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• On the post: Various States All Pile On To Push Blatantly Unconstitutional Laws That Say Social Media Can't Moderate

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2021 @ 03:10pm

  South Dakota, too

  As soon as I saw this, I figured we'd be in on the action, too. Sure enough...
  HB 1223

• On the post: Disney Pulls Content From Netflix As Users Face An Annoying, Confusing Rise In Streaming Exclusivity Silos

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2017 @ 09:40am

  Filling market needs

  Is there any other industry where such an obvious need would not only be ignored, but actively modeled against filling?

• On the post: Judge Tosses Charges Against Backpage Execs, Tells Kamala Harris To Take It Up With Congress

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2016 @ 12:30pm

  Re: To be fair to the electorate, the election had poor choices

  I haven't watched anything yet, but one of the YouTube clips is titled "Loretta Sanchez Just Dabbed During a Debate." Damn.

• On the post: How Java's Inherent Verboseness May Mess Up Fair Use For APIs

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 18 May, 2016 @ 01:46pm

  Re: Re: The Java example makes it more clear that an API is being used

  I wasn't even aware that corporate types had such a preference, so I will defer judgement until I can verify whether that statement is even true. Care to back up your implied claim?

• On the post: How Java's Inherent Verboseness May Mess Up Fair Use For APIs

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 17 May, 2016 @ 01:13pm

  Re: Re: The python example would have been less pertinent

  ...how can you say that Java defines an API better?
  I'm not sure where you feel I made that claim. I'm comparing the qualities of the code samples, not the qualities of the languages used.
  
  The Java example makes it more clear that an API is being used, as it references the java.lang package, a member class, and a member method. Now, we have a concrete example and use of an API which closely resembles APIs and their use in this case, where the API was written (or owned, if you prefer) by one company, but used by another. If Google had just used their own methods, as in the Python example, there's no case.
  
  Also, if we look at just the declarations for the methods, we're able to get a bit more information from the Java example. Admittedly, much of it isn't pertinent to the matter at hand, such as the 'static' and 'int' keywords. However, the 'public' keyword is important in this context because it is an explicit statement that this method is expected to be used beyond the scope in which it was written. It is not as clear whether or not the Python method is meant to or even if it could be used in any other Python script. Although, having to write my own max method in every script where I need one isn't a pleasant thought, so I feel safe in assuming that Python has a way to achieve this. That's the Python example that should have been used, instead.
  
  Finally, it's not clear to me how my perspective ultimately leads to the end scenario you describe. Could you explain that part a little more, well, verbosely? Thanks!

• On the post: How Java's Inherent Verboseness May Mess Up Fair Use For APIs

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 16 May, 2016 @ 12:41pm

  The python example would have been less pertinent

  It's hard to see where the Python example makes use of an API call. So, while the Java example is more complex, it does a better job of demonstrating API use.

• On the post: DailyDirt: GMO, GMO, Wherefore Art Thou, GMO?

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 27 Apr, 2016 @ 09:18am

  Re: What does "Organic" mean today?

  It means that it conforms to the USDA's arbitrary definition for "organic."
  Synthetic substances allowed for use in organic crop production.

• On the post: DailyDirt: GMO, GMO, Wherefore Art Thou, GMO?

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 26 Apr, 2016 @ 02:09pm

  Re:

  Roundup (glyphosate) is a herbicide, and contains no genetic material. Roundup-ready crops allow the farmers to apply Roundup to the crops, killing the weeds, while the crop survives, leading to increased yields. Which means that more people can be fed with the same amount of cropland. Thus, the claim that they are helping starving people.

• On the post: DailyDirt: GMO, GMO, Wherefore Art Thou, GMO?

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 26 Apr, 2016 @ 01:29pm

  Re: Re:

  Except that "we didn't use pesticides" would eliminate nearly every scrap of "organic" food in the stores right now.

• On the post: Iran Joins The Using Video Game Footage To Pump Up Your Own Military's Reputation Arms Race

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2016 @ 11:38am

  Living where I do, I should probably know this,

  but, can scopes even capture video like this?

• On the post: Challenged By Cord Cutting, The Discovery Channel Seeks Redemption In The Wake Of Honey Boo Boo

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 20 Jan, 2016 @ 08:55am

  Grammar/spelling nazism

  I think it's "pass muster" rather than "past muster."

• On the post: UK Orders Google To 'Forget' News Articles Discussing Previous Right To Be Forgotten Requests

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2015 @ 12:22pm

  Pythonesque

  We apologise again for forgetting to forget about pages mentioning forgetting about other pages. Those responsible for forgetting about the pages who have just been forgotten, have been forgotten.

• On the post: Team Prenda Gets Hit Hard With Contempt Sanctions For Lying To Court

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 09 Jun, 2015 @ 09:01am

  Hit Hard?

  This doesn't qualify. But it's still good news, nonetheless.

• On the post: Border Patrol Agents Tase Woman For Refusing To Cooperate With Their Bogus Search

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 19 May, 2015 @ 12:37pm

  Re: Re:

  One thousand times, this.

• On the post: Team Prenda Has A Very Bad Day In Court… And You Can Watch It All

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 05 May, 2015 @ 01:36pm

  Re:

  I wonder if the judge was thinking of Lutz's "who's on first" testimony in Florida. And, as that was a Sunlust case, I think Prenda managed to keep Lutz away from this one altogether. Too bad - I'm extremely curious as to what Lutz is doing these days and where.

• On the post: Why Are Some People So Intent On Making Netflix More Like Traditional TV?

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2015 @ 11:35am

  Spoilers (duh)

  I can't possibly be the only person that watches (and enjoys) YouTube content like How it Should Have Ended and Everything Wrong With.. even for movies and shows that I've never seen. I gave up being devastated by spoilers a long time ago, and somehow, still managed to be entertained, anyway.

• On the post: Cable Proudly Declares Smart Shoppers A 'Lower Quality' Of Customer They Have No Interest In

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2015 @ 07:49am

  In a world where there's only two cable providers...

  ...they'll come to realize that customers who leave their company for the other will eventually come back.

• On the post: Stop Saying That The FCC Is 'Treating Internet As A Utility' — It's Not

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2015 @ 12:42pm

  Count myself...

  ...among those who were under the impression that Title II reclassification would bring internet into the realm of utilities, and didn't have a problem with that at all.

• On the post: Senator Wyden Follows Up With Eric Holder On All Of The Requests The DOJ Has Totally Ignored

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2015 @ 01:58pm

  I said 'Good day,' sir!

  - Eric 'Fez' Holder.

• On the post: NSA's Chief Privacy Officer Admits That Maybe The NSA Shouldn't Rely On 'Cute' Interpretations Of The Law

  

  MM_Dandy ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2015 @ 01:09pm

  Smells like a duck to me.

  It's too bad we can't apply the USSC's "smells like a duck" Aero ruling to the NSA.

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