"Barr's public statements -- the latter of which was delivered to a very receptive audience composed of police union reps..."
There's the scum of the earth. They do everything they can to get crooked cops off the hook and act outraged if anyone challenges them.
Cops have written their own script, and they are barely beginning to reap the loathing and revulsion they so richly deserve. Barr can scream all he likes, but that will change nothing.
Especially one that asks women not to show acres of skin. Men, and I'm sure this is a terrible weakness that should be screamed about and condemned, are easily distracted by women who are undressed as if they're ready for sexual intercourse.
Barr sounds frightened. He should be, especially if he takes no definite steps to clean up the rotten state of law enforcement in America today. People are fed up with getting pushed around by cops who don't know the law and don't care.
Let any organization that wants to allow anything be posted, do so. Words are words, and everybody knows, or certainly should know, the difference between words and blows.
We have lawmakers and regulators screaming that internet companies are silencing some political viewpoints and must stop doing that, and a bunch of other lawmakers and regulators screaming that internet companies must do more to suppress "hate speech". Talk about damned if you do and damned if you don't! How about we scream back at those lawmakers & regulators to STFU and let the market sort it out?
"the result is that today we live in a world without it, where the reach and influence of local TV stations has effectively been damned to the geographical limits of their signal strength."
The word "damned" implies, you know, eternity. In the author's fantasy there will never, ever, be some other means by which local TV stations will expand their reach? That sounds to me like empty fear-mongering.
Perhaps if Aereo had worked with the stations from the beginning, they would never have landed in court. Does the author sneer at that approach?
What does the author say about the firing of James Damore, or isn't he "conservative" according to the author's definition? I certainly haven't heard of Google firing anyone for saying that we must be inclusive and be sure that every population or belief group is represented according to their numbers in the general population. Google is apparently steeped in this kind of BS. Is this somehow not what the author is talking about?
Wow, what a surprise: one branch of government ruling that another branch of government can do anything it damn well pleases. Moral: never use biometrics in place of a password. So far, even America's corrupt courts have, for the most part, not ruled that someone has to divulge his password.
Just a few days ago, we heard that the cops who fried that little two-year-old were also denied immunity. In a sea of "Cops can do anything" court rulings, these are as welcome as they are rare.
Anyone who participates in the stealing of cash deserves to be stopped by whatever means prove necessary. Anyone who tries to justify the stealing of cash is a jerk who deserves to be shunned by normal people.
"Earlier this month, Judge Rochelle East quashed the warrant, saying it showed the SFPD omitted key info that would have made it clear it was targeting a journalist -- something forbidden by California's journalist shield law."
The government should not be in the business of declaring who is a journalist and who is not. Anyone who is investigating government wrongdoing should be shielded from retaliatory persecution.
Barr can bloviate all he likes, but it ain't gonna happen. Us programmers will always be able to circumvent any idiot laws those bozos pass to criminalize encryption.
How does Russia's efforts to influence American politics compare to American efforts to influence Russian politics? And how does the author feel about that?
Just assume that the government is a gang of criminals and you'll never be disappointed. Encrypt everything you want to keep private. Use a password, not anything biometric, to lock your phone and flip off any thug who demands you unlock it.
<i>Perhaps the most interesting part of this is that these indie developers, for whom you would think piracy would represent an outsized threat compared with the AAA publishers, see piracy as a perfectly acceptable remedy.</i>
Bullshit, and I can't believe the author is so dense that he/she does not realize this statement is bullshit. Piracy stiffs the game developer. G2A both stiffs the developer AND enriches someone else illegitimately. Noting that two bad things are worse than one bad thing is NOT the same as saying that one is "perfectly acceptable".
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If the courts won't deal with out-of-control cops
... then it falls to we the people to do so.
On the post: The Attorney General Who Doesn't Respect Or Comply With His Oversight Wants Citizens To Respect And Comply With Cops
"Barr's public statements -- the latter of which was delivered to a very receptive audience composed of police union reps..."
There's the scum of the earth. They do everything they can to get crooked cops off the hook and act outraged if anyone challenges them.
Cops have written their own script, and they are barely beginning to reap the loathing and revulsion they so richly deserve. Barr can scream all he likes, but that will change nothing.
On the post: Gizmodo Media's Clueless New Owners Tell Reporters They Can't Use Encrypted Email Any More
There's nothing unreasonable about a dress code
Especially one that asks women not to show acres of skin. Men, and I'm sure this is a terrible weakness that should be screamed about and condemned, are easily distracted by women who are undressed as if they're ready for sexual intercourse.
On the post: Attorney General William Barr Declares War On The General Public
When cops act as criminals...
...they should be treated as criminals.
Barr sounds frightened. He should be, especially if he takes no definite steps to clean up the rotten state of law enforcement in America today. People are fed up with getting pushed around by cops who don't know the law and don't care.
On the post: Be Careful What You Wish For In Asking Silicon Valley To Police Speech Online
This is not difficult
Let any organization that wants to allow anything be posted, do so. Words are words, and everybody knows, or certainly should know, the difference between words and blows.
On the post: UK Moves To Give Regulators Power To Fine Internet Companies 5% Of Revenue If They Can't Wave A Magic Wand And Make Bad Content Disappear
Which is it?
We have lawmakers and regulators screaming that internet companies are silencing some political viewpoints and must stop doing that, and a bunch of other lawmakers and regulators screaming that internet companies must do more to suppress "hate speech". Talk about damned if you do and damned if you don't! How about we scream back at those lawmakers & regulators to STFU and let the market sort it out?
On the post: New Report Further Clarifies Foxconn's Wisconsin Deal Was An Unsustainable Joke
Anybody else for getting the government out of the business of making these kinds of deals? Obviously it is incompetent at it.
On the post: Indian Counseling Company Files Criminal Complaint Against Blogger Who Informed It About A Sensitive Data Leak
A reminder that it's not just American courts that are steeped in corruption and incompetence.
On the post: If You Lament The State Of Politics Today, Lament The Loss Of Aereo
"the result is that today we live in a world without it, where the reach and influence of local TV stations has effectively been damned to the geographical limits of their signal strength."
The word "damned" implies, you know, eternity. In the author's fantasy there will never, ever, be some other means by which local TV stations will expand their reach? That sounds to me like empty fear-mongering.
Perhaps if Aereo had worked with the stations from the beginning, they would never have landed in court. Does the author sneer at that approach?
On the post: Ex-Googler Recently Held Up As A 'Whistleblower' And 'Proof' Of Anti-Conservative Bias At Google, Actually Supported Richard Spencer, Racist Skinheads
What about James Damore?
What does the author say about the firing of James Damore, or isn't he "conservative" according to the author's definition? I certainly haven't heard of Google firing anyone for saying that we must be inclusive and be sure that every population or belief group is represented according to their numbers in the general population. Google is apparently steeped in this kind of BS. Is this somehow not what the author is talking about?
On the post: District Court Rolls Back Magistrate's Decision, Says Compelled Fingerprint Product Isn't A Fifth Amendment Issue
Wow, what a surprise: one branch of government ruling that another branch of government can do anything it damn well pleases. Moral: never use biometrics in place of a password. So far, even America's corrupt courts have, for the most part, not ruled that someone has to divulge his password.
On the post: No Immunity For Cops Who Arrested A Man For Creating A Facebook Page Mocking The Police Department
Another good court decision!
Just a few days ago, we heard that the cops who fried that little two-year-old were also denied immunity. In a sea of "Cops can do anything" court rulings, these are as welcome as they are rare.
On the post: What Happens When The US Government Tries To Take On The Open Source Community?
"Friedman rightly points out that as a company based in the US, GitHub doesn't have much scope for ignoring US laws."
Perhaps GitHub should consider moving out of the U.S., to some country that actually cares about more than giving lip-service to freedom?
On the post: Former Law Enforcement Officer Displays His Ignorance Of The Law In Civil Forfeiture Article
Anyone who participates in the stealing of cash deserves to be stopped by whatever means prove necessary. Anyone who tries to justify the stealing of cash is a jerk who deserves to be shunned by normal people.
On the post: Unsealed Warrant Shows SFPD Officer Misled Court About Journalist's Occupation
Twisted law
"Earlier this month, Judge Rochelle East quashed the warrant, saying it showed the SFPD omitted key info that would have made it clear it was targeting a journalist -- something forbidden by California's journalist shield law."
The government should not be in the business of declaring who is a journalist and who is not. Anyone who is investigating government wrongdoing should be shielded from retaliatory persecution.
On the post: William Barr Turns Up The Heat On The DOJ's Anti-Encryption Rhetoric
Kiss My Patootie, Barr!
Barr can bloviate all he likes, but it ain't gonna happen. Us programmers will always be able to circumvent any idiot laws those bozos pass to criminalize encryption.
On the post: Once Again, Russian Internet Propaganda Efforts Shown To Be Much Bigger Than Originally Believed
How does Russia's efforts to influence American politics compare to American efforts to influence Russian politics? And how does the author feel about that?
On the post: Court: It's Cool If The (Federal) Government Searches A Phone The (Local) Government Seized Illegally
Just assume that the government is a gang of criminals and you'll never be disappointed. Encrypt everything you want to keep private. Use a password, not anything biometric, to lock your phone and flip off any thug who demands you unlock it.
On the post: Indie Publishers Tell Gamers To Pirate Instead Of Buying Keys Through Reseller G2A
<i>Perhaps the most interesting part of this is that these indie developers, for whom you would think piracy would represent an outsized threat compared with the AAA publishers, see piracy as a perfectly acceptable remedy.</i>
Bullshit, and I can't believe the author is so dense that he/she does not realize this statement is bullshit. Piracy stiffs the game developer. G2A both stiffs the developer AND enriches someone else illegitimately. Noting that two bad things are worse than one bad thing is NOT the same as saying that one is "perfectly acceptable".
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