tex2us’s Comments

• Feb 7th, 2020 @ 2:33am

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  on Talking About Protocols Not Platforms In SF

  We all have a brain to use as a filter for trolling and disinformation.

  As long as I check for sources, as see Facebook as the best news aggregator. And platforms like Facebook limit problems that were before, like exposure, fragmentation and yes, spam.
  Platforms like Facebook may have the censorship problem, but as a simple news aggregator, I don't miss email lists (or the giant spam folder, leaking into the inbox)
  PS: When I say news, I don't mean CNN like news, but ArsTechnica like news, so censorship is not a problem here.

• Jan 28th, 2020 @ 2:40am

  Re: Option C

  on You Don't Own What You Buy: The Tetris Edition

  The EULA says (somewhere) that you bought the right to use the game. They own the game itself, so they decide when to revoke that right. Sorry, no refunds. Have fun playing.

• Jul 2nd, 2019 @ 7:08am

  Re: Stick to tech

  on Boris Johnson, UK's Answer To Trump, Offers A Masterclass In How To Use The Dead Cat Strategy Combined With A Google Bomb

  A politician abusing technology is not relevant here? Is a British politician different from a regular politician?

• Apr 23rd, 2019 @ 3:01am

  Re: '... who?'

  on Werner Herzog Joins Plenty Of Other Artists In Recognizing Piracy Isn't The Problem

  To realize those benefits, one needs forward thinking (and less greed).

• Apr 16th, 2019 @ 7:15am

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  on EU Parliament Takes Up Its Next Attempt To Wipe Out An Open Internet: Terrorist Content Regulation Vote On Wednesday

  They can just block the site, which is bad as it is. And seeing how Kim Dotcom is on trial by the US without ever being in the US (as an entity or as a person), everything is possible.

• Apr 15th, 2019 @ 11:39pm

  Re: Re: So you say Boris Johnson is wrong:

  on As Expected, EU Nations Rubber Stamp EU Copyright Directive

  Probably on the same idea fueling those revolutionary two articles.

• Mar 26th, 2019 @ 4:10am

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  on Swedish MEPs Announce Support For Article 13, Demonstrate Near Total Ignorance Of What It Actually Entails

  You're not saying that people used to share hard drives, floppies, tapes, scrolls, stones, etc? Only the big bad internet is to blame. If they stop connection sharing, all piracy will grind to a halt.

• Mar 20th, 2019 @ 2:15am

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  on Internet Blackout Coming To Show The EU Parliament It's Not Just 'Bots' Concerned About Article 13

  A gentlemen's word needs no citation. Also, Google is the root of all evil. By default, they must be lying.

• Mar 8th, 2019 @ 7:20am

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  on EU Parliament Paid News Publisher AFP To Create Bogus Propaganda Video In Favor Of EU Copyright Directive

  Article 13 might take techdirt out of europe. This will hurt both techdirt and it's readers. And why? Because some people want more money. Why should Mike be paid by someone when he's only talking about censorship.

• Feb 14th, 2019 @ 5:10am

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  on EU Moves Forward With Agreement To Fundamentally Change The Internet From Open To Closed

  They should start testing their geoblocking now to be article 13 ready. That should give us europeans a taste of tomorrow.