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• On the post: Stalkerware Developer Demands TechCrunch Remove Article Detailing Its Leaking Of Sensitive Data

  

  z! ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2020 @ 01:42pm

  It's a phone that sounds like the sum of its proper divisors.

• On the post: California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Says She Simply Doesn't Believe All Of Those Who Have Been Harmed By Her AB5 Bill

  

  z! ( profile ), 13 Jan, 2020 @ 05:38pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Yabut, a corporation does not need to have employees. You, as the owner, can take a dividend whenever you want. That'll be taxed as personal income. As for the rest- SSI (SDI?) is only if you have employees. Same for medicare and W-2s. I-9 forms don't need to be "processed" at all. A one-owner shop can do a lot without employees. And for any expenses, you build that into what you charge and move on.

• On the post: Appeals Court Makes The Right Call Regarding Non-Commercial Creative Commons Licenses

  

  z! ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2020 @ 03:46pm

  The best words are at the top "FOR PUBLICATION".

• On the post: Connecticut Cop Sues Local Blogger To Get Him To Turn Over Personal Info On Commenters Who Said Thing The Cop Didn't Like

  

  z! ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2020 @ 05:40pm

  Streisand Effect commencing in, well, three hours ago.

• On the post: Uber Takes On Beautician/Barber Over Her BeauBer Mobile App

  

  z! ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2019 @ 10:00am

  Uber simply hasn't offered enough money. If it's worth litigating, the "trademark" is probably worth at least $1m, so that's a good starting place for negotiating. Oh, and her legal fees in addition.

• On the post: White House Suspends Another Reporter's Press Pass, Once Again, Raising 1st Amendment Concerns

  

  z! ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2019 @ 06:04pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: 1st Amendment issue?

  Almost all journalists are denied White House access, no matter who the President is. They are not "denied" access if they never ask for it. Most commenters seem to have missed that, and I'll posit that of the 33K+ full-time reporters in the US, less than 5% have even asked for the pass.

• On the post: Prenda Mastermind Gets 14 Years In Prison, Told To Pay Back Just $1.5 Million

  

  z! ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2019 @ 08:51am

  Re: Re: Where's that tiny violin again...?

  I'm informed by a retired IRS auditor that they well may drop the tax case if there's no money to recover, which after a bankruptcy and judgements could be true. Unless they find another shoe-box of cash :D.

• On the post: Prenda Mastermind Gets 14 Years In Prison, Told To Pay Back Just $1.5 Million

  

  z! ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2019 @ 03:38pm

  Re: Re: Odds on an appeal being filed?

  "As such I'd say odds of him filing an appeal are probably fairly high." The odds of him being re-educated about the Rule of Holes are astoundingly high.

• On the post: Texas Senator Pushing A Bill That Would Allow The State To Sue Twitter For Banning Conservatives

  

  z! ( profile ), 29 Apr, 2019 @ 12:36pm

  I wonder how those legislators square this bill with being "pro business"? Probably with nothing but a lot of hand-waving.

• On the post: Appeals Court: Chalking Tires For Parking Enforcement Violates The Fourth Amendment

  

  z! ( profile ), 26 Apr, 2019 @ 10:51am

  So... if chalking a wheel is a trespass, is putting a citation under the windshield wiper also a trespass?

  ('round here, most cities use ALPRs to see if the car was within the regulated zone in the last nn minutes; the officer only stops to place the cite.)

• On the post: Devin Nunes Admits That His Bogus Defamation Lawsuits Are Really About Phishing For Journalists' Sources

  

  z! ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2019 @ 12:28pm

  First thing, ask the court to remove the cases to California since obviously that will me more convenient for all the parties. It would be interesting to see Nunes fight that.

• On the post: Key Supporter Of FOSTA, Cindy McCain, Misidentifies 'Different Ethnicity' Child; Claims Credit For Stopping Sex Trafficking That Wasn't

  

  z! ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2019 @ 10:56am

  I thought the motto was "If you seize something, don't say something."

• On the post: Fifth Circuit Says Apple Can't Be Held Liable For A Car Crash Caused By Someone Reading Text Messages

  

  z! ( profile ), 04 Jan, 2019 @ 01:33pm

  Re:

  "Apple knows that some users will be driving and looking at text messages and Apple can manufacture their product to prevent that foreseeable harm"
  
  They already do- all iThings have an on/off switch and many have a "silent" mode.
  
  Or do you imply the devices should -automatically- silence themselves (as the lawsuit suggests)? That's a whole different kettle of worms. That would also suggest that even built-in devices, such as Tesla's control panel, shouldn't be accessible to the driver while they're operating the car.

• On the post: New Hampshire Court: First Amendment Says You Can Call A Patent Troll A Patent Troll

  

  z! ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2018 @ 02:04pm

  Copy editor missed one

  ATM machines? (Automated Teller Machine Machines)

• On the post: Judge Tells Prosecutors They Need To Prove Contractor Knew He Had Classified Docs In His 50-Terabyte Stash

  

  z! ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2018 @ 04:01pm

  Re: informatino hygiene

  It may not have been criminal intent, but it was not an ordinary mistake.

  No it's an incredibly stupid, clueless, and careless mistake, which in the trade is often called a "user error" (or occasionally PIBKAC).

• On the post: Court Says Arizona Residents Hassled By CBP Encroachment Can Move Forward With Their First Amendment Lawsuit

  

  z! ( profile ), 01 Mar, 2018 @ 04:38pm

  If I lived there, I'd be organizing the other residents to drive back and forth through the checkpoints as often as possible; give the BP folks something more to do and make a recording of each crossing.

• On the post: Loss In 9th Circuit Appeals Court Isn't Slowing 1-800-LAWFIRM's Lawsuit Crusade Against Social Media Companies

  

  z! ( profile ), 23 Feb, 2018 @ 10:25am

  128 pages? Do local rules even permit that?

• On the post: Smart Meter Company Landis+Gyr Now Using Copyright To Try To Hide Public Records

  

  z! ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2018 @ 02:10pm

  Re: Dear Customer

  The fullest extent, which is close to zero.
  
  Another possibility is that the bill contains "substantial creative work".... (Comcast seems to be good at that.)

• On the post: Fact Checking Snopes On Its Own Claims Of Being 'Held Hostage' By 'A Vendor': Well, It's Complicated

  

  z! ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2017 @ 11:36am

  This is why you should NEVER, EVER, split corporate shares 50/50. If a lawyer set up this S corp, IMNSHO they were, at best, lax in their advice (or more accurately negligent in their duty to the client).

• On the post: United Says TSA Wants All Comic Con Comic Books Searched; TSA Says 'Not Us'

  

  z! ( profile ), 24 Jul, 2017 @ 01:09pm

  Y'know, it's far more likely that a local TSA manager thought this would be a "good idea" and told United in SD, and nobody bothered to ask questions about it; it's usually some flunky that makes everyone look bad.

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