wevrem’s Comments

• Jan 26th, 2021 @ 9:06pm

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  on For Basically No Reason, Gamestop's Stock Price Is Rollercoastering In A Tug Of War Being Fought On Reddit

  With all due respect, this article seems rather pointless.

  This sentence especially bothers me: "Untethering the stock market from the reality of what's going on with a company is not a good plan."

  It's a passive-voice pile of empty words. It's not that it is wrong, or untrue, it's just un-actionable. And full of holes. Who, exactly, is doing this "untethering"? Who, exactly, is carrying out this no-good "plan"? What, exactly, do you propose be done about it, other than aimlessly complain?

• Jul 10th, 2020 @ 8:35pm

  I guess if you are going to rob a bank

  on Reverse Warrant Used In Robbery Investigation Being Challenged As Unconstitutional

  leave your phone at home.

• Jun 3rd, 2020 @ 10:37am

  Re: Re:

  on Let's Stop Pretending Peaceful Demonstrations Will Fix The System. 'Peace Officers' Don't Give A Shit About Peace.

  He flipped tables, yes. But no people or animal or property were harmed. At worst those evil moneychangers got a stern scolding. Nothing burned.

• Oct 4th, 2019 @ 8:01am

  Put the power in the hands of the people

  on DOJ Boss Joins UK, Australian Gov't In Asking Facebook To Ditch Its End-To-End Encryption Plan

  I like how Google responded to the EU’s link tax by putting the choice in the hands of publishers, who can adopt an API to controls what links are allowed.

  Facebook could do the same, maybe? Let their users choose to adopt end-to-end encryption or let them stick with unencrypted messages. I don’t have many doubts about what most users would choose, but at least the anti-encryptionists couldn’t blame Facebook for the results.

• Sep 28th, 2019 @ 8:36am

  Re: Re: You would be pissed off too

  on Lawsuit: School Strip-Searched An 8-Year-Old Because Someone Found Feces On A Bathroom Floor

  Look at the poster’s profile name.

• Jun 10th, 2019 @ 9:22am

  Way to go, Idaho!

  on Small Idaho City Shows The Benefits Of Open Access Broadband Networks

  This is where I grew up and went to high school. Lots of common sense folks in this area. Happy for them and slightly jealous at the same time.

• Feb 27th, 2018 @ 9:06pm

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  on Now It's The Turn Of Mercedes-Benz To Grovel Before China, Over An Instagram Post Quoting The Dalai Lama

  the Chinese government now believes it has a right to dictate...

  And it's working out for them so far.

• Jan 24th, 2018 @ 6:42am

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  on US Army Files Dumb Trademark Opposition Against The NHL's Las Vegas Golden Knights

  Timothy, in your opening sentence, it should be fulcrum with two u's.

• Nov 29th, 2017 @ 11:29am

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  on Mark Cuban Still Has Absolutely No Idea How Net Neutrality Works
  In our neighborhood the developer had a fight with the cable company (so the urban legend goes) and only those whose property is on the outer edge, and who can convince adjacent property owners to allow some trenching through their yards, can get cable internet. The phone company for many years did not offer DSL in our area.
  
  There are two radio-based offerings available, and I've used both as well as DSL in the past. I'm now with one of the radio-based providers, which requires an antenna on my roof.
  
  How does this compare to others? In my mind I feel like I have a few options (though still not cable) for internet providers. It's not clear to me how Title II designation or the looming rescinding of that will affect me.
• Nov 15th, 2016 @ 11:57am

  Mike, you are right

  on Let Them Eat Facts: Why Fact Checking Is Mostly Useless In Convincing Voters
  Your final thoughts are spot on. Convincing someone else they are wrong only seems to happen when the convincer approaches it with an attitude of genuine respect and compassion, when the convincee feels they are in a safe place to accept they are wrong. It's hard to think of an example of that in today's political or media scene.
• Aug 17th, 2016 @ 11:54am

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  on News Sites Realizing That Relying On Facebook For Traffic Might Not Have Been Wise
  Been reading Techdirt for a while now, but first time to comment. Your site is informative, your tone is balanced, your approach is just right.