amberb’s Comments

• Sep 22nd, 2016 @ 5:04am

  Re:

  on Facebook Algorithms Take Down WordPress Lawyer's Post About Idiocy Of Algorithmic Takedowns
  Sounds like you just found your next project. Make it happen!
• Jul 5th, 2016 @ 1:29pm

  Re:

  on 'Most Transparent' President Signs Into Law FOIA Reform Bill That Won't Affect His Administration
  I guess it's hard to display air quotes in print
• Jun 21st, 2016 @ 11:46am

  Why no arrests?

  on Body Cam Footage Of Cop Hitting Handcuffed Man Leads To Firing Of Three New Orleans Police Officers
  Why was there no arrest for assault and battery with added penalty for under color of law? It's not enough to simply fire them. They will simply move someplace else. That's what the Catholics used to do with their pedophile priests. Just allow them to move someplace else while they ignored the abuse.
  
  When are we going to hold police officers to a higher level of conduct than the average person instead of a lower standard? That's what should happen. If you have license to use lethal force against people, you should be punished much more swiftly and harshly than others for wrongdoing.
  
  People, when dealing with police in any capacity, even when you call them, remember that they do not care about you at all. They do not care about your life, or what consequences to you or your family their actions have. Even when they are doing their jobs properly, they are still to be treated very, very cautiously. Do not casually chat with them or offer any more information than is necessary for the situation at hand. Don't worry about seeming rude by saying 'That's my business' to their nosey questions. They are not your friend. When their shift is over, they will forget all about you and whatever problems they caused you. Keep in mind that they are trained on how to better manipulate and lie to people to get what they want out of them.
• Jun 5th, 2015 @ 9:42am

  All the security breaches lately say we need encryption more than ever

  on Top FBI Official Says Tech Companies Need To 'Prevent Encryption Above All Else'
  Just read the news on any given day lately, and there is some major data breach. We need better security, not weaker or no security. I think they are grandstanding with these arguments while they quietly are figuring out how to hack into anything.
• Jun 5th, 2015 @ 9:32am

  Sweet Irony

  on The Out And Out Corruption Of Hollywood's State Subsidies
  I think it's hilarious that an FBI-actor-wanna-be posing as a film studio exec nailed them. Maybe that guy was trying to audition for a new career. Since his acting skills were good enough to fool the senator, I think they should hire him.
• May 1st, 2015 @ 9:05am

  La la la la

  on ESPN & NFL Network Still Pretending Twitter Doesn't Exist During NFL Draft
  *sticks fingers in ears* La la la la I can't hear you la la la la
• May 1st, 2015 @ 9:03am

  Who started it?

  on Fanboy Fight: How One Apple/Android Argument Ended In A Stabbing
  I want to know who stabbed whom first? That will tell us which is the better phone. Stabbing someone is a sure sign you've lost the argument.
• May 1st, 2015 @ 9:01am

  Re: Re:

  on Fanboy Fight: How One Apple/Android Argument Ended In A Stabbing
  ROTFL!
• Apr 10th, 2015 @ 10:36am

  Grammar Police

  on Seattle Honda/Toyota Dealer Decides To Try To Sell Cars Like Tesla Does, Rather Than Trying To Shut Tesla Down
  "no separate finance department whose there to screw you over on the deal terms"
  
  Should be "no separate finance department that is there.." or "no separate finance department who is there..."
  
  "Whose" is possessive. It's not a verb. I already know that I am a grammar Nazi and a huge pedant. *sigh*
  
  I can't wait to buy a Tesla though. I intend to do that as soon as their ~$35,00 model becomes available. If I wanted a Honda, it might be better to buy it through a web site. Then I don't have to deal with car salespeople and their tactics.
• Apr 26th, 2013 @ 8:24am

  Email Encryption is the answer

  on Senate Judiciary Committee Votes That Accessing Your Email Should Require A Warrant
  What we need is encryption that is done before it leaves our computers, so that our email providers never get the contents of our emails in the first place. PGP has been proven effective. The problem is that it is hard to set up and use for most people. Also, those who did build easy-to-use systems always end up selling out. Remember Hushmail? The advertise themselves as providing encrypted emails that "even their employees can't decrypt" But, they give over your private keys and decrypt your messages whenever the government asks for it. They didn't start out that way though. I have to wonder what kind of pressure/bribes the government was up to to make them sell out. Open source software that runs locally would seem to be a good answer. One of the techniques Hushmail used to give over your information was to supply the target under investigation with an "update" to their software that essentially bypassed their security and sent up the private keys that they then used to decrypt all your messages and give to the government. Open source software would help defeat that kind of trick. The recipient could compare the source of the update with a known repository and notice any discrepencies. Programmers could easily spot suspicious code and let users know they are being compromised.