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• On the post: Eleven Year Old Kid Shows That Modern Airport Security Is Not As Secure A You Think

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2012 @ 09:15am

  Re: Re: In the news (future)

  Hey, I think we are onto something... We can start a reality TV show.... Maybe get Jerry Springer or Murray Polvich to host it. Get some before and after interviews from families and catch the reactions on film when the TSA breaks the news to them. We could also get some good action with people getting tased when they go into an emotional outburst in the security checkpoint. They can also throw in a few laughs by making fun of various body scanner images. I think this would fit perfectly into a daytime TV programming slot.

• On the post: Eleven Year Old Kid Shows That Modern Airport Security Is Not As Secure A You Think

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2012 @ 08:53am

  Re: In the news (future)

  Haha, I can only imagine the awkward situation when a family passes through and the TSA agent mentions, "Sir, please step over here. These are not your children. Our records indicate these children are related to a postal worker."
  
  =P

• On the post: How Petty Patent Fights Can Get: Samsung Upset That Apple Gets Top Billing In Patent Suit

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2012 @ 07:40am

  How about what the "Overflow Seating" feels? It's listed after both of the idiots. =P

• On the post: UK Government Censors Copyright Consultation Submission About How Awful Collection Societies Are

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2012 @ 07:35am

  Nothing to see here, move along...

• On the post: If This Is What Big Publishers Call Promotion, No Wonder They're In Trouble

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2012 @ 03:11pm

  Re:

  It's the same for me too. I think the only studio I actually follow is Studio Ghibli. But, I think it's mainly because of Miyazaki. Also this falls into a similar category, as this is also an animation studio.

• On the post: If This Is What Big Publishers Call Promotion, No Wonder They're In Trouble

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2012 @ 03:07pm

  "The Internet? Is that thing still around?" - Homer
  
  Seems funny that the publishers can almost be compared to Homer in their ineptitude. =P

• On the post: Twitter Finally Reinstates Journalist's Twitter Account, But Questions Raised Over Its Actions

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2012 @ 02:59pm

  Re:

  I don't understand why anyone bothers with the smell test. I can tell you right now that all PR announcements are made from the most potent and concentrated bullcrap that they spent the entire week refining.

• On the post: Twitter Finally Reinstates Journalist's Twitter Account, But Questions Raised Over Its Actions

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2012 @ 01:50pm

  So NBC finally aired his complaint on TV, thus allowing it to be shown on the web again? =P

• On the post: US Has Ignored New Zealand Court Order To Return Data It Seized From Megaupload

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2012 @ 01:48pm

  Re: The U.S.

  "firmly believes that the U.S. doesn't have to pay attention to the laws of other countries."
  
  The US doesn't even follow it's own laws... They don't discriminate by nationality. =P

• On the post: US Has Ignored New Zealand Court Order To Return Data It Seized From Megaupload

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2012 @ 01:45pm

  Re: Re: For shame.

  You mean follow the US law that even the US is ignoring or trying to twist it into something that doesn't even resemble the original intent?

• On the post: US Has Ignored New Zealand Court Order To Return Data It Seized From Megaupload

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2012 @ 01:37pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Ahem:

  From my understanding, the data that is in question was taken from New Zealand. I would say that would give them jurisdiction on the hard drive matter. Also Kim Dotcom was in New Zealand and the US wants to extradite him. That would give New Zealand jurisdiction over granting his extradition.
  
  If you turn the tables a bit and say China decided it wanted to extradite Larry Page from the US because they believe he is breaking China's censorship laws. In the process they copied a lot of Google's data, including user data and emails, from US based servers and took it back to China because they claim it's evidence in their trail against him. Also, they block access to all Google services to the rest of the world while they make weak arguments about why they are "right" and Google is evil and that the US shouldn't question them and just hand Larry over without making a fuss. Do you think that that would be okay?

• On the post: What Does Bipartisan Really Mean?

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2012 @ 04:46pm

  Bipartisan, isn't that when you slice a person into two symmetrical pieces? =P

• On the post: Modding Video Games Is Good For The Original Game Creators And Future Game Developers

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2012 @ 03:31pm

  The developers that don't want to allow modding are likely either related to the RIAA execs. They want to be able to license the mods. Oh, you want to add a new unit AND modify an existing one? You'll need a "creation" license and also a separate "modification" license. After you pay for all applicable licenses, we will then decide if we will grant you permission to create the mod.

• On the post: Biggest Critic Of NBC's Awful Olympic Coverage Has Twitter Account Suspended For Tweeting NBC Exec's Email

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2012 @ 03:23pm

  Re: Personal information?

  I'm thinking almost anything coming out of NBC would fail the smell test. After all, they deal with shoveling out crap all day.
  
  Guess the same could be said about most media outlets. =P

• On the post: Biggest Critic Of NBC's Awful Olympic Coverage Has Twitter Account Suspended For Tweeting NBC Exec's Email

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2012 @ 03:21pm

  Re: Re: Re: Well, no one's perfect

  Well the RIAA taught me that Google controls the Internet... And IP laws taught me that the inventor controls his inventions. That means that Al Gore must be Google.
  
  (You just need to let that logical fallacy soak in a bit =P)

• On the post: Biggest Critic Of NBC's Awful Olympic Coverage Has Twitter Account Suspended For Tweeting NBC Exec's Email

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2012 @ 02:33pm

  Re: Well, no one's perfect

  You mean he's the leader of Google? =P

• On the post: Biggest Critic Of NBC's Awful Olympic Coverage Has Twitter Account Suspended For Tweeting NBC Exec's Email

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2012 @ 02:32pm

  Re:

  Ugggg, lack of coffee... there'd not their. I also meant delay not wait...

• On the post: Biggest Critic Of NBC's Awful Olympic Coverage Has Twitter Account Suspended For Tweeting NBC Exec's Email

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2012 @ 02:27pm

  I was assuming their be at least a 4 hour wait before NBC would release their rebuttal. =P

• On the post: UK Politicians Don't Seem To Mind That Every Web Page You Load Is Copyright Infringement Under Current Law

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2012 @ 01:43pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Hmmm,
  
  War of 1812 - More of a draw than a loss, but Washington was still razed.
  WW2 (Europe) - Possible claim that joining in the end game doesn't actually equate to a victory.
  Korea - Didn't go to well, still ended in a draw.
  Vietnam - Loss
  War on Drugs - Not going that well.
  War on Piracy - Ditto.
  War on Terrorism - Still not much to write home about.
  
  But still in the overall scheme of things, the American's have won more conflicts then they lost.... But being in a large number of conflicts to begin with isn't much of a bragging point either.

• On the post: Yet Again, Netflix Class Action Shows That Class Action Lawsuits Are Mostly About Making Lawyers Rich

  

  Tunnen ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2012 @ 01:23pm

  Re: Re: Re: Yes

  But wait! That's not all... We'll include TWO spams for the price of one, only pay separate shipping and handling.
  
  That's 2 spams for three easy and one complex payment of $9.99. Act now! Operators are standing by!

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