Brian’s Comments

• Aug 17th, 2016 @ 11:52am

  Do it right

  on News Sites Realizing That Relying On Facebook For Traffic Might Not Have Been Wise
  I, for one, appreciate the way Techdirt is run. Kev summed up my thoughts well. I found this site about 10 years ago likely via a reference from another tech site. The quality of articles has me visiting nearly every day the whole time.
• May 25th, 2016 @ 7:46am

  Re: The elephant in the room

  on As Netflix Locks Down Exclusive Disney Rights, The New Walled Gardens Emerge
  You may want to reread the final paragraph.
• Mar 29th, 2016 @ 11:20am

  old news in Canada

  on The Cable Industry Wants Netflix Investigated... For Throttling Itself
  Netflix has been doing this in Canada with wired ISPs for years now. They sent out an e-mail saying they were starting the practice. It was for the same reason: data caps that have been the (unfortunate) normal operating procedure for a long time. Customers can elect to change the bit rate back if they so desire. This was also communicated in the e-mail.
  
  I haven't seen any communications for the US wireless customers, but it sounds like they may have done a poor job letting people know what is happening and what their options are.
  
  Overall I don't actually have a problem with the practise so long as there are options available to put it back to a higher setting if desired and that customers are alerted to all this.
• Jan 25th, 2016 @ 10:24am

  (untitled comment)

  on Released Documents Show NSA Actually Surprised To Find Itself Portrayed Negatively In Popular Culture
  "One employee fretted that their car would now be seen in the film, while another complained that his window blinds were up during filming."
  
  That's comedy gold right there.
• Oct 6th, 2015 @ 11:41am

  Re: upgrades

  on Train Simulator 2016 And How We've Reached The Crest Of The Dumb DLC Wave
  Actually, on Steam anyway, the upgrades from 2014 to 2015 to 2016 are free. It's the same as normal patch but it also changes the name of the game. If you bought Train Simulator 2014 you are automatically upgraded to 2015 and then later, 2016.
• Apr 4th, 2014 @ 7:48am

  (untitled comment)

  on CIA Put In Charge Of Declassifying Senate's Report That Condemns The CIA's Torture Program
  Kryten: Sir, can we take a break? It appears my intelligence circuits have melted.