... in select markets
... in select cities
... on selected street corners
... on selected phones
... with certain hardware
... with more expensive data plans
But, look, real 5G is now available!
So what happens if there's a neighborhood black-out? Does the Latch have a battery backup? If so, how long does it last? And if the power goes out and the Latch battery dies, will everyone be locked out? So how is this better than physical keys that have been in use for hundreds of years?
Okay, sure, I haven't read the specs on the Latch, but this would be an interesting point to bring up.
Okay, that's a little harsh, but:
I fail to see how professional legislators "messed up" their vote. It's their job to know and understand the bills they're passing. Okay, maybe they don't understand the technical details of what happens next, but they better know the legalese that goes into "this amendment passes".
Basically, I think this is a case of some legislators voting along with everyone else because of party lines or peer pressure, then getting blowback from the public, so now they're claiming they voted the wrong way.
It didn't work for England voting for Brexit and it didn't work the US voting for Trump: there is no do-over.
I know some people will argue this is semantics, but still:
When has Google, Apple, or Spotify ever paid musicians? Don't they pay record labels or rights holders? Although some people may think paying labels is the same as paying musicians (I'm looking at Taylor Swift), the point is that Apple and Spotify pay the correct, contracted amount to the labels, so it's not their fault the labels aren't paying the musicians.
So please explain again how Article 11 and 13 benefit musicians? Granted, I haven't read the entire articles, but I really don't think there's a clause that says anything to the effect of "... and labels shall raise their royalties to musicians so musicians can make money also".
Why not go up the chain and sue the power company for providing electricity to the cable modem that delivers the high speed internet connection? After all, no electricity means no internet which means no piracy.
Never mind the fact that people need electricity for other things, such as lighting and heating- if they didn't want their power cut off they shouldn't have downloaded things illegally. Never mind the fact that most people get a "strike" simply by being accused of downloading something illegally without any proof.
So what did the teachers learn?
The steps to file a grievance with the local teacher's union.
How to find a new job where they won't get shot in the back.
Once they've quit, how to spread the word that this school is a dangerous work environment. Oops, they already did that.
How to find a lawyer who will sue over the so-called "training".
And how would the penalties be enforced? Remember that we're talking about companies that have no problem spoofing their number (which should be illegal), using automated callers (which is illegal in most states), and hiding their identity (which should be illegal).
And if the company is found, will they be operating outside the US? Will the US government really go after robocall spammers when they're too busy enforcing the War on Drugs?
I hope that Twitter gets each and every one of these patents invalidated... and the lawyers disbarred for starting a case like this.
As I've said a few times, the lawyers either:
1) Don't know the law, in which case they shouldn't be filing the court case.
2) Do know the law, but they're being paid by their client not to care about it and file the court case.
I think these kinds of cases will quickly get stopped if the lawyers start getting threatened with disbarment.
In the Middle Ages (and even now), people would say "The Devil made me do it". The modern version is "YouTube made me do it".
In either case, it's blaming an outside factor for something they should have known better.
If I want to see commercials for Microsoft, BMW, or ABC TV shows, I'll stay at home and watch them on TV. Yes, I have seen commercials before movies, in the movie theater, that I literally saw the day before during a TV show.
I use an HD antenna to watch ABC so technically I'm getting it for free. Why do I have to pay to see a movie and then see commercials for ABC?
And technically, don't commercials for ABC drive people from the movie theater to a TV network? ;)
GoT is ending this season so it's probably too late to add ads for Coke and Apple.
But the new Watchmen TV series, which HBO hopes will replace GoT in the pop culture world, is set in an alternate 1980's. So there's every opportunity to add product placement for almost anything you can think of. In fact, seeing Coke and Apple in the Watchmen world would only increase the realism... or that's what a typical marketing executive would say.
Mainstream conservatives really need to push-back more on these kinds of "studies" since it gives them all a bad reputation. Then like the boy who cried wolf:
We're being censored on Twitter! No you're not.
We're being censored on Facebook! No you're not.
We're being censored on YouTube! No you're not.
We're being censored on some other site! No you're not.
We're being censored for real this time! Sorry, no one cares any more.
I like the way you think.
Trump has obviously studied past walls to know what happens later.
The Great Wall of China was built to keep invaders out, but it later fell and China became one country.
The Berlin Wall separated Berlin, but it later fell and Berlin became one city in a re-unified Germany.
So my theory is that the wall between the US and Mexico will be painful now, but with 25 years, it'll come down and the US and Mexico will become one country.
I admire Trump for taking the long-view of history.
I know this is a little nit-picky, but it bugs me when articles say "over X number" but the number is exact. For example: _ over 38 VPN apps... Also, over 27 VPN apps _
What exactly is "over 38" and "over 27"? Would that be 38.1 or 27.5? How do you get 1/10 or 1/2 of a VPN service? Wouldn't "over 38" be "39" or "40"? Why not say "39" or "40" instead?
So if Europe is forcing Google, Facebook, etc to follow the Right to Be Forgotten and GDPR, how long will it be until China forces them to follow their rules? After all, if one country/ region can tell companies what to do, why shouldn't even country be able to?
On a related topic, are there are statistics for how many white, upper-class kids were detained because they wore blue shoes, drew "the devil" (the school mascot), and hung out in pairs? Oh, wait, there are no statistics for white, upper-class kids? Oh, wait, there are no statistics because the number is *zero*? But can't white kids be part of MS-13, especially in white neighborhoods? And why aren't the police intervening with white boys since they seem to be ones who tend to be school shooters?
You hit the nail on the head. Saying "Build a wall!" certainly plays better than "Let's streamline the institutional and bureaucratic processes of immigration so those coming from another country can become legal, productive citizens of the United States and... sorry, did I put you to sleep with that explanation?"
And this is exactly why the emoluments clause was added to the Constitution. It's simple courtesy to woo a CEO by using his company's cars or hotels, but Trump is the president of the United States, arguably the most powerful man in the world. Do we really want ANY companies (US or international) wooing the president so he'll create policies that favor them or hurt their competitors?
What's to stop Apple or Google from booking an entire Trump hotel and then asking President Trump to nuke Europe so they can be done with the GDPR and "right to be forgotten" and other EU privacy laws? Okay, not literally nuking them, but he could create sanctions or tariffs or blockades or whatever.
Since Disney bought LucasFilm years ago, does LucasFilm have a say in how the IP is used? If Disney says "these are the rules", then how can LucasFilm say otherwise? It would be exactly the same thing if you got permission for a project from ABC or ESPN or Pixar. How long do think that project will last if you didn't get clearance from Disney, their parent company?
Sorry, but I'm going to say that LucasFilm's opinion is irrelevant. Not to mention there's the issue of how LucasFilm's policies may not line up with their parent company's policies, which could be confusing to fans.
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Re: Stretch the meaning a bit
... in select markets
... in select cities
... on selected street corners
... on selected phones
... with certain hardware
... with more expensive data plans
But, look, real 5G is now available!
On the post: New York City Apartment Residents Sue Landlord Over New Smart Locks [Updated]
What happens during a black-out?
So what happens if there's a neighborhood black-out? Does the Latch have a battery backup? If so, how long does it last? And if the power goes out and the Latch battery dies, will everyone be locked out? So how is this better than physical keys that have been in use for hundreds of years?
Okay, sure, I haven't read the specs on the Latch, but this would be an interesting point to bring up.
On the post: Enough MEPs Say They Mistakenly Voted For Articles 11 & 13 That The Vote Should Have Flipped; EU Parliament Says Too Bad
Fake news
Okay, that's a little harsh, but:
I fail to see how professional legislators "messed up" their vote. It's their job to know and understand the bills they're passing. Okay, maybe they don't understand the technical details of what happens next, but they better know the legalese that goes into "this amendment passes".
Basically, I think this is a case of some legislators voting along with everyone else because of party lines or peer pressure, then getting blowback from the public, so now they're claiming they voted the wrong way.
It didn't work for England voting for Brexit and it didn't work the US voting for Trump: there is no do-over.
On the post: EU Puts An End To The Open Internet: Link Taxes And Filters Approved By Just 5 Votes
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
"Google has to now pay musicians"
I know some people will argue this is semantics, but still:
When has Google, Apple, or Spotify ever paid musicians? Don't they pay record labels or rights holders? Although some people may think paying labels is the same as paying musicians (I'm looking at Taylor Swift), the point is that Apple and Spotify pay the correct, contracted amount to the labels, so it's not their fault the labels aren't paying the musicians.
So please explain again how Article 11 and 13 benefit musicians? Granted, I haven't read the entire articles, but I really don't think there's a clause that says anything to the effect of "... and labels shall raise their royalties to musicians so musicians can make money also".
On the post: RIAA Continues Its Legal War To Turn ISPs Into The Copyright Police: Sues Charter Communications
Go up the chain
Why not go up the chain and sue the power company for providing electricity to the cable modem that delivers the high speed internet connection? After all, no electricity means no internet which means no piracy.
Never mind the fact that people need electricity for other things, such as lighting and heating- if they didn't want their power cut off they shouldn't have downloaded things illegally. Never mind the fact that most people get a "strike" simply by being accused of downloading something illegally without any proof.
On the post: Sheriff Decides The Best Way To Prep Teachers For School Shootings Is To Frighten And Injure Them
What did the teachers learn? Nothing good
So what did the teachers learn?
The steps to file a grievance with the local teacher's union.
How to find a new job where they won't get shot in the back.
Once they've quit, how to spread the word that this school is a dangerous work environment. Oops, they already did that.
How to find a lawyer who will sue over the so-called "training".
On the post: John Oliver Robocalls Ajit Pai For Not Doing More To Thwart Robocalls
Re:
And how would the penalties be enforced? Remember that we're talking about companies that have no problem spoofing their number (which should be illegal), using automated callers (which is illegal in most states), and hiding their identity (which should be illegal).
And if the company is found, will they be operating outside the US? Will the US government really go after robocall spammers when they're too busy enforcing the War on Drugs?
On the post: BlackBerry Continues Its Shameful Descent Into Patent Trolling By Suing Twitter
Disbar the lawyers
I hope that Twitter gets each and every one of these patents invalidated... and the lawyers disbarred for starting a case like this.
As I've said a few times, the lawyers either:
1) Don't know the law, in which case they shouldn't be filing the court case.
2) Do know the law, but they're being paid by their client not to care about it and file the court case.
I think these kinds of cases will quickly get stopped if the lawyers start getting threatened with disbarment.
On the post: Momo Hoax Shows America's Susceptibility To Bullshit Goes Well Beyond Social Media
Re: Spirits
In the Middle Ages (and even now), people would say "The Devil made me do it". The modern version is "YouTube made me do it".
In either case, it's blaming an outside factor for something they should have known better.
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Re: A few disjointed thought.
You missed one big factor: commercials.
If I want to see commercials for Microsoft, BMW, or ABC TV shows, I'll stay at home and watch them on TV. Yes, I have seen commercials before movies, in the movie theater, that I literally saw the day before during a TV show.
I use an HD antenna to watch ABC so technically I'm getting it for free. Why do I have to pay to see a movie and then see commercials for ABC?
On the post: AT&T Begins Trying To Screw Up HBO In Earnest
Re: Re:
GoT is ending this season so it's probably too late to add ads for Coke and Apple.
But the new Watchmen TV series, which HBO hopes will replace GoT in the pop culture world, is set in an alternate 1980's. So there's every opportunity to add product placement for almost anything you can think of. In fact, seeing Coke and Apple in the Watchmen world would only increase the realism... or that's what a typical marketing executive would say.
On the post: Does Twitter Have An Anti-Conservative Bias, Or Just An Anti-Nazi Bias?
It's called crying wolf
Mainstream conservatives really need to push-back more on these kinds of "studies" since it gives them all a bad reputation. Then like the boy who cried wolf: We're being censored on Twitter! No you're not. We're being censored on Facebook! No you're not. We're being censored on YouTube! No you're not. We're being censored on some other site! No you're not. We're being censored for real this time! Sorry, no one cares any more.
On the post: United States Gifted With 33rd National Emergency By President Who Says It's Not Really An Emergency
Re:
I like the way you think. Trump has obviously studied past walls to know what happens later. The Great Wall of China was built to keep invaders out, but it later fell and China became one country. The Berlin Wall separated Berlin, but it later fell and Berlin became one city in a re-unified Germany. So my theory is that the wall between the US and Mexico will be painful now, but with 25 years, it'll come down and the US and Mexico will become one country. I admire Trump for taking the long-view of history.
On the post: David Assman Invalidates Canadian Government's Reason For Refusing Him His Name-Based Vanity License Plate
Re: the pronunciation is important
And that reminds me of a Saturday Night Live skit where Rob Schneider played a character named "Oz-weep-aye", but spelled "asswipe". :)
On the post: Study Again Finds That Most VPNs Are Shady As Hell
A point about statistics
_ over 38 VPN apps... Also, over 27 VPN apps _
What exactly is "over 38" and "over 27"? Would that be 38.1 or 27.5? How do you get 1/10 or 1/2 of a VPN service? Wouldn't "over 38" be "39" or "40"? Why not say "39" or "40" instead?
On the post: Chinese Court Creates App To Alert Citizens Of Deadbeat Debtors In Their Area
Every company has to follow every country's rules
On the post: How My High School Destroyed An Immigrant Kid's Life Because He Drew The School's Mascot
What about the white kids
And why aren't the police intervening with white boys since they seem to be ones who tend to be school shooters?
On the post: Arizona The Latest To Explore Dumb Porn Filter Law, This Time To Help Fund Trump's Fence
Re: Re: Re:
On the post: Trump Hotel Fracas Highlights How T-Mobile's Consumer-Friendly Brand Schtick Is Wearing A Little Thin
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Gasp
It's simple courtesy to woo a CEO by using his company's cars or hotels, but Trump is the president of the United States, arguably the most powerful man in the world. Do we really want ANY companies (US or international) wooing the president so he'll create policies that favor them or hurt their competitors?
What's to stop Apple or Google from booking an entire Trump hotel and then asking President Trump to nuke Europe so they can be done with the GDPR and "right to be forgotten" and other EU privacy laws? Okay, not literally nuking them, but he could create sanctions or tariffs or blockades or whatever.
On the post: Lucasfilm Steps In After FanFilm That Tried To Follow The Rules Was Claimed By Disney Over Star Wars Music
Does LucasFilm even have a say any more?
It would be exactly the same thing if you got permission for a project from ABC or ESPN or Pixar. How long do think that project will last if you didn't get clearance from Disney, their parent company?
Sorry, but I'm going to say that LucasFilm's opinion is irrelevant.
Not to mention there's the issue of how LucasFilm's policies may not line up with their parent company's policies, which could be confusing to fans.
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