Jack Of Shadows’s Comments

• May 26th, 2016 @ 3:32pm

  Re:

  on 'Smart Grid' Company Demands MuckRock Turn Over Info On Anyone Who Might Have Seen Public Records Docs Involving It
  That caught my attention as well. I don't think MuckRock keeps that level of detailed logs forever, although "they might." Unfortunately for corporation, you also have people wandering around the internet (or any network) with fabricated information provided to whatever site they may happen to be visiting. Indeed, some may consider it quite a challenge to see how well such fabrications can be achieved.
  
  Just saying.
• Oct 23rd, 2015 @ 9:10pm

  Re: Re: Techdirt Tried -- And Failed -- To Block MY access on its public comment box!

  on Russian Experiment Tried -- And Failed -- To Block Citizens' Access To The Rest Of Internet
  I'm still trying to figure out whether I should be insulted by having dimensional attributes similar to OOTB. [In common vernacular, I'm autistic, very persistent, and known to Troll.]
• Oct 28th, 2014 @ 11:12am

  Easy DNS

  on EFF Ranks Service Providers For Who Stands Up To Copyright/Trademark Bullies
  Easy DNS should be another stand out firm for their rights with the city of London's Police PIPCU.
• Oct 25th, 2014 @ 1:44pm

  Re: Re: Where is the list?

  on America, The Defensive: Wars, Terrorism And Thirty Years Of Perpetual 'States Of Emergencies'
  No, the blame lies with us. When we don't hold our elected officials accountable by throwing them out of office, we get behavior like this. Changing our system to something parliamentary ain't going fix it neither as all the current practitioners have the same problem or worse.
  
  The crux of the problem can be found in the fact that most people, and a solid majority of all actual voters, think their current officials are at least tolerable if not good. It's all the bums in office that are the problem.
• Sep 19th, 2014 @ 7:40pm

  Asymmetrical Markets

  on PACER Finally Agrees To Put Back Court Documents That Were Deleted
  In case anyone hasn't noticed, the legal system is a classical asymmetrical market where the seller has most of the information and the buyer has little to none. The more informed the consumer, the better deal they get with the seller. Think car sales a pet peeve of mine, software. The best way to preserve the lawyers perch is to price the gathering of information beyond the reach the consumer whether it be reference books, court dockets, access to experts, whatever.
  
  Also, if war is politics by other means, and frequently the law as politics by other means, than than asymmetry as practiced by our legal system could be considered the same in character as the asymmetries in warfare today. Also known as terrorism.
• Jul 16th, 2014 @ 11:22pm

  Long ago and far away...

  on DOJ Tells Court That Of Course It Can Go On A Fishing Expedition Globally For Emails Microsoft Stores Overseas
  ...when Microsoft established a facility in Canada there was some conjecture that they might redomicile some time there in the future. Might be that time is nigh, although I don't think it'll get them much as Canada is also part of the Five Eyes community.
• Jul 10th, 2014 @ 7:57pm

  Re:

  on Following Backlash, White House Realizes Guy Who Opposed Obama's Own Patent Reform Plan Shouldn't Lead The Patent Office
  They stopped hiding it when 9/11 proved to our "board" how much of an existential threat they faced from within and without.
• Jul 10th, 2014 @ 7:46pm

  Fairy Tales

  on Another Study Suggests Acting Immorally In Video Games Actually Makes Players More Moral
  Perhaps, much as with fairy tales, the social utility for the young is teaching the bad things that can happen while for adults it's reminding them of the bad that shouldn't be allowed to happen.
• Jul 8th, 2014 @ 10:05pm

  Re: Re:

  on Stewart Baker Deploys Shakiest Analogy Yet To Defend The NSA's Collection And Storage Of Non-Targeted Communications
  Mike, you might want to look at the AUMF. Also note that a change was made to the rules around Posse Commitatus in the '70's as I recall. His(?) line of reasoning isn't totally far fetched even though it causes nausea in this career US Navy vet.
  
  Oh and if anyone had given me such an order, they'd damned well better make sure there aren't any weapons or weapons systems accessible. My response to an unconstitutional order, well it wouldn't have been pretty.
• Jul 8th, 2014 @ 9:15pm

  Incentives

  on US Courts' Wiretap Report Shows Wiretaps Are For Drugs And Warrants Are Rejected Only .03% Of The Time
  Given the financial incentives (seizures) I'm not surprised that drugs cases tops the list, nor am I very surprised at the less than ideal conviction rate. How many of those people get their assets back? Worthy of a study certainly although don't look to me to conduct it.
• Jul 8th, 2014 @ 7:25pm

  Re: When are we going to hear the following?

  on NSA Insisted Snowden Didn't Have Access To Actual Surveillance Data: But He Did... And It Shows How Much Non-Terrorist Content NSA Collects
  Sadly, when this happens the terrorists have won. That was their goal from the outset, to so change our society we are more than willing to finish the destruction ourselves.
• Jun 4th, 2014 @ 4:54am

  Re: Re: Re:

  on Google To Enable End-To-End Email Encryption, Highlight Good Email Security Practices
  I went and looked at Google's ad profile of me. Golly gee, it's set to present technology-related ads. They really don't need, and may prefer not reading our mail. Automagically sorting people into targeting bins more than gets them in the ball-park.
• Jun 1st, 2014 @ 9:06pm

  QM

  on Appeals Court Reaffirms The Public Has The Right To Record The Police, Except For All The Times When It Doesn't
  As has been demonstrated quite regularly by experimentation, mere observation of individual photons creates an interference pattern. So the ruling and behavior of the officers is physically validated.
• Jun 1st, 2014 @ 7:38pm

  Re: Waste?

  on Success Of Fringe Parties In European Parliament Raises New Obstacle To TAFTA/TTIP's Progress
  We've been talking about this locally and the conclusion we've come up with is going to result in a lot of votes thrown away. Primary is Tuesday.
• Jun 1st, 2014 @ 6:55pm

  Re: Video Sync

  on Is Nvidia Playing Fair With Their New Development Tools?
  Sorry but that feature dates all the way back to the Amiga 1000 [1985]. Innovation? Go talk to the ghost of Jay Miner on that one.
• May 29th, 2014 @ 6:15pm

  Re: Small but important change:

  on Words Mean Something: How Eric Holder Pretends He Won't Put Reporters In Jail Without Actually Saying That
  Yeah, do notice that two letter difference, persecution vice prosecution.
• Apr 22nd, 2014 @ 7:19pm

  Same people, different list (as JackOfShadows)

  on India Wants To Take On 'US Hegemony' Over The Internet... By Renaming It The Equinet
  Funny how that list in many ways resembles the list of countries on the UN Human Rights Commission. You know, all the people who don't respect human rights so they want to be on the commission to block enforcement of same.
• Apr 11th, 2014 @ 3:47pm

  Re: Re: (as JackOfShadows)

  on DOJ Issues Scathing Review Of Albuquerque Police Department' Use Of Force, Tempers It By Prioritizing Officer Safety
  Our prisons simply aren't equipped to deal with former LEO's. Any incarceration could be considered a death sentence and if kept in solitary, a sentence to lifelong insanity.
  
  That's my concern around former law enforcement officer in the criminal (in)justice system. Hell, keeping them alive through trial is remarkable.
  
  On occasion I've had a badge and for much of my career authorized to use deadly force. There was no call from what I saw. They should be crucified. My question ia how.
• Apr 11th, 2014 @ 3:22pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Disagree (as JackOfShadows)

  on Shameful Security: StartCom Charges People To Revoke SSL Certs Vulnerable To Heartbleed
  Obviously you haven't been paying attention to those EULA's, ToS, or any other screen or print that concerns IT. Try reading this crap sometime. IT (sic) may not function correctly if at all, IT's (sic) never their fault since you bought IT (sic)knowing this, IT's (sic) damages are your problem not theirs, and lastly IT's (sic) forbidden to use it anywhere near a regulated environment (medical, nuke power plant, airport).
  
  So, what's your point? IT's (sic) not just them.
• Apr 10th, 2014 @ 4:39am

  Something for the weekend... (as JackOfShadows)

  on Shameful Security: StartCom Charges People To Revoke SSL Certs Vulnerable To Heartbleed
  Nice to know why email accounts I have list subscribed are headed for the stratosphere. No, I really haven't looked. And no, in my downtime the internet can turn into molten slag for all I care. Wait, what?

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