Dennis S.’s Comments

• Feb 6th, 2015 @ 3:00pm

  Not Only Would they Make Money but Could Market Their Consoles As Well

  on Nintendo Plans For The Future By Pretending All Of Our Smart Phones Aren't Great Handheld Gaming Devices
  I read an article on this topic earlier today and it made the good point that not only would releasing their old games on smartphones be a good moneymaker, it would also get people interested in their current generation of consoles and games in effect acting as a marketing tool as well as a moneymaker. Imagine someone playing the old Mario, Metroid or Zelda games getting excited by them and wanting to play the newer versions that aren't available on smartphones. Nintendo is being really really stupid with this.
  
  Nintendo’s Mobile Game Plans Are Literally the Opposite of a Good Idea - The Mary Sue - 2015-02-06
  http://www.themarysue.com/nintendo-mobile-games-no-why/
• Aug 6th, 2013 @ 2:52pm

  Re:

  on The NSA Leaks Put Our 'Methods' At Risk, But Bragging About Monitoring Al Qaeda Emails Doesn't?
  I really don't like clicking on blind links (tinyurl, bit.ly, etc.). They can be dangerous.
  
  Here is the full URL for those that feel the same.
  
  This is Your Brain on Terrorism - LibertyMcG - 2013-07-23
  http://libertymcg.com/2013/07/23/this-is-your-brain-on-terrorism/
• Jun 10th, 2013 @ 8:03pm

  Using Metadata to Find Paul Revere

  on Is The Bigger Concern NSA Getting Phone Records, PRISM Or Just Everything?
  I posted a link to this story on a forum and someone responded with this link, http://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2013/06/09/using-metadata-to-find-paul-revere/
• May 31st, 2013 @ 10:31am

  It's not the first Gangnam Style Parody they've gone after.

  on Universal Music Demands $42,000 From Danish Mayors For Gangnam Style Parody
  I've submitted this here but I don't know if Techdirt has had a chance to see it yet, but a very popular Gangnam Style parody by CaptainSparklez was taken down by Universsal. He is still working on getting that resolved but unfortunately YouTube's processes are making things difficult.
  
  YouTube - CaptainSparklez - 2013-05-19 - Minecraft Style News, Super Sweet T-Shirts and Stuff
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmOeccduhiM
  The update on Minecraft Style starts at about 2:40.
  
  Here are his earlier videos on the subject which give some background.
  
  YouTube - CaptainSparklez - 2012-12-08 - So... What Happened To Minecraft Style?
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXTFFUz1L-k
  
  YouTube - CaptainSparklez - 2012-12-16 - Minecraft Style Status Update And Stuff
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrPHsJN09fo
  
  YouTube - CaptainSparklez - 2013-01-10 - And, Minecraft Style is Down... Again
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGA7sM4iGEg
  
  Here is a link to his original video, although it isn't accessible at the moment.
  
  YouTube - CaptainSparklez - 2012-10-00 - "Minecraft Style" - A Parody of PSY's Gangnam Style (Music Video)
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9emjalsOsE
  
  Here is a reupload of it on another channel.
  
  YouTube - BlockoutServer - 2012-12-09 - Minecraft Style - A Parody of PSY's Gangnam Style (Music Video) (Reupload)
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p55jwAwwzw
• May 30th, 2013 @ 10:19am

  Re: Worse, the pot busts are largely SYNTHETIC!

  on Stop & Frisk Accomplishments: Barely Any Illegal Weapons Recovered, But Tons Of Weed Smokers Jailed
  That's absolutely ridiculous.
• May 9th, 2013 @ 11:01am

  Re:

  on This Is My Pencil. This Is My Pencil Pretending To Be A Gun. One Is For Writing. One Is For Mandatory Suspensions.
  I guess you missed this story then:
  Washington State Allows Third Parties To Brand Youthful Offenders For Life At The Low, Low Price Of Only 69� A Record
  http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130419/15503622772/washington-state-allows-third-parties- to-brand-youthful-offenders-life-low-low-price-only-69-record.shtml
• May 6th, 2013 @ 2:03pm

  A couple of good articles from The Verge; first one goes into some detail on DSM criticisms.

  on National Institute For Mental Health Abandons DSM Just As American Psychiatric Association Prepares Massive Update
  The Verge - 2013-04-19 - Controversial update to 'bible' of psychiatry fuels debate over foundations of mental health - One book raises big questions
  http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/19/4243060/dsm-5-bible-of-psychiatry-mental-health-revisio ns-spark-boycott
  
  The Verge - 2013-05-03 - Federal institute for mental health abandons controversial 'bible' of psychiatry
  http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/3/4296626/nimh-abandons-controversial-bible-of-psychiatry
• Apr 12th, 2013 @ 9:14am

  (untitled comment)

  on When You Sign Away Your Copyright To A Publisher, What If They Hold You Hostage Over It?
  Oops, guess I was logged out when I submitted that.
  
  Thanks for the story update Gary,
  http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/56733-skyhor se-start-offer-night-shade-authors-new-terms.html
  
  And here's an update from Phil Foglio,
  http://girlgeniusadventures.com/2013/04/08/the-power-of-positive-screaming/
• Mar 26th, 2013 @ 5:05pm

  A somewhat related article about genes and patents.

  on DailyDirt: Genetic Discoveries And The Internet
  Cornell University
  Weill Cornell Medical College
  News
  March 25, 2013
  You Don't "Own" Your Own Genes
  Researchers Raise Alarm about Loss of Individual "Genomic Liberty" Due to Gene Patents That May Impact the Era of Personalized Medicine
  http://weill.cornell.edu/news/releases/wcmc/wcmc_2013/03_25_13b.shtml
• Mar 13th, 2013 @ 11:54am

  Rock, Paper, Shotgun (RPS) Source Article

  on Maxis Insider: EA Lying About Needing Servers For Single Player SimCity
  Please update your article with a link to the source article from Rock, Paper, Shotgun (RPS).
  
  Maxis Insider Tells RPS: SimCity Servers Not Necessary
  http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/12/simcity-server-not-necessary/
  
  Thanks
• Feb 20th, 2013 @ 2:33pm

  Re:

  on Iran's New Jet Can Fly (In Photoshop, At Least)!
  Yup, saw that and submitted it here.
  
  GEMA is really sickening.
• Feb 5th, 2013 @ 9:42am

  Re: Standard Practice

  on AT&T Can Foist Its Data Plans On You, Whether You Use It Or Not
  Yup, unfortunately standard practice in this case means standard practice for the industry in the US. I don't know about all US carriers but I know the two biggest ones, AT&T and Verizon, force you to have a data plan with a smartphone even if you don't use data at all or only use data via WiFi.
• Nov 9th, 2012 @ 10:15am

  (untitled comment)

  on Photography Advocate/Journalist Acquitted After Arrest Over Filming Police; Intends To Sue Back
  While the conduct of the police is deplorable in this situation what I find even worse is the baloney the Prosecution tried to get the jury to swallow.
  
  From Miller's blog, Photography Is Not A Crime (PINAC), at http://www.photographyisnotacrime.com/2012/11/08/not-guilty/
  
  "A real journalist, he [the prosecutor] explained, was supposed to follow police orders without a second thought. A real journalist would never back talk to police. A real journalist would never question a direct police order as to why he was not allowed to stand on a public sidewalk."
  
  Thankfully the defense was able to shred that argument to shreds. What the prosecution was describing is what you see in dictatorships and other such countries, not what is supposed to be a free democracy.
• Jul 6th, 2012 @ 11:54pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  on University Sues Student For Graduating Too Fast
  DogBreath, I hope the instructor got reamed for that note.
• May 3rd, 2012 @ 2:53pm

  Re: Reddit does this too

  on Dear Google: People Like You Because You're Not A Walled Garden; Please Don't Put Up Garden Walls
  So does YouTube, but it only requires a YouTube account not a Google+ account.
• Feb 1st, 2012 @ 6:23pm

  Re: lame phone

  on iPhone Data Debunks Recording Industry's Report On How French Three Strikes Law Increased Sales
  Um, neither study was done by Apple.
• Dec 23rd, 2011 @ 2:22pm

  Don't stop boycotting GoDaddy just yet. The Techdirt Article may need an update.

  on Breaking: GoDaddy Drops SOPA Support
  Gizmodo - 2011-12-23 - Brave GoDaddy CEO Says He�s Neither For Nor Against SOPA
  http://gizmodo.com/5870920/brave-godaddy-ceo-says-hes-neither-for-nor-against-sopa
  
  Quote: "Adelman said GoDaddy would be willing to resume its support of SOPA if there were a "consensus" among "internet leadership," but wouldn't tell me what such a consensus would even resemble."
• Oct 19th, 2011 @ 11:45pm

  Re: sounds like good leverage for a record label...

  on Free Justin Bieber: Do We Really Want Congress To Make Bieber A Felon?
  Sadly such a scenario would not surprise me at all.
• Oct 14th, 2011 @ 5:12pm

  Re:

  on Mojang's Trademark Application Rejected: Too Many 'Scrolls' For The USPTO
  Bethesda/Zenimax apparently disagrees. Mojang has offered to give up the trademark request and even change the name to "Scrolls: some subtitle" but Bethesda doesn't want them using the word "Scrolls" at all and are continuing with the suit.
• Oct 14th, 2011 @ 5:05pm

  Re: Bethesda doesn't want them to use the word "Scrolls" at all, TM or No TM.

  on Mojang's Trademark Application Rejected: Too Many 'Scrolls' For The USPTO
  That should be "...change the name to "Scrolls: some subtitle"..."

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