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• On the post: Why Isn’t Taxpayer-Funded U.S. Broadband Mapping Data Owned By The Public?

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 27 Feb, 2024 @ 08:35pm

  The government wastes so much of our money

  Why is the government hiring a company to gather information that is already sold? All your data are belong to any number of shady businesses. Want to know anyone's SSN, bank balance, phone number, address, credit score, demographic info, medical history, purchasing habits? That's all for sale, individually or in bulk. Your ISP and bandwidth is no doubt in there along with shoe size and favorite color, and could certainly be bought immediately in greater detail and accuracy for much less.

• On the post: Data Broker That Trafficked In Abortion Clinic Location Data Also Helps The Air Force With ‘Targeting’

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 23 Feb, 2024 @ 07:06pm

  That would result in a law making it a felony to publicize anything about Senators and Representatives that they didn't announce first.

• On the post: Another Journalist Sues Over Raid Of The Marion County Newspaper’s Offices

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2024 @ 08:56pm

  "Instead, he’s in the wind" This being Kansas, don't you mean he's "dust in the wind"?

• On the post: HP CEO Makes Up A Whole Lot Of Bullshit To Defend Crippling Printers That Use Cheaper Ink

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2024 @ 08:34pm

  Don't you mean "HP Ink"?

• On the post: California DA’s Office Used A Made-Up Story About A Dead Kid To Pitch Its Fentanyl Fantasies

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 26 Jan, 2024 @ 12:41pm

  Hmm, what's the internet standard response to this type of lie, I used to know it... Oh, right: "Of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most."

• On the post: LDS Church Bullies Brewery Out Of Beer Brand Referencing Biblical Bees

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 13 Jan, 2024 @ 08:32am

  stop playing the IP bully

  They're literally an IPA bully.

• On the post: Because The Fifth Circuit Again Did Something Ridiculous, The Copia Institute Filed Yet Another Amicus Brief At SCOTUS

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2024 @ 08:21pm

  It would be nonsensical for the court to be able to say “listen to me, not to him”.

  You do know that this is coming from the 5th Circuit, right?

• On the post: Fifth Circuit Tells Wrongly Convicted Woman She Can’t Sue Over Obvious Judicial Fuckery

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 26 Dec, 2023 @ 08:29pm

  The court is not doing its duty

  IIUC, a member of the US military swears first to uphold the Constitution and second to follow orders. If an order is illegal, their duty is to disobey it. The judicial branch of the US government should do the same. If precedent is wrong, it should be called out and not be followed. The Supreme Court should not be the only level of the judicial branch allowed to recognize illegal actions - especially since they only get a chance to chime in when everyone below them has appealed and they choose to pay attention.

• On the post: Hackers Gained Access To The Sensitive Data Of 36 Million Comcast Customers

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 20 Dec, 2023 @ 07:37pm

  Lbh orng zr gb vg!

  Very nice.

• On the post: What’s Left Of Cable TV Is Slowly Going To Hell

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 15 Dec, 2023 @ 04:07pm

  Because they have to pay more residuals for the popular shows.

• On the post: Wyoming’s Top Court Says It’s OK To For Cops To Steal Money Obtained From Legal Drug Sales

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 07 Dec, 2023 @ 06:26pm

  Privateers are for war. This is a kleptocracy. Unless they're still fighting the "War on Drugs". [tip: that war is over and Drugs won]

• On the post: Congressional Incompetence Could Doom Key Low-Income Broadband Program

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2023 @ 07:12am

  You misspelled "will"

  What do you mean "could" ?

• On the post: Privacy Activist Files Complaint Against The EU Commission Over Its Highly Targeted (Misleading) Ads About CSAM Scanning

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 21 Nov, 2023 @ 05:52pm

  *also

• On the post: Maine Voters Once Again Show ‘Right To Repair’ Reforms Are Overwhelmingly Popular

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2023 @ 08:42pm

  lane sharing

  It's common in Europe and other parts of the world. If you ride safely and sanely, it reduces congestion at traffic lights and lowers the risk of inattentive drivers running into a stopped motorcycle from behind. Most of the lane sharing accidents are at high speeds or due to riders not paying attention. Here's one study that's not too old.

• On the post: Former DHS/NSA Official Stewart Baker Decides He Can Help NSO Group Turn A Profit

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 06 Nov, 2023 @ 07:32pm

  Because "shut up and do what I say" removes obstacles to making more money.

• On the post: Just Because CSLI Warrants Are New-Ish Doesn’t Mean You Can You Can Skimp On The Probable Cause

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2023 @ 06:58pm

  Repeatedly.

• On the post: California Court, Ridiculously, Allows School Lawsuits Against Social Media To Move Forward

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 17 Oct, 2023 @ 07:26pm

  This is California, so yes.

• On the post: New York Bans Facial Recognition Tech In Schools While Montana Decides Students Aren’t Covered By Its Statewide Ban

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2023 @ 05:50pm

  Hanlon's Razor

  School administrators, while mostly well-meaning, are generally not rocket scientists.

• On the post: Canada’s Online News Act (C-18) Has Been An Unmitigated Disaster; Why Does California Still Want To Move Forward With Its Version?

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 02 Oct, 2023 @ 09:14pm

  You just answered your own question

  is a link to a news site a “sin” we want to discourage?

  If you are a legislator, signs point to "yes"

• On the post: Judge Tells Trump Durham Report Doesn’t Prove Hillary Clinton Conspired Against Him To [Squints At 2016] LOSE Election

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 20 Sep, 2023 @ 08:20pm

  I see what you did there!

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