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  • On the post: Teri Buhl Responds To Our Story; Still Confused About The Internet And The Law

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2013 @ 05:00pm

    Re: Error

    Actually, it is kinda true. We are living in the beginning of a permissions society in America so it is a "now" thing.

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Amusing Hypothetical Battles

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 30 Jan, 2013 @ 08:41pm

    Hedgehog vs. Kitten

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wKJhfhyzk

    worth it to watch past 1:30. You're welcome, Dirtechs.

  • On the post: Redditor Points Out The Flaws In SimCity's Online-Only DRM, Gets Banned By EA For His Troubles [UPDATED]

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2013 @ 09:05am

    Last thing.

    The last thing I bought from Electronic Arts was for the Sega Genesis. Must've been 18 years ago. I was shocked to hear that they were still around. Doesn't sound like they will for much longer, though.

  • On the post: Drink Up: Power Hour Trademark Bully Loses; Musician Plans Victory Tour

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2013 @ 03:20pm

    A New Variant.

    We can call it Prenda Hour.
    You can only play it when Prenda is in court and you must take a shot every time they do or say something stupid or shady.
    Anyone up for that kind of challenge?

  • On the post: Jonathan Coulton Publicly Shames Fox For Copying His Arrangement In Glee

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 18 Jan, 2013 @ 10:03pm

    Re: No opinion.

    lol, "POST-modern" but I bet the original post applies.

  • On the post: Jonathan Coulton Publicly Shames Fox For Copying His Arrangement In Glee

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 18 Jan, 2013 @ 10:01pm

    No opinion.

    except to say that I generally don't get into pot-modern folk music, but this version of the (dare I say CLASSIC) Sir-Mix-A-Lot tune was pretty c.o.o.l.

  • On the post: The Case Against Aaron Swartz Was Complete Garbage

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2013 @ 09:53am

    Re:

    I'll hold my breath.

  • On the post: US Government Ups Felony Count In JSTOR/Aaron Swartz Case From Four To Thirteen

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 12 Jan, 2013 @ 01:15pm

    Re:

    And now he is gone. Bullied to death by a fascist AG and an institution of higher learning (lost all respect for MIT). Funny how Rupert Murdoch hasn't spent a day behind bars for his technology breaches which were of PRIVATE information rather than public information like the stuff in JSTOR which is comprised of content originally meant for public and institutional libraries. Much of the research documented in the journals at JSTOR was publicly funded as well. Guess that access to JUSTICE and INFORMATION truly are only for the wealthy and well connected.

    We have lost a great mind today. I am very sad.
    R.I.P. Aaron Swartz

  • On the post: IBM Researcher Feeds Watson Supercomputer The 'Urban Dictionary'; Very Quickly Regrets It

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 11 Jan, 2013 @ 11:43am

    I want to know what the researcher was querying.

    Anyone know what the question was that produced the "bullshit" response? I've looked at a couple of articles at other sites but no one seems to be specific.

  • On the post: Yes, You've Got Something To Hide

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2013 @ 10:59am

    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    I took the time to read everything you wrote. I think many here are having an issue with what you consider "valid" to mean. Laws regarding the length of a woman's skirt were written to keep men "moral". Thoughts being that they would be "led into temptation" and harm might come to their immortal soul. That position had enough "validity" with enough people get it onto the law books.

    To any law enforcement officer, if you ask, "valid" means if it is still on the books, it is still the law. Hypot: Is the officer then, seeing a woman in short pants, violating the law by not citing the woman? Is that a benign violation?

  • On the post: Yes, You've Got Something To Hide

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2013 @ 10:16am

    Re: Re:

    There are some seriously outdated and socially irrelevant laws on the books. There are also some very badly written and just plain bad laws. Violations of those laws ARE benign and trivial. For instance, in some places, there is still a law on the books that prohibits women from wearing short pants. Yes, this is here in the U.S.A. The problem is that laws are made to reflect social and moral beliefs that are different from one person, region, and time period to the next. Since many of these laws are written by religious zealots or those with a monetary interest; progress, advances in knowledge, and logic do not come into play when repealing or rewriting them. What we're left with is a hodgepodge of secular and religious legalisms that are antithetical to reality.

  • On the post: Company Behind Adam & Eve Discovers Quickly That Courts Are Now Hip To Copyright Trolling

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 07 Jan, 2013 @ 01:44pm

    Re:

    FTA=Classy title! I wonder how he feels having his name in print next to it? This is a superb example of why I don't want to give up a free internet.

    Luv Much, UCH

  • On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of 2012 On Techdirt

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 31 Dec, 2012 @ 03:53pm

    Nappy Yew Hear!

    What if lowering the tax rate and simplifying the tax code were to reduce tax fraud and raise revenues? Would you be asking for more IRS workers to conduct more tax audits? What if building sidewalks overpasses or underground streets in school zones reduced car accidents? Would you still be advocating 15mph speed zones? What if legalizing drugs and providing addiction recovery help and other self help systems for drug addicts reduced the amount of drug users and/or drug related crime? Would you still be crying for longer jail terms?

    Common sense. This kind of discourse is why I return to TD time and time again. Hope everyone, even AJ and OOTB, has a peaceful and blessed new year.

  • On the post: NRA's Plan: If We Blame Video Games & Movies For Sandy Hook Massacre, Perhaps People Will Stop Blaming Guns

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 19 Dec, 2012 @ 11:08am

    What the NRA should be talking about right now...

    is this.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_High_School_shooting
    Our teachers and school staff should be armed and trained to use said arms. If the NRA wants to make a point, let it be that we cannot stop the results of one infraction on the Bill of Rights (Gun Free Zones) by creating another infraction on the Bill of Rights. Newton was as bad as it was because teachers can't carry arms, not because there are too many arms.

    As to the NRA and this weak diversionary tactic, I would point out again that creating laws that infringe on the First Amendment is just as bad a solution (and illegal) as one that infringes on the Second. There are no "lesser" or less important rights in that bill.

    The founders did not intend for Our Constitution and Bill of Rights to be optional, subject to narrow or restricted interpretation, or subject to change. They were written and written vaguely intentionally with broad meanings to keep government from doing exactly the kinds of things they are doing with Speech (?Anti-Protest? Bill H.R. 347) and now are going to try to do with our arms.

    Before you react, call your elected officials, and cry out "Won't someone think of the children?", consider that criminals and crazies don't care about gun laws.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun-Free_School_Zones_Act_of_1990#Prohibition_of_unlicensed_carry
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Restricted_Buildings_and_Grounds_Improvement_Act_of_2011

  • On the post: George Lucas Finally Relinquishes His Tight Control Of Star Wars… To Mickey Mouse

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2012 @ 03:43pm

    It's as if...

    millions of nerds suddenly cried out...

  • On the post: Fifteen Years Ago Today, Techdirt Was Born

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2012 @ 02:23pm

    Happy Birthday, TD!

    Happy Birthday, TD!

  • On the post: RIAA's Backdoor Plan For Using 'Six Strikes' Plan To Cut Off Internet Access For People

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 27 Jul, 2012 @ 01:49pm

    So, if I copyright "RIAA" (Really Impressive Acronym Artist)

  • On the post: Legacy Artists Sign Letter Demanding ISPs & Search Engines Pitch In To Return Them To Their Former Glory

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2012 @ 03:05pm

    Long list of "has been"s, "never was"s and "who the hell?"s.

  • On the post: Defensive Patent License: A Solution To Patent Problems… Or Just A Way To Highlight Them?

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 13 Jun, 2012 @ 05:14pm

    Re: Might this all be trumped by this highly illegal and unconstitutional crap?

    Sorry all. Member this long and just now found the "Submit Story" link on profile page. Won't happen again.

  • On the post: Defensive Patent License: A Solution To Patent Problems… Or Just A Way To Highlight Them?

    Unanimous Cow Herd ( profile ), 13 Jun, 2012 @ 05:01pm

    Might this all be trumped by this highly illegal and unconstitutional crap?

    More leaked TPP. Link courtesy of Public Citizen
    http://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tppinvestment.pdf

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