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  • On the post: Congrats, US Government: You're Scaring Web Businesses Into Moving Out Of The US

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 11:56am

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    Then perhaps this will help:

    The information-communications-technology-producing industries returned to its pre-business cycle trend of double-digit growth, increasing 14.7 percent in 2010 after two consecutive years of single-digit growth. ...
    Source: http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2011/gdpind10_rev.htm

  • On the post: Senators Ramp Up Fear Mongering To Try To Rush Through Cybersecurity Bill

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 07:27am

    Medication needed!

    While it is true that there is an epidemic of over prescribed medication in this country, there ARE those who legitimately require these medications from time to time...

    Rockefeller, Feinstein, Napolitano, McCain, and especially Lieberman need some serious therapy and medication to help them get through this period of panic they seem to be stuck in. Seriously, they need to sit down, relax a little, and STFU...

  • On the post: US Government 'Suspends' JotForm.com Over User Generated Forms; Censorship Regime Expands

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2012 @ 11:20am

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    And if someone wanted to really screw with you for some reason and planted a packet of crack in your car while you are in the store and then calls the police with a "tip" about you having illegal narcotics in your car? Are you guilty?

    What if a LEO had a gripe against you and did this him/herself and then arrested you to up their arrest rate statistics...are you still guilty?

    Should you be arrested for that crack in your car if some perp tried to hide their illegal activities while running from the police by throwing the evidence into an open window while you were away from your vehicle?

  • On the post: US Government 'Suspends' JotForm.com Over User Generated Forms; Censorship Regime Expands

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2012 @ 10:17am

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    Google is sometimes your friend...

    http://www.mrcustodycoach.com/blog/false-allegations-domestic-violence-restraining-orders

    Happens quite frequently and current laws have the man getting arrested first with questions asked later.

    Nice try - troll harder...

  • On the post: US Government 'Suspends' JotForm.com Over User Generated Forms; Censorship Regime Expands

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2012 @ 09:26am

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    You guys always push that IP addresses aren't enough to convict anyone. Well, why should they be enough to prove that the site owners didn't put up the content?

    Think about it. I know it is hard, but THINK.
    And if someone calls the police with accusations of your wife beating activities you will not scream when they cuff you and throw you in the back of the squad car in front of all your neighbors then?

  • On the post: Open Offer To Chris Dodd & Cary Sherman: Meet The Internet Online And In The Open

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2012 @ 11:53am

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    Why would they want to wade into a room full of screaming children? There is little advantage to them, little benefit. You can imagine that pretty much every question asked would be as slanted as Marcus Carab's view of the world. ...
    Don't worry, I am certain the tech experts can handle the crying, pissing, and moaning coming from the **AA babies. As for why they may wish to engage in this activity? Well, look no further than grassroots efforts to retire those members of Congress who failed to listen and paid heed to the growing dissatisfaction of the public.

    Keep thumbing your nose and underestimating your opponents (hint: NOT GOOGLE) and you may have even more problems on your hands...

  • On the post: The Rise Of The 'Professional Amateur' And The Fall Of Gated, Exclusionary 'Clubs'

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2012 @ 11:16am

    Re: Editors and Reviewers

    Yet, after sifting through a substantial amount of low quality material it seems that as gatekeepers become less necessary, editors and reviewers to help identify, refine, and highlight the work that is of genuinely high quality will become far more significant.
    Exactly...Remember what the Internet and discussion forums were like back in the late 90's? 1,000 posts/sites of trash for every gem worth reading and finding anything was a chore that only those who also tolerated reading firewall logs could do with any regularity or focus.

    Now you have groups of roving researchers, bloggers, and enthusiastic "ammeters" that have refined this to an art for the benefit of all. This is actually creative work that deserves recognition and praise...

  • On the post: The NFL Issues Takedown For Chrysler Super Bowl Commercial

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2012 @ 02:43pm

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    ...Indignation leveled at copyright law and the DMCA may prove to be premature, and perhaps even wrong.
    Why? The reason this entire episode occurred was due to the DMCA as it is written. I actually hope Chrysler takes the NFL to court for tortuous interference with their business plan and that the NFL pay treble damages...

  • On the post: Czech Government Suspends ACTA Ratification

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2012 @ 12:29pm

    Re: Re: Unicycle

    There is only one party in the US--they just like to give off the illusion of being two parties. Also, the illusion of being a democratic republic.
    This was certainly true for a long time, but things started unraveling for the status-qua around the time Ross Perot had his 15 minutes back in the 90's which then led to the Tea Party fracture in 2010.

    What made the structure work and keep things relatively stable was the strong middle where actual deals got made with real governance that kept the extremes in check by throwing them a bone now and again. What we have currently is an evolution of the fracturing that will most likely continue, but more so on the left which has some catching up to do.

    I expect this process to continue even if Obama wins this year, but see it accelerating should he loose in November.

  • On the post: Tell The USTR To Stop Being A Pawn Of Hollywood Lobbyists

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2012 @ 03:17pm

    Petition signed with pleasure.

  • On the post: Full Text Of Slovenian Ambassador's Apology For Signing ACTA

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2012 @ 02:41pm

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    That is the point...no Ambassador for any country has liberty to go "rogue" and do as they please. Our Ambassadors serve at the pleasure of the President and I am reasonably certain that other country's Ambassadors are similarly responsible to the leader of their governments as well.

    They do as they are told, when they are told..period.

  • On the post: Full Text Of Slovenian Ambassador's Apology For Signing ACTA

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2012 @ 01:25pm

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    One important thing to keep in mind here is that fact that she is an Ambassador; a position that is supposed to be the eyes, ears, and mouth for the country she serves. Would an American Ambassador have any greater liberty with anything they were specifically instructed to do by our government?

    Don't be so surprised that an Ambassador would have little or no recourse but to do exactly as instructed. In a way, I applaud her honesty and sincere desire for forgiveness from her countrymen - would be inspiring to see more of this on the International stage...

    JMHO
    SAG

  • On the post: Hollywood Gets To Party With TPP Negotiators; Public Interest Groups Get Thrown Out Of Hotel

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2012 @ 12:32pm

    Re: Re: Re: How isn't this going to hurt Obama?

    Nice double standard ya have there, can the rest of us try it on? or is it just for the blind sheeple such as your self?
    LOL - sheeple calling others sheeple - oh the horror...!!!

  • On the post: Like Clockwork: Copyright Holders Mistakenly Freak Out About Presidential Candidates Using Their Music

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2012 @ 12:27pm

    Re: Re: Settle

    Really, I'd settle for one that uses any song from the NIN Pretty Hate Machine album...
    I lean old school with Comfortably Numb from the Wall album - at least it would have some truth in it if it was played at a Romney rally...

  • On the post: Major Media Owning SOPA/PIPA Supporters Whine That They Had No Way To Have Their Message Heard

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 23 Jan, 2012 @ 02:55pm

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    "I want my privacy, I want my liberty, I want Big Media to DIE And nothing else matters."

    We are the web. We are your boss.

    FTFY
    We are the people, we are your boss - FTFY

  • On the post: Senate Minority Leader McConnell Tells Reid/Leahy To Kill PIPA

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 20 Jan, 2012 @ 11:13am

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    The predictable kind is better as you can plan for what they will be likely to do at any given point. Gingrich is too unstable and vindictive to be given that level of power...

  • On the post: Senate Minority Leader McConnell Tells Reid/Leahy To Kill PIPA

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 19 Jan, 2012 @ 03:12pm

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    ...What do you think will happen the day after President Gingrich takes office?
    Considering his past record and ability to go from seemingly sane to total lunatic at the speed of light? Armageddon is what I would expect from a Gingrich presidency...

  • On the post: Senate Minority Leader McConnell Tells Reid/Leahy To Kill PIPA

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 19 Jan, 2012 @ 03:07pm

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    More like the paid vs those waiting to GET paid...

  • On the post: Are Democrats About To Lose An Entire Generation Of Voters By Pushing PIPA/SOPA Forward?

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 19 Jan, 2012 @ 11:36am

    Are Democrats About To Lose An Entire Generation Of Voters By Pushing PIPA/SOPA Forward?

    ...Yes, and it is also beginning to move the older generations as well. I have Uncles, born in the 1940's who had been long time Democrats dropping their party affiliations to become Independents because the Dems went corporate rather than fighting for economic and social justice and I am seriously thinking of going in the same direction precisely because of SOPA/PIPA, NDAA, DMCA, warrentless wiretapping, Crony Capitalism, Patriot Act, etc, etc, etc.
    To everything under the sun, there is a time...perhaps it is the time for the traditional parties to see their time end as well...

  • On the post: Senator Ron Wyden To The Internet: Thank You For Speaking Up… But We're Not Done Yet

    Someantimalwareguy ( profile ), 18 Jan, 2012 @ 04:00pm

    You're Welcome!

    Hope John Hodgman doesn't get upset...

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