03:32pm

  So, if US Law applies everywhere...

  Then all laws everywhere apply everywhere to everyone.
  
  Good luck enforcing that!

• On the post: Business Insider Ridiculously Blames Ed Snowden For All The Damage The NSA Has Caused

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2014 @ 02:08pm

  Actually...

  I'm going to side a bit with Business Insider.
  
  Most of the article is about the damage that the revelations have caused, only twice did the article mention Snowden.
  
  And, well, the way it's worded, well, it WAS Snowden's revelations about the NSA, so it's TECHNICALLY correct. Even if it's worded in such a way that the average person (who doesn't keep up on this stuff) could think it's Snowden's fault.

• On the post: Keith Alexander: I'm Worth $1 Million Per Month Because I'm Patenting A Way To Stop Hackers (Which I Didn't Tell The NSA)

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2014 @ 08:37am

  Re: 6x6?!

  Oh come on! That's not nearly enough for him.
  
  He needs at least a 6.1/6.1 cell.
  
  Gotta add an extra .1 for his ego after all.

• On the post: UK Government Report Recommends Ending Online Anonymity

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2014 @ 07:51am

  Well, it's the UK...

  The last time they let anonymous speech run rampant, they lost 13 colonies.

• On the post: Keith Alexander: I'm Worth $1 Million Per Month Because I'm Patenting A Way To Stop Hackers (Which I Didn't Tell The NSA)

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2014 @ 05:37am

  Sure, I believe it.

  In other news, I have some Ocean-Front property in Arizona for sale.
  
  Act now and I'll throw the Golden Gate Bridge in for free.

• On the post: Spain Likely To Pass 'Google Tax'; Makes Paying For News Snippets An 'Inalienable Right' And A New Bureaucracy To Collect It

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 28 Jul, 2014 @ 05:43pm

  Re: Re:

  Get the banks, Hollywood, Wall Street, Walmart, and other big businesses to pay up first.

• On the post: EU Regulators Want Google To Expand Right To Be Forgotten Worldwide And To Stop Telling What Links Have Been Forgotten

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 25 Jul, 2014 @ 01:55pm

  Re: Re: Re: One question

  Just apply it to the regulators.

• On the post: 9/11 Commission's '10 Years Later' Report: The Only Problem With US Counterterrorism Efforts Is The General Public

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 25 Jul, 2014 @ 02:06am

  Oh gee...

  I wonder WHY the public doesn't care about terrorism as much as they used to... Hmm...
  
  Something about a boy and a wolf and yelling that a wolf was attacking too often and no one came to help him when it really did.
  
  I'm not sure why I think a boy crying for help when a wolf eats him comes to mind, but I'm sure that's what's going on here.

• On the post: Ex-State Department Official Reveals That Everyone's Focused On The Wrong NSA Surveillance Programs

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 21 Jul, 2014 @ 08:15am

  He should enter Witness Protection...

  I have no doubt that something "unfortunate" might befall him soon if he doesn't.
  
  Look what has happened to everyone else who revealed something about this administration.

• On the post: Open Journalism Leads The Way In Investigating The Crash Of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 21 Jul, 2014 @ 03:17am

  Well, what did you expect would happen to that plane?

  Pilot Leeroy and Co-Pilot Jenkins were piloting it.

• On the post: Once Again, Millions Of Rickrolls Go Silent As The Original Rickroll Is 'Blocked' On YouTube

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2014 @ 11:37am

  I guess the song just got...

  Rick Roll'd.

• On the post: Australia's Attorney-General: Data Retention Is 'Very Much The Way In Which Western Nations Are Going'

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2014 @ 12:50pm

  Does anyone else hear that?

  The sound of history repeating itself.
  
  Two hundred years ago the French and British had oppressive governments and the people revolted.
  
  One hundred years ago, the Russians had a government that supported the rich and not the people and the people revolted.

• On the post: Copyright Office To Aereo: Quack All You Want, We Don't Think You're A Cable Service

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2014 @ 12:05pm

  Aereo should just say...

  "Well fine, we're a cable company that doesn't pay re-transmission fees because no one wants our money."

• On the post: Years Later, Google Finally Dumps Its Ill-Advised Real Names Policy: Drops All Restrictions On Names

  

  silverscarcat ( profile ), 15 Jul, 2014 @ 04:30pm

  Oh good...

  Still not using G+, don't like Social Media that much.
  
  Now if I could comment on Youtube without needing an off-site account just to comment, that would be great.

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