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• On the post: Techdirt Podcast Episode 104: The Pros And Cons Of Pros And Cons

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 10 Jan, 2017 @ 05:25pm

  Re: Re: Apropos

  If you lie about getting paid to be against them, you're a pro con con-pro/con debater. Also known as a shill.

• On the post: Techdirt Podcast Episode 104: The Pros And Cons Of Pros And Cons

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 10 Jan, 2017 @ 01:20pm

  Apropos

  So are you pro-pro/con debates?
  Or con-pro/con debates?
  If you get paid for being for them, are you a pro pro-pro/con debater?
  If you lie about being against them, are you a con con-pro/con debater?

• On the post: Verizon Cracks Down On Unlimited Data Users, Claims Nobody Wants Unlimited Data Anyway

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 10 Jan, 2017 @ 01:16pm

  Find and Replace

  "So, while unlimited air may sound attractive, there is no practical effect of oxygen limits on the majority of users. Understanding this should bring rationality to a discussion that is often held on a “gut feeling” level. Keeping adequate partial pressure of oxygen while allowing all users to share the limited commodity we call air is the fair way to deal with breathing. And ultimately, that is what is beneficial for air-breathing humans."

• On the post: National Police Union President Says Asset Forfeiture Abuse Is A 'Fake Issue' Generated By The Media

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2017 @ 02:27pm

  Dragnet Remake

  "Just the cash, ma'am." - Joe Friday

• On the post: Trademark Dispute Between Coffee Companies Over 'Detroit' Trademark Demonstrates The USPTO's Carelessness

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 05 Jan, 2017 @ 06:20pm

  "Detroit Coffee" sounds like a euphemism for motor oil.

• On the post: Malcolm Gladwell's Ridiculous Attack On Ed Snowden Based On Weird Prejudice About How A Whistleblower Should Look

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 03 Jan, 2017 @ 12:09pm

  Re: Well, THERE's your problem....

  Um, except for the hoodie he used to wear to work.
  
  http://www.dailydot.com/news/snowden-eff-hoodie/

• On the post: Rightscorp Rings In The New Year By Vowing To Find New Ways To Lose Money In 2017

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 03 Jan, 2017 @ 06:40pm

  Maybe if they made it a monthly subscription…

• On the post: Malcolm Gladwell's Ridiculous Attack On Ed Snowden Based On Weird Prejudice About How A Whistleblower Should Look

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 03 Jan, 2017 @ 12:08pm

  That's the problem with snowbergs.

  80% of the analogy is all wet.

• On the post: Techdirt 2016: The Stats.

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 02 Jan, 2017 @ 10:51am

  Re: Christmas Island

  That's his summer home.

• On the post: Techdirt 2016: The Stats.

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 02 Jan, 2017 @ 10:03am

  Happy New Year!

  Thanks, Mike.

• On the post: The Globe And Mail Tries Something Revolutionary: Actually Giving A Damn About User Comments & Conversation

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2016 @ 08:49pm

  Hold Your Horses

  This is the "Civil Comments" section. Just wait till they get the "Criminal Comments" section up and running.

• On the post: Referring To Your Unenforced Trademark As A 'Lottery Ticket' Is A Great Way To End Up With Nothing

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 29 Nov, 2016 @ 12:02pm

  That's the thing about "lottery tickets": most of the time, they don't pay out.

• On the post: MacWorld, PCWorld Kill Site Comments Because They 'Value And Welcome Feedback'

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 22 Nov, 2016 @ 01:14pm

  Re: Re: I welcome feedback

  Never fear. At TechDirt, the feedback goes to 11.

• On the post: Another State Court Says Speedy Fourth Amendment Violations Are Still Just Fourth Amendment Violations

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 22 Nov, 2016 @ 07:05am

  "Only the rarest of law enforcement officers would turn down a chance to run a K-9 around a stopped vehicle."
  
  The officers who patrol on unicorns?

• On the post: Appeals Court To Cops: If You 'Don't Have Time' For 'Constitutional Bullshit,' You Don't Get Immunity

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2016 @ 06:25pm

  Re: Re: Bad math

  Progression. Autocorrect fail.

• On the post: Appeals Court To Cops: If You 'Don't Have Time' For 'Constitutional Bullshit,' You Don't Get Immunity

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2016 @ 06:24pm

  Re: Bad math

  Actually, he started with one, so an exponential profession would be 1^1, 1^2, 1^3, 1^4, ... 1^n
  
  In other words, just 1.

• On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2016 @ 02:34pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: And in second place, false history

  I think you misunderstood, Leigh. Shiva Ayyadurai could learn something by following Al Gore's example.
  
  Al Gore not repeating or standing behind a statement that is false or ambiguous at best is undoubtedly better than Shiva Ayyadurai doubling down on his false claim to have invented email. It would be even better if Al Gore corrected or repudiated his statement, like Ehud Gavron claims. But Ehud provides no evidence that he ever did so. But again, at minimum he walked away from his claim, so he is better than Ayyadurai on that point.
  
  What is "no better" is Ehud's claim: "He never said he invented the Internet. 'Conservative' pundits looking to make fun of him made that up." Yet we all are in agreement that he said, "I took the initiative in creating the internet." He said it. No pundit made it up. Just admit it. Especially now, twenty years later.

• On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2016 @ 07:11am

  Re: Re: And in second place, false history

  Gore didn't say, "I took the initiative in approving the funding so that others could do the work of creating the internet." Trying to justify his statement is no better than Shiva Ayyadurai trying to justify his claim to have created email.

• On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 14 Nov, 2016 @ 08:05am

  And in second place, false history

  "I took the initiative in creating the internet." - Al Gore
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnFJ8cHAlco

• On the post: Despite ESPN Whining, Nielsen Confirms Historic Subscriber Losses For Channel

  

  techdescartes ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2016 @ 12:27pm

  Re: Re:

  No, it's there. It's hiding between the "ESP" and the "etwork".

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