At this point Google should simply blacklist the company and not accept any requests from them again. It seems pretty clear they're massively abusing the system and shouldn't be trusted.
Actually this is far more likely because of a huge shift in societal attitudes towards drunk driving. People better understand the dangers to both their health and others, and they also know that most of their friends, family and colleagues will have a very low opinion of their actions. This is why smoking is far less popular now, despite being perfectly legal.
"Instructing my computer to lie about its identity in order to break into a network that someone in authority had deliberately locked me out of would never even cross my mind; that is the act of a criminal..."
Before you so casually through out the 'criminal' accusation from up on your high horse, why don't you explain what harm his actions were causing that could possibly justify the harshness of the punishment he was facing.
"The sharks are not primarily costumes, but characters with a distinctive, recognizable look..."
You mean the distinctive, recognizable look of cartoon and toy sharks that've been around in numerous similar forms for decades? What rock have you been hiding under to think this shark design is something new and amazing?
What about it? Seriously, I don't know what that is and you've provided nothing to educate those of us who don't. Your criticism is completely useless.
The only way to truly disable these "features" is to not connect the TV to the internet. But then none of what makes these TV's "smart" will work, meaning you've wasted your money. So if you don't want to potentially be spied on the obvious thing to do is not buy one in the first place. Just get a regular TV and plug in devices over which you have more control.
It's still stupid. You could instead spend the same amount of money on a form of publicity that doesn't result in you looking like a censorious legal bully and get you roundly mocked.
"We have constantly higher death rates from all kinds of other activities, after all."
Exactly. The 9/11 deaths were equivalent to just 26 days worth of US road deaths in 2001, or 33 days worth of 2012 numbers. Where's the War on Car Crashes? Where are the Constitution-quashing laws put in place to prevent this far worse ongoing tragedy!
Re: This is why we need to keep the 2nd ammendment
"...if we outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. This is cliche, but true."
Except there has never been a serious argument about outlawing guns. It's simply never been on the table for anyone other than the rabid gun nuts looking for a strawman to attack. Bringing it up removes any chance of your comment being taken seriously.
"Just because there are risks, i.e., piracy, why shouldn't they do anything to mitigate those risks?"
Nobody has ever said they shouldn't do anything, but it's pretty damn clear that what they are doing now is not working. You seem to be suffering from the MPAA's special kind of insanity, where they do the same thing over and over and expect the results to change. Don’t you think it's time they tried something completely different?
There have been dozens of independent studies done over the years making a very strong case that piracy costs company's a lot less than they claim, and actually help them a lot more than they'd admit. Platforms like iTunes and Netflix overwhelmingly prove that people will pay for reasonably priced content that is offered in a convenient, consumer-friendly method. This is something the MPAA's member studios have failed spectacularly at. A bit of common sense would suggest that diverting a significant amount of the money and time spend on anti-piracy efforts into meeting consumer's widespread pleas for better content provided the way people actually want could well provide a nett benefit for everyone (except maybe IP lawyers...). Piracy will never go away entirely, but who cares if everyone is getting more of what they want.
"You won't understand unless you have kids of your own."
You seem to have completely missed the point of the article, which didn't make any comment on the appropriateness of swearing in public. You don't need to have kids to understand how ridiculous the police's actions were.
Your loss really. YouTube has tons of amazing content, not because of YouTube/Google, but because of it's users. The platform deserves much criticism, but ignoring it is cutting off your nose to spite your face.
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On the post: Total Wipes Decides The Word 'Download' Means Infringement, Issues DMCA Takedown Loaded With Non-Infringing URLs
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The USPTO seems to disagree with you...
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On the post: Nominee For Attorney General Tap Dances Around Senator Franken's Question About Aaron Swartz
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Before you so casually through out the 'criminal' accusation from up on your high horse, why don't you explain what harm his actions were causing that could possibly justify the harshness of the punishment he was facing.
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Fine if you're happy with such a small screen. No good if you think the 46" TV you have looks too damn small...
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When they need them, most people expect cops to turn up and do their damn job, whether they like them or not.
On the post: Left Shark Bites Back: 3D Printer Sculptor Hires Lawyer To Respond To Katy Perry's Bogus Takedown
Re: I'm with Perry's team on this
You mean the distinctive, recognizable look of cartoon and toy sharks that've been around in numerous similar forms for decades? What rock have you been hiding under to think this shark design is something new and amazing?
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What about it? Seriously, I don't know what that is and you've provided nothing to educate those of us who don't. Your criticism is completely useless.
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On the post: Disney So Desperate To Stop Leaks It Subpoenas ImageShack Over Single Blurry Still Image Of New Star Wars
Re: Not sure its wasted money
On the post: Disney So Desperate To Stop Leaks It Subpoenas ImageShack Over Single Blurry Still Image Of New Star Wars
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You mean like the tangible medium of expression you're staring at?
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...by Disney's internal systems, not via abuse of the DMCA.
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Exactly. The 9/11 deaths were equivalent to just 26 days worth of US road deaths in 2001, or 33 days worth of 2012 numbers. Where's the War on Car Crashes? Where are the Constitution-quashing laws put in place to prevent this far worse ongoing tragedy!
On the post: Sheriffs' Association Urges 'Investigation' Of Assistant Attorney General Nominee For Her Pro-Drug Legalization Comments
Re: This is why we need to keep the 2nd ammendment
Except there has never been a serious argument about outlawing guns. It's simply never been on the table for anyone other than the rabid gun nuts looking for a strawman to attack. Bringing it up removes any chance of your comment being taken seriously.
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...AND void your warranty.
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Nobody has ever said they shouldn't do anything, but it's pretty damn clear that what they are doing now is not working. You seem to be suffering from the MPAA's special kind of insanity, where they do the same thing over and over and expect the results to change. Don’t you think it's time they tried something completely different?
There have been dozens of independent studies done over the years making a very strong case that piracy costs company's a lot less than they claim, and actually help them a lot more than they'd admit. Platforms like iTunes and Netflix overwhelmingly prove that people will pay for reasonably priced content that is offered in a convenient, consumer-friendly method. This is something the MPAA's member studios have failed spectacularly at. A bit of common sense would suggest that diverting a significant amount of the money and time spend on anti-piracy efforts into meeting consumer's widespread pleas for better content provided the way people actually want could well provide a nett benefit for everyone (except maybe IP lawyers...). Piracy will never go away entirely, but who cares if everyone is getting more of what they want.
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You seem to have completely missed the point of the article, which didn't make any comment on the appropriateness of swearing in public. You don't need to have kids to understand how ridiculous the police's actions were.
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