carborundum’s Comments

• May 21st, 2020 @ 8:06am

  Time to hop aboard?

  on More Than A Game: The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Turned Esports Into An Economy Of Its Own

  Any chance of an esports primer for those of us late to the party? I thought esports was fortnight and league of legends tournaments but apparently there's NASCAR and baseball. What else?

• Mar 21st, 2016 @ 4:05am

  Re: Hmm

  on UK Teachers Report 4 Year Old Boy To The Terrorism Police For Drawing A Cucumber
  So when a family had to actually fear being torn apart over the scribblings of a toddler, and his subsequent mumblings under tense scrutiny from multiple adults, your "worry" is PC reporting. Right.
• Feb 16th, 2016 @ 10:29am

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  on Without Copyright Infringement, Deadpool Doesn't Get Made
  I'd forgotten what that leaked footage was like, so I followed the link to the 2014 article.
  Would you be surprised to hear that the clip in question has been pulled due to a copyright claim?
  Sigh.
• Dec 7th, 2015 @ 10:09am

  (untitled comment)

  on Hillary Clinton Doubles Down Her Attack On Silicon Valley: Wants A 'Solution' For Encryption & Clampdown On Free Speech
  We need to stop saying she's asking for the mathematically impossible - that's too many syllables. "Average" voters would have switched off already.
  
  The "asking for bullets that only hurt bad guys" or "knives that only spread jam" might work though.
• Jul 30th, 2015 @ 6:22am

  Costs

  on The Drug War Is Creating Problems Too Big To Fix
  Leaving aside the absolute moral/ethical/judicial responsibility for a second (as one does) - how much does it cost to incarcerate each of these innocent people? Letting them out will save a bucketful of money - surely enough to pay for a records search. The wrongful convictions and compensation for kids I'd money and earnings would probably be covered too. (Though not the extra millions that are usually thrown around as punitive damages or whatever.)
• Jun 26th, 2015 @ 11:31am

  One sided?

  on How Chris Christie Used A Manufactured Terrorist Plot To Boost His Political Career
  It's obvious that this is a Muslim problem. There just aren't any Christian folks who hunt, shoot, ride horses and don't commit terrorist attacks. If there were, I'm sure they'd be in big trouble too.
• Feb 27th, 2015 @ 6:39am

  (untitled comment)

  on In Wake Of NSA Leaks, China Drops Major US Tech Companies From Its Approved Supplier List
  Dear large American tech companies,
  
  One percent of those predicted losses could buy a whole new Congress.
  I'm just putting that out there...
• Dec 1st, 2014 @ 5:54am

  translation

  on Dutch Government Details How It Will Allow Bulk Cable Interception For Intelligence Services
  Haven't read the whole thing yet, but wanted to recommend changing the translation of doelgerichte verzameling to "targeted collection".
  
  Back to reading... :-)
• Oct 10th, 2014 @ 10:34pm

  (untitled comment)

  on Seat Belt Violation Greeted With Spike Strip, Smashed Window And Tasering
  That child's crying has haunted me since I first saw this yesterday.
• Sep 25th, 2014 @ 10:42am

  (untitled comment)

  on Revealed: How To Get The IFPI To Issue Bogus DMCA Takedowns On Just About Anything, With No Questions Asked And No Review
  What are the odds they were smart enough to exclude their own url from their scrape-and-litigate bots? :-)
• May 23rd, 2014 @ 10:48am

  huh? (as Jeff)

  on The Lies Mike Rogers Told Congress About The USA Freedom Act
  "Our obligation to protect this country "
  What about his oath to defend the constitution?
• Apr 14th, 2014 @ 6:28am

  worth it in the long run

  on Would You Pay $50 Per Episode To See Game Of Thrones?
  Of the seven households I know who watch GoT avidly via said frowned-upon download, all seven buy the boxed sets each Christmas and watch the series again before the new one. This will not be news to anyone, I'm sure.
  
  Call it making a personal copy in advance, or try before you buy.
• Oct 29th, 2013 @ 8:26am

  (untitled comment) (as Jeff)

  on Latest Declassified NSA Records Show NSA Believes It Can Spy On Everyone's Location Based On Existing Approvals
  We don't need the name of the lawyer anyway. Just tell us where he was, at what time, with whom, for how long, who all his Facebook friends are, what law school THEY all went to, when they graduated, what towns they all grew up in...
• Mar 19th, 2013 @ 12:12pm

  erm (as jeff)

  on Indie Film Distributor Spends Half Her Profits Sending DMCA Takedowns, But Is It Worth It?
  Hang on - she halved her marketing budget, sales are down, and the problem is ... pirates?
  
  Maybe shuffle 10k
  from the dmca
  to "buy this today"
  whaddya say?
• Oct 23rd, 2012 @ 12:54am

  (untitled comment) (as Jeff)

  on Icelandic Citizens Support Crowdsourced Constitution
  Quick reality check here...
  
  Approx 57% voted in the US in 2004 and 2008, and just over 50% got a president elected. That's under 30% of the electorate.
  
  How did you think it worked?
• Jul 13th, 2012 @ 2:54pm

  Wow

  on Lord Finesse's Lawyers Now Using Copyright To Stifle Dan Bull's Criticism Of His Lawsuit Against Mac Miller
  So now Dan Bull can sue Finesse's lawyers for an illegal takedown/ perjury?