WarOtter’s Comments

• Mar 9th, 2012 @ 7:24am

  Strange it seems...

  on The Gutenberg eBook: Once Again, The Bible Is At The Forefront Of Publishing Technology
  Strange it seems that the Bible has always been at the forefront of publishing and printing technology and practices, while pornography is always at the forefront of publishing and video and image technology. Perhaps the two are more related than we know?
• Feb 17th, 2012 @ 6:55am

  Reparations?

  on US Returns JotForm.com Domain; Still Refuses To Say What Happened
  Correct me if I am wrong, but Jotform won't be able to bring a civil action against either the Gov or GoDaddy correct? Do they have any other options of attempting to recover money from damages?
• Nov 11th, 2011 @ 9:15am

  Anyone know...?

  on Righthaven Loses Again, Has To Pay More Attorneys Fees... And Has Lawyer Scolded By The Court
  Anyone know if RH's assets have actually been seized yet or when it is set to happen? I'd be interested to see an account of how it goes...
• Sep 28th, 2011 @ 5:31am

  Re: Re: This may be the wrong crowd to mention it...

  on Police Caught Tasing Teen Without Warning
  No I'm not commenting on the particular usage in this case. Yes shooting someone in the face with the taser present new risks, and that should be addressed in this case. But overall usage of taser and pepper spray is much safer than physical force. My point was that people are very quick to condemn their usage at all, and I thought people should realize the risks of not having them available.
• Sep 27th, 2011 @ 8:14am

  This may be the wrong crowd to mention it...

  on Police Caught Tasing Teen Without Warning
  ... but people need to realize that the risk of injury is much greater when physical restraint and force is used. I know pepper spray and taser might seem to be more dangerous, but the risk of lasting injury is MUCH lower(if I remember the statistics about 60% lower) than if the police have to wrestle someone to the ground.
  
  I'm not commenting on the usage here, and policies should be in place for their usage. I'm just saying that before you go condemning their usage overall, please know that the alternative will mean more injuries and unnecessary deaths than they ever cause. (side note: I have been both tased and pepper sprayed. Yes it sucks when it happens, but then you man up and grow a pair)
• Jul 8th, 2011 @ 10:08am

  Hmmm

  on Trolls: The Town Drunks Of The Internet
  I wonder what it says then about 12 step programs that are founded on anonymity...
  
  "Hello my name is AC and I'm an anonymous troll..."
• Jun 27th, 2011 @ 1:07pm

  Re: The Rise of the Unprincipled

  on If Jay Maisel's Photograph Is Original Artwork, Then So Is The Pixelated Cover Of 'Kind Of Bloop'
  I read this :
  "The problem is, almost no one understands the underlying principles of just about anything anymore. They only see 2 inches in front of their own face and thats IT."
  
  And I thought "Yeah, that does sum up the Info Technology field...
• Apr 26th, 2011 @ 7:41pm

  (untitled comment)

  on Sony Admits That Playstation Hacker Got Tons Of Info, Including Passwords
  IT
  ONLY
  DOES
  ...
  $@#%@!
• Apr 6th, 2011 @ 6:36am

  (untitled comment)

  on If You're Going To Ask People To Pay For Your App, NYT, You Should Make Sure It Doesn't Suck
  Yet another example of the lawyers and marketing people dictating design, rather than people with half a brain.
• Mar 30th, 2011 @ 6:21am

  Screams of horror...

  on Did Limewire Shutdown Increase Music Sales?
  If Taylor Swift is the American yardstick of market health then we are all surely doomed! Doomed I say!
• Mar 24th, 2011 @ 6:28am

  Re:

  on NYT: You Can Access Our Site For Free From Twitter, But Don't Tell Anyone That
  So wait...
  You can get the full digital access for $35, or you can get full digital access plus home delivery for $12-15.
  
  I just woke up, and the dream where I was trying to return a truck after borrowing it to go to a hardware store to cook a flambe using a blowtorch and trashcan makes more sense.
• May 25th, 2010 @ 8:09am

  Re: Re: Hackerz - TJX got what they deserve

  on The Story Behind The Hackers Behind The Largest Credit Card Number Heist
  Apparently, you're what Prozac and grammar courses are designed for...
• Nov 29th, 2009 @ 10:11pm

  Re: DNA Replication

  on UK Police Arresting People Just To Add To DNA Database?
  Just because you saw it on law and order doesn't mean it is true
• Oct 2nd, 2009 @ 5:15pm

  Not always necessary

  on Shouldn't Intent Be A Part Of Criminal Law?
  Just because intent cannot always be shown, does not mean that cases should be dismissed because of lack of intent. Granted, in this case, the prosecutor should bite his tongue and not charge the grandmother, since any jury would likely acquit her of wrongdoing. However, to say that something should not be a crime because intent was lacking would suddenly mean that many crimes would go unpunished. Arsonists would be freed early because they could not be held responsible for the death of someone inside the building they torched, and drunk drivers could not be held responsible for the family of four they killed because they had not intended to do so.
• Sep 30th, 2009 @ 5:28pm

  Must be karma

  on Even After Being Disbarred, Jack Thompson Can File Misguided Mistargeted Lawsuits
  Must be some sort of weird cosmic karma. I referenced JT in a post elsewhere yesterday, and today there is a news story about him.
• Aug 20th, 2009 @ 3:10pm

  Re: Re: No Worries

  on If Your Computer Detects You Laughing At This Patent Drawing, You May Have Infringed On The Patent
  Conversely does that mean that Tyler Perry sitcoms will be tagged as tragedies when no one is found to be laughing at them?
• Jul 10th, 2009 @ 6:23am

  Re: Flawed Logic

  on Why Should A TV Show Need Permission To Include A University Logo?
  I disagree but I'm too tired right now to actually write out why.
• Jul 10th, 2009 @ 5:48am

  Re: Okay

  on DC Police Chief Says It's 'Cowardly' To Monitor Speed Traps With Your iPhone
  'if Washington DC was a utopia'
  
  LOL. I actually had to find something to start eating, just so I could read that sentence again and choke on it while chortling.
• Jul 2nd, 2009 @ 1:38pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  on Blizzard The Latest To Kill Features, Call It An Upgrade
  FATALITY! Formerly Anonymous Coward wins!
• Jul 2nd, 2009 @ 5:15am

  Re:

  on Taiwan Regulators Tell Dell It Must Sell Mispriced Monitors At $15
  You actually will see the higher mispriced items as stories and such on consumer websites like consumerist.com; since these up-priced items are usually way over inflated, they are easily spotted as either a mistake or simply a bad deal, and the shopper will just move on. When there's a good deal though, news will spread.

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