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• On the post: DailyDirt: Crackpots Versus Real Scientists

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 21 May, 2013 @ 06:22am

  Re: Re:

  Well, they may not understand being limited to time in a particular way. It's all a big ball of timey-wimey stuff after all.

• On the post: Chicago Blackhawks Fire Reporter Over Silly Old YouTube Videos

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 21 May, 2013 @ 06:13am

  Re: Still

  Not all of us outside your mad echo chamber do, so not naming them is working outside the US.

• On the post: Major Hollywood Studios All Sent Bogus DMCA Takedowns Concerning The Pirate Bay Documentary

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 21 May, 2013 @ 06:10am

  Re: Re: Said it once, will say it again....

  if it's a bogus takedown though, chances are it isn't theirs to penalise them with, so you need alternate penalties then.

• On the post: Rejection Of The Pirate Bay Founders' Appeal Sets Dangerous Precedent On Liability & Free Expression

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 21 May, 2013 @ 03:05am

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  At best it's the store owners suspecting that some people have crack in their pockets, but they have no way to be sure. Unless they have some legal duty to report anyone and everyone to the police on pure suspicion... they don't.

• On the post: Interesting Move: Peter Sunde, Of The Pirate Bay & Flattr To Run For EU Parliament

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 21 May, 2013 @ 02:59am

  Re: Re: convicted

  Didn't stop His Shrubiness...

• On the post: Interesting Move: Peter Sunde, Of The Pirate Bay & Flattr To Run For EU Parliament

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 21 May, 2013 @ 02:58am

  Re: Re: Re: Lawyers aren't bad enough; now Mike embraces convicts.

  Blue is Cardassian. Charged == Guilty.

• On the post: Swedish Prosecutor Claims Registrar Of .se Domains An 'Accomplice' In Infringement Because Of Pirate Bay Domain

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 21 May, 2013 @ 02:56am

  Re: Re: Liability Slipery Slope

  Precisely, that's the whole point that Julian Assange doesn't want to go to Sweden - your mutual extradition process works far too well...

• On the post: Why Even Good Hospitals And Doctors Are An Obstacle To Better, Cheaper Healthcare

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 21 May, 2013 @ 06:21am

  Dr LaPierre calling...

  You really have an f***ed up system there. Why not take a leaf out of the NRA playbook and arm all doctors and nurses too, so they keep a steady supply of 'customers'? Maybe the medical industry is bankrolling the NRA?
  
  While they're at it, they can keep pushing AGW denialism, so more extreme weather will harm more people too. I'm just surprised the Big Medicine conspiracy isn't pushing Romneycare so that more people can 'afford' their tender mercies?
  
  AS usual, I am thankful for living in my 'socialist heaven' that is the Tory wasteland I inhabit.

• On the post: A New Hope: How Going Free To Play Brought Redemption To Star Wars MMO

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 20 May, 2013 @ 07:47am

  Re: It's funny

  I'm pretty sure that anybody's motivation to spend money is because they have to, or it gives them something that they want. So what is wrong with something being free at the point of use (think OTA TV) but paying is possible for a 'better' experience (think HBO)?
  
  Plenty of products are 'free' and do quite well - because they are selling or buying something else (such as your attention).

• On the post: Indian Publishing Firm Can't Take A Little Criticism, Threatens Blogger With $1 Billion Lawsuit, Criminal Charges

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 20 May, 2013 @ 06:37am

  Re: Order 66

  So if you type your Zip/Post code wrong, or mis-spell a name, you're a criminal? Excellent!
  
  Now, just look for politicians publishing 'false' information...

• On the post: Lots Of People Don't Turn Off Their Devices When They Fly

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 20 May, 2013 @ 06:28am

  Re:

  Wow, who butthurt you enough to want to insult Mike over something that probably 95+% of the population don't know, and possibly half even of the tech-literate population?
  
  It's a shame because that was otherwise an Insightful, informative answer.

• On the post: Lots Of People Don't Turn Off Their Devices When They Fly

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 20 May, 2013 @ 05:39am

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  So your digital calculator watch is ok, but your old Zune isn't. Crazy.

• On the post: Lots Of People Don't Turn Off Their Devices When They Fly

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 20 May, 2013 @ 05:36am

  Re: Re: Educational ....

  Just like books and baby bottles and... oh wait...

• On the post: Lots Of People Don't Turn Off Their Devices When They Fly

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 20 May, 2013 @ 05:27am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Yes, but red-light laws are there because two cars hitting each other at an intersection is a proven and predictable harm. In the case of planes and phones, there are apparently no logical predictions, and precious little evidence. It's like a municipality has super-long reds, because somewhere they heard that a Tin Lizzy couldn't get across in time somewhere else 70 years ago.

• On the post: Bogus Lawsuit Plus Threats To Those Who Write About It Leads To Epic Response

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 20 May, 2013 @ 04:55am

  Re: Re: Uh oh

  That's got to be frustrating...

• On the post: Bogus Lawsuit Plus Threats To Those Who Write About It Leads To Epic Response

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 20 May, 2013 @ 04:49am

  Re: Re: Following instructions

  Which would be quite normal and more legal in countries with saner drinking laws. But no, giving a gun to a four-year-old is laudable, but letting his 17-year-old big brother drink, OH NOES!!11! And as for letting their adult dad gamble...
  
  You really need to make your minds up which century you're in, and which religious denomination is driving your moral hangups. :)

• On the post: Bogus Lawsuit Plus Threats To Those Who Write About It Leads To Epic Response

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 20 May, 2013 @ 04:45am

  Re: Ain't a gonna folla ya down the "rabbit hole", Mike!

  Why not submit stuff yourself? Or even better yet, start your own blog.

• On the post: Footage Of Lethal Beating Deleted From Seized Phone; Sheriff Asks FBI To Take Over Investigation

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 17 May, 2013 @ 08:19am

  Re: Re: Re: Cops gotta love em..

  Maybe that's true in the US, but in the UK innocent until proven guilty means full-pay suspension.

• On the post: Florida's Redlight Program Designed To Make Driving More Dangerous By Shortening Yellow Lights

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 17 May, 2013 @ 07:02am

  Re: Re:

  Like several European cities have found that actually reducing the numbers of red lights in total helped improve traffic flow without adversely affecting safety.

• On the post: Florida's Redlight Program Designed To Make Driving More Dangerous By Shortening Yellow Lights

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 17 May, 2013 @ 07:01am

  Re:

  That's ok, in a month or so 'Philly' will be trashed by zombies... ;)

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