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• On the post: All The Fastest U.S. ISPs Are, Once Again, Small, Independent Competitors Or Local Governments

  

  z! ( profile ), 05 Jul, 2022 @ 09:07am

  It appears that one thing most (all?) of those have in common is that their business is to sell Internet connectivity, not TV/streaming/"enhanced-services". Might have something to do with it. (IIRC, they also all get high marks for quality of service and responsiveness.)

• On the post: Author Of Texas’ Social Media Law Admits That He Meant The Law To Exempt Any Moderation Decisions Protected By Section 230 (That’s Everything)

  

  z! ( profile ), 17 May, 2022 @ 01:21pm

  The original

  "Let us not attribute to malice and cruelty what may be referred to less criminal motives." Jane West, The Loyalists (1812) (the effect is the same, although the "less criminal" part could easily be debated here)

• On the post: How Would Senator James Lankford React If A Democratic Senator Demanded Fox News Explain Its Editorial Policies?

  

  z! ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2022 @ 01:21pm

  Dear Senator Lankford, Someone in your office is sending idiotic letters to the media, probably to make you look bad. Yours, A faithful Constituent

• On the post: News Org Demands Josh Hawley Stop Using Raised Fist Photo On His Campaign Merch

  

  z! ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2022 @ 04:26pm

  And of course, the next time Hawley brings up anyone infringing on some of his friend's content, this will pop right up.

• On the post: Devin Nunes Loses Appeal Of SLAPP Suit Against Liz Mair

  

  z! ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2022 @ 04:16pm

  Couldn't have happened to a nicer person, I wonder what his cow thinks about it?

• On the post: McDonald’s Sued For Thwarting Third Party’s Solution To Its Broken Ice Cream Machine Problem

  

  z! ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2022 @ 03:39pm

  Service contract?

  This seems to imply a very different meaning to "service contract" than what's common. Usually, it means that you pay one price for all and ANY service a machine needs to make it work. One price, the same every month, and if they can't make it work, they just haul in a replacement or at least credit you for the monthly cost until it does. The McD/Taylor version seems to mean nothing like that. (I wonder if any state's Lemon Law might apply... probably not but deserves a little thought.)

• On the post: Turns Out It Was Actually The Missouri Governor's Office Who Was Responsible For The Security Vulnerability Exposing Teacher Data

  

  z! ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2022 @ 05:20pm

  Encryption? We're using the well-understood double ROT13 algorithm.

• On the post: PD Whose Officers Brutalized A Black Soldier For Driving To A Well-Lit Area Sued By Virginia Attorney General

  

  z! ( profile ), 07 Jan, 2022 @ 05:12pm

  Re: 'Look over there, a distraction!'

  What publicity would the AG who's leaving office care about? They won't be there to enjoy the fun.

• On the post: Judge Wants To Know If DOJ Ignored Its Own Journalist-Targeting Guidelines When Investigating An Infowars Host Who Raided The Capitol

  

  z! ( profile ), 27 Dec, 2021 @ 05:43pm

  Re: Thank you

  it appears that the Times has been actively malicious toward Project Veritas
  Which is both their right (as long as within the bounds of law) and also irrelevant.

• On the post: Confused Judge Grants Project Veritas' Prior Restraint Against The NY Times

  

  z! ( profile ), 27 Dec, 2021 @ 12:29pm

  Re: Crowd exceptionalism

  Or shouting Theater at a crowded fire.

• On the post: Confused Judge Grants Project Veritas' Prior Restraint Against The NY Times

  

  z! ( profile ), 27 Dec, 2021 @ 12:27pm

  Re: Re: Re: Other Side

  Not if they colluded.
  Koby, you seem hung up on the word "collusion" when the word "conspire" would do admirably; but then there needs to be a reason to conspire and at least two parties willing to do so. They picked the fruit of the poisoned tree.
  That legal metaphor applies to admission of evidence in court and relates to the 4th, not to news materials and the 1st.

• On the post: Hey The North Face! When You Said Sending Us A Bogus Trademark Threat Was A Mistake, We Believed You; So Why Did You Do It Again?

  

  z! ( profile ), 27 Dec, 2021 @ 10:10am

  "It's not that the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, it's that the left hand doesn't know there are other hands."
  --attributed to a great many people

• On the post: Hey North Face! Our Story About You Flipping Out Over 'Hey Fuck Face' Is Not Trademark Infringement

  

  z! ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2021 @ 01:12pm

  Reminds me a bit of Jordache Enterprises Inc. v Hogg Wyld Ltd. (which made Lardashe designer jeans). It did not go well for the plaintiff.

  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-16-fi-5318-story.html

• On the post: Sidney Powell, Lin Wood, And A Bunch Of Other Trump-Loving Lawyers Hit With Sanctions In Michigan

  

  z! ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2021 @ 06:19pm

  Re: Best news in years!

  (more like mandarin-in-chief, not as big as a tangerine) Federal pardons won't help with the state bar and judiciary.

• On the post: Devin Nunes' Lawyer Loses (Again) On Blatantly Silly RICO Lawsuit Against Google For 'Anti-Conservative Bias' In Search Results

  

  z! ( profile ), 28 Jul, 2021 @ 12:57pm

  Re:

  Beg to differ on that.

• On the post: Techdirt Has Been Released From A Gag Order Regarding A Federal Investigation Into A Silly Comment

  

  z! ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2021 @ 11:53am

  "Yes, sir. Please give me your contact information and I'll forward it to the Subpoena Compliance Officer. It may take a few days for them to respond since they haven't been hired yet."

• On the post: Judge Ignores First Amendment, Misreads Town Law, While Ordering Resident To Remove 'Fuck Biden' Signs

  

  z! ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 12:22pm

  Re:

  If it was an HOA, they wouldn't have a prayer. Well, no. HOA's are not immune from the Constitution, no matter how much they may think they are. And including unconstitutional clauses in a contract does not make them enforceable.

• On the post: Judge Ignores First Amendment, Misreads Town Law, While Ordering Resident To Remove 'Fuck Biden' Signs

  

  z! ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2021 @ 12:19pm

  Re: Re:

  If it was an HOA, they wouldn't have a prayer. Well, no. HOA's are not immune from the Constitution, no matter how much they may think they are. And including unconstitutional clauses in a contract does not make them enforceable.

• On the post: Conservatives Want Common Carriage. They're Not Going to Like It.

  

  z! ( profile ), 08 Jun, 2021 @ 12:33pm

  Conservatives cry-
  Less government regulation (unless we thought of it)!
  Let people do whatever they want (unless we don't like it)!

• On the post: Supreme Court Says The Community Caretaking Exception Doesn't Apply To Warrantless Searches Of People's Homes

  

  z! ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2021 @ 09:44am

  Re: Re: Well

  SCOTUS is the biggest enemy of the BillofRights and still waffling even in this decision. A unanimous decision with multiple concurrences doesn't sound like much of a waffle, here. Please point us to the waffles (page/section would be handy).

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