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• On the post: Bethesda Bullies One Of Its Creative Fans Over Website Metatags

  

  z! ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2016 @ 08:58am

  Re: Re:

  "I'm not sure cities are generally known to have "fans" Become sure, then. If nothing else sports teams are often called by just their city's name. Might want to work on your understanding of fans (a person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing).

• On the post: Bethesda Bullies One Of Its Creative Fans Over Website Metatags

  

  z! ( profile ), 08 Dec, 2016 @ 10:11pm

  Reading the headline, I thought this was about some of the people I grew up with; in Bethesda, Maryland (just outside of Washington, DC). Might want to be more clear that it's a company, not the place.

• On the post: House Intelligence Committee's List Of 'Snowden's Lies' Almost Entirely False

  

  z! ( profile ), 19 Sep, 2016 @ 10:45am

  There's an error in the first sentence of the article- it should read "House Intransigence Committee".

• On the post: Louis Vuitton's Inability To Take A Joke Opens Up A Chance To Fix Our Broken Trademark Laws

  

  z! ( profile ), 31 Aug, 2016 @ 09:06am

  Sorry, thought it was:
  https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120305/02351917976/louis-vuittons-international-tour-trademark-bullying-runs-smack-dab-into-upenn-law-school-who-explains-trademark-law-return.shtml

• On the post: Louis Vuitton's Inability To Take A Joke Opens Up A Chance To Fix Our Broken Trademark Laws

  

  z! ( profile ), 31 Aug, 2016 @ 08:58am

  This is, of course, the same Louis Vuitton that needed a lesson in trademark law four years ago (suing a law school can be a bad idea, especially when you're wrong). Link is in the "you may like" section.

• On the post: Terrorist-Fighting License Plate Readers Just Mobile Revenue Generators Cruising Poor Neighborhoods

  

  z! ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2016 @ 06:21pm

  Seems kind of similar to what's happened with red-light cameras, and we know how well that's been going.

• On the post: Here Is The End Result Of The USOC And NBC's Over-Protectionist Olympic Nonsense

  

  z! ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2016 @ 05:56pm

  Only the Old Ones remember

  Am I the only person that first read "USOC" as Uniform Service Order Code, and was confused about the article's title?

• On the post: Pablo Escobar's Brother Demands One Billion Dollars From Netflix Over Narcos

  

  z! ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2016 @ 12:25pm

  If a suit is filed, the first thing Netflix should do is ask that a rather large bond be filed by Escobar to pay their attorney fees when the suit is tossed as frivolous.

• On the post: How Java's Inherent Verboseness May Mess Up Fair Use For APIs

  

  z! ( profile ), 16 May, 2016 @ 11:57am

  Re: Re:

  "An API is like the steering wheel, accelerator, brake, speedometer, gear shift of a car."
  
  I've been using that analog for years; most people even understand it.

• On the post: Indian Government Agencies Demand Access To WhatsApp Messaging Groups

  

  z! ( profile ), 21 Apr, 2016 @ 11:12am

  Re:

  "even if the rumors are true."
  
  If true, it's not a rumor, it's a fact.

• On the post: Court Shoots Down Cops Attempting To Prop Up Two Warrantless Searches With A Stack Of Lies

  

  z! ( profile ), 18 Apr, 2016 @ 04:51pm

  If nothing else, let's hope the local public defender(s) make note of these officers and look very closely at any future warrants or testimony from them.

• On the post: Game Studio's Plan To Deal With Critic Of Games: Sue Him To Hell

  

  z! ( profile ), 12 Apr, 2016 @ 04:02pm

  I find some amusement in the plaintiff's name.

• On the post: Appeals Court Says Indiana's Bad Anti-Texting Law Can't Be Used To Justify Stops Or Searches

  

  z! ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2016 @ 07:13pm

  ISTR that a couple of years ago there was a case which basically said "Using GPS on a phone is not texting", but I can't dig up the reference at the moment.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Horsepower? Why Are We Measuring Anything With Horse-Based Units?

  

  z! ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2016 @ 08:27pm

  ...for the same reason we're still using gallons, inches, and pounds...

• On the post: Apple Might Be Forced To Reveal & Share iPhone Unlocking Code Widely

  

  z! ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2016 @ 01:01pm

  Brings up another thought- Daubert as applied to anything retrieved from an otherwise encrypted device. I wonder how much a defense could use it to challenge evidence. Would be also be an interesting approach to stingray-acquired evidence.

• On the post: Maryland Court Suppresses Evidence Gathered By Warrantless Stingray Use

  

  z! ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2016 @ 08:59am

  I would really like to see a judge say, "So, you used a pen register order...; the only info you're allowed to use is what a -real- pen register would record." (basically, the number dialed.)

• On the post: Remember When The FBI & NYPD Told People To Upgrade Their iPhones To Enable Stronger Security?

  

  z! ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2016 @ 09:52am

  Well, the law enforcement community has always want to have it's cake and eat it too.

• On the post: Dissecting And Dismantling The Myths Of The DOJ's Motion To Compel Apple To Build A Backdoor

  

  z! ( profile ), 19 Feb, 2016 @ 04:43pm

  Besides "accidentally" bricking the phone, another option for Apple is to take a vvveerrrrrryyy lllloooooonnnnnnggggg tttiiiiimmmmmeeeeee to create/test the software, and then send the FBI a colossal bill for the services (although it would be better to get the money up front).
  
  And if they -do- brick the phone, what can the FBI actually do besides wag a finger at Apple?

• On the post: No, A Judge Did Not Just Order Apple To Break Encryption On San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone, But To Create A New Backdoor

  

  z! ( profile ), 16 Feb, 2016 @ 08:11pm

  Not an iPhone user here, but is it even possible to load new software while the phone is locked? Usually software update is a user-mode application, thus can't be started while locked. Off hand, the only alternative that I see is to in-circuit rewrite the OS in the flash memory; if there's a file system involved (and if there's any crypto on that) it becomes somewhat difficult.

• On the post: Documents Show Chicago Cops Routinely Disabling Recording Equipment

  

  z! ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2016 @ 08:35am

  A non-functional camera should be considered on-par with non-functional siren, lights, or radio and follow the same procedures as when one of them stops working. I can't imagine an officer continuing to patrol if any of them stop working, and it's highly likely that current procedures say "bring the car in, NOW".

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