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• On the post: Italian Court Acquits Scientists Of Manslaughter Charges Incurred After Failing To Predict Deadly Earthquake

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2014 @ 08:22am

  "We showed a map where L’Aquila is purple, which means the highest hazard"
  
  Hang on a second here. Did they, or did they not, point out that L'Aquila was in danger? How could they have been convicted in the first place if they actually showed that map?

• On the post: Obstruction Convictions Uncover Recordings of LA Sheriff's Dept. Officers Threatening FBI Agents And Federal Witnesses

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2014 @ 12:34am

  Re: So all it takes...

  This isn't a problem if only the politicians would remember that WE are THEIR bosses.
  
  So yeah, we're screwed.

• On the post: Obstruction Convictions Uncover Recordings of LA Sheriff's Dept. Officers Threatening FBI Agents And Federal Witnesses

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2014 @ 12:33am

  Hang on, the FBI just busted actual bad people? And LEOs at that!?
  
  Where do I send the flowers? Or should I double-check my water for hallucinogens first?

• On the post: Antitrust, DRM & Coffee: Is It Illegal For Keurig To Lock Down Its Brewers?

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 17 Oct, 2014 @ 04:35am

  I find myself wondering the same thing every time this topic comes up; are Keurig REALLY that dominant?
  Shouldn't this be the end of them? If I can make an equally good product and put "accepts all pods" on it, wouldn't that sell like... well, a lot?

• On the post: Requiring YouTubers To Give Positive Reviews For Access To Games Can't Work As A Long Term Strategy

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 15 Oct, 2014 @ 09:25am

  Re:

  You are confusing two different kinds of "Early Access". The one you're thinking of is where people get to play early version of a game, often by paying (though not always).
  
  The kind talked about here though is where reviewers get a copy of the finished game before it goes on sale. Think of it as the equivalent of having screenings of a movie for critics before it premieres.

• On the post: Requiring YouTubers To Give Positive Reviews For Access To Games Can't Work As A Long Term Strategy

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 15 Oct, 2014 @ 02:40am

  Re: Wait

  The deal is that in order to get a review copy of the game you have to sign a deal to basically market it.
  
  As in, to get a review copy you're not allowed to actually REVIEW it.

• On the post: Techdirt's Response To Roca Labs' Demand For A Retraction

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 12 Oct, 2014 @ 08:03am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: UPL

  To me the letter sounded more like "your threats are so pathetic that you are not even worth the time it takes to school you properly, so I'll just point out that you obviously don't know the law and leave it at that".
  
  Basically the worst insult a Klingon lawyer could give someone. ;-)

• On the post: SWAT Team Raids House And Kills Homeowner Because Criminal Who Burglarized The House Told Them To

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2014 @ 08:58am

  Am I the only one that found the judges name, Snell, to be really appropriate in an ironic way?
  
  I associated Snell with the german word Schnell (would probably be pronounced very similarly), which means fast.

• On the post: Lawyer For Victims Of Nude Celebrity Hacks Threatens Google With $100 Million Lawsuit

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 02 Oct, 2014 @ 10:27am

  Re:

  I think you need to be more subtle and discreet than this for that to work.
  
  It's easier to convince someone to make you "go away" by paying you off if they can pretend like it never happened. I think. Maybe.

• On the post: Lawyer For Victims Of Nude Celebrity Hacks Threatens Google With $100 Million Lawsuit

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 02 Oct, 2014 @ 10:26am

  Re:

  Perhaps they are actually preparing a PROPER lawsuit against Apple, and this is just random blustering because they didn't control their lawyer properly?
  
  Then again; do we really know that he IS representing anyone, and not just making stuff up?

• On the post: Thought Crime: UK Leadership Wants To Ban Predicted 'Extremists' From Social Media, TV, Events

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2014 @ 02:51am

  Re:

  Or ASBOs.

• On the post: Thought Crime: UK Leadership Wants To Ban Predicted 'Extremists' From Social Media, TV, Events

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2014 @ 02:50am

  Re:

  It still applies. That's the whole point, making laws so that people "they" don't like "commit the crime".

• On the post: Thought Crime: UK Leadership Wants To Ban Predicted 'Extremists' From Social Media, TV, Events

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2014 @ 02:47am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: New term requred

  But it's not REALLY 9/11. In the rest of the world it was 11/9.

• On the post: FUD: Former FBI Guy Lies, Claiming New Mobile Encryption Would Have Resulted In Dead Kidnap Subject

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 25 Sep, 2014 @ 12:01am

  Re:

  Sounds more to me like they're trying to make it so that having an encrypted phone in and of itself counts as "probable cause" or something like that.

• On the post: NYPD Settles Case In Which It Arrested Guy For Recording Stop And Frisk, Pays $125,000

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2014 @ 06:32am

  Re: Re: Re: Not Their Money

  Haven't "the public" already been punished though? Isn't the behavior of the police enough?

• On the post: Copyright As Censorship: Comic Artist Uses DMCA To Censor Critical Blogs

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2014 @ 11:05am

  Re:

  Sounds good. After years of litigation you MIGHT get your lawyer-fees back. Well, if he has that much money.
  
  Please note the utter lack of punishment for doing this, all you can sue for is damages and those would be minimal.

• On the post: France Passes Anti-Amazon Law Eliminating Free Shipping; Amazon Responds With 0.01 Euro Shipping Fees

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2014 @ 08:31am

  Re: Sad

  I think that the next step for "France" if they wish to continue this "fight" would be to update the law with mandated shipping fees. Which will most likely backfire hilariously as well.

• On the post: Man Falls Asleep At MLB Game, Sues MLB For $10 Million For Noticing

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2014 @ 08:24am

  Re:

  They mostly advertised their streaming offers and wondered how he slept through the crowd screaming earlier. Also some musings about the guy next to him.

• On the post: FTC Goes After Amazon For Kids' In App Purchases As Apple Begs FTC To Go After Google As Well

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2014 @ 06:06am

  Re: Re:

  But why would the kids have a user account with a CC registered to it?

• On the post: FTC Goes After Amazon For Kids' In App Purchases As Apple Begs FTC To Go After Google As Well

  

  WysiWyg ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2014 @ 05:26am

  I'm sorry, but I'm confused. How are the kids buying stuff? Doesn't it require a credit-card?

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