paperbag’s Comments

• Nov 15th, 2011 @ 3:19pm

  HTC EVO 4G has this

  on Do Tons Of Sprint And Verizon Phones Contain A Rootkit, Potentially Tracking All Sorts Of Info?
  This was back on the now dated HTC EVO 4G. It's baked into the ROM in various locations. Some APKs in /system/apk. Some .so libraries in /system/lib and a conf file in /system/etc.
  
  It also is called to start at bootup from the RAMDISK "boot.img" which contains the kernel as well.
  
  Removing it is a pain in the butt and almost always requires root access as well as full system read/write access.
• Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 4:08am

  (untitled comment)

  on The Article On The E-PARASITE Act That You Need To Read
  The problem with Silicon Valley. It's like lunch at High School. All the cool kids (Gov't) pick on the nerds (S.V.) and they all end up sitting at their own tables.
  
  Now the nerds are filthy rich and some of the cool kids are filthy rich and neither still wants to be seen with each other in public. The nerds are afraid to speak up because the cool kids will make fun of them again and really they can't handle rejection anymore.
  
  Truth in sarcasm.
• Nov 1st, 2011 @ 3:25pm

  Re:

  on Copyright Trolling For Dummies; Publisher John Wiley Sues 27 For Sharing 'For Dummies' Books
  It's not wrong to not buy based on any fact. That's for Mike to decide and not anyone else.
  
  I also won't buy from a company who sues customers / potential customers. Who are you to decide if my choice is right or "just wrong"?
  
  Yes, even downloaders are potential customers.
• Nov 1st, 2011 @ 10:48am

  yeah...

  on Ding Dong: Another DRM Is Dead... And With It All The Files You Thought You Bought
  lossy -> lossy compression = fail.
• Oct 27th, 2011 @ 8:59am

  Re: Not necessarily a bad thing to drain the cesspool.

  on E-PARASITE Bill: 'The End Of The Internet As We Know It'
  I didn't realize YouTube, eBay, Craigslist, and other similar sites were sources for illegal downloads. I've been using shady sites from Sweden this whole time, and now I find out I could have been using eBay to download movies? Heck yea!
• Oct 5th, 2011 @ 2:17pm

  Monster Cable: u mad?

  on Monster Cable Blames 'Rogue Sites' Rather Than Its Own Business Practices For 'Stealing Good Will'
  lol Monster Cable hates deal websites because they always get trashed for their extremely overpriced cables. $100 vs $1 HDMI cables.. yeah I'll take my chances with the $1 DIGITAL cable that does the same thing.
  
  So, Monster Cable, u mad?
• Oct 5th, 2011 @ 2:15pm

  Monster Cable: u mad?

  on Monster Cable Claims EBay, Craigslist, Costco & Sears Are 'Rogue Sites'
  lol Monster Cable hates deal websites because they always get trashed for their extremely overpriced cables. $100 vs $1 HDMI cables.. yeah I'll take my chances with the $1 DIGITAL cable that does the same thing.
  
  So, Monster Cable, u mad?
• Sep 30th, 2011 @ 9:49am

  Re:

  on Guy Arrested, Threatened With 15 Years For Recording Traffic Stop In Illinois
  Nope. Nothing wrong with recording a public event in public. Start and stop anytime, doesn't matter. The only thing I would have been worried about is the officer seeing the guy reaching for something... but apparently he wasn't worried about that.
• Sep 19th, 2011 @ 1:22pm

  Re:

  on Pirate Party Takes 9% Of The Vote In Berlin Elections, Wins A Bunch Of Seats In Parliament
  "Copying" not "Stealing".
• Sep 19th, 2011 @ 1:16pm

  Re: Illegal Downloading Supports Child Porn

  on British Transport Police: Illegal Downloading Kills Babies [Updated]
  It doesn't bother me one bit what people download from anywhere. It's none of my business.
  
  If there is child abuse going on, go after the source in the physical world. Kill the Hydra, not just one of its heads.
• Sep 19th, 2011 @ 1:10pm

  Priest

  on British Transport Police: Illegal Downloading Kills Babies [Updated]
  "To go against the Church, is to go against God."
• Aug 23rd, 2011 @ 2:26pm

  bottom toolbar rage

  on Changing How We Handle Advertising And Sponsorships
  What I hated (and I don't see it now that I look for it.. maybe it's finally blocked) is that bottom tool bar. That was annoying. It's a web browser, not my operating system (ChromeOS!) and you couldn't totally get rid of it. It also seemed to be the cause of loading delays for the site, but I could never pinpoint that (nor did I put much effort into it). At least it only seemed to appear on the main page.
  
  I'll still run my adblocker. It's easier to just install it and walk away. I don't interact with it and it doesn't interact with me. Just the way I like it.
  
  I'm not a hardcore Techdirt reader. Mainly just read the tweets and if a story interests me I'll head on over, but most of the time I've heard it elsewhere already (not a bad thing, Mike and friends always make good points) so I'll pass over it.
  
  Whatever works the best for you Mike. It's your project, and continuing to explore possibilities is what helps keep it alive.
• Jun 22nd, 2011 @ 11:10am

  Re: calling the cops is not "lobbying"

  on MPAA Directly Lobbies Law Enforcement To Be Its Own Private Police Force
  Breaking and Entering is a criminal act. Copyright infringement that the MPAA/RIAA and others are targeting is a civil matter.
• Jun 21st, 2011 @ 3:53am

  New word, same treatment

  on Return To The Days Of Hoover's Enemy List? FBI Raiding Activists As Terrorists
  Terrorist. Communist. Witch.
• May 11th, 2011 @ 4:12am

  Re:

  on Patent Hawk's Wings Clipped; Editable Toolbar Patent Is Invalid
  lose or loosen? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
• May 9th, 2011 @ 10:26am

  vocals...

  on AC/DC Says Their Songs Will Never Be Available For Download; Rest Of Internet Laughs
  I can't stand the vocals. Like nails on a chalkboard. Just gives me another reason not to listen to them.
  
  I'm an early 80s baby, so that might be the problem. :D
• May 3rd, 2011 @ 4:03am

  Re:

  on IFPI Convinces ISP To Just Hand Over Hard Drives Of Torrent Site
  If you are going to make fun of a typo, please don't make one of your own.
• May 3rd, 2011 @ 4:03am

  Re:

  on IFPI Convinces ISP To Just Hand Over Hard Drives Of Torrent Site
  Plant moths on servers as incriminating evidence, of course.
• Apr 26th, 2011 @ 6:22pm

  Re: Technical Common Practices With Passwords

  on Sony Admits That Playstation Hacker Got Tons Of Info, Including Passwords
  4. Don't trust the server, the people who wrote the software, the people who work for you, the mail person, Mike Masnick, or the kid at the McDonald's drive through.
  
  Really though, it's more than just the client you have to worry about.
• Apr 26th, 2011 @ 6:20pm

  Re: Richard Blumenthal

  on Sony Admits That Playstation Hacker Got Tons Of Info, Including Passwords
  This guy is just an attention/media whore. Anything he can do to get his name out to appear like he cares and/or is doing something for the average person.

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