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• On the post: Rep. Goodlatte Promises 'Consensus' Copyright Reform Proposals Soon

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 27 Apr, 2016 @ 04:28am

  alas

  For anything we may think of copyright (or other IP concepts) and how they could be updated and clarified for today and the future - the cynical paragraph gets it correct.
  
  None of these people give two bits about this stuff at all, other than who is shoving more crap in front of them.
  
  Anyway - when is Mr. BestNetTech going to testify before Congress and use small words to help them understand (or no excuse not to)? :P

• On the post: Turkish President Comes To The US, Pretends That It Can Silence And Attack The Press Like It Does At Home

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2016 @ 06:57am

  what. the. hell.

  THIS IS REAL?
  
  I wrote up a comment assuming this was a well done April Fool's swipe at Trump, but then figured I should actually look at links and do a search on my own.
  
  Original snarky post follows:
  
  (Subject: does anyone hear that sound overhead?")
  
  It's the sound of Missile Command, 4/1 Battalion, General M. Asnick commanding, launching a salvo of their new Drumpf Simile rockets on unsuspecting victims.
  
  /golf clap

• On the post: Donald Trump Thinks Hulk Hogan/Gawker Jury Award Is Good For His Plans To 'Open Up' Libel Laws

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2016 @ 11:05am

  chicken scratches on the ballot

  Scribbles furiously onto ballot:
  
  Masnick - Weird Al 2016

• On the post: San Francisco Legislators Dodging Public Records Requests With Self-Destructing Text Messages

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2016 @ 10:56am

  "We want encryption with backdoors"

  "Well, backdoors for the proletariat, anyway. *Our* communications still get golden keys, right?"
  
  Does CA state law have anything to say on the matter (regarding accessible communications)?
  
  Seems using a self destructing "e-service" would violate the law just as much as self destructing (or shredding) paper copies...
  
  Probably depends on how well intentioned any bills were written - well intentioned would be broad and expansive with particular exemptions. Bad would very particular items that fall under it, which everyone would immediately cease using.

• On the post: Rage Against The Convoluted 'Rage' Trademark Dispute

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2016 @ 10:42am

  Should have renamed it

  Fenix D.O.O.M.

• On the post: If The CIA Apologizes For Lying About Torture, But Doesn't Tell Anyone About The Apology, Does It Really Count?

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2016 @ 11:03am

  Is this like when...

  I'm an asshole and wonder if whispering "sorry", in the car, 10 miles away, gets me out of trouble with the wife?
  
  Because no.

• On the post: New Year's Message: Keep Moving Forward

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 02 Jan, 2016 @ 09:01am

  No, thank you!

  Happy New Year, BestNetTech crew.
  
  Now go out, have a nice relaxing cup of tea, and maybe do some gardening.

• On the post: CBS Sues Over Star Trek Fan Film Because It Sounds Like It's Going To Be Pretty Good

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 31 Dec, 2015 @ 02:38pm

  Yeah, I can see the claim, but jeez...

  "Yeah whatever, that seems fine."
  
  Months later:
  
  Sir, reports are in. That fan film sir, it uh...well, it's better than our new $100M pile of dog crap we plan to shovel out next year.
  
  "bzzzbbsbsbbszzzz"
  
  Just hit it with a disruptor beam and be done with it. Aye sir.
  
  -----------------------------------------------------------
  
  Seriously though, watch the Prelude to Axanar video. Then loop the Beyond trailer for 20 minutes. Then just start raging/weeping/staring blankly.
  
  No one at CBS/Paramount thought, "huh, we should maybe hire those guys. They could do all sorts of in-universe, low budget, keep the fans happy and the brand alive sort of stuff, and we all make money. Win win!"
  
  (HELL PUT THAT SHIT ON NETFLIX OR AMAZON)

• On the post: As Predicted, Congress Turned CISA Into A Clear Surveillance Bill… And Put It Into The 'Must Pass' Gov't Funding Bill

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 16 Dec, 2015 @ 12:19pm

  Re: Re: How many Republicans support it?

  Yep, for the most part I don't think any of them care one bit about any of the various social arguments.
  
  All about that fat corporate cash rolling in, and protecting the entrenched bureaucracy/system.
  
  I don't agree with all of his views, but I'll be damned if Amash doesn't seem to be principled and explain every vote. Plus, the Republican party here in Michigan loathes him, which is probably worth something. ;)

• On the post: Light Bulb DRM: Philips Locks Purchasers Out Of Third-Party Bulbs With Firmware Update

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 16 Dec, 2015 @ 09:09am

  Re: Chilling effect

  Yep!
  
  Except, they were definitely on my "hopefully next year" list. Now? Not so much. And they definitely WON'T be Philips.
  
  GJ Philips DRM exec! /s

• On the post: FCC Makes It Clear It Thinks Some Net Neutrality Abuses Are 'Innovative' And 'Pro Competition'

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 25 Nov, 2015 @ 03:23pm

  I would like to think that...

  Hopefully he is mostly trying to be as "light-touch" as possible, to borrow a phrase, while still cracking down on the real idiocy we see from time to time.
  
  Of course, any Republican administration and he is gone, regardless. If a Democrat makes it in, he may crack the whip harder.
  
  Of course the current offerings from both parties resemble a flaming bag of dumps on the one one hand, or having a bag of sausages to eat on the other. So I dunno.

• On the post: Telegraph Publishes The Dumbest Article On Encryption You'll Ever Read… Written By David Cameron's Former Speechwriter

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 24 Nov, 2015 @ 10:34am

  The Telegraph, helping jihadist's...

  start campfires and their barbecues for some nice lambchops. What will it take to shut them down!?!

• On the post: Comcast Tests Net Neutrality By Letting Its Own Streaming Service Bypass Usage Caps

  

  cornflahkes ( profile ), 24 Nov, 2015 @ 10:31am

  It's like our TV service, like...

  Regulator: So, tell me again how this streaming internet video service, which an expanding portion of is available via the internet outside of your network, is like your TV service?
  
  David Cohen: Well, it's like me. I'm an executive vice president you see. (putting hand on regulator's thigh)
  
  Regulator *alarmed*: HEY! What are you doing?!
  
  Cohen: Look kitten, we can all agree that I'm just your regular upper management type, right? Definitely not a sleazy lobbyist greasing the skids. (moving around back for some shoulder massage work)
  
  Regulator *contemplative*: Hmmm...over to the right a little.
  
  Cohen: Yesssss...any work you need done on your house? Do you have dinner plans tonight? Perhaps we can discuss some plans for the new patio. Pretty sure Stream is like TV - it's on a screen, correct?
  
  Regulator: ahhhhhhhh...definitely like TV...
  
  /creepy