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• On the post: Ajit Pai Hits CES… To Make Up Some Shit About Net Neutrality

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 10 Jan, 2020 @ 03:49am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: CES _ Pai

  Her expertise is in using her name and position to shill her stuff, which is basically clothing and jewellery.

• On the post: Connecticut Cop Sues Local Blogger To Get Him To Turn Over Personal Info On Commenters Who Said Thing The Cop Didn't Like

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2020 @ 06:17am

  Re: Sounds like someone we know, right?

  He's not, SDM. He puts his money -- and his name -- where his mouth is. That said, he needs to learn how to get along better with his peers, who seem to dislike him intensely enough to slag him off on a popular blog. That, not the comments, is his problem.

• On the post: Connecticut Cop Sues Local Blogger To Get Him To Turn Over Personal Info On Commenters Who Said Thing The Cop Didn't Like

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2020 @ 06:15am

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  I mostly agree with Dan on this, but also with btr1701.

  • Sleeping on shift -- that could get him fired, ergo actual harm, ergo defamatory. Merely lying about a person isn't defamatory unless people believe this and it has consequences, e.g. social exclusion or job loss.
  • Leaking information, whether appropriately or not, is not an actionable statement because it's a matter of opinion as to whether disclosure is leaking and/or appropriate or not unless this is specifically stated in relation to the disclosure. For example, if the Plaintiff was accused of leaking information about a particular case in progress by making a particular statement to the press, this could lead to disciplinary action and would therefore be a harm suffered, ergo defamation unless it could be proven untrue. Without evidence to support or debunk the statement, it's just opinion.
  • RE: ability to lead and/or racism, it's opinion until some checkable detail is provided. Vague comments about the Plaintiff being a racist aren't sufficient to meet the bar for defamation.
  • The NYPD thing--the only part of this that's a statement of fact is that he wasn't in Queens and Bronx, but I don't see how that could be defamatory. His job performance and alleged racism are matters of opinion (with the possible exception of incorrectly recounting his performance evaluations, etc.)

  Yep.

  • HPD officers ordered not to read the blog--yes, it's a statement of fact, but so what? How is it possibly defamatory?

  Unless specific officers are mentioned by name and actual harm is caused by the assertion that cops are banned from reading the blog, it's just opinion.

  • Threat to cut D's throat...disgrace to the badge

  I'm with btr1701 on this. If it's a lie, it's defamatory but only rises to that bar if it has caused actual harm, e.g. disciplinary action against the Plaintiff.

  • promotion to Lieutenant was not based on merit

  Pure opinion. Impersonating the Plaintiff -- nobody would have believed it.

• On the post: George Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue Is In The Public Domain And Gerswhin's Nephew Is Worried Someone Might Turn It Into Hip Hop

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2020 @ 05:46am

  Re: Re:

  We've found the Magic Money Tree, SDM.

• On the post: George Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue Is In The Public Domain And Gerswhin's Nephew Is Worried Someone Might Turn It Into Hip Hop

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2020 @ 05:45am

  Re: Re: How free is the PD?

  Yes to all of the above. Public Domain is Public Domain. You can do anything with a book from the 1800s that you could do with a book by Homer or Aristotle. That's why we have Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Without copyright, that gloriously crazy, great fun mash-up wouldn't have happened.

• On the post: Disappointing: Apple The Latest To Abuse DMCA 1201 To Try To Stifle Competition, Security Research, Jailbreaking And More

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2020 @ 05:39am

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  This is why I won't use Apple's stuff. They're like selfish kids who won't share their toys.

• On the post: Nintendo Responds To RomUniverse's Lame Argument That First Sale Doctrine Makes The Site Non-Infringing

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2020 @ 03:47am

  Re: Re:

  You're correct, AC. I used the wrong word.

• On the post: Chinese Skiers Training In Norway Ask Local Library To Remove 'Controversial' Books

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2020 @ 03:40am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Falun Gong

  Unsupported statements =/= facts. Provide links to support your assertions or begone.

• On the post: Chinese Skiers Training In Norway Ask Local Library To Remove 'Controversial' Books

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2020 @ 03:38am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  my query, over five threads, spanning two weeks, about how YOU believe in a faith based approach to problem solving. I didn't notice it, and no, I believe in an evidence-based approach to problem-solving. My job depends on it. If I resorted to faith-based approaches at work, it'd cause all sorts of problems. And, you still have not provided an explanation of what your personal faith based rationale is, exactly. I'm not obliged to. What is your opinion about the "coincidence” of: footage of Bigfoot and Nessie are always, ALWAYS fuzzy Bigfoot hair samples are fuzzy the Shroud of Turins provenance, also is fuzzy They're all fakes, that's why. And might I add, you are a bit fuzzy also, having consistently dodged answering the direct question posed to you, over five TD threads, about your fuzzy logic and faith -based approach to scientific /sociological inquiry. Whatever. I smell sauerkraut, despite the Anglican nym. Whatever. I didn't spot your questions, which may have been because your comments were either tl:dr; or hidden by the community. Even if I had, though, what exactly do I owe you and why? You're rude. That's disincentivising, right there. You also have a view of me that's unsupported by my conduct. Disagreeing with you doesn't a) mean I owe you anything or b) that I'm anything you say I am. Now run along. Any attempt to continue this conversation will be ignored.

• On the post: Chinese Skiers Training In Norway Ask Local Library To Remove 'Controversial' Books

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2020 @ 03:31am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  It's a shame to be anything but full-on commie Han Chinese, then. You're gonna be crushed.

• On the post: Chinese Skiers Training In Norway Ask Local Library To Remove 'Controversial' Books

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2020 @ 03:29am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Authoritarianism

  Indeed. Totalitarian regimes of every stripe tend towards that. We like emperors and tyrants, it seems, until they're tyrannical to us.

• On the post: Chinese Skiers Training In Norway Ask Local Library To Remove 'Controversial' Books

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2020 @ 03:27am

  Re: Re: Re: where nothing worked and no one had hope or ambition

  George Orwell was a socialist. Yes he was. I think he liked the idea of making a fairer world, he just didn't like the authoritarian repression. It's totally possible to have one without the other, but people who fear socialism on principle can't or won't accept that. exposure to the real USSR became wakeup calls for would-be foreign sympathizers. Unless they'd been so totally poisoned by the Koolaid that they weren't bothered by it -- or didn't think it applied to them. Heck, we see it today over extreme capitalism.

• On the post: Nintendo Responds To RomUniverse's Lame Argument That First Sale Doctrine Makes The Site Non-Infringing

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2020 @ 08:56am

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  I have little sympathy for him. While I'm not a mad fan of copyright he's flouting the law and trying to get away with blatant profiteering. There's a hell of a difference between sharing your Netflix password and selling access to copies of recent works without some kind of licence. Not okay.

• On the post: Disney+ Titles Disappear Without Warning, Bringing Confusion To The Streaming Wars

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2020 @ 08:24am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  LOL!

• On the post: Appeals Court Smacks Down Patent Troll Blackbird, Orders It To Pay $363k In Attorneys Fees To Company It Sued

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2020 @ 07:28am

  Re: Re: Impressive... for all the wrong reasons

  Now really, SDM, can't you see this is yet another anomaly? Mind you, the pile does appear to be getting higher.

• On the post: Turns Out Oracle Copied Amazon's S3 APIs; When Confronted, Pretends That's Different (Spoiler Alert: It's Not)

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2020 @ 07:16am

  Re: Hypocrisy, thy name is Oracle, among others.

  Goose and Gander meet pot and kettle. Oracle's good for me but not for thee attitude is more than telling, but does the Supreme Court listen? Only if Google's defense lawyer brings this up. Is he or she aware?

• On the post: Disney+ Titles Disappear Without Warning, Bringing Confusion To The Streaming Wars

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2020 @ 07:13am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Social media can solve that problem easily. The trick, as I learned right here on TD, is to be social. That means talking to people about what's going on from their perspective, then seeing if your product can address their issues. If it can, job done. When I had my own web design service back in the day, I would chat to developers, bloggers, and all sorts of other people about issues tangential to the service I provided, e.g. hosting, types of web design, search engines and SEO, etc. When they needed a web designer, I was top of the list because they believed I knew what I was on about. It takes a lot of effort to cultivate fans, but that's how you do it.

• On the post: Chinese Skiers Training In Norway Ask Local Library To Remove 'Controversial' Books

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2020 @ 06:00am

  Re: Falun Gong

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falun_Gong It's a harmless branch of Buddhism that emphasizes morality and initially had state support. However, if officers of the state behave badly and the FG followers call them out for it, I can imagine why they'd see it as a threat.

• On the post: Chinese Skiers Training In Norway Ask Local Library To Remove 'Controversial' Books

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2020 @ 05:56am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Good Nazi websites and he calls himself "Saviour of the world." Flag and move on, people.

• On the post: Chinese Skiers Training In Norway Ask Local Library To Remove 'Controversial' Books

  

  Wendy Cockcroft ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2020 @ 05:55am

  Re: Re:

  They have 2500+ years worth of being an empire instead Being a distinct nation. There have been several empires and regime changes. Feel free to convince 1,4 billion chinese citizens, 90%+ of whom are quite satisfied with their lives, that they need to mount an armed uprising to overturn their satisfactory lives for a destructive rebellion which will seriously imperil the survival of their families. You won't. Only the desperate attempt revolution. The rest of us have too much to lose.

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