dpaus’s Comments

• Oct 26th, 2017 @ 11:59am

  "...enabled much greater surveillance oversees"

  on New Evidence Shows Defense Dep't Abusing Surveillance Procedures To Spy On Americans
  'Oversees' or 'overseas'?? Quite a difference in meaning for one little letter...
• Oct 19th, 2016 @ 12:30pm

  I sometimes have to check...

  on CNN Tells Viewers It's Illegal For Them To Read Wikileaks Document Dumps. CNN Is Wrong
  When watching CNN, I sometimes have to go to my shelf of DVDs and make sure somebody didn't slip in 'Starship Troopers' when I wasn't looking ("Do you want to know more?")
• Sep 21st, 2016 @ 10:05am

  Obviously....

  on Lenovo Accused Of Locking Linux Out Of Certain Laptops At Microsoft's Request
  ...Microsoft considers Linux to be 'annoying bloatware' :-)
• Jun 16th, 2016 @ 5:50pm

  You might actually get your flying car soon...

  on DailyDirt: Flying Around Everywhere..?
  ...if Google stays involved. One real obstacle to the practicality of flying cars has always been the skill and training required to operate one. As 2D autonomous cars approach real-world-readiness, watch for experiments with 3D autonomous cars to start in earnest.
• May 25th, 2016 @ 1:19pm

  "...panty raid jokes will make it hard."

  on DHS/ICE Knew Its World Series 'Panty Raid' Was A Bad Idea; Pressured To Do So Anyway
  I see what you did there..
  
  Hey, that ^ is at least as mature as these agents were!
• Apr 26th, 2016 @ 11:14am

  (untitled comment)

  on The Erdogan Insult Mess: Dutch Reporter, German Politician Arrested For Mocking Erdogan; Swiss Art Exhibit Targeted Too
  Isn't Turkey a signatory to the ECHR?
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfmAY6M6aA
• Apr 19th, 2016 @ 3:03am

  (untitled comment)

  on Court Shoots Down Cops Attempting To Prop Up Two Warrantless Searches With A Stack Of Lies
  "Every officer who swore to the bogus search timeline should be given maximum judicial side-eye every time they take the stand for the rest of their careers."
  
  Uh, I'm unclear as to how they should even HAVE careers after their perjury convictions.
• Mar 4th, 2016 @ 12:42pm

  (untitled comment)

  on Congressman Proposes Law Banning Government From Purchasing Apple Devices
  With Apple, Google and Microsoft products out of the running (and presumably Blackberry as well, since they've long supported encryption), the U.S. government would have to buy their cellphones from some sketchy Chinese manufacturers. Good thinking, dorkhead.
• Jan 14th, 2016 @ 4:14am

  Counting ISDS?

  on World Bank Report: TPP Will Bring Negligible Economic Benefit To US, Canada And Australia
  Given that Canada is ALREADY facing a $500 million claim from Eli Lilly over 'potential lost price gouging opportunities', I can't help but wonder if this study takes the costs of ISDS settlements into account in coming up with the tiny net gains. If they're not already counted in there, the net effect could actually be negative.
• Jan 6th, 2016 @ 9:45am

  (untitled comment)

  on UK Legislators Want To Toss Tech Company Officials In Jail If They Inform Users About Government Surveillance Efforts
  "...to better avoid the diplomatic awkwardness of extradition proceedings"
  
  Yeah, that's what Kim Dotcom said, isn't it?
• Jan 6th, 2016 @ 9:42am

  (untitled comment)

  on Canada Prepares To Force Cable Companies To Provide Cheaper, A La Carte TV
  Fortunately, in most of the major markets, Canadians have the choice of ditching Bell/Robbers as their ISP and going with any one of several smaller ISPs that offer truly unlimited Internet - if only they're smart enough to do so...
• Apr 3rd, 2015 @ 3:37am

  (untitled comment)

  on Immovable North Korean Authoritarianism Meets Irresistible Moore's Law: Which Wins?
  This reminds me of the Arthur C. Clarke story about beaming propaganda-laced soft porn from satellites....
• Mar 20th, 2015 @ 6:38pm

  I'm filling out the forms as we speak....

  on Beyond Freedom Of Information Requests: Freedom Of Code Requests
  Um, how do you spell 'N-S-A'??
• Jan 13th, 2015 @ 9:39am

  Cameron, thy name is 'Hypocrite' (as Dale)

  on Did David Cameron Just Say He Wants To Undermine All Encryption In The UK?
  Is this SERIOUSLY the same David Cameron who flew to Paris to be seen marching in support of free speech???
• Jan 7th, 2015 @ 10:30am

  Only in Canada, eh? (as Dale)

  on That Crazy Story About Making 'Hate Speech' A Crime? Yeah, That's Satire
  Until quite recently, 'Hate Speech' WAS a crime - in Canada:
  
  http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/06/27/hate-speech-no-longer-part-of-canadas-human-rights-ac t/
• Nov 11th, 2014 @ 9:25am

  We don't need no stinkin' budget!! (as Dale)

  on Asset Forfeiture Is Just Cops Going Shopping For Stuff They Want
  'Shopping' implies that you pay for what you take. This is armed robbery, plain and simple.
• Oct 17th, 2014 @ 2:42pm

  Congrats, TR!

  on Google Continues To Try To Appease Hollywood, Though It Is Unlikely To Ever Be Enough
  This story just made it to the top level in the Google News Feed under 'Technology' - yay!
• Sep 18th, 2014 @ 6:13am

  "Just like [fill in the blank]" (as Dale)

  on Federal Legislation Introduced To Strengthen Consumer Free Speech Rights Online
  Politicians? The NSA? The entertainment industry? C'mon, don't leave us hanging like this...
• Sep 18th, 2014 @ 4:52am

  Let's hope... (as Dale)

  on Federal Legislation Introduced To Strengthen Consumer Free Speech Rights Online
  ...or at least pretend :-) that this will also apply to Harris Corp's 'Stinger' contract provisions!
• Sep 17th, 2014 @ 2:50pm

  THIS is an excellent example...

  on How It's Supposed To Work: Twitter Sleuths Nab Hate Crime Perps
  ...of how those 'Peelian Principles of Policing' are SUPPOSED to work: when the citizens respect the work being done, they will support, even actively assist, the efforts of the police.

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