NSILMike’s Comments

• Sep 13th, 2011 @ 11:04am

  TSA officers arrested on drug charges in Conn.

  on Reporter Claims TSA Agent Would Speed People Through Security For $10
  From bad to worse...
• Sep 13th, 2011 @ 11:03am

  Re: TSA officers arrested on drug charges in Conn.

  on Hollywood Accounting: Darth Vader Not Getting Paid, Because Return Of The Jedi Still Isn't Profitable
  Sorry... posted in wrong article.
• Sep 13th, 2011 @ 11:02am

  TSA officers arrested on drug charges in Conn.

  on Hollywood Accounting: Darth Vader Not Getting Paid, Because Return Of The Jedi Still Isn't Profitable
  http://online.wsj.com/article/AP8f7375bbf2784ab99aeea32dd45e553d.html
• Aug 12th, 2011 @ 10:21am

  Question for the cord cutters...

  on Will TV Providers Finally Realize That People Really Are Cutting The Cord -- And Not Just Because Of The Economy
  What do you do to solve:
  1) multiple TVs in the household (living room, and a bedroom or two?)
  2) Cable only channels (local sports in my case...)
  
  Yes, I know how to stream from a laptop to a compatible TV. That certainly helps...
• Apr 14th, 2011 @ 2:40pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  on Yet Another Study Shows That Students Inherently Know That File Sharing Is Not Theft
  Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on how long you can wait...) this copyright/theft confusion is probably self-correcting. As the current generation grows up and moves into political and business positions of power, the lack of business model flexibility will disappear, new or evolving attitudes toward the value of copyright will become more prevalent, and so on.
• Apr 12th, 2011 @ 10:58am

  Re: Re:

  on Senator Wyden: I Will Do Everything In My Power To Block COICA
  Boy, oh boy do I hope you are right!
• Dec 1st, 2010 @ 7:38am

  (untitled comment)

  on Why The Wikileaks Document Release Is Key To A Functioning Democracy
  I think it's much more nuanced. An informed public really is important, and whistle blowing is absolutely correct in the appropriate circumstances. However there is also true value in many (not all) state secrets, and endangering confidants & informants, etc. is not in our nor obviously their best interests.
• Nov 18th, 2010 @ 12:43pm

  Re: Method

  on Transportation Secretary Expects To Use Technology To Block All Mobile Phone Usage In Cars [Updated]
  that would be a cell phone jammer, which would be illegal, and still would be unable to distinguish between driver and passengers.
• Nov 18th, 2010 @ 12:28pm

  (untitled comment)

  on Transportation Secretary Expects To Use Technology To Block All Mobile Phone Usage In Cars [Updated]
  the flaw in a velocity sensing mechanism is it cannot tell the difference between being in a car vs. something else like a train, nor can it tell if you are the driver or a passenger.
• Aug 6th, 2010 @ 11:19am

  (untitled comment)

  on Pentagon Demands Wikileaks 'Returns' Leaked Documents; Does It Not Know How Digital Documents Work?
  I think the government has plenty of folks who are aware of the streisand effect...
  I think this is just the opening gambit in a potentially interesting legal game.
• Apr 16th, 2010 @ 7:20am

  (untitled comment)

  on The Number of People Giving Up TV for the Web Is Slowly Gaining Pace
  What options would exist for someone interested in live sports and news? I can see how this could replace content that is not time sensitive, but...?
• Apr 6th, 2010 @ 8:43am

  Re: Re: Re: How does this happen?

  on Why The DMCA Is An Unconstitutional Restriction On Free Speech
  no, in fact the commerce clause expressly grants congress the power to regulate commerce (which does not necessarily remove a concurrent state power to do so as well.)
  good reference: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/statecommerce.htm
• Mar 17th, 2010 @ 2:33pm

  Re:

  on Yet Another DRM Failure Leaves Customers High And Dry
  If the keys can be copied, saved and then put back onto revised hardware, then isn't that a pretty loose DRM system? I thought DRM licenses were tied to unique system profiles specifically to prevent them from being shared... Or if it allows 'minor' hardware changes, you're still out of luck if you upgrade the complete PC.
• Feb 16th, 2010 @ 11:45am

  Re: Re: How does one know if downloading is unauthorized?

  on Once Again: The iiNet Decision Did Not Make Unauthorized Downloading Legit
  Yes, obviously I agree it's difficult to know... I just wonder how secure one can be in the assumption that one is unlikely to by prosecuted (successfully or not!) for downloading and/or streaming. And, whether the law makes any distinction between streaming and downloading- in one case the file may be permanently loaded onto your PC, in the other it may be only temporary...but that seems like a slim legal difference. P2P sites are not interesting to me, so I am not worried about inadvertent sharing. I am interested in using Lala, Last.FM and many potential competitors...
• Feb 12th, 2010 @ 10:04am

  Re: Re: Re: Let's take it to extremes

  on Once Again: The iiNet Decision Did Not Make Unauthorized Downloading Legit
  Derek-
  OK...then he got me! Sheesh...
• Feb 12th, 2010 @ 9:55am

  Re: Let's take it to extremes

  on Once Again: The iiNet Decision Did Not Make Unauthorized Downloading Legit
  Donald- I think the jury is in on that... there is no fool proof DRM yet (or in the foreseeable future.)
• Feb 12th, 2010 @ 9:43am

  How does one know if downloading is unauthorized?

  on Once Again: The iiNet Decision Did Not Make Unauthorized Downloading Legit
  Is streaming equivalent to downloading? If an internet user streams music or video from the growing multitude of sites, how could they make sure it is legal, or authorized?