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• On the post: North Carolina Cops Fired After Their In-Car Camera Catches Them Talking About Wiping Black People 'Off The (Expletive) Map'

  

  timlash ( profile ), 29 Jun, 2020 @ 02:02pm

  Whew

  I'm glad we finally got rid of those few bad apples. Done and done.

• On the post: GOOGLE THREATENS TO DEFUND TECHDIRT? Where Are All The Politicians Complaining?

  

  timlash ( profile ), 29 Jun, 2020 @ 10:25am

  I misread

  At first I though someone at Google was jokingly threating to buy this InsiderShop item. Then I read the article. So...yay?

• On the post: Cops — Newly Wary Of Looking Like Authoritarian Assholes — Open Fire On, Arrest Journalists

  

  timlash ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2020 @ 12:53pm

  Re: The Less Objectionable Choice

  We'd probably be better off with President Boaty McBoatface. I'd rather have a navy guy like him as Commander-in-Chief.

• On the post: Let's Stop Pretending Peaceful Demonstrations Will Fix The System. 'Peace Officers' Don't Give A Shit About Peace.

  

  timlash ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2020 @ 10:55am

  REAP!

  Here's hoping we all reap an improved society. REAP!

• On the post: Cops — Newly Wary Of Looking Like Authoritarian Assholes — Open Fire On, Arrest Journalists

  

  timlash ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2020 @ 12:48pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: My Sad Question

  Perhaps I unfairly threw AOC under the bus. Answer this. Who has had the more broadly effective messaging? Killer Mike in an eight minute speech next to the mayor of Atlanta, or all the stories you can scrape together from JB, NP and AOC over the last two weeks? I have seen more people sharing and commenting on Killer Mike's words than your fistful of news stories. We're a few steps from an outright civil war. I want to see some Democrats howling at the moon over the injustice and ham-fisted use of force in response to protests. What I have seen seems mild and insufficient in comparison to the magnitude of the revolting injustice and ongoing events. Instead we get Nancy's profound '...dishonors every value that faith teaches us'. No shit Nancy! Got anything else in light of the White House's disgusting use of force against peaceful protesers?

• On the post: Cops — Newly Wary Of Looking Like Authoritarian Assholes — Open Fire On, Arrest Journalists

  

  timlash ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2020 @ 10:57am

  Re: Re: My Sad Question

  From the Biden article - "On Monday, Biden held his first in-person campaign event since the coronavirus took hold in the United States in mid-March." It would have been nice to see Pelosi/Shumer condemn the looter --> shooter Trump edict too, instead of waiting for subsequent the escalation. Instead Pelosi ignores that. And AOC is crying about the daughter of the most Powerful Mayor in the country. Not exactly the inspiring JFK/MLK rhetoric of old. Although, Biden's speech today (6/2) was on point. More of that please. How about every day so the news has something to play counter to Trump's daily diarrhea.

• On the post: Cops — Newly Wary Of Looking Like Authoritarian Assholes — Open Fire On, Arrest Journalists

  

  timlash ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2020 @ 06:48am

  My Sad Question

  Where is the vocal response from Democratic leadership? Is Sleepy Joe trying to prove the moniker? Why isn't Pelosi having her own press daily conferences condemning Trumps actions? Why don't we see AOC shouting for minority rights? Why are the leaders from the left leaving this fight to the powerless masses? The most effective voice has been somebody called Killer Mike. How low has the leadership of the left sunk?

  I should be yearning for the November election to cast my vote against rising tyranny, yet I fear the distinct possibility we could be in for four more years of this shit due to the lack of effective Democratic leadership.

• On the post: Ron Wyden: It's Time Congress Helped Americans Protect Their Privacy

  

  timlash ( profile ), 28 May, 2020 @ 07:13am

  Senator Wyden is the best

  It will be sad watching this initiative die along with most he brings to the floor. He's always on the vanguard of the best progressive ideas that run a high probability of getting chopped down by the majority only willing to support status quo. You know, because they're all getting rich as it is now. /sigh/

• On the post: How Most Of The Anti-Internet Crew Misread The News That The NY Times Is Getting Rid Of 3rd Party Advertisers

  

  timlash ( profile ), 20 May, 2020 @ 12:00pm

  So...

  Does this mean that NYT will take down their paywall? It should if they are really getting into the attention economy.

• On the post: This Is My 50,000th Techdirt Post, And I'm Busy Working On 50,001

  

  timlash ( profile ), 28 Apr, 2020 @ 06:35am

  Congrats Mike!

  Congrats on such a prolific career. Happy to be an Insider helping to keep things going. Hope all is well, and I look forward to the next 50,000!

• On the post: Disgraced Former NASCAR Boss, Brian France, Uses SLAPP Suit To Silence Parody Twitter Account

  

  timlash ( profile ), 21 Apr, 2020 @ 10:43am

  So close

  This almost makes me want to sign up for twitter so can follow @Not_BrianFrance. Almost.

• On the post: Masnick's Impossibility Theorem: Content Moderation At Scale Is Impossible To Do Well

  

  timlash ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2019 @ 10:27am

  Not again!

  There goes Masnick again! Pushing another reasonable take on a current technology battle. Acknowledging that there are multiple viewpoints to an issue with no simple solutions. Sheesh, when will someone subscribe to the 'Silence Techdirt' level of support so we don't have to hear his centrist schlock anymore. (/s for those who need it.)

• On the post: John Oliver Takes On SLAPP Suits And Anti-SLAPP Laws With A Grand Musical Number

  

  timlash ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2019 @ 11:38am

  Re:

  John Oliver's show has a Youtube channel where many stories (including this one) are posted. Watch whenever you want!

• On the post: John Oliver Takes On SLAPP Suits And Anti-SLAPP Laws With A Grand Musical Number

  

  timlash ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2019 @ 11:39am

  Full Circle

  Saw this video last night. I should have suspected you had a hand in it Mike. Well done! Keep up the good work.

• On the post: Surprise! Buzzfeed Links Bogus Net Neutrality Comments Directly To Broadband Industry

  

  timlash ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2019 @ 08:09am

  Legal System?

  'So far, one gets the sneaking suspicion the US legal system may just be broken'

  I can't think of a system of the U.S. government that isn't broken.

• On the post: Space X May Soon Give The US Broadband Sector A Much Needed Kick In The Ass

  

  timlash ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2019 @ 12:02pm

  Starlink Misinformation

  80-90% of ISP consumers will not have access to Starlink. The Starlink constellation is not designed to serve urban areas. The bandwidth demand in cities would overwhelm any satellites overhead. Starlink will address the hundreds of millions of potential broadband customers in rural areas around the globe. Plus they will serve some commercial clients needing high speed low-latency global communications like high frequency traders. We urban dwellers in the US coping with monopoly/duopoly broadband solutions will not be affected by Starlink. Sadly.

  That's why I believe Starlink impact will be smaller than expected for most folks. In the US, Comcast/AT&T already don't want to fuss with the rural challenge. They are happy to cede that market to Starlink.

  This calculus may change as competing satellite constellations come online.

  All that said, the market for Starlink is still huge and will transform internet access to those to whom access has always been a challenge.

• On the post: Does The Public Care About Tech Backlash? And Does That Matter?

  

  timlash ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2019 @ 10:58am

  There goes Masnick again! Pushing another reasonable take on a current technology battle. Acknowledging that there are multiple viewpoints to an issue with no simple solutions. Sheesh, when will someone subscribe to the 'Silence Techdirt' level of support so we don't have to hear his centrist schlock anymore. (/s for those who need it.)

• On the post: That Time EFF Got A Copyright Takedown Demand Of Its Own Artwork

  

  timlash ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2019 @ 11:52am

  Re: Even if "your" original, according to Techdirt IT'S NOT YOUR

  Well you effectively stole this comment thread for your own purpose. So there's that.

• On the post: Why A 'Clever Hack' Against Nazis Shows How Upload Filters Have Made Copyright Law Even More Broken

  

  timlash ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2019 @ 05:39am

  Full Circle

  Looks like we may be going back to the age of silent film. Who needs "talkies" anyway?

• On the post: New Study Shows That All This Ad Targeting Doesn't Work That Well

  

  timlash ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2019 @ 05:17am

  "Over and over again we tell potential advertisers that people here would be much more open to paying attention to their ads if they promised not to do any tracking at all."

  And that's why I'm a Techdirt Insider at the Watercooler level. I encourage any enthusiastic reader to find a way to support this site. The team Mike has assembled knows how to do it right. They have the proper moral compass and fortitude to follow through. Keep up the good work guys!

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