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• On the post: Why Does The CDC Have Better Data On Mobile Penetration Than The FCC?

  

  DJ ( profile ), 19 May, 2009 @ 10:57am

  Re:

  Just FYI that was me.
  AND I don't contradict myself
  AND you're calling out Anonymous Coward for something that :Lobo Santo said.
  AND yes, Mike can tell, but it's not displayed on the general thread, so YOU can't. My point is that the contradictions are typically done by trollers.
  AND nobody likes it when people get upset when they're called on they're own shortcomings; CTFU

• On the post: Why Does The CDC Have Better Data On Mobile Penetration Than The FCC?

  

  DJ ( profile ), 19 May, 2009 @ 10:49am

  Re:

  and now I'm "Bettawrekonize" contradicting myself, too.
  It's that easy.

• On the post: Why Does The CDC Have Better Data On Mobile Penetration Than The FCC?

  

  DJ ( profile ), 19 May, 2009 @ 10:44am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  touche (?)

• On the post: Why Does The CDC Have Better Data On Mobile Penetration Than The FCC?

  

  DJ ( profile ), 19 May, 2009 @ 10:36am

  Re: Re:

  too bad he won't "wrekonize" the sarcasm...

• On the post: Why Does The CDC Have Better Data On Mobile Penetration Than The FCC?

  

  DJ ( profile ), 19 May, 2009 @ 10:30am

  Re:

  Perhaps you should go find a bridge and some billy goats to bother...?

• On the post: Did You Know That The Web Is A Plot By A Bunch Of California Cultists To Destroy Your Life? The Sunday Times Tells Me So…

  

  DJ ( profile ), 18 May, 2009 @ 04:42pm

  Horse-less carriages

  I have no links to offer, nor articles to cite, but I do recall learning that automobiles were once considered as no more than a passing fad.

• On the post: Looks Like Henry McMaster Is Upset About His Lost Craigslist Photo Op As Well

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 May, 2009 @ 06:01pm

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  Hey AC, apparently you're cool enough to have your IDENTITY trolled on here. WTG man!

• On the post: Looks Like Henry McMaster Is Upset About His Lost Craigslist Photo Op As Well

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 May, 2009 @ 05:58pm

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  what's a free-dome?

• On the post: Looks Like Henry McMaster Is Upset About His Lost Craigslist Photo Op As Well

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 May, 2009 @ 05:56pm

  Re: Re:

  Pet peeve of mind IRT writing -- can't let it go:
  
  Loose: 1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained
  
  Lose: a. To be deprived of (something one has had)

• On the post: Looks Like Henry McMaster Is Upset About His Lost Craigslist Photo Op As Well

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 May, 2009 @ 05:40pm

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  Yes, but unfortunately the cattle of America will simply "Moo" right along with Cuomo and McMaster.

• On the post: Looks Like Henry McMaster Is Upset About His Lost Craigslist Photo Op As Well

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 May, 2009 @ 05:38pm

  Re: Got a better idea...

  two words: Bobby McGee

• On the post: PRS-Backed Study On File Sharing At Pains To Deliver The Wanted Conclusions

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 May, 2009 @ 03:57pm

  Duh!

  "If you offer people more choice, and help them make that choice, they will take that choice."
  
  Well....yeah....
  
  If I were an established expert on, say, pizza, and presented you with a choice of toppings, and then recommended Pepperoni, the odds are good that you will choose pepperoni. A) because the expert recommended it, and B) because it's a known popular topping.
  
  This isn't exactly a nascent phenomenon.

• On the post: We Waited Too Long To Figure Out If Genes Are Patentable

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 May, 2009 @ 03:38pm

  Re: great idea

  wow! That's a long dry read...which is why I didn't read it.
  
  Care to summarize key points?

• On the post: We Waited Too Long To Figure Out If Genes Are Patentable

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 May, 2009 @ 03:28pm

  Re: Re: Re: Another point...

  "Sixth Day"?

• On the post: If This Is The Sort Of Writing That Strong Copyright Creates… I'll Pass

  

  DJ ( profile ), 14 May, 2009 @ 02:04pm

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  "Copyright is not a property right nor does it protect a property right.": True, depending on which definition of "property" you use.
  
  "Copyright is merely a government granted monopoly.": False. Not only false, but a complete fallacy.
  
  Monopoly: 2. Law A right granted by a government giving exclusive control over a specified commercial activity to a single party.
  
  Copyright: The legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work.
  
  So, yes, by definition it's government granted. However, a copyright DOES NOT grant an author the exclusive rights to sell ALL books, as would a monopoly. A copyright grants an author exclusive rights to HIS/HER own work.
  The two definitions, while they are both granted/allowed by the government, the similarity ENDS there; they ARE NOT synonymous.
  
  Just to clarify, though, I'm not in agreement with Helprin. I just don't like fallacious arguments; even if I'm in agreement with the one making them.

• On the post: State Of Alaska Threatens CrackHo After Confusing Redirect With Hijacking…

  

  DJ ( profile ), 13 May, 2009 @ 06:13pm

  Re: Re: Hmmm...

  Nuh uh! I am!
  
  wait...
  
  What just happened?

• On the post: iPod Designer Jonathan Ive Too Private To Deserve JonathanIve.com

  

  DJ ( profile ), 13 May, 2009 @ 05:54pm

  not very creative

  ...and neither am I, but on a hunch I googled
  "www.j-ive.com" and it doesn't exist.
  
  www.jive.com does, but then that harkens back to the subject of this post.
  
  If I'm not very creative and I found one that Mr. Ive could use, why isn't a freakin designer not creative enough to come up with a domain name?? Sounds like 3-year-old sandbox tactics to me.

• On the post: AMC And IMAX Engaging In Deception? Calling Non-IMAX Films IMAX (And Charging More)

  

  DJ ( profile ), 13 May, 2009 @ 01:54pm

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  Of all the threads to troll....

• On the post: AMC And IMAX Engaging In Deception? Calling Non-IMAX Films IMAX (And Charging More)

  

  DJ ( profile ), 13 May, 2009 @ 01:48pm

  real-thing(?)

  I really DID see the IMAX version at dole cannery in Honolulu.
  
  But I only know it's real because I've been to the fake/poorly presented ones in the past.
  
  Kind of proving a negative, I know, but otherwise I don't know how else you really could tell the difference. Sounds like AMC and IMAX are counting on that; thus heralding back to people simply believing in a brand simply because it IS said brand, and not actually doing their research.

• On the post: BSA Releases BS Numbers Yet Again, Then Says Don't Pay Attention To The Numbers

  

  DJ ( profile ), 13 May, 2009 @ 01:17pm

  Re: Re:

  Wait...sorry. I forgot that google will not be sorely missed. My bad.

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