This raises the semantic issue of "lawmaking" vs. "rulemaking". The Patriot Act (clue: "Act") was an enacted law, with, for better or worse, at least a modicum of publicly-witnessed debate; can its fundamental provisions be oh-by-the-way amended by a mere rules change? How far can "rules" go in shaping policy and practice, before the scope is exceeded, and the only remedy is to amend or enact an actual law?
When the future began to look glum for Prenda, didn't they start dabbling in class actions? Turnabout is fair play; and if enough troll-threat victims were identified (by TE), could they certify a class?
"I'd argue that the mainstream media is the world's largest Old Boy Network..."
You give them too much credit... accommodating your homies requires thought, and even small amounts of effort. No thought or effort here; this is about superficiality in service to ratings -- choose the lurid stories that grab viewers' eyeballs, and wait for ad revenues to roll in. We relinquish long-form, thoughtful content to our noncommercial networks.
And what if I decide to make a weapon that looks like a jelly doughnut... is that DRM circumvention? Or, for that matter, a Jello mold in the shape of a gun? Will it report me? Is the NSA monitoring 3D printers? This has added immeasurable stress to my life.
Half-expecting Hans Rosling to pop out from behind one of those bubbles...
This is the way us non-math-majors like our statistics... click the filters, watch the bubbles come and go. Wanna see big bubble action? Try filtering for "gaming" and "web" as breach sources.
Stars and Stripes said this? Really? Isn't that a US military publication? I predict someone will get taken to the woodshed for failing to support government policy...
Just saw an old Sopranos episode in which Tony, convinced he's losing control of his lieutenants, beats the snot out of his new bodyguard/driver over an obviously bogus transgression. He feels he's reestablished his dominance... struck fear into their hearts... but mostly they think he's a raving lunatic, unfit to lead. Sound familiar?
I wouldn't take the "nice" car to the airport and park it; I'd take my P-O-S car. Which is, in other words, a bomb. Synonymous with a lemon, a junker, a "station car". Guess I'd better stop calling it that.
The point is more about the sheer volume; the Congressional Research Service isn't being faulted here. Far from it... they often turn up as heroes in these stories, for researching and reporting in purely factual terms, without bias, with a result that enrages one or another political group. In this case, their apolitical, manpower-based refusal is a damning indictment of the state of our laws. Maybe some of those food stamp savings could be used to hire a subcontractor to undertake this project...
It's a loophole, but it's absolutely reasonable, especially when talking about free (OTA) content.
But there's another problem here, unrelated to all this Chin music. It would be interesting to know if Aereo is actually doing what is claimed, as the patent people say... if they're really receiving thousands of signals, keeping them separated, and pushing them back out. I've seen that same photo you probably have... their antenna array poking out of a warehouse window in Brooklyn... all the tiny little etched circuits. But there are a couple of technical factoids... rules of physics, actually... which make this really unlikely to work. 1) Antennas need to be resonant for the frequencies they receive, which is why your car's FM antenna is always 31", and why grandma had that giant thing strapped to the chimney for VHF. The Aereo aerials (!) in the picture were way too small for UHF, and out of the question for VHF. And 2) - Small bits of metal (the Aereo copper trace antennas), when placed in close proximity, together form a single, much larger antenna. With a different optimum frequency. Again, from what we've been shown, they're all jammed in together. There are also issues about the lack of "local oscillators" for decoding. Good reads on these issues below. But just really, really curious about what the Great and Powerful Oz has behind the curtain; loving the idea is no reason to drop healthy skepticism.
Absolutely true that it shouldn't cost anything to location-shift free stuff.
But there's something about associating an "upstart technology company" with Barry Diller, an old get-over artist and huckster, that feels odd. Maybe it has to do with basing your entire business model on the world's narrowest loophole; if you were in it for the long run, you'd try to create a more durable product, one which doesn't evaporate if the law, or technology, makes about a 1-degree change in course. I'm thinking he's got a walk-away strategy all planned.
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More fundamental question
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Inquiring judges want to know
Perhaps the court needs to hear about that site. Do I hear an amicus brief in the making?
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Take a cue from Prenda...
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Show me the ratings
You give them too much credit... accommodating your homies requires thought, and even small amounts of effort. No thought or effort here; this is about superficiality in service to ratings -- choose the lurid stories that grab viewers' eyeballs, and wait for ad revenues to roll in. We relinquish long-form, thoughtful content to our noncommercial networks.
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Re: finish nailer?
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This is the way us non-math-majors like our statistics... click the filters, watch the bubbles come and go. Wanna see big bubble action? Try filtering for "gaming" and "web" as breach sources.
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TV teaches us...
Just saw an old Sopranos episode in which Tony, convinced he's losing control of his lieutenants, beats the snot out of his new bodyguard/driver over an obviously bogus transgression. He feels he's reestablished his dominance... struck fear into their hearts... but mostly they think he's a raving lunatic, unfit to lead. Sound familiar?
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Re: Re: I'll spew something stupid anyway...
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No respect
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Re: Most People Just don't understand technology.
But there's another problem here, unrelated to all this Chin music. It would be interesting to know if Aereo is actually doing what is claimed, as the patent people say... if they're really receiving thousands of signals, keeping them separated, and pushing them back out. I've seen that same photo you probably have... their antenna array poking out of a warehouse window in Brooklyn... all the tiny little etched circuits. But there are a couple of technical factoids... rules of physics, actually... which make this really unlikely to work. 1) Antennas need to be resonant for the frequencies they receive, which is why your car's FM antenna is always 31", and why grandma had that giant thing strapped to the chimney for VHF. The Aereo aerials (!) in the picture were way too small for UHF, and out of the question for VHF. And 2) - Small bits of metal (the Aereo copper trace antennas), when placed in close proximity, together form a single, much larger antenna. With a different optimum frequency. Again, from what we've been shown, they're all jammed in together. There are also issues about the lack of "local oscillators" for decoding. Good reads on these issues below. But just really, really curious about what the Great and Powerful Oz has behind the curtain; loving the idea is no reason to drop healthy skepticism.
TV Technology story: http://www.tvtechnology.com/mcadams-on/0117/mcadams-on-aereos-unlikely-proposition/220104
CommLaw story: http://www.commlawcenter.com/2013/07/todays-aereo-decision-technology-takes-a-backseat.html
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But there's something about associating an "upstart technology company" with Barry Diller, an old get-over artist and huckster, that feels odd. Maybe it has to do with basing your entire business model on the world's narrowest loophole; if you were in it for the long run, you'd try to create a more durable product, one which doesn't evaporate if the law, or technology, makes about a 1-degree change in course. I'm thinking he's got a walk-away strategy all planned.
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Planned outrage
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My kind of Senator
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Go, team!
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