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  • On the post: Glenn Beck Not A Fan Of Fair Use; Claims US Gov't Paying Remixers To Create Anti-Beck Propaganda

    thublihnk ( profile ), 15 Oct, 2010 @ 10:39am

    I like how he references that 'Walt Disney hated the Union bosses because he thought they were communists' and then prattles on about more crap that Disney took a principled stance against. Walt Disney's #1 enemy were the Jews, if I'm not mistaken. Good to know Beck is invoking such a paragon of virtue for his cause.

  • On the post: Is Fun No Longer Fun When It's Corporate Fun?

    thublihnk ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2010 @ 08:35am

    I'm surprised the guy didn't cite an 'eye opening documentary' about the forced-fun of a certain branch of a North-Eastern paper company.

  • On the post: Turns Out You Can't Trademark A Circle Towel

    thublihnk ( profile ), 31 Aug, 2010 @ 12:04pm

    I get every aspect of this story other than the need for a circular towel. What purpose does it serve? I've never felt the need for a towel that was anything but rectangular.

  • On the post: CEO Of UK Collection Society: We Don't Want Gov't Handouts, But The Gov't Must Give Us Everything We Ask For!

    thublihnk ( profile ), 15 Jun, 2010 @ 08:48am

    I believe the words of Christopher Walken would do best in this situation.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFKylgGk73I

  • On the post: Smart: Graduating As Valedictorian Of An Ivy League School; Not Smart: Plagiarizing Part Of Your Speech From A Famous Comedian

    thublihnk ( profile ), 25 May, 2010 @ 05:02pm

    Rough crowd here in the comment section, eh? Patton accepted the apology, by the way.

    And to those who say "Repeating jokes, that's just how things are with ordinary people," Yes. That is how things are. However, you can easily preface it with "There's this great joke by So and So..." segue in, and you're golden.

  • On the post: Dish Network Lies About Having 200 HD Channels, Hopes Nobody Notices

    thublihnk ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2010 @ 06:11am

    "...Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 channel, anyone?..."

    Look, if Dish can provide me with a 24/7 Squeakuel channel, I'm IN.

  • On the post: Hollywood Seeks To Kill Off 3D Golden Goose With Much Higher Prices

    thublihnk ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2010 @ 07:14pm

    You know what? This may sound curmudgeon-ish, but this is one corporate assisted suicide I can get behind. When 3D dies I'll be cheering at it's funeral--even when it's done as right as it could be it gives me a headache.

  • On the post: Video Game-Hating, Anonymous Commenter-Hating South Australian Attorney General Steps Down

    thublihnk ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2010 @ 06:41pm

    Yahtzee's going to throw a f*cking parade. Boy, this is a good day.

  • On the post: Lindsay Lohan Sues E*Trade For $100 Million; Says Baby Was Based On Her

    thublihnk ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2010 @ 10:33am

    Wait, Lindsay Lohan thinks she was the first boyfriend robbing milkaholic baby on the scene?

    "You're so vain, you prob'ly think the song is about you..."

  • On the post: Calling 911? That'll Be $300

    thublihnk ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2010 @ 01:12pm

    There's two factors that play into this: the overload of calls that 911 gets, and public safety. Obviously, there are some 911 calls that need not be made, but these are necessary byproducts of such a system. Forcing people to pay obscene amounts of money in the event of an emergency turns what should be a reliable and safe way to get help into an economic question, 'Well is what happened to me getting solved really worth more than 300 dollars?'
    It's a pretty crap situation if during any emergency you wonder if dealing with it yourself would be cheaper than enlisting the emergency services your taxes pay for.

  • On the post: Microsoft Exec Calls For 'Driver's License For The Internet'

    thublihnk ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2010 @ 09:57am

    Re: Re:

    I honestly think forged internet driver's licenses is the least of anyone's concerns here. I don't think anyone on either side of this discussion is terribly concerned about that.

    You seem very concerned about the considerations of implications, but have you considered the implications of faked internet driver's licenses? (Or lack therof?)

    Completely ignore the fact that I really wasn't arguing for a definitive internet thumbprint or ID card (which I DO think is a bad idea), just a bit of required internet education, and again your argument falls short.

  • On the post: Microsoft Exec Calls For 'Driver's License For The Internet'

    thublihnk ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2010 @ 08:21am

    Honestly, I think you're wrong about the internet driver's license. I mean, it wouldn't be a direct translation (I sure as hell wouldn't have wanted to wait until I was 16 to be able to use the internet) but increased and mandated education would be helpful in reducing some of the crap that happens all the time on the 'net.

    You say 'unlike a car, the internet is something that people have to use all the time'. Well, I'd argue that the similarities are actually pretty close. One CAN live without both the internet or a car, but their capabilities are extremely limited. Administering said license would be a different story, however. I have no idea how one would do that but like most business model questions that are brought up here, a reasoned, measured solution can't be that far away.

    Honestly, I could've been saved a lot of trouble with the 'net from some sort of mandated government education program, both from having to hold my mother's hand and teach her every step of the way, and from a few pretty major internet slip-ups that I really should have avoided myself. (I was young, there was a credit card involved)

  • On the post: This Has To Be A Joke: Music Duo Claims It Won't Sell CDs Again Until 'Piracy' Is Stopped

    thublihnk ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2010 @ 11:26pm

    Re: Re: Re: This is the future

    There are so many things wrong with your statement.

    There is definitely payback from merch/live shows when your recordings are distributed freely can more than make up for it.

    Visibility is the most precious resource in the music industry--there is NO doubt to that.

    There is absolutely new music business models that not only prevent piracy from screwing with them, but use torrents and P2P sharing as a tool, and they've been used by bands from EVERY level of commercial viability.

    And yes, I do believe that individual bands should have business models that work, not just the 'sell plastic disks' BS. You know why? Because if you want to make money in a business, you have to be a businessperson or you have to hire one, and businesspeople know that to sell someone something, they have to want to buy it. Just like if you want to make music, you have to be a musician.

  • On the post: This Has To Be A Joke: Music Duo Claims It Won't Sell CDs Again Until 'Piracy' Is Stopped

    thublihnk ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2010 @ 09:38pm

    Re: This is the future

    Because, shutting down all their music operations and heading home is the WORST thing they can do to combat piracy. They have so much more to fear from obscurity than from piracy, and even if piracy was the overblown problem they're making it out to be, not SELLING their stupid little plastic disks means that their fans--the ones that want to support them and want to listen to their music will either have to go through the now ridiculously impossible task of buying one of their CDs, or they will be forced to pirate.

    Bad move from all angles.

  • On the post: This Has To Be A Joke: Music Duo Claims It Won't Sell CDs Again Until 'Piracy' Is Stopped

    thublihnk ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2010 @ 09:14pm

    I find it funny that they drone on and on on their site about making music for music's sake, not for money.

  • On the post: Ubisoft's New DRM: Must Be Online To Play

    thublihnk ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2010 @ 03:13pm

    Re: Re:

    You didn't read the rest of that comment at all, did you?

  • On the post: Ubisoft's New DRM: Must Be Online To Play

    thublihnk ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2010 @ 04:55pm

    The one part of the DRM I like is the remote save games, though I'd like it a lot better if they were merely backups that could be accessed after a player has to reinstall a game. I hate having to start a game over because of a reinstall/reformat HDD, etc.

    Other than that, the platform is Steam with all of the good parts of Steam sucked out.

  • On the post: Netflix Exec Claims That Delaying Movie Rentals For A Month Benefits Customers

    thublihnk ( profile ), 21 Jan, 2010 @ 07:51am

    Shame this didn't happen a couple years ago when 28 Days Later was released on DVD, someone could crack a KILLER joke on this...

    56 Days Later, anyone?

  • On the post: Guy Buys $3 Billion CD-ROM

    thublihnk ( profile ), 05 Jan, 2010 @ 09:04pm

    Well, unless he's using a card with a credit limit of +3Mil, no, the transaction would not be able to be completed, the purchase wouldn't be finished and the sale wouldn't happen.

    So that line of logic doesn't work.

  • On the post: IBM Patents Managing Your Patents

    thublihnk ( profile ), 22 Dec, 2009 @ 10:36pm

    Maybe now they can sue patent trolls, and we'll finally be done with those dicks.

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