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• On the post: Sony Settles PS3 Jailbreaking Lawsuit Against Geohot

  

  umccullough ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2011 @ 03:29pm

  Re: Re:

  Per what I saw on psx scene (link to their article maybed posted somewhere below if it succeeds moderation)..
  
  The official document basically states that he is not to attempt to gain "unauthorized access" to *any* Sony product - nor assist others in doing so.
  
  He has also updated his personal blog stating that he now is boycotting all Sony products, so I would guess he intends to never touch one again as a result of this injunction.

• On the post: Sony Settles PS3 Jailbreaking Lawsuit Against Geohot

  

  umccullough ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2011 @ 03:24pm

  PSX-Scene has documents

  For those interested in reading the court document(s), psx-scene.com has them here:
  
  http://psx-scene.com/forums/f6/settlement-george-hotz-case-84881/

• On the post: Copyright Fight Over GoDaddy CEO Shooting An Elephant?

  

  umccullough ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2011 @ 08:25am

  Agenda

  He's probably hoping to get all the Godaddy-critics to re-post it so he can get get ICE to seize their domains.
  
  Since Godaddy participates often in these seizures, they probably know how easy it is to use this as censorship of people you don't like..

• On the post: Apparently Russia's President Gets Angry When You Hit His Blog With A Denial Of Service Attack

  

  umccullough ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2011 @ 03:09pm

  Re: Re: Which would you rather have?

  I know - but if nobody visited his blog, it wouldn't likely be a target for DDoS anyway :)

• On the post: Apparently Russia's President Gets Angry When You Hit His Blog With A Denial Of Service Attack

  

  umccullough ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2011 @ 02:57pm

  Which would you rather have?

  A few hundred thousand script-kiddies running LOIC to take down your site?
  
  Or nobody visiting it at all?

• On the post: Feds: 4th Amendment Shouldn't Apply To Online Emails Because… That Would Make Us Have To Work Harder

  

  umccullough ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2011 @ 10:11am

  Public should get government emails > 180 days

  Why can't the public receive unrestricted access to government-stored emails > 6 months? The infrastructure is paid for by taxpayers - we should gain access to that information as a result.

• On the post: More Data And Thoughts On The Pay What You Want For A Stylus Experiment

  

  umccullough ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2011 @ 08:13pm

  Only one key piece of info needed

  Honestly, of the 2 key pieces of information specified, I think only #1 is an absolute must for an open and honest "pay what you want" project of this type: How many minimum orders you need, and what amount you must raise to cover your cost.
  
  With these two pieces of information available, people will often go into "Co-op" mode and are willing to pay more than the bare minimum. The figures must be honest.
  
  With tangible goods, one has to be prepared to make no profit up front - with the hope that they can recoup the cost later via retail sales once word gets out about their product offering from those who got in on the deal.
  
  With virtual goods, the sky's the limit - once you hit your minimum number of orders and recoup your initial cost, one could potentially assume that any further money received is "pure profit".

• On the post: Which Would You Rather Have: 100,000 Unauthorized Downloads Of Your Music… Or None?

  

  umccullough ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2011 @ 12:43pm

  Re:

  Sounded more like a "rampant piracy is a result of success" correlation to me.