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• On the post: The Pillow Guy Unveils Nonsensical Plan To ‘Monitor’ Imagined Election Fraud With Drones

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2023 @ 06:42am

  Wardriving in itself shouldn't really be a problem, as long as they're not interfering with polling places. It's the fact that these idiots have no idea what the results of their observations could possibly mean. If they actually got any real evidence that election equipment is communicating with the internet, then they've probably broken some laws.

• On the post: Court Says It’s Fine For Cops To Use Cell Phones To Peep Into People’s Cars

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2023 @ 04:38am

  Just on the tech side, I don't believe Apple has any specific camera tech that enables this behavior. It's just using the phone to block ambient light on one side of the glass and using the camera rather than your eye inside of that darkened area.

• On the post: Top Court In Illinois Says Compelling Password Production Isn’t A Fifth Amendment Violation

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2023 @ 12:04pm

  Pretty sure the cops just call in a locksmith if you refuse to open a lock which they have a warrant to open. So yeah, that's what they should do for phones too.

• On the post: Top Court In Illinois Says Compelling Password Production Isn’t A Fifth Amendment Violation

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 17 Jul, 2023 @ 11:59am

  Do your brain exercises, Illinois.

  This has big "show us where you buried the body" energy. I legit forgot my passcode recently which I've been using for a good long while. The harder I though, the less I could remember it. Very frustrating. And I wasn't under the added stress of being charged with failure to remember what the cops want right now. Also seems off that the bigger the crime, the more rights you have since they'll just crack the phone instead of squeezing you for info.

• On the post: A Bunch Of Authors Sue OpenAI Claiming Copyright Infringement, Because They Don’t Understand Copyright

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2023 @ 07:13am

  The messed up thing about copyright is that we have no idea who the rights-holder on a work is until the subpoena rolls in.

• On the post: A Bunch Of Authors Sue OpenAI Claiming Copyright Infringement, Because They Don’t Understand Copyright

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2023 @ 07:07am

  Also don't read any summaries of their work or you'll be accused of having ingested the full work from a pirated source.

• On the post: Once Again, Supreme Court Suggests That The 1st Amendment Must Stand Aside For ‘Intellectual Property’

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 14 Jun, 2023 @ 04:39am

  "Needs" vs "Should"

  'In both cases, the Supreme Court justices more or less suggest that the 1st Amendment sometimes needs to stand aside in “intellectual property” cases.'

  They're right, that's exactly what has to happen for intellectual property to exist. Maybe if more people reached that conclusion we'd understand how dangerous the unilateral expansion of IP rights is.

• On the post: Small Cafe Changes Its Name Due To Having Spanish Word For ‘Coffee’ In Its Name

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 16 May, 2023 @ 04:53am

  Well, the source article is wrong.

  I'd say this actually makes the trademark bullying worse. They don't have a mark on the simple descriptive term they're threatening others away from, they're just acting like they've trademarked "Cafe con". Their mark is also in the News/Information/Public Speaking segment, not retail coffee. So good job USPTO; and where's the gofundme for the little shop to defend against this blatant overreach?

• On the post: North Carolina Legislature Pushing Bill That Would Allow Cops To Warrantlessly Track Cell Phones In Real Time

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 04 May, 2023 @ 11:21am

  Tools Get Used.

  “But it’s not just a tool. It’s an emergency tool, in very limited circumstances.”

  You know like a gun; and that's going great let me tell you.

• On the post: Has Larry Lessig Lost The Plot? Tells Supreme Court That AI Should Get Patents

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 18 Apr, 2023 @ 12:23pm

  Any reason he couldn't just claim the inventions as his own? (Other than trying to ingratiate himself to our future overlords)

• On the post: Chipotle Sues Sweetgreen For Having Its Own ‘Chipotle Burrito Bowl’

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 07 Apr, 2023 @ 04:33am

  Part of me thinks this was an intentional eye-poke and retreat to garner free publicity. Good for them.

• On the post: Appeals Court Reverses Murder Conviction Of Cop Who Killed Suicidal Man 11 Seconds After Entering His House

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 05 Apr, 2023 @ 04:13am

  The idea that someone need exercise less restraint because they voluntarily insert themselves into danger is perverse and obscene. It's like castle doctrine on a battering ram.

• On the post: Amazon Annoys Ring Owners Further By Making Very Basic Features Subscription Based

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2023 @ 08:11am

  Karl, your BMW article includes the quote "Most of these features are available through either a 1-month, 1-year, or 3-year subscription, or can be purchased outright for a one-time fee." which is explicitly not making heated seats subscription-only. I understand your outrage, but the point is better made with accurate statements.

• On the post: Apple Angers FBI By Offering More Privacy And Security To Users

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2022 @ 04:31am

  Advertise Harder.

  I've been wearing my "Nerd Harder" shirt for years now; pretty disappointing that it doesn't seem to have made any difference at all.

• On the post: Dude Who Filed Ridiculous Lawsuit Over Title Of Mariah Carey’s Most Famous Song Drops Case After Pretending They Sound The Same

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2022 @ 04:28am

  Slam Dunk

  Whoa, your song has the up-go notes and the down-went ones? COPYRIGHT VIOLATION! And it has words, phrases, and sentences? You'd better settle now, you dirty thief.

• On the post: Why Embedding Content Matters

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2022 @ 11:16am

  It's a feature, not a bug

  If you don't want your "property" copied and displayed on screens all over the world, you'd better keep it off the internet. That's like all it does.

• On the post: Copyright Absurdity Rules Over Amazon’s ‘The Rings Of Power’

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2022 @ 05:04am

  Thank god the estate was here to protect the remaining works from being enjoyed or expanded upon... the way Tolkein would have wanted... rather than *checks notes* allowing them to be used the way Tolkein actually did. Does it still count as preserving a legacy if you completely change what the legacy is?

• On the post: FBI Successfully Forced A Criminal Suspect To Unlock His Wickr Account With His Face

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2022 @ 07:08am

  Exactly this. Biometrics merely prove that you are there, and the police have the ability to compel your presence.

• On the post: Not Even Your ‘Smart’ Jacuzzi Is Safe From The Internet Of Broken Things

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2022 @ 08:58am

  Okay, I just spent a couple hot minutes on the Jacuzzi Smart Tub web page. It uses a cell tower connection to send diagnostics and alerts to the dealer and requires a subscription. [performs casino dealer 'clearing the hands' motion] Nope, I'm out; nevermind.

• On the post: Not Even Your ‘Smart’ Jacuzzi Is Safe From The Internet Of Broken Things

  

  Jeremy Lyman ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2022 @ 08:41am

  I don't have a hot tub, but

  At the risk of exposing myself to IOT haranguing; Wouldn't a remote operated hot tub be very useful and potentially save lots of energy and money? Karl mentions walking to the tub and turning a dial, but it can take hours for a hot tub to reach 100 degrees depending on how high you leave it when not in use. The internets say keeping your spa 1 degree can lower your energy bill by up 10-15%. Enabling people to remotely pre-heat their systems seems like a pretty reasonable goal, though obviously should have been done in a more thorough manner.

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