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• Jun 30th, 2021 @ 12:28pm

  Patents also

  on Did The Supreme Court Just Take A Sledge Hammer To Copyright's Statutory Damages?

  Would this also apply to patent trolls. I mean, if they haven't been producing anything, and don't have any real plans to produce something with a given patent, can they still show harm?

• Mar 18th, 2021 @ 10:00am

  Too US centric

  on The Internet Is Not Just Facebook, Google & Twitter: Creating A 'Test Suite' For Your Great Idea To Regulate The Internet

  Should we not add non-US sites to this? Alibaba, Kremlin.ru, Sueddeutsche Zeitung,

• Nov 15th, 2019 @ 6:04am

  Data usage estimates

  on Will Google's Stadia Game Streaming Platform Be A Dud?

  Just as a little factoid: The game Red Dead Redemption 2 for the PC clocks in at 112 GB, and is only available via download. The first patch received was another 9GB.

  This month I also redownloaded World of Warcraft at ~60GB, and Fortnite I think is around 50GB.

  And if I actually download my entire Steam library I would need about 2TB.

• Sep 14th, 2017 @ 12:01pm

  Nerd harder

  on Charles Harder Loses Again: You Can't Just File Defamation Lawsuits In A Random State Because You Like Its Statute Of Limitations

  In his offices, Harder keeps charts mapping the differences in libel and privacy laws throughout the country

  Sounds like a libel nerd. He needs to nerd harder...

• Aug 24th, 2016 @ 12:32pm

  More secure elsewhere

  on Tempting Fate: Pittsburgh Election Officials Insist Their E-Voting Machines Can't Be Hacked
  I do think they made every other election more secure because now more of the back hats will concentrate on Pittsburgh.
• May 11th, 2016 @ 5:48am

  Live Long and Prosper

  on Judge Says Copyright Case Against Star Trek Fan Film Can 'Live Long' And Possibly 'Prosper'
  I wonder if the phrase "live long and prosper", being just 4 words, is either copyrighted or or trademarked. And if so, whether someone is now going to sue the judge.
  
  That, I think, would be funny.
• Mar 14th, 2016 @ 9:04am

  Court Order

  on Publicity Seeking Florida Sheriff Promises To Put Tim Cook In Jail For Refusing To Decrypt iPhones
  "we're going to seek a court order from Apple"
  
  Is there an app for that?
• Feb 16th, 2016 @ 5:50am

  Re: Re: The fatal flaw...

  on How A Treasury Terror List Is Preventing Americans With 'Scary' Names From Using Online Services
  John Smith absolutely could end of on the list. There was a T. Kennedy on one of the many, many lists, and Senator Kennedy was affected for several months before his friend Tom Ridge (Director of Homeland Security) straightened it out.
• Feb 5th, 2016 @ 11:55am

  but... copyright

  on Another Cop Treats Sexting Teens Like Child Pornographers
  And let's not forget that the girl is probably guilty of copyright infringement because she forwarded on the picture without the photographers permission.
• Feb 1st, 2016 @ 9:33am

  Plates do not identify the driver

  on DHS Official Thinks People Should Have To Give Up Their Anonymity To Use The Internet
  Let's not forge that the plates do not in fact identify the driver. They identify the car - and through a search of government records, the owner. Upon close inspection, they also identify whether someone has paid the registration (i.e. usage fee).
  
  In IT terms that might be analogous to the MAC address on the network card in the computer or other device.
• Nov 24th, 2015 @ 1:15pm

  For good guys only

  on Did You Hear About How ISIS Has A Sophisticated Training Manual For Encryption? Yeah, It Was Actually A Pamphlet For Journalists And Activists
  I think Silicon Valley should create a manual that only the "good guys" can use. With the trillions spent on technology, surely they can do that.
  
  D. Feinstein
  
  /sarc
• Oct 16th, 2015 @ 11:28am

  Windows 3.11

  on IRS Still Working To Complete Computer Upgrade From Windows XP To Windows 7
  "Does the report mention Windows 3.11?"
  
  Probably not, but some of those 6000 applications are 16-bit, and not supported by Windows 7.
• Sep 22nd, 2015 @ 10:47am

  Re: Just one tiny part of the total surveillance state that's looming! Meanwhile, you're okay with Google's spying!

  on Government-Mandated Parental Spyware Found To Be Leaking Personal Data At An Alarming Rate
  There is a big difference between voluntarily giving Google or Facebook data, and the government (any government) just taking it. If you don't like Google, there are lots of alternatives. If you don't like Facebook, don't use it.
  
  You can't just leave your home country.
• Sep 22nd, 2015 @ 10:05am

  Re: 'Not our problem, now pick up that can'

  on Government-Mandated Parental Spyware Found To Be Leaking Personal Data At An Alarming Rate
  It would only 'be a problem' if someone posted all the browsing history of some politician's kids. Then you might actually see some action.
  
  Right now it is a problem that happens to other people, and nothing for them to really pay attention to.
• Sep 16th, 2015 @ 12:12pm

  Bravo

  on New Hampshire Library Rejects DHS Fearmongering, Turns Tor Back On
  Bravo. 'nuff said.
• Sep 16th, 2015 @ 5:50am

  Re: Do You Really Want Cheaters Building Bridges and Practicing Medicine?

  on Anti-Cheat Software Company Contracted By Rutgers Fails To Live Up To Privacy Agreement With Students
  I disagree with the sentiment of this post. Your college degree only gets you the first entry-level job. After that, it is your performance that matters.
  
  You don't get to 'practice your surgical skills' until you have a done a pretty extensive internship, which includes a lot of supervised hands-on work. Same with building a bridge or a dam.
  
  While I don't condone cheating, I also don't think that your school performance means anything once you are past that entry-level job. I do a lot on mid- and senior-level hiring and your college performance (and even degree) means almost nothing to me.
• Sep 16th, 2015 @ 5:33am

  No, they didn't

  on Trademark Super-Bully Apple Blatantly Infringes On Headphone Company's Trademarks
  "They also pretend to have invented the mouse, the GUI and several other things."
  
  I don't them ever claiming that. Xerox PARC was well known and I think Steve Jobs actually gloated about how he took those ideas and made them more useful.
• Sep 10th, 2015 @ 8:35am

  Re: Begs the question...

  on Colorado Judge Ignores First Amendment, Allows Prior Restraint In Banning Aretha Franklin Film
  {quote]Aretha who?{/quote] - If you had watched the movie you'd know.
• Aug 25th, 2015 @ 7:42am

  Maybe OPM will be next

  on Appeals Court: Yes, The FTC Can Go After Companies That Got Hacked Over Their Weak Security Practices
  I look forward to the day that the FTC holds OPM to task for being similarly lax.
• Jun 25th, 2015 @ 8:58am

  Deep Pockets?

  on Researcher Headed To Australian Supreme Court In Attempt To Hold Google Responsible For Posts At Ripoff Reports [Updated]
  And where is Steve Dallas when you need him?

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