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  • On the post: The Insanely Complex Rules The Supreme Court Requires You To Meet To Ask It To Hear Your Case

    Wally ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2013 @ 10:21pm

    Re:

    • "paper size" led me here...


      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size

  • On the post: The Insanely Complex Rules The Supreme Court Requires You To Meet To Ask It To Hear Your Case

    Wally ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2013 @ 10:02pm

    Re: Re: Mike Mansick....you were initially right about Greenspan...but not here.

    9.25 inches (wide) for the mathematically challenged is 9 and 1 quarter inches wide...when you are ping an outline, it helps the human eye track ones own hand writing or type faces.

    It's also likely used so that trolls like Aaron Greenspan cannot exploit the system with fake legal documentation. They ask for specific types of actual paper because the paper and ink and/or toner provided is filed and stored in an organized fashion inside a box 10 inch wide by 13 inch long (oh thats up and down for the stupid people out there who are desperate trolls) box....the papers' dimensions match the envelope they are stored in.

    For those less educated than I...or those who are quite educated wondering what the fuck I'm getting at...

    Now, due to some reason, these standards are set in place for the purpose of physical storage...just in case the wonderful technologies of this world that you trolls seem to enjoy misusing for blatant, uncalled for mockery of one's intelligence, breaks down. The paper has to be a certain type...the dimensions have to be different from a standard A4 type xerox paper (8.5x11 inches) basically for the simple task of long term storage. Simple as that.

    But I'm sure you and the other AC trolls who responded to my comment missed that fact as badly as Aaron Greenspan had....

    Mike Mandick I really am sorry, but Greenspan has no reason to complain. He's griping because he either lost his cases, and because he only wishes he came up with ideas and acted on them.

  • On the post: 'Attribution' Troll On Press Inc. Now 50% Less 'Troll-like!' Also: NOT Yelling At People Sells More Books!

    Wally ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2013 @ 04:44pm

    Re: Re: I am no Twitter user..but..

    So given that, I'd say it is safe to say (and I hope Tim Cushing notes this), that the tweets are in no way copyright trolling....but they are in fact, copyright spam.

  • On the post: The Insanely Complex Rules The Supreme Court Requires You To Meet To Ask It To Hear Your Case

    Wally ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2013 @ 10:20pm

    Oh and more evidence Greenspan is doing it for self-recognition and seeking the recognition of others and attention...

    A quick Google search on "paper size led me there".


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size

  • On the post: The Insanely Complex Rules The Supreme Court Requires You To Meet To Ask It To Hear Your Case

    Wally ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2013 @ 05:17pm

    Mike Mansick....you were initially right about Greenspan...but not here.

    Please don't get me wrong but because of the complaint about the paper requirement, Aaron Greenspan is an idiot. Standard legal documents are 9 and 1/4 inches wide for a specific reason. This is to conform to the fact that it takes 8 squares surround a smaller square to make an exponentially larger square from the square that is surrounded.

    Imagine the following are squares on a grid....

    o o o
    o o o
    o o o

    See how much easier it is to center a letterhead text on a 9 and 1/4 inch piece of paper?? It makes it much easier to read. Makes litigation and decision making much easier and speedier.

    The purpose of the length is the same, but the 12.5 inches allows for a half-inch margin at the top for the letterhead of the brief or motion.

    The 5.25 inch note card requirement only makes it even easier for you to get to the point of your defense and saves tax payers time and money rather than beat around the bush with your case....which is exactly what Aaron Greenspan doesn't want to happen. I think the way he sees it, he'd want to have the power to litigate as much as he wants and beat around the bush until he gets what he wants..

    The paper requirement standards he complains about are specifically made to allow for easier reading. The same standards help the US Supreme Court make quicker decisions.

  • On the post: 'Attribution' Troll On Press Inc. Now 50% Less 'Troll-like!' Also: NOT Yelling At People Sells More Books!

    Wally ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2013 @ 04:48pm

    At this point, I encourage all TechDirt insiders who have a Twitter account to post the poem and compare the responses.

  • On the post: Illinois Politician Seeks To Outlaw Anonymous Comments (But Allow Anonymous Gun Ownership)

    Wally ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2013 @ 02:54pm

    Won't happen....

    It is quite clear that anonymity and free speech go hand-in-hand when combined as an entity. It is also outlined within the first article of the Constitution of the United States that staying anonymous for commenting is a part of free speech. No state laws shall supersede that of the Constitution is another article....In other words, the bill proposed by Ira Silverstein.

    Now as for the complaint of a lack of a registered database for gun owners....that is also a concept that is unconstitutional and was also struck down in In McDonald v. Chicago, 561 U.S. 3025 (2010).....which also adheres to the 14th Amendment.

  • On the post: 'Attribution' Troll On Press Inc. Now 50% Less 'Troll-like!' Also: NOT Yelling At People Sells More Books!

    Wally ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2013 @ 02:38pm

    I am no Twitter user..but..

    I noticed that the long tweets from On Press Inc....I only ever saw similar messages like that when my texts with Verizon were longer than 120 charters in length....is that a normal thing for Twitter to do that on a non-mobile platform??? If not, we now know how On Press Inc. is tweeting via SMS text through a mobile carrier.

  • On the post: Monster Cable Finds Itself On The Other Side Of A Trademark Case (But Still Losing)

    Wally ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 11:26am

    Re:

    Any VHS Cassette recorder, DVD Player, or Bluray player manufacturer will tell you the value of trademark branding and licensing.

  • On the post: Monster Cable Finds Itself On The Other Side Of A Trademark Case (But Still Losing)

    Wally ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 11:23am

    Re: Wait....

    You just got my vote for insightful :-)

  • On the post: Monster Cable Finds Itself On The Other Side Of A Trademark Case (But Still Losing)

    Wally ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 11:22am

    Re: Re: Re:

    Looks like all monster did was add solid quarter pie pieces on the top and fill in the Dolby double D's....yeah, I'm in support of Dolby Labs...they really aren't all that litigious in nature and this is the first time I think anyone heard of them going after trademark issues.

  • On the post: CT State Representative Proposes 10% Tax On Mature Video Games

    Wally ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 11:12am

    Re: Re:

    Young age meaning teenagers an children right. Nobody is around to watch them so or say what they do some times. Problem is that this boils down to online bullying and honestly...it's gotten more and more pervasive over the years. I'm not trying to demonize online games, I'm just pointing out that it can lead to issues when people you don't know at all are trolling you to no end. Simply put....people need to extend a bit more curtesy while gaming online.

    My first online gaming experience was around 2006 or 2007 and it was Half-Life Death-match...through Steam. I met some very nice people who actually were competitive, but also fun to be with. That experience gets ruined some times for first timers...and what's worse is that those frustrations bilge over into real life.

  • On the post: CT State Representative Proposes 10% Tax On Mature Video Games

    Wally ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 09:00am

    Re: Re:

    People are also using the Sandy Hook tragedy to push for a ban on guns. It's really sad in deed.

  • On the post: CT State Representative Proposes 10% Tax On Mature Video Games

    Wally ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 08:57am

    Re:

    I started off with the Atari 2600. Some violent games I actually can't stand playing...I've had more fun with Portal, Portal II, the Half-Life series Atari 2600 games, Zelda and Mario than any other game around.

    I don't think we will be playing "Teletubby games" due to legislation...but I also know there is no need to put legislative measures on video games outside of the ratings system already in place.

  • On the post: Oh Wait: MIT Already Made All Its Research Open; So Why Was It So Against Aaron Swartz?

    Wally ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 09:06am

    Well, while he was at MIT...Aaron Swartz had an issue with the wireless network being extremely slow and cumbersome. Even with the wired network it was not befitting of a college campus. So he simply spoofed his MAC Address and figured out the issue. I'm guessing the IT department's pride was bruised when Swartz diagnosed their speed issues.

  • On the post: CT State Representative Proposes 10% Tax On Mature Video Games

    Wally ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2013 @ 08:50am

    Coming from a background in psychology..Timothy Geiger, the proper term is emotional psychological bias. People were so grief stricken by Sandy Hook that they suddenly want a ban on so called "assault weapons". It's sad too that some people are blindly calling for a ban on all guns in the US not realizing the reason my fellow countryman and I have them.

    In a much broader term, video games do not cause violence...unless they step into the psychological uncanny valley. Having heard excuse after excuse, maybe some how...video games are to blame because of how people tend to treat each other online or through social media. Some people tend to psychologically associate the voice or text as a machine rather than a human. It makes it much more of a hostile environment. So maybe video games are somewhat to blame...but there is no real correlation study between single player ones vs. online. Most of my video game addict clients were very peaceable and just needed to get out in the real world.

    Tragedy and emotional bias must never govern our laws. They should only be a catalyst for awareness of a social issue. I wish people would pick up after Sandy Hook...Chardon, Ohio (I have family there) had their prom the day after their incident. They rallied for support of each other in the tragedy rather than bray on about gun rights and continued their lives knowing full well it was out of anyone's control to stop the tragedy from happening.

  • On the post: Controversy Over Anne Of Green Gables Cover Is Way Overblown, And That's A Great Sign For Indie Publishing

    Wally ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2013 @ 10:27pm

    Re: A Better Illustration

    Only problem is the contemporary work must likely have to already be public domain.

  • On the post: Controversy Over Anne Of Green Gables Cover Is Way Overblown, And That's A Great Sign For Indie Publishing

    Wally ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2013 @ 10:26pm

    What's even more sad is that I've been dying to read the series....I never knew it was Public Domain.

  • On the post: CISPA Sponsor Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger Promises The Return Of CISPA

    Wally ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2013 @ 10:21pm

    If it somehow passes through House and Senate...it's sure fire Obama will sign away at it. It feels liberating to be in a place where I can say what I please :-)

    Anyway...I mean its just like recent FISA amendments being signed in right? I hope to God this doesn't pass.

  • On the post: Canadian Chamber Of Commerce Wants To Legalize Spyware Rootkits To Help Stop 'Illegal' Activity

    Wally ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2013 @ 10:15pm

    Didn't Sony try this already?? Seems they failed miserably...

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