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• On the post: Ringo Starr Drops Trademark Challenge Against 'Ring O' Sex Toy

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2021 @ 12:25pm

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  Ringo crisps (potato chips) in the UK will be watching in interest.

• On the post: Once Again: Content Moderation Often Mistakes Reporting On Bad Behavior With Celebrating Bad Behavior

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2021 @ 07:11am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: This makes me laugh...

  Wasn't "Demosthenes" the reasonable sibling who 'lived forever'?

• On the post: Fuck This Cheer In Particular Says The Supreme Court In Decision Upholding Students' Free Speech Rights

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2021 @ 06:34am

  Re: I have only two words for this ruling:

  "America, Fuck yeah!" FTFY

• On the post: Most Used Electric Car Buyers Have No Way To Confirm Vehicle Battery Health

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 15 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45pm

  Re: Isn't that hard at all, or beating a dead horse

  The trouble is, you only need to fill your petrol car every week or three under normal usages, not every day...so those per car numbers are much less friendly.

• On the post: Warner Bros. Bullies Airbnb Hobbit-Themed Offering Into Changing Its Name Over 'Hobbit' Trademark

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2021 @ 05:28am

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  The next course, you mean?

• On the post: From Jurassic Park To Telepathic Monkeys, Elon Musk Press Hype Is Getting A Bit Thick

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2021 @ 04:41am

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  Pah. Crystal Gayle had those in the mid 70s.

• On the post: MyPillow CEO Sues Dominion For Violating His Company's Right To Say The Things About Election Fraud It Definitely Isn't Saying

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2021 @ 07:49am

  Re: Blame Citizens United

  Just ask Gerard Ratner...

• On the post: Deconstructing Justice Thomas' Pro-Censorship Statement

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2021 @ 10:16am

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  That will bugger encryption unless they can agree to a common format.

• On the post: The Pillow Dude's 'Free Speech' Social Media Website Will Moderate 'Swear Words' Because Of Course It Will

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2021 @ 02:04am

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  I was on a game once where they had *** out most of "Captain". Because obviously "ptain" is a bad word ;) Luckily we could still play Arsearsein's Creed...

• On the post: The Pillow Dude's 'Free Speech' Social Media Website Will Moderate 'Swear Words' Because Of Course It Will

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 18 Apr, 2021 @ 01:16pm

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  So just call him Voldemort. Maybe we can even get him taken down by the HP publisher.

• On the post: Broadband ISP Frontier Just Keeps Happily Ripping People Off With Bogus Fees, And Zero Real Repurcussions

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 06 Mar, 2021 @ 04:45am

  Re: Re: Fines imposed

  Funny how not having elected DAs over here helps with that element as well. Almost like not having your sheriffs and DAs elected is actually better for democracy...

• On the post: New York City Shifting Mental Health Calls From NYPD To Actual Mental Health Professionals

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2021 @ 12:34pm

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  I'm sure they will find more of their favoured melanin-rich targets.

• On the post: A 90 Year Old Shouldn't Have To Buy A $10,000 Ad Just To Get AT&T To Upgrade His Shitty DSL Line

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 27 Feb, 2021 @ 11:57am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Scary!

  Do like the UK did and do local loop unbundling, so the telcos compete on price and service, and maybe if they all contribute a % to line devcelopment.

• On the post: A Few More Thoughts On The Total Deplatforming Of Parler & Infrastructure Content Moderation

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 25 Jan, 2021 @ 12:40pm

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  That I'm missing out all the good recipes?

• On the post: Just As #DiaperDon Starts Trending, Trump Claims That Twitter Uses 'Fake' Trends, Calls For 'Termination' Of Section 230

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 01 Dec, 2020 @ 03:53am

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  And to pay for security for that person because of the hordes of 2A "patriot" terrorists?

• On the post: Comcast Expands Its Bullshit Usage Caps…In The Middle Of A Pandemic

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2020 @ 12:33pm

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  You obviously haven't read any Brexit newspapers lately...

• On the post: As Predicted: Parler Is Banning Users It Doesn't Like

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 28 Nov, 2020 @ 04:42pm

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  You contradicted yourself by calling States' Rights absolute, then going on about national identity. A Federal, national identity is inconsistent with absolute state rights. Which also seem to be inconsistent with any local area that disgrees with the state (Fracking bans, anyone?). Or any state that doesn't follow Fascism and gets the Federal Government called down on it. (Sanctuary cities, anyone?)

• On the post: Louisville PD Hid Thousands Of Records Detailing Officers' Abuse Of Minors, Deleted Backups When Local Paper Asked For Them

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 22 Nov, 2020 @ 12:20pm

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  Ah, the good old blood libel. No dogwhistles, right?

• On the post: Trump Campaign Gets Laughed Out Of Court For Claiming A Bunch Of Unvetted Webform Submissions Is 'Evidence' Of Voter Fraud

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2020 @ 06:01am

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  You have to remember that the average Mexican peasant is far, far more intelligent than the average Trumptard.

• On the post: Netflix Gets Cute Using DMCA Notices To Take Down Tweets Critical Of 'Cuties'

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2020 @ 07:09am

  Re: Post edit

  As a one-time Quaker, thank you. There is no modern similarity between Quakers and Puritans - they are almost opposites!

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