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• On the post: Former East German Stasi Officer Expresses Admiration For, Dismay At US Government's Surveillance Capabilities

  

  yaga ( profile ), 28 Jun, 2013 @ 07:25am

  Re:

  And how are things going in your country?

• On the post: Donald Trump Thinks The Extradition Process Is Too Slow, Suggests Just Killing Edward Snowden

  

  yaga ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2013 @ 05:38am

  Re: Breaking News

  Has the NRA said that Snowden should be executed or are you just trying to mix up a whole bunch of different issues that have no relevance to each other?

• On the post: Journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin Suggests US Should Arrest Glenn Greenwald For Doing Journalism

  

  yaga ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2013 @ 05:28am

  Kinda disappointed you said this...

  It's a harsh assessment -- perhaps too harsh -- but it does offer a pretty good explanation for the way reporters are taking seriously (and, in some cases, appearing to advocate) for this ridiculous notion that by reporting on Snowden's leaks, Greenwald is somehow a co-conspirator.
  
  It's not a harsh assessment, it's a realistic one and there's no way it's too harsh. I'm not saying you agree with his detractors but by saying it's harsh you kind of play to their side.
  
  We need this kind of reporting, and, just like we need Snowden to reveal what the Government is doing, we need people like Greenwald to expose what the media is, or isn't, doing.

• On the post: DHS Says Agent 'Hunches' Trump Citizens' Rights In Searching Your Computer At The Border

  

  yaga ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2013 @ 01:25pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: The IRS Makes This Possible

  I thought you were going to say:
  
  I think I see the flaw here...
  
  There are no sane people left in the world.
  
  I would have agreed with that.

• On the post: Silliest Argument Ever: Just Because A YouTube Paywall Launches It Means More Money Is Made

  

  yaga ( profile ), 10 May, 2013 @ 11:08am

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  But it doesn't look like they are asking you to pay for "Youtube," just those additional channels. Youtube isn't going away. To me it's like a Netflix within Youtube. If I see 3 or 4 good shows I might subscribe and if I don't I'll keep watching everything else I like to watch on Youtube.

• On the post: Key Legal Fight Shaping Up Over The Legality Of DMCA Abuses

  

  yaga ( profile ), 10 May, 2013 @ 10:57am

  Re: Interesting fight, but...

  By if the Crosley-Corcoran's own lawyer says that she doesn't have a copyright claim then wouldn't that have a material effect on whether or not 512(f) was abused?
  
  But even more important here is how in the world someone could have a copyright claim on a picture of a hand flipping the bird?

• On the post: PSA To Parents: Step 1 After Your Child Is Shot Is Not Checking WebMD

  

  yaga ( profile ), 10 May, 2013 @ 04:51am

  Tiger pit..

  I hope they let the kid heal up first. It's the only way to be have a apples to apples comparison about which environment is safer.

• On the post: Over 90% Of The Most Innovative Products From The Past Few Decades Were NOT Patented

  

  yaga ( profile ), 07 May, 2013 @ 11:05am

  Re: Re: Re:

  http://www.pcworld.com/article/242046/sun_was_close_to_licensing_java_patents_to_google_for_28m.html
  
  According to that article there are over 2000 patents on Java. Just takes a little effort to find information. There's something called the Internet that has a ton of it. Just be careful because not everything that is said on the Internet is true. Especially in the comments sections of stories and blogs.

• On the post: Judge Wright Sentences Prenda To Poetic Justice

  

  yaga ( profile ), 07 May, 2013 @ 10:59am

  Re: Re:

  I think I'd prefer cloning.

• On the post: Over 90% Of The Most Innovative Products From The Past Few Decades Were NOT Patented

  

  yaga ( profile ), 07 May, 2013 @ 09:28am

  Re:

  But Java does have some patents for it as does Flash. The technology underlying cloud services are patented to a great extent as is much of online shopping.

• On the post: Author Of To Kill A Mockingbird Sues Agent For Swiping Her Copyright

  

  yaga ( profile ), 07 May, 2013 @ 09:25am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  And that still has nothing to do with the story.

• On the post: Author Of To Kill A Mockingbird Sues Agent For Swiping Her Copyright

  

  yaga ( profile ), 07 May, 2013 @ 05:55am

  Re: What does this have to do with the MAFIAA?

  Work for hire is COMPLETELY different than this case.

• On the post: Author Of To Kill A Mockingbird Sues Agent For Swiping Her Copyright

  

  yaga ( profile ), 07 May, 2013 @ 05:25am

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  What does this have to do with the MAFIAA? This is just a scumbag that figured he could scam an old lady. That's bad enough without having to amp it up with a completely unfounded and unnecessary attack on anyone else.

• On the post: Brazil's Marco Civil Not Dead Yet; Yahoo Voices Support

  

  yaga ( profile ), 02 May, 2013 @ 06:25am

  Re: Re: Stop "Villifying" the Tool

  No tool is inherently bad. However the people that use that tool can make it a tool used for a bad purpose or for a good purpose.
  
  The idea of lobbying, in and of itself, also isn't bad but how we in the US have implemented that idea is very bad.

• On the post: Frankencows: A Complete Misunderstanding Of Science

  

  yaga ( profile ), 02 May, 2013 @ 06:17am

  While utterly safe...
  
  I see what you did there.

• On the post: Patents As Weapons: How 1-800-CONTACTS Is Using The Patent System To Kill An Innovative Startup

  

  yaga ( profile ), 26 Apr, 2013 @ 10:05am

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  How can there even be a patent for selling glasses, over a network or otherwise, and with a picture or 3D model. This is madness!

• On the post: As Expected, Senate Has No Interest In CISPA; Planning Its Own Cybersecurity Bill Instead

  

  yaga ( profile ), 26 Apr, 2013 @ 11:55am

  Maybe this isn't about cyber security at all, it's about money?

  Maybe I'm just cynical but if I was in the House or Senate I hope I would understand that my ability to be there is still dependent on voters. So how would I line my pockets but still stay in power? I'd do something exactly like this. The House just got $84 million for voting on CISPA and the Senate probably stands to make more than that voting on whatever bill they are going to vote on. By voting on opposite bills and never actually passing anything, the Senate can say it's the House's fault, the House can blame the Senate, and they both know they are OK with the voters because they don't pass either law.

• On the post: Celebrate The Right To Share On 'World Intellectual Property Day'

  

  yaga ( profile ), 26 Apr, 2013 @ 10:03am

  Article 19

  I haven't read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights but it seems strange that it took 19 articles to get to the right of free speech. Free speech, at least in this day and age, seems like it would be in the top 2 or 3 things anyone would worry about losing or not having.

• On the post: Thought Prenda Was Dead? No, It's Up To Its Old Tricks… And More

  

  yaga ( profile ), 25 Apr, 2013 @ 11:42am

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  They like to have clear dockets so they can go play golf not read something that might help them do their job better.

• On the post: Reuters Sorry About Pre-Releasing Kinda Bitchy Soros Obit, Not Sorry Enough To Take It Down

  

  yaga ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2013 @ 04:28am

  sad?

  I find it kind of sad that many news organizations have pre-written obits for many famous people so that they can try to be the first to announce it. Obviously they should spend a little more time on fact-checking and double checking what they are about to print or post online than trying to post the first obit about someone's death.

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