Please try to refrain from using foul language in your headlines. I really like this site and the stories posted, but I have a hard time sending links to NSFW content.
I've never read or heard anywhere anyone proposing we round up homosexuals and throw them into death camps. There might be a few fringe kooks who say that, but I find it hard to believe that Milo Yannapolis (sp?) would advocate for death camps he personally would be subject to.
Meanwhile, the uninvited and their supporters are shouting about censorship in a way that suggests their views must be tolerated without reaction, which is a complete misunderstanding of how free speech works.
If by "tolerated," you mean "given," I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the controversy here. After years of having the Democrats saying, "If you don't like what I have to say, don't listen," (or watch, particularly when it comes to the TV shows they've put out over the last few decades) now it's "If I don't like what you have to say I don't want to listen, and I don't want anyone else to, either."
If someone is giving a speech at a college or university, and I, as a student, don't like what that particular speaker has to say, I stay away from the speech. I do not try to stop other people from going, though.
Why not have twenty to thirty people print out some Supreme Court decisions, put them in a binder and label it "Correspondence with Attorney" and after they read through it, sue them for violating Attorney-Client privilege?
As a highschooler in the 1980s (1980-1984) I have experience in the Apple II DRM BS. There were many companies who implemented DRM in their games and we spent many hours calling various BBSs to find the "cracked" versions so we could have a backup if our 5.25" disks bit the dust (which happened with frequent regularity). It was cheaper, even with a dialup service in a different state, to download it DRM-free.
But there was one company, here in San Diego, who proudly stated their software was DRM-free, Beagle Bros., and everyone I knew bought their software in the stores for two main reasons:
1. They had great software with great manuals. 2. They didn't hate their customers by implementing DRM.
Learn from history, software companies, it can save you a lot of headaches (if you'll listen!).
Why not, when a government agency refuses to respond to a legitimate FOIA request, just make it so the courts have to believe the very worst of the agency, and act accordingly?
For example, if you won't divulge the information about Geek Squad members and payments from the FBI, courts will assume all cases related to Geek Squad discoveries are illegal searches and all of them are thrown out with prejudice.
I know the writers here at Techdirt, and other places, think it's okay to defame politicians, since they are public figures and whatever anyone says about them is allowed. I'm wondering what the limit is, though.
How would you define it? I know in this story the politician was angry that he and his colleagues were characterized as receiving kickbacks, an as-yet unproven charge (as far as I know). Is claiming a politician committed a specific crime okay, even if there is no evidence beyond speculation?
As soon as I heard that Huma Abedin forwarded classified emails to her then-husband to print out on their home printer, and Comey testifies to Congress that the law says there must be intent to prosecute (the law says nothing about intent), I was expecting him to get fired.
Re: Re: Re: Just like Britain only more so and mobile
Before the ACA, Americans would be denied insurance coverage for cancer treatment merely for not reporting teenage acne when they applied for insurance.
I've been trying to find a reputable source for a story about this, but I can only find far-left websites making this claim.
Do you have a link to a website that isn't directly linked to the Democrats that has this story?
So the NSA can build a data center with hundreds of petabytes of storage to hold all our calls, texts, and emails, but a few hundred terabytes to hold court records is beyond the pale?
Now the app community has a new task: create a lock screen, that if you place a specific finger on the screen to unlock it, the phone is wiped instead of unlocked.
1. Create app to wipe phone if compromised 2. ??? 3. Profit!
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Hmmm...
On the post: Copyright Office Realizes The DMCA Fucks With Security Research While The W3C Still Doesn't See It
Please
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Re: Re: I think you misunderstand
On the post: Wisconsin Speech Bill Tries To Keep Universities Neutral On Public Policy Debates, Which Is Batshit Crazypants
I think you misunderstand
If by "tolerated," you mean "given," I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the controversy here. After years of having the Democrats saying, "If you don't like what I have to say, don't listen," (or watch, particularly when it comes to the TV shows they've put out over the last few decades) now it's "If I don't like what you have to say I don't want to listen, and I don't want anyone else to, either."
If someone is giving a speech at a college or university, and I, as a student, don't like what that particular speaker has to say, I stay away from the speech. I do not try to stop other people from going, though.
On the post: To Keep The Skies Safe, The TSA Wants To Know What You're Reading
A plan
We need to be proäctive, people!
On the post: Decade-Old GTA4 Modding Tool Suddenly Taken Down After Take-Two Interactive's Threat
Simple...
On the post: Trump Lawyer Threatens To Report A Former FBI Employee To The Inspector General
Trump Classifying Documents
Doesn't the president have that power and wouldn't that make Comey a "leaker?"
On the post: Senator Tom Cotton Introduces Bill That Would Renew Section 702 Forever With Zero Changes
Permanent?
Couldn't a new majority in Congress just pass a new law that invalidates the whole thing?
On the post: Game Developer: Just Wait Until The Game Is Cracked And Then We'll Patch Denuvo Out; Game Gets Cracked Immediately
80s replay
But there was one company, here in San Diego, who proudly stated their software was DRM-free, Beagle Bros., and everyone I knew bought their software in the stores for two main reasons:
1. They had great software with great manuals.
2. They didn't hate their customers by implementing DRM.
Learn from history, software companies, it can save you a lot of headaches (if you'll listen!).
On the post: EFF Sues FBI For Refusing To Turn Over Documents About Its Geek Squad Informants
An idea
For example, if you won't divulge the information about Geek Squad members and payments from the FBI, courts will assume all cases related to Geek Squad discoveries are illegal searches and all of them are thrown out with prejudice.
On the post: DHS, TSA To Make Boarding A Plane Even More Of A Pain In The Ass
Rent a jet
http://www.pentastaraviation.com/available-aircraft
On the post: Malta's Prime Minister Sues Panama Papers Journalist For Defamation; Gets Facebook To Delete His Reporting
The limit?
How would you define it? I know in this story the politician was angry that he and his colleagues were characterized as receiving kickbacks, an as-yet unproven charge (as far as I know). Is claiming a politician committed a specific crime okay, even if there is no evidence beyond speculation?
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Re: Re: Re: Just like Britain only more so and mobile
I've been trying to find a reputable source for a story about this, but I can only find far-left websites making this claim.
Do you have a link to a website that isn't directly linked to the Democrats that has this story?
On the post: Zillow Sued By Homeowner Because Its Estimate Is Lower Than The Seller Wants To Sell The House For
Is it just me?
Funny how that works!
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On the post: Another Free Speech Win In Libel Lawsuit Disguised As A Trademark Complaint
That second paragraph
On the post: Rep. Sensenbrenner Thinks We Can Pay For The Border Wall With More Asset Forfeiture
Can't find the quote
Where did you get this quote from?
On the post: With So Much Public Interest In Our Judicial System, It's Time To Free Up Access To Court Documents
What a joke
On the post: State Appeals Court Says Unlocking A Phone With A Fingerprint Doesn't Violate The Fifth Amendment
Time for a new locking mechanism
1. Create app to wipe phone if compromised
2. ???
3. Profit!
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