David’s Comments

• Dec 8th, 2011 @ 5:04pm

  Re: Re: Words words words

  on Famed Patent Troll Smacked Down Over 'Anonymous' Threat Letter
  Good point -- just put it down to a brain fart! I guess I was so impressed by the big words I wasn't thinking...
• Dec 8th, 2011 @ 11:13am

  Words words words

  on Famed Patent Troll Smacked Down Over 'Anonymous' Threat Letter
  You gotta love the court's use of big words like hippopotamus:
  
  pellucid
  apophasis
  lutefisk
  
  Even Techdirt's spell-checker doesn't like the last two!
  
  Fun stuff.
• Apr 16th, 2011 @ 3:08pm

  Re: Weird pricing structure

  on The Emperor's New Paywall
  ("Replying" to myself - actually just an update.)
  
  I have had NO RESPONSE from the NYTimes. Hardly a surprise, I s'pose, considering the apparent failure of their brilliant scheme. Rather a shame, since I have the utmost respect for the paper. Ah well.
  
  - D
• Mar 30th, 2011 @ 1:37pm

  Weird pricing structure

  on The Emperor's New Paywall
  Comment #24 talks about the Book Review, which is even better than what I discovered - at least, for those willing to pay the NYT something...
  
  The basic online sub (no print) is $3.75/week. Their weekday print sub is $3.70/week, which includes full online access (worth more than the basic online access). And, their Sunday print sub is $3.75/week, which also includes online.
  
  I've asked the NYT why this is, so if they respond, I will update y'all.
  
  (And, yes - the price is way too high, even if the NYT's shit don't stink.)
  
  - D
• Oct 27th, 2010 @ 1:50pm

  Re: Re:

  on Local News Website Says You Need To Pay To Read Its Stories, Says It's Collecting Visitor IPs To Sue
  Damn, I blinked twice when I read your comment - guess I owe you 15.
• Oct 14th, 2010 @ 9:58am

  NYT seems to be testing

  on New York Times Insists It Can Stay Part Of The Conversation With 'First Click Free'
  I'm a heavy user of the NYT, and generally have no problems with the cookies they use. But I've noticed recently that they've been trying to drop cookies with suspicious-sounding URLs (metrics.NYT..., test1.NYT..., etc.) onto my drive. Looks like they're trying to see if this first-click monstrosity might actually work. No way will I allow these cookies anywhere near my machine. But yes, of course - any decent browser (Chrome, Firefox) will let you remove cookies selectively. No need to dump the baby out with the bathwater. Yes, it's a pain in the ass to have to do this, which is why I prefer Mike's approach of trying to link to free sites when possible - and believe me, I say that reluctantly, because I really do like the depth of coverage in the NYT. Fwiw, I'm a paid subscriber to the NYT.
• Aug 21st, 2010 @ 1:30pm

  It's deliberate

  on Do US Visa Documents Have A Typo?
  This is a standard anti-counterfeiting trick. Example: If you still have an old-style Visa credit card, take a look at the repeated word VISA in the micro-printing around the large Visa logo. There are two or three places where it's spelled VAIS (as I recall, there's one about three or four from the left in the third row). This was deliberate - I used to work for Visa, and there are other secrets about card design that I'm not going to divulge - the only reason I mention this one is because that design is now defunct. But, believe me, this is a routine form of fighting counterfeits.
• Aug 12th, 2010 @ 12:09pm

  Re: Re: Re: Complaining

  on Discovery Channel Forcing Deadliest Catch Fan Site Offline; Claims Embedding Official Videos Infringes
  Thanks for the response John - good luck, and please keep us up to date on happenings! Also let us know the URL of your new site.
• Aug 12th, 2010 @ 9:34am

  Re: Complaining

  on Discovery Channel Forcing Deadliest Catch Fan Site Offline; Claims Embedding Official Videos Infringes
  I also complained. We all should! Here's what I said:
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  Your C&D notification to deadliestcatchtv.com was destructive. You supported their website for a long time prior to the takedown, which could (will?) lead to a boycott of your channel(s) - I, for one, will (a) no longer watch any shows on your network, and (b) spread the word about what happened, and encourage my friends to do the same.
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