Spaceman Spiff’s Comments

• Nov 12th, 2017 @ 2:49pm

  Rat terriors

  on Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
  Well, these are the only dogs who ever bit me. If I had a gun, I would have shot them also! They are mean, nasty, and should be in a cage! I've worked with wolves, Labradors, Rotweilers, German Shepherds, and many other dogs. Never a problem. Just these little crazy critters have bit me!
• Nov 4th, 2017 @ 8:08am

  Finances?

  on FCC Boss Demolishes Media Ownership Rules In Massive Gift To Sinclair Broadcasting
  An investigation into the FCC chair's finances after this may be "interesting"...
• Nov 4th, 2017 @ 8:05am

  Video activation

  on Oversight Board Report On DC Police Cameras Contradicts Earlier Report's Claims
  All police video devices should be activated when they suit up for the "field". There should be no way that an officer can disable them until the end of their shift and they remove their uniforms!
• Aug 22nd, 2017 @ 9:54am

  Re: Re: Switch from Moral argument to Convenience argument

  on The MPAA Narrative About Piracy Flips To Danger From Pirate Sites Now That It Has Lost The Moral Argument
  Right! That's why my DVD/VHS player is region-agnostic, and even plays PAL or NTSC tapes! Very nice Panasonic gear I got about 10 years ago!
• Aug 22nd, 2017 @ 9:44am

  Idiots, and blooming idiiots!

  on A Google Tax Isn't Going To Give Publishers The Payout They Think It Will
  When these cretins realize that Google is giving them "free" market exposure (worth a tonne of $$), they may decide to leave well-enough alone!
• Aug 18th, 2017 @ 7:31am

  Smart devices?

  on 'Smart' Lock Vendor Locks Hundreds Out Of Their Home With Bungled Firmware Update
  I think there is only one really smart device, and it resides between our ears! As a software and electrical engineer with 35 years of experience, I can only say DO NOT TRUST THESE DEVICES!
• Jul 10th, 2017 @ 1:48pm

  Last name trademarks...

  on Two Wangs Of Ireland Battle Over Trademarks Nobody Will Confuse
  My last name is Boyle. I would have to wonder how many other TM's I would violate if I wanted to trademark "Boyle's Brew Pub"?
• Jul 10th, 2017 @ 1:45pm

  The dog "smelled" drugs?

  on Court Says Gov't Has To Do More Than Say It Doesn't Believe The Property Owners If It Wants To Keep The Cash It Seized
  Just about every US currency bill in circulation has a residue of drugs (mostly cocaine). My shoes probably would get a "positive" hit because I walk on public sidewalks!
• Jul 10th, 2017 @ 1:40pm

  The real meaning of AT&T

  on AT&T Claims Forced Arbitration Isn't Forced... Because You Can Choose Not To Have Broadband
  AT&T - American Thieves and Thugs, Inc.
• Jul 10th, 2017 @ 1:38pm

  Publicity

  on Indie Developer Finds Game On Torrent Site, Gives Away Free Keys Instead Of Freaking Out
  The only bad publicity is no publicity. This guy has it right! Now, just remove the DRM and let the market speak!
• Jun 26th, 2017 @ 8:19am

  Reading material

  on To Keep The Skies Safe, The TSA Wants To Know What You're Reading
  Ok TSA. I have a couple of books you might like - Lady Chatterly's Lover, and Fanny Hill. Oh, and my copy of the Kama Sutra of Vatsayana. Enjoy!
• May 29th, 2017 @ 12:16pm

  Re: Re: Dangerous jobs

  on Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
  FWIW, we never did lose any of our colleagues! My girlfriend wanted me to work with her father on a big tunneling job (he was chief engineer for the Straight Creek Tunnel under Loveland Pass) - better pay, but after some consideration I decided that being a logger was safer! He had lost a number of employees in rock falls. :-)
• May 29th, 2017 @ 12:12pm

  Re: Dangerous jobs

  on Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
  And if you want to know what "dangerous" work is, just stand on a berm of trees almost 100 feet from the ground with an 18" chain saw to cut up the trees so they can feed the fire just below your feet! Suddenly "situational awareness" means something to you!
• May 29th, 2017 @ 12:07pm

  Dangerous jobs

  on Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
  That comment garnered one nonsensical, trollish response to which Rusty Eulberg offered a retort that won first place for insightful:
  
  garbage collectors have more risk, with much less pay and respect:
  https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-dangerous-jobs/
  
  Well, I was a logger in the Rocky Mountains in the 1960s. Pay wasn't great, but the exercise was. One day, shortly after I got the job, my team foreman, a Swede, dropped a sapling on my head (hard hat kept me from getting too messed up) to get my attention! I never forgot that lesson! We worked together for another year. We cut a lot of trees, clearing roads, ski areas, and interstate highways. We would work through the winter, heading out to the work sites at 6am when it was below zero!
• May 12th, 2017 @ 4:41am

  Ah, clueless govt.

  on This Makes No Sense: US To Ban Laptops On All Flights From Europe
  Ok. No laptop on flight, but I have to put my Li-Ion batteries in my carry on. "Why yes officer, those three laptop batteries in my backpack are bombs. How did you know?"
• Apr 21st, 2017 @ 10:18am

  How much $$

  on NY Judge Says Prior Restraint Is America's Best Defense Against Internet 'Chaos'
  So, I just want to know is how much Lerner paid to Galasso for this ruling? I think I know how to spell fraud and corruption!
• Apr 21st, 2017 @ 10:08am

  Ah, Sweden!

  on The US Charging Assange For Publishing Documents Would Be An Unprecedented Attempt To Chill A Free Press
  I think Assange may have been wise to face up to the charges in Sweden. Chances are they would not have extradited him to the USA since he is not a US citizen.
• Apr 14th, 2017 @ 10:35am

  Moosehead - great beer, stupid lawyers!

  on Trademark Bullying Works: Mooselick Brewing Co. Becomes Granite Roots Brewing Out Of Fear Of Moosehead Breweries
  I love Moose Drool Ale. Unfortunately, this cruft may make me stop drinking it! Come on guys, but Moosehead and Mooselick are nothing alike!
• Apr 9th, 2017 @ 4:26pm

  Re: Re: LETS see...

  on Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
  LOL! Good response! Gotta protect those Goldman Sachs execs!
• Apr 9th, 2017 @ 3:44pm

  Drones

  on Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
  There are fixed wing and copter (usually quad-copter) drones. My grandson designs and builds both types. Limited in range and altitude unless he uses a directional control antenna (some sort of yagi-uda antenna) in which case the altitude and distance becomes quite remarkable. All of his drones are fitted with video cameras. He has some amazing footage. In any case, he is careful to adhere to FAA and other rules regarding the use of these devices for personal use.
  
  He designs and builds all of the control electronics as well as hand constructs the drones themselves.

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