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• On the post: Tech Journalists Keep Completely Missing The Point Of Cord Cutting

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2017 @ 07:55pm

  Wrong reasons for being right

  Karl, I agree that such comparisons are all wrong, but it’s not for the reasons you state. Sharing passwords and piracy aren’t the reason cord cutting can’t be compared to cable nor the reason it’s cheaper, it’s that it allows us to simply have less and pay less.
  
  Many people simple don’t want a million channels for $100/month. Now we don’t have to.

• On the post: Twitter Suspends Popehat For Writing About Violent Threats He Received From Another Twitter User

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 04 Aug, 2017 @ 10:11am

  Re:

  The threat wasn't made on Twitter.

• On the post: Twitter Suspends Popehat For Writing About Violent Threats He Received From Another Twitter User

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 04 Aug, 2017 @ 10:10am

  Re:

  I'm guessing Twitter doesn't want to be the one deciding which phone numbers people are ok with being given out to millions of people.

• On the post: Twitter Suspends Popehat For Writing About Violent Threats He Received From Another Twitter User

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 04 Aug, 2017 @ 10:09am

  > Twitter confirms that it's the posting of someone else's info that got him into trouble
  
  So the headline should have been "Threat victim doxes someone on Twitter, gets temporary suspension"

• On the post: How Hulk Hogan & Peter Thiel Almost Made Sure That The Story Of R. Kelly's 'Cult' Stayed Unpublished

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 04 Aug, 2017 @ 09:48am

  Which publications?

  It's a pity DeRogatis won't out the publications avoiding this story. If they are doing so because of the cost of losing a lawsuit then the solution is to make it more expensive to avoid these types of stories. That means voting with our wallets/clicks and tying this behaviour to reputation.

• On the post: Police Unions Head To DC To Ask New President, Attorney General To Stop Making Cops Respect The Constitution

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2017 @ 09:20am

  Re:

  Trump: "One of the fundamental rights of every American is to live in a safe community."
  
  You: "Fake rights are the language of the left looking to expand the government at the expense of the citizen."
  
  Your interpretation is nonsensical. Trump (who I doubt has ever been accused of being a lefty) is clearly using this language to justify scaling back government regulation over the police.

• On the post: Police Unions Head To DC To Ask New President, Attorney General To Stop Making Cops Respect The Constitution

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2017 @ 09:15am

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  "part of the whole point of electing Trump was to remind the government of who works for whom."
  
  Anyone who would vote for Trump for this reason is an idiot.

• On the post: Police Unions Head To DC To Ask New President, Attorney General To Stop Making Cops Respect The Constitution

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2017 @ 09:14am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  "I completely see Trumps rise as a natural result of Obama's administration and the Media's love affair with the Democratic Party."
  
  That may be so, but disliking Dems or the media is NOT a justification for electing a buffoon into office.

• On the post: Police Unions Head To DC To Ask New President, Attorney General To Stop Making Cops Respect The Constitution

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2017 @ 09:35am

  I realize we can't expect logic from a buffoon such as Trump but it doesn't take much to realize that if you want to run "a law and order administration" that you need MORE control over the police, not less.
  
  Law and order must start with the people who enforce it - if they will not follow the law then why should anyone else?
  
  This should be non-partisan. Even if you feel that the government should be imposing less regulation on society you have to admit that proper enforcement of what regulation there is requires a fully compliant force. Giving them more latitude doesn't help anyone.

• On the post: New Reports On Terror Attacks Underline Why Crypto Isn't A Serious Problem: It's Hard To Use And Easy To Get Wrong

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 10 Apr, 2016 @ 07:45pm

  Method

  While I agree with th sentiment here I don't think it serves us to focus on details such as ease of use or lack thereof. While that definitely impacts the number of people using strong encryption today that certainly won't always be the case.
  
  I think the most salient point we can make is that there is no end to methods of encryption. If we legislate or weaken one type, people will use another. That is true now and it will be true long after your corrupt government has fallen.

• On the post: Former DHS Secretary Says We Can Make Airports Safer From Terrorists By Rearranging Security Checkpoints

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2016 @ 10:14am

  Spread out

  If the problem is a lot of people congregating in one place, one solution is to have more checkpoints and spread them out so there are fewer people in any one area.

• On the post: UK Government Forbids Publicly-Funded Scientists And Academics From Giving Advice It Disagrees With

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2016 @ 09:06am

  Canada

  I just thought I'd point out that one of the first things Canada's latest Prime Minister did was un-muzzle our scientists. It's sad to see the UK not learning from our past mistakes.

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

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2015 @ 01:19pm

  Brand management

  This could be a timing thing - with a new movie and series on the way CBS may simply have decided they need to more closely manage their brand. If the fan film took the ST universe in a direction that differs from their plans the result could be negative for CBS.

• On the post: RadioShack Attempts To Shock Itself Back Into Relevance Using Dumb Tactics From Five Years Ago

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 07 Dec, 2015 @ 04:34pm

  Impressively drunk

  It's actually not impressive.

• On the post: A ContentID For Online Bullying? What Could Possibly Go Wrong…

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2015 @ 08:52am

  Think of the children

  Agreed. Any good parent knows that positive reinforcement should be employed much more than threats and punishment when teaching children (and animals, for that matter) good behaviour.
  
  In a very real sense people are being childish when they lash out on the internet - rationality goes out the window - so better to use these techniques for them too.

• On the post: TiVo Releases A 'Legal' Version Of Aereo, Called Roamio, Proving That Aereo Really Was About Cable Length

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2014 @ 01:09pm

  It's not just the cable

  I'm generally against copyright and for Aereo but suggesting the difference between Aereo and a local recording box is merely cable length is simple-minded at best.
  
  Yes the internet is effectively a wire but on the other end is a paid service, not just an antenna. They're receiving, transcoding and transmitting digital video, not just piping RF signals down copper.
  
  They knew they were on shaky ground, they played their hand, they lost. It sucks but c'est la vie. This was never a way to bring about copyright reform.

• On the post: Of Course Tesla Wasn't Just Being Altruistic In Opening Up Its Patents: That's The Whole Point!

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2014 @ 10:05am

  Grammar

  *its

• On the post: Don't Expect To See The Declassified Senate Report On How The CIA Tortured People Any Time Soon

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 09 May, 2014 @ 05:30pm

  Conflict?

  I find it odd that you don't even imply that the reason for these delays may be, you know, a conflict of interest.

• On the post: TSA Agent Hassles Actress For Carrying 'Knuckle Duster' Purse, Accuses Her Of Buying A Knockoff

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 31 Dec, 2013 @ 09:30am

  Re:

  Way ahead of ya buddy! I vowed never to step foot in that totalitarian regime long ago.

• On the post: Crowdfunded Prize For Open Source Jailbreaking iOS7 To Improve Accessibility

  

  Graham J ( profile ), 31 Dec, 2013 @ 09:34am

  So...

  iOS7 has been jailbroken. So Mike, are you going to code up a nice accessibility app for your poor friend now?
  
  Be sure to let us know when it's done.

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