rorybaust’s Comments

• May 3rd, 2021 @ 1:53pm

  I only got 3 letters

  on What3Words Sends Ridiculous Legal Threat To Security Researcher Over Open Source Alternative

  WTF

• Aug 18th, 2020 @ 3:03pm

  (untitled comment)

  on Shitbirds Of A Feather Flock Together: ICE Signs $274,000 Contract With Clearview

  surely someone could organise a class action over copyright of the images , we may assign a right to the actual social media for use but not to Clearview but at least where I am since the mandatory face mask edict Clearview got diddy squat chance of identifying anyone

• Jan 10th, 2020 @ 1:42pm

  Sad

  on New Law Bans ISPs From Charging You A 'Rental' Fee For Hardware You Already Own

  the really sad thing is that in the USA you need a law to stop that , and the sadder thing is that the likely hood of the new law being enforced is probably non existent and sadder again is that nobody is the least bit surprised that this is now the status quo of business

• Jun 7th, 2019 @ 8:05pm

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  on Australian Federal Police Raid Even More Journalists Over Leaked Documents

  you don't feel nearly as smug when the stories are from your home , it seems that that good old five eyes acting with out a conscious these days

• Jun 6th, 2019 @ 8:36pm

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  on Activision Shouts 'First Amendment' Over Humvee's Trademark Lawsuit For Call Of Duty Depictions

  not to mention limiting Humvee's ability to sell Humvee's

• Jul 30th, 2018 @ 8:22pm

  the pigs need to lawyer up

  on Two Georgia Sausage Companies Battle Over Trademarked Logos That Aren't Particularly Similar
  I think the pigs should sue both theses companies for using its likeness for profit but I suppose if lindsay lohan could not win that battle what hope for a real pig
• Apr 13th, 2018 @ 4:50pm

  All we are left with is our singular question Why

  on In-N-Out Sues Australian Burger Joint, Despite Having No Restaurants In The Country
  Greed pure and simple , and a funny thing just happened to their reputation they ruined it for me one less potential customer
• Mar 21st, 2018 @ 4:28pm

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  on Appeals Court Says It's Okay To Copyright An Entire Style Of Music
  so based on that Word Crimes by "Weird Al" Yankovic should also be infringing regardless of the parody defence after all it has the same feel
• Mar 19th, 2018 @ 7:12pm

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  on As Video Games Are In Presidential Crosshairs, New Study Again Shows They Don't Affect Behavior
  seems to effect the behaviour of politicians after every shooting that makes the news though
• Dec 21st, 2017 @ 12:04pm

  wow if the defence had said that

  on Good News: Trump Protestors Accused Of 'Hiding Behind The First Amendment' Acquitted
  amazing how the judge gives the prosecutors the benefit of the doubt , to me that was clearly contempt of court
• Dec 18th, 2017 @ 12:42pm

  the first time is never nefarious after that its all down hill

  on Bad Ideas: Tesla Bars Ride Sharing Drivers From Using Its Superchargers

  At a time when the US government has shown its willingness to gut all but the most basic of consumer protections one has to worry if small steps like this are only the beginning and since the government does not have your back ( a large donation to the your political party of choice may alter your individual circumstances ) and don't think the courts will have your back either as the current administration has shown a propensity to want to appoint clearly unsuitable candidates that are there for life.

• Dec 13th, 2017 @ 1:56pm

  Hoping it wont happen but it will

  on FCC Boss Claims Net Neutrality Hurts Small ISPs, But The FCC's Own Data Proves Otherwise
  Indeed as the saying goes "it ain't over till the fat lady sings" but if as suspected the FCC do vote to remove net neutrality I'm actually looking forward to the ensuring court saga, as correct me if I am wrong but the truth matters in those legal places so we might actually get the real truth on the record. Meanwhile European firms learn how to compete in the real world and the once mighty US grow old and fat.
• Feb 16th, 2016 @ 8:42pm

  what error number will this get

  on No, A Judge Did Not Just Order Apple To Break Encryption On San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone, But To Create A New Backdoor
  if Apple can stop external repairers with an error 53 all they need to do is tell the court that they tried but got an error 54 and sorry they need to buy a new device. But really if the best brains in US justice cant beat the security then of course all Apple have to say is No it can't be beaten and the fact they have to ask should already mean its pretty robust
• Dec 16th, 2015 @ 4:27pm

  Disney has managed to accomplish throughout this whole thing is to look bumbling and silly

  on Disney Grapples With Light-Side/Dark-Side, Retracts Toy DMCA, Resubmits It, Is Probably Our Father, Aaaah!
  Actually the one thing they did do is to get an innocent fan punished a fan that actually stood up and defended the indefensible , and they wonder why people have no respect , plus they handled this in such hamfisted way as I had a copy of the alleged offending picture posted to my Facebook and hate F$$king Star Wars and it was not removed .
• Jun 12th, 2015 @ 4:08pm

  Game Developers Wary Of Steam Refund Policy

  on Game Developers Wary Of Steam Refund Policy Because Customers Are Using It
  seems interesting that the developers would assume that people are gaming a refund system , firstly people with no interest in paying very rarely actually pay and secondly if these people are gaming the system well there is a nifty new idea for a game and if they think adding DRM is going to help they really have not been paying attention
• Dec 5th, 2014 @ 12:34pm

  Error in your Story

  on Target And Kmart Pretending To Be Prudes In Australia Over A Vocal Anti-GTA5 Minority
  Its KMART and Target both subsidiaries of West Farmers no connection to US stores or entities of the same name , there is no Walmart operated in Australia
• Apr 9th, 2014 @ 12:23am

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  on FOIA Exemption B(5) Means Never Having To Let A Redaction Opportunity Slip By
  if you having nothing to hide you have nothing to fear , or is that if you fear everything hide everything , they are the most transparent
• Dec 18th, 2013 @ 3:22pm

  where are all the black bars

  on Surprise: White House's Intelligence Review Task Force Suggestions Much More Than Just Cosmetic
  So this report basically says that what Snowden said is true , which in itself is quite interesting since I don't think the US government have actually accepted that fact yet and admits that he was a whistle blower in a roundabout way amazing that the government has to concede that they abused their power so kudos to the US for releasing this or were they so worried about future leaks and that it would get out anyway.
  
  what I don't understand is where are all the black bars
• Mar 22nd, 2013 @ 3:38pm

  the nannies were in Australia 1st

  on Next From The Nanny State: Bloomberg Tries To Make You Not Think About Cigarettes
  welcome to Australia , all those are law , can't advertise , can't display , can't have logo's , all packaging covered in health warnings and graphic pictures of diseased body parts, but in a nanny state tobacco and cigarettes makes lots of taxes for the nannies so of course you can legally buy the stuff.
  
  and don't get us started on the speed camera's , but at least one of our ISP's iinet stood up to big content and walked away from a voluntary 3 strikes agreement. So yes in Australia the nannies are well advanced but at least we still have one ISP standing up for us, you win some lose a lot.
• Mar 13th, 2013 @ 3:08am

  pesky people

  on White House Petition Against CISPA Gets Over The 100,000 Signature Threshold
  oh no , not another question to be answered, think the bar is just to be raised again , its pesky when people start taking things seriously and at our word.

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