Matt S’s Comments

• Dec 30th, 2009 @ 11:39am

  Re: Re:

  on Appeals Court Says Tasers Can Be Excessive Force
  I can not really imagine the 6th grader (11 YEAR OLD) being so threatening to the officer while shoving him with one hand, that the level of force used was necessary.
  
  You say, "Can you imagine the student perhaps grabbing the officer's gun during a physical struggle?" I wasn't aware that we were punishing people for pre-crimes, like something from a Philip K. Dick short story. You're ridiculous.
• Nov 6th, 2009 @ 9:56am

  Reason to ...

  on Nestle's Kit Kat Bars Give Consumers An RtB In Japan
  To me this sounds like a reason to avoid Kit Kat, rather than a reason to buy, but to each there own. 200 different varieties is a bit of choice overload.
• Nov 4th, 2009 @ 10:25am

  Re: attention

  on AT&T Sues Verizon Over 'There's A Map For That' Ad Campaign
  I think everyone is overlooking the idea that if AT&T thinks the commercial implies that they have no coverage other than (limited) 3G, they are getting what they want whether the lawsuit works or not. It seems clear that Verizon did nothing wrong, but AT&T wants to refocuse attention to the fact that they have both 3G and non-3G coverage, which is more than the commercial's maps show.
• Oct 21st, 2009 @ 9:30am

  Extrapolating

  on The Perils Of Extrapolation: Who Knows What The Next Disruptive Innovation Will Be
  Another danger of extrapolating:
  http://xkcd.com/605/
  
  Don't forget to mouse over the image to see the extra message.
• Oct 15th, 2009 @ 10:56am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  on Three Economic Nobel Laureates In A Row Recognizing Power Of Infinite Goods
  The first page of a google search for both "dead good" and "dead good idiom" reveals nothing about the meaning of that phrase.
• Sep 24th, 2009 @ 2:50pm

  Re: Re: Uh Oh!

  on Obama Administration: New State Secrets Rules = Really, You Can Trust Us
  Exactly! Who neds computers to track licens plate numbers to find people who have hit-n-runs. Well, that's just one example, but you get the idear. Them police should just git red of the gush darn computers all together. Yeehaw.
• Sep 23rd, 2009 @ 10:07am

  libel against specific officers

  on Austin Police Chief To Go After Anonymous Commenters
  This article could have done a better job of clearing stating the facts presented in the original article. Most of the comments here insist there can't be any impersonation going on because, after all, the supposed police comments are anonymous. However, you find out it was specific officers who had their identities falsely used if you take the time to read the linked article.
• Sep 22nd, 2009 @ 9:46am

  Re: Trespassing?

  on Intelligence Analyst Charged With Hacking For Logging Into An Account Sent To Him Via Email
  Except that in this case someone who you thought owned the house gave you the key, showed you how the lock worked, and invited a bunch of people over.
• Sep 17th, 2009 @ 1:52pm

  Re: Does anyone even remember them

  on Smashing Pumpkins Latest To Embrace Free Music... With A Reason To Buy
  If you really want to criticize the point that SP is a big name band, you'd be better off stating that the band should now be called the Billy Corgan Experience, rather than the Smashing Pumpkins.
  
  I still think this is amazing news though.
• Sep 14th, 2009 @ 1:34pm

  Re: Can't have it both ways

  on Elderly Classic Rock Musicians Don't Like Music Video Games
  I think this should get some sort of best comment award.
• Aug 19th, 2009 @ 8:36am

  Re: Masnick's Law, revisted.

  on Street Performer Explains His Experience Connecting With Fans, Giving Them A Reason To Buy
  Hahaha, exactly!
• Aug 17th, 2009 @ 12:18pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: My only issue as a writer

  on What's Wrong With Paying Homage To A Literary Classic By Writing A Sequel?
  I've read and reread your comment, and have no idea how in the world your metaphor relates to the topic of book sequels. I'm curious what you meant.
• Aug 12th, 2009 @ 9:48am

  Re: Re: Re: booklet (as Matt)

  on Man Claims Copyright On Mental Math Trick
  Well, authors are allowed to copyright books all the time. I generally agree with Mike's views of copyright, but don't really see the problem with this instance when given the details provided in the News Observer story.
• Jun 29th, 2009 @ 10:05am

  movie industry != music industry (as Matt)

  on Is Piracy Also Increasing The Quality Of New Movies?
  Sadly, I see file sharing having the opposite effect in the movie industry than it does in the music industry. For file sharing to not hurt the profit of movies, the theater has to offer something that home viewing cannot. With the increasing emphasis on large screens and special effects, other aspects of movies are more likely to get neglected.
  
  I want more than just all Michael-Bay-style explosions in my movies, so I hope I'm wrong.
• Jun 29th, 2009 @ 9:52am

  Dark Knight (as Matt)

  on Is Piracy Also Increasing The Quality Of New Movies?
  I don't think that argument holds much weight. The point of the article is that file sharing leads to sharing of ideas to influence future movies, which I can sort of agree with. Dark Knight was a great movie for a number of reasons: great acting, special effects, big name actors. Then there was the extra press surrounding Heath Ledger's death, which sure didn't hurt the movie. All this lead to a huge amount of hype, with file sharing/pirating being a side effect of the movies popularity.
• May 6th, 2009 @ 12:24pm

  Speed camera executive (as Matt)

  on Even The Phoenix Police, Responding To Emergencies, Can Get Dinged By Speed Cameras
  Well, here is something we can all laugh about -> http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE5455JK20090506