znmeb’s Comments

• Nov 25th, 2013 @ 11:09am

  Give me a break, Schmidt

  on Eric Schmidt Claims Google Considered Moving Its Servers Out Of The US To Avoid The NSA
  This is yet another example of Schmidt's acting to maximize his personal wealth, power and prestige to the detriment of both Google and Google's users and customers. Larry Page is the CEO of Google, *not* Eric Schmidt!
• Aug 17th, 2013 @ 6:02pm

  Re: lawyers and all that

  on Feds Threaten To Arrest Lavabit Founder For Shutting Down His Service
  Well, neither of us know all the facts, but one of his public statements implied there were things he couldn't even discuss with his own lawyer! I'm deeply suspicious of that claim, but if that was in fact the case and it happened to me, I wouldn't go public like he did, and I wouldn't go to the press. But I'd call a lawyer anyway, and I'd call my Congressman and Senators for good measure.
• Jun 10th, 2013 @ 2:24pm

  Re: Re: Because he's a General

  on Clapper: I Gave 'The Least Untruthful Answer' To Wyden's 'Beating Your Wife' Question On Data Surveillance
  Ah, but can a General be court-martialed for lying to Congress? Ask Billy Mitchell ;-)
• Apr 23rd, 2013 @ 6:03pm

  (untitled comment)

  on DailyDirt: Take The Red Pill, Young People
  "Perhaps it's time for our youth to consider taking a chance and going into business for themselves."
  
  Unless you have time management, accounting and sales down cold, don't even *think* of "going into business for yourself". You'll waste time and get nowhere.
• Apr 3rd, 2013 @ 12:51pm

  (untitled comment)

  on DJs' 'Dihydrogen Monoxide' April Fool's Prank Results In Suspension And Possible Felony Charges
  The DiHydrogen Monohoaxxide hoax has been around for decades. Personally, I think they should be fired for not only being irresponsible but for plagiarism.
• Feb 24th, 2012 @ 11:55am

  Not a convincing argument

  on If You Want To Compete With Free, This Is What You Need To Know
  First of all, unless you have a signed contract valid in court, as a "content creator" you aren't getting paid. You are working for free. You are spending hours producing content and giving it away.
  
  Second, there's a huge difference in scale among "content creators". Your local garage band may be similar in quality to Foo Fighters in your opinion, but the fact is that they aren't. What people actually like and are willing to pay for matters. In short, content creation is a competitive marketplace.