...when ExxonMobil decided that the following two logos were entirely too similar and actually argued that customers might be confused between the two companies. What's to be confused about? Both companies spill crap no one wants to see.
I recommend adding another pixel between the buttons to expand the spacing between them. They look too bunched together.
Not an option. Web design is what I do for a living.
Glad to see Techdirt showing what others need to learn. There's a reason I keep subscribing.
I was perusing my old comments and was wondering how difficult it would be to highlight our comments in a "Best of" page which would include only the LOLs and Insightful posts?
Brennan's response: Bring me the heads of these hackers by month's end.
Accountability: 0 Abuse of Power: off the charts
For those who hacked, best tweet Snowden on some advice on how to leave the country. The CIA (via the NSA's tools) will stop at nothing to track you down.
This reminds me of those stories of people crashing into things because their GPS told them too.
Nielsen has never, ever been an accurate measure of people's viewing habits. Yet, for some inexplicable reason, the entertainment and advertising industry relies on its data as though it's accurate.
If these industries wish to continue burying their heads into the sand, let them fail.
This will ensure new startups will take over, and call me optimistic to believe they'll do so without the legacy idiocy we've dealt with for decades.
The title made me chuckle. There's only one party who'll care what the RIAA is doing and it isn't the copyright defending idiots whose motto is "We'll get you, and your little dog, too."
"I believe that the administration should use every lawful tool at its disposal and vigorously investigate each and every potential solution to this serious problem," wrote Grassley.
Waste of taxpayer dollars. The DoJ has been told many times what the solution is, but they seem to be tone deaf to the answer.
I'll repeat it here, on the chance Grassley reads the site: The solution to back door encryption is to keep the fucking door closed.
The solution provided at no expense to the taxpayers.
The results aren't suitable for sensitive eyes. "Trust" wasn't a word returned unless "not" was included.
At the bottom of the results, a disclaimer: "By using our product or services, you agree to have AOL restart its daily campaign of flooding your mailbox with CDs.
Yes, we still have them, and yes, we need to get rid of them.
Welcome back to AOL. We knew you couldn't stay away... by choice."
Hmm, it's almost like the city knows it's collecting money it might not deserve and doesn't want to let a simple piece of technology stop that gravy train... This sentence summed up the reasoning perfectly.
"And, really, how do the folks who work at the USTR sleep at night knowing that they're doing this for no reason other than to help out the profits of a few giant companies at the expense of the public?"
"We've talked about this a few times before, and the head in sand approach the government takes to pretending that publicly available leaked classified information is still secret." Which is precisely why Purdue, nay, every American, isn't overreacting in these situations.
Between overzealous prosecutors (both state and federal) and any law enforcement agency itching to shoot first and ask no questions later, this reactionary (and protectionist) fear is completely justified.
Gellman shouldn't have taken this path. Instead, he should have shown how it's a clear example of instilling fear by government abuse.
Journalist gets 25 years for "password hacking". Aaron Schwartz took his own life. Snowden is a traitor, not a Constitution defender.
If these few examples don't give a valid reason why Purdue is justified in its actions, well, someone isn't paying attention to the abusive roles authorities are using to quell the information, public or not.
Assuming the NSA has access, it's still a moot point. You can bet if the NSA has access on our side, the GBHQ has access on their side, making the whole privacy issue pointless.
What's at stake here is far more important than whether or not government agencies has access to the data.
It's more important to focus on the ruling's complete and utter ignorance, because it's just a first step toward more asinine and ignorant law making.
We work with the Safe Harbor all the time, so I'm well versed on what we need to do to capture and protect EU data. Not only is our transfer encrypted, but the data itself is twice encrypted, which actually exceeds the recommendation.
If the NSA/GBHQ has access to that, everyone is fucked and no law will change that. Ever.
It's impossible to say this ruling affects US businesses at the fault of the NSA.
Because to claim otherwise means there's a terrifying consequence: The NSA can read encrypted traffic.
Safe Harbor means US companies must encrypt the data as it transfers over the Atlantic. No encryption means the law was violated to begin with, regardless if the NSA was snooping.
This has zero impact on the internet as a whole, except by those who don't understand what's going on, which sadly, means those who just changed the EU ruling.
You can't have it both ways: you're either violating the law without encryption or your not affected because of encryption.
Someone needs to sort this mess out before even more ignorance spreads.
On the post: Fox, Exxon Trademark Spat Of Stupid Finally Ends After Two Years Of Dumb
What's to be confused about? Both companies spill crap no one wants to see.
On the post: Musician Demands Google, Major Labels Pay Him $325 Million For Removing Videos He Paid $30 To Upload To Vevo
He should change his name from Emrit to Idjit.
On the post: Revamped Comment Buttons + New Ways To Buy Techdirt Credits
Re: Oh, and here i was going to say i enjoyed the colors
I cringe when I see them, but that's just my profession screaming.
:P
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No edit option yet, so allow me to correct my post's "Not an option" with "Not an opinion".
I only use "Not an option" when speaking with Sherman or Dodd.
On the post: Revamped Comment Buttons + New Ways To Buy Techdirt Credits
It's against Web Design 101 to put dark on dark.
Please use only white text/imagery on dark.
I recommend adding another pixel between the buttons to expand the spacing between them. They look too bunched together.
Not an option. Web design is what I do for a living.
Glad to see Techdirt showing what others need to learn. There's a reason I keep subscribing.
I was perusing my old comments and was wondering how difficult it would be to highlight our comments in a "Best of" page which would include only the LOLs and Insightful posts?
Also, about that forum....
>:]
On the post: CIA Director's Personal Email Account Breached By Hackers... Who Find Official Documents Stored In It
Bring me the heads of these hackers by month's end.
Accountability: 0
Abuse of Power: off the charts
For those who hacked, best tweet Snowden on some advice on how to leave the country. The CIA (via the NSA's tools) will stop at nothing to track you down.
Good luck!
On the post: The Cable Industry Thinks Cord Cutting's A Fad That Will End Once Millennials Procreate
This reminds me of those stories of people crashing into things because their GPS told them too.
Nielsen has never, ever been an accurate measure of people's viewing habits. Yet, for some inexplicable reason, the entertainment and advertising industry relies on its data as though it's accurate.
If these industries wish to continue burying their heads into the sand, let them fail.
This will ensure new startups will take over, and call me optimistic to believe they'll do so without the legacy idiocy we've dealt with for decades.
On the post: Whatever You Think Of The RIAA's Lawsuit Over Aurous, Shouldn't We Be Concerned That It's Pretending SOPA Is Law?
There's nothing right about copyright.™
On the post: Call Of Duty Tries To Pull An Orson Welles And Gets Backlash Instead Of Panic
Wait. We don't need to wait. I can already surmise the outcome will have zero effect on sales.
On the post: Sen. Grassley Asks DOJ To Get Back To Pushing James Comey's Mandatory Encryption Backdoors Plan
Waste of taxpayer dollars. The DoJ has been told many times what the solution is, but they seem to be tone deaf to the answer.
I'll repeat it here, on the chance Grassley reads the site: The solution to back door encryption is to keep the fucking door closed.
The solution provided at no expense to the taxpayers.
You're welcome.
On the post: Making The Case Against Adding DRM To JPEG Images
Call me cynical to believe those who wish to utilize the "encryption" of the image will be giving the keys to unlock the image freely.
This means websites wishing to use the image much first obtain the key.
The very reason HTTPS works is because the digital key necessary to view the site has no restrictions on obtaining the key.
Not seeing how this same system will be applied to JPEGs (already covered by HTTPS if used) while pretending it's not DRM.
On the post: AOL CEO Promises 'The Market' Will Keep Verizon, AOL Honest About Sleazy New Stealth Cookies
The results aren't suitable for sensitive eyes. "Trust" wasn't a word returned unless "not" was included.
At the bottom of the results, a disclaimer:
"By using our product or services, you agree to have AOL restart its daily campaign of flooding your mailbox with CDs.
Yes, we still have them, and yes, we need to get rid of them.
Welcome back to AOL. We knew you couldn't stay away... by choice."
On the post: 3 California Cities Blocking Parking Ticket App For Being, Like, Way Too Useful
This sentence summed up the reasoning perfectly.
On the post: US, Australia & Canada Decide Screw Over Poor Nations Because Big Pharma's Not Happy With TPP
Easy. They own stock.
On the post: Why Do Senators Keep Lying About What CISA Would Be Used For?
Dianne Feinstein is responsible.
If only she had pushed legislation to hold corporations responsible for failing to secure private information, none of this would have happened.
On the post: Purdue University Completely Freaks Out Because Bart Gellman's Speech Shows Classified Snowden Docs Already Seen By Millions
Which is precisely why Purdue, nay, every American, isn't overreacting in these situations.
Between overzealous prosecutors (both state and federal) and any law enforcement agency itching to shoot first and ask no questions later, this reactionary (and protectionist) fear is completely justified.
Gellman shouldn't have taken this path. Instead, he should have shown how it's a clear example of instilling fear by government abuse.
Journalist gets 25 years for "password hacking". Aaron Schwartz took his own life. Snowden is a traitor, not a Constitution defender.
If these few examples don't give a valid reason why Purdue is justified in its actions, well, someone isn't paying attention to the abusive roles authorities are using to quell the information, public or not.
On the post: Verizon's Sneaky Zombie Cookies Now Being Used Across The Entire AOL Ad Empire
Rue the day ISPs start blocking VPN usage.
On the post: Apple Punishes iFixit For Doing A Tear Down On Apple TV
That's what I thought.
Now raise your hand if you're excited as hell for Fallout 4.
That's better.
A little exercise helps make the day go better.
On the post: NSA Screws Up Another Thing: EU Court Of Justice Throws The Internet For A Loop In Ending Safe Harbor
Re: Re:
Assuming the NSA has access, it's still a moot point. You can bet if the NSA has access on our side, the GBHQ has access on their side, making the whole privacy issue pointless.
What's at stake here is far more important than whether or not government agencies has access to the data.
It's more important to focus on the ruling's complete and utter ignorance, because it's just a first step toward more asinine and ignorant law making.
We work with the Safe Harbor all the time, so I'm well versed on what we need to do to capture and protect EU data. Not only is our transfer encrypted, but the data itself is twice encrypted, which actually exceeds the recommendation.
If the NSA/GBHQ has access to that, everyone is fucked and no law will change that. Ever.
On the post: NSA Screws Up Another Thing: EU Court Of Justice Throws The Internet For A Loop In Ending Safe Harbor
It's impossible to say this ruling affects US businesses at the fault of the NSA.
Because to claim otherwise means there's a terrifying consequence: The NSA can read encrypted traffic.
Safe Harbor means US companies must encrypt the data as it transfers over the Atlantic. No encryption means the law was violated to begin with, regardless if the NSA was snooping.
This has zero impact on the internet as a whole, except by those who don't understand what's going on, which sadly, means those who just changed the EU ruling.
You can't have it both ways: you're either violating the law without encryption or your not affected because of encryption.
Someone needs to sort this mess out before even more ignorance spreads.
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