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• On the post: FBI Uncovers Another Of Its Own Plots, Senator Feinstein Responds By Saying We Should Censor The Internet

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2015 @ 07:41am

  Re: Re:

  do they knock?
  
  From my extensive research on zombies and zombieism, I can state definitively that no, they do not knock.

• On the post: FedEx Refuses To Ship Perfectly Legal Milling Machine (Which Can Also Craft Gun Parts), Can't Provide A Coherent Reason Why

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2015 @ 01:56pm

  Re:

  This was my thought. Perhaps they are experiencing extra-legal pressure from some three letter agency. "Please be a nice company and cooperate by..."

• On the post: Lawsuit: TSA Supervisor Got Traveler Arrested For Bogus 'Terroristic Threat' Charge, Lied About Incident In Court

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 10 Feb, 2015 @ 06:52am

  Heartfelt plea

  Please let him at least wrangle an admission of wrongdoing from the TSA. The constant stream of lawsuits that are settled without the government acknowledging any accountability is frustrating and disheartening.

• On the post: More Violent Video Game Research Says Real World Violence Link Is Crap

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2015 @ 07:52am

  Strong correlation

  My brain inserted the word 'cup' after world. I already know there's a strong correlation between the World Cup and violence. I couldn't figure out how video games were related.
  
  After reading the Google results I'm thinking football should be banned long before video games are.

• On the post: You Don't Own What You Bought: Drone Maker Updates Firmware On All Drones To Stop Any Flights In DC

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2015 @ 08:12am

  Indoors?

  So people wanting to fly indoors are screwed, too? And yes, there are probably buildings within the radius that you can comfortably fly a drone in.

• On the post: Children Are Leading The Cord Cutting Revolution

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 22 Dec, 2014 @ 01:17pm

  Re: Standing the test of time.

  There's nothing wasteful about a DVD shoved in a box.

  Everything about that dvd stored somewhere in a box is wasteful. Compared to a digital equivalent:
  
  It was a waste to print it.
  It was a waste to warehouse it.
  It was a waste to ship it to the store.
  It was a waste to drive to the store and buy it (or have it delivered.)
  It was a waste of time to defeat the DRM, and using illegal tools, rip it to my hard drive.
  It is a waste of space to store it. And finally...
  It is ultimately going to be a waste of space in a landfill or a waste of energy to recycle what shouldn't have been made in the first place.

  It's definitive proof of purchase.

  There are much more efficient ways to store a proof of purchase.

• On the post: Children Are Leading The Cord Cutting Revolution

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 22 Dec, 2014 @ 08:32am

  Re: Re: Re:

  So the only legitimate options are ones you approve of? Weird way to frame a discussion. Right now, the most consumer friendly option is infringement. It doesn't have to be that way. I'd pay for quality digital downloads. I stopped buying dvd's when I realized how wasteful it was to just rip them and stick them in a box somewhere. I think with your system the harm to the environment is more reprehensible than copyright infringement.
  
  But I'm not going to dismiss your method as not 'legitimate'.

• On the post: Children Are Leading The Cord Cutting Revolution

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 22 Dec, 2014 @ 07:39am

  Re:

  Even those who want to be cord cutters can't legally view everything they want without cable.

  
  For those of us who don't suffer from the copyright lobotomy, the world is a beautiful place without cable. In fact, most of the legal services you point to are unwatchable if you're used to pirated versions. Ads, incompatible apps, drm... Even Netflix, which I have a subscription for, is a less enjoyable experience than XBMC+torrented shows. I keep Netflix around as a useful discovery tool, and a more portable option than XBMC(oops, I mean Kodi).
  
  My kids don't remember what it was like to have cable. When they watch away from home, commercials are a novelty that quickly wear thin.
  
  There are only a handful of shows that are even worth paying for at all, and none worth $70+/month. If watching for free wasn't an option, I'd still go without. I've even given up my addiction to evening soap operas (AKA professional sports).

• On the post: Apple's Responds To Tech Mag Showing The Amazing Bending Phone By Freezing Them Out Of Bendy Apple Products

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 03 Oct, 2014 @ 06:25am

  Re:

  This has been SOP for Apple for a long time. If you negatively report on their products, they blacklist you. This goes back to the 90's.
  
  More info:
  http://9to5mac.com/2014/08/29/seeing-through-the-illusion-understanding-apples-mastery-of-the-media/
  
  http://www.cultofmac.com/255618/how-apples-blacklist-manipulates-the-press/

• On the post: Austin Police Officer Tries To Paint Police Accountability Groups As 'Domestic Extremists' In FOIA'ed Emails

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2014 @ 06:02am

  Based on his comments about V for Vendetta, I think it's telling that in Officer Berry's mind the oppressive corrupt government is the good guy.
  
  Also, it's been a while since I've seen that movie so someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the detective was 'hoping' that a cop would do something stupid so much as predicting the inevitability.

• On the post: Snowden & Greenwald Reveal PM John Key Lied About Kiwi Mass Surveillance; Key Hits Back By Calling Greenwald 'A Loser'

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 15 Sep, 2014 @ 11:33am

  Re: Re:

  Very experienced in dealing with liars.

  
  I too participate in the US political process.

• On the post: Crime And Punishment? 33 Months In Jail For Filming And Uploading Fast & Furious 6

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2014 @ 08:22am

  Re: Re: Re:

  With the RIAA, the albums can make tons of cash, but the artists are so in debt to their labels that the label never has to pay royalties.

• On the post: LAPD Officer Says Tragedies Could Be Prevented If Citizens Would Just Shut Up And Do What Cops Tell Them To

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2014 @ 08:06am

  Re:

  I was going to point this out. I worked customer service for years, and the only difference with what I and my co-workers experienced was that my authority was never challenged because I had none.
  
  Make no mistake: this guy is dangerous. He absolutely believes he is right and is willing to back that up with force. He actually sounds like some kind of militant zealot.

• On the post: Ferguson Law Enforcement: An 'Occupying Force' With 'Special Rights'

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2014 @ 06:13pm

  Pres. Obama is immune to irony

  From NYT:
  

  Earlier, President Obama called on the police in Ferguson to be “open and transparent” as they investigate Mr. Brown’s death, and he urged calm in a city that has been rocked by violence.
  ...
  “Police should not be bullying or arresting journalists who are just trying to do their jobs,”

  
  Mr. President, they are just following your example.

• On the post: Lawsuit Filed To Prove Happy Birthday Is In The Public Domain; Demands Warner Pay Back Millions Of License Fees

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 29 Jul, 2014 @ 01:10pm

  Re: The lawsuit

  Thanks for that!

• On the post: Lawsuit Filed To Prove Happy Birthday Is In The Public Domain; Demands Warner Pay Back Millions Of License Fees

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 29 Jul, 2014 @ 11:04am

  Re: Rupa Marya?

  California central
  2:13-cv-04460
  The Honorable George H King, presiding.

• On the post: Lawsuit Filed To Prove Happy Birthday Is In The Public Domain; Demands Warner Pay Back Millions Of License Fees

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 29 Jul, 2014 @ 08:54am

  Re: ECF/PACER details

  My understanding is that it was dismissed in favor of (joined with?) Rupa Marya v. Warner Chappell Music Inc. That case looks active, but I don't have a PACER subscription to directly view information on it.

• On the post: US Reporter Ronan Farrow Calls On Internet Companies To Censor Speech Of People He Doesn't Like

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 15 Jul, 2014 @ 09:08am

  Ronan Farrow, huh?

  Let's add him to the list of people we have a right to forget about.

• On the post: Rhode Island Cops Now Using Dogs To Detect Hard Drives, Memory Cards And Other Electronics

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 08 Jul, 2014 @ 11:24am

  "Most child pornography offenders are white men with an average age of 41... The majority graduated from high school and hold jobs."
  
  'white men' ... 'age of 41' That describes ME! Also, I have hard drives, thumb drives, and even memory cards. THEY EVEN HAVE PHOTOS ON THEM! I am a danger to society. Where do I turn myself in?

• On the post: The Aereo Ruling Is A Disaster For Tech, Because The 'Looks Like Cable' Test Provides No Guidance

  

  xebikr ( profile ), 27 Jun, 2014 @ 11:06am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  "Why are tech companies fighting media companies, rather than buying them out?"
  
  Don't fight the dinosaur. Buy the dinosaur. Sounds great until you realize that now you have a dinosaur to care for and feed. Do you know how much Brontosaurus Chow goes for these days?

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