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• On the post: Apple Takes Heat For Software Lock That Prevents iPhone 7 Home Button Replacement By Third-Party Vendors

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2017 @ 03:12pm

  It's about power and control guised as security

  Comparison to M$ is a valid one. Mid 90's M$ discovered that Novell (their major competitor at the time) was using Visual C++ as their language and compiler for their network card firmware. So M$ _intentionally_ included a bug in their C++ compiler/linker if it detected that is was being used by Novell. Took us ages to figure out why firmware built using the latest version of VC++ would crap out (at execution time). If memory serves when M$ was confronted with this they claimed that the bug was unintentional and part of a security patch -- I don't believe this for one nanosecond, but make of it what you will.
  
  Apple has enough people drinking their Koolaid that they can get away with crap like this.

• On the post: Canadian Court Says Vice Magazine Must Hand Over Its Communications With A Suspected Terrorist

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 03 Apr, 2016 @ 06:50pm

  Dudley Doright

  https://anniegirl1138.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/dudley_doright.jpg

• On the post: Green Scare: How Animal Rights Activists Are Being Branded 'Agro-Terrorists'

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2014 @ 11:16am

  But what about the children?

  Who will protect the children from these dirty rotten trouble making whistleblowers, er I mean terrorists?

• On the post: You Know Who Else Collected Metadata? The Stasi

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2014 @ 06:00am

  My last name is Jentzsch

  I'm not sure if Bernd is a relative, but it is very likely. I am doing some research now.
  The NSA and Stasi comparison should give everyone pause.

• On the post: How The Repo Industry Is Tracking You And Selling Data About You To, Well, Everyone

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2014 @ 12:11pm

  UTAH Home of the NSA and other surveillance state paraphernalia

  I'm in the southern part of the state where we are (in general ) left alone -- more than in Salt Lake City. But I don't expect that to stay the same for long.

• On the post: Keurig Insists Coffee DRM Brings 'Interactive-Enabled Benefits' And Is For Your Own Safety

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 06 Mar, 2014 @ 10:10am

  As discussed before...

  DRM is not about copyright or anything like that. It is about POWER and CONTROL. Simple as that.

• On the post: Australian Broadcasters, Netflix Competitors Pout Because Netflix Hasn't Banned VPN Users Yet

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2014 @ 10:31am

  Pirates!

  Penal Colony of Pirates I say!

• On the post: Cop Harasses Photographer, Steals His Cellphone Battery And Attempts To Get YouTube To Pull The Incriminating Video

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 24 Feb, 2014 @ 10:17am

  What should the photographer have used instead of a camera?

  Harsh Language?

• On the post: Broadcasters Get Aereo Shut Down In Salt Lake City and Denver

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2014 @ 10:09am

  Re: Re: The way around the Stupidity

  Q: What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 50?
  A: Your Honor.
  Q: What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of a turnip?
  A: Senator.

• On the post: Broadcasters Get Aereo Shut Down In Salt Lake City and Denver

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2014 @ 06:18am

  The way around the Stupidity

  I live in Utah. I just tried to sign into my Aereo's account. It brought up a message that I was outside my Market Area or some other such verbiage. I was given a choice to click a box indicating I AM in the Market Area. Once I agreed to this and clicked continue I am able to get to my recordings, view live TV, etc.
  So basically Aereo is getting around this by offering you a link about their TOS (who reads this crap anyway) and a check box acknowledging you are in the service area.

• On the post: Google Urges Google Glass Users To Stop Being Weird, Ordinary Human Beings

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 20 Feb, 2014 @ 07:41am

  Where is our favorite troll?

  I mean BestNetTech finally posts an article about Google doing it wrong and no OTTB troll?!?

• On the post: Former Cop Proposes Law That Would Allow Officers To Ticket You Without Ever Leaving The 'Safety' Of Their Vehicles

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2014 @ 06:55am

  Re: Re: Routine Stops

  It is unfortunate with the society that we live in that stuff like this happens. I have mixed feelings about this. Because unfortunately abuse of power happens (way too often). When someone has the authority to put you in jail, shoot you, etc. there needs to be a careful oversight of these activities to make sure they are justified.
  So for a police officer to be able to exert this kind of authority and power from the driver seat of his police cruiser really bothers me.
  I am also VERY concerned about the militarization of the police.
  The military is there to fight the enemies of the state. The police are there to protect and serve. When the police become the military the citizens become the enemy.

• On the post: After Suing Fans Sharing Bootlegs, Prince Says No One Sues Fans, Bootlegs Are Great & People Should Share Music

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2014 @ 08:48am

  Everytime I hear this "artist's" name...

  The word Smeghead always comes to mind.

• On the post: Former Cop Proposes Law That Would Allow Officers To Ticket You Without Ever Leaving The 'Safety' Of Their Vehicles

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2014 @ 06:06am

  Routine Stops

  My aunt lost her husband this way. He pulled a car over for a broken signal light. When he approached the car he was shot in the face point blank killing him. (The car was stolen and the theives thought that's why they were pulled over.)
  That said, I don't think this legislation is a good idea. I don't think my aunt would either. This is a risk that comes with the job... and the potential for abuse is HUGE.

• On the post: Law Enforcement Is Not About Generating Revenue: Speed Trap And Booking Fee Edition

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2014 @ 07:30am

  Re: Re: Pay for Stay

  You're so cute in thinking that in Amerika your tax dollars are used for legitimate purposes.

• On the post: Law Enforcement Is Not About Generating Revenue: Speed Trap And Booking Fee Edition

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2014 @ 07:27am

  So what is the difference between...

  Someone holding up a sign warning of a speed trap, or a person who has purchased a radar detector?
  Shouldn't both go to jail? Or perhaps the people selling the radar detector should go to jail? Heck, let's throw all parties into jail for the sake of $$$$

• On the post: Law Enforcement Is Not About Generating Revenue: Speed Trap And Booking Fee Edition

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2014 @ 06:31am

  Pay for Stay

  This goes hand in hand with the for profit prison system. When I was arrested (failure to appear for a nonmoving violation of not having my car registered but out on the street) I was charged $12 each day for the privilege of being incarcerated. Regardless of if I were convicted or not.
  It's all about money. Make no mistake. Police are there to protect and serve, not fill the city's coffers with money. Oh, wait this is Amerika. I forgot...

• On the post: Rooting For The Laundry: The Absolute Insanity Of Decisions About The NSA Being Made Based On 'Liberal' Or 'Conservative' Ideology

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 27 Jan, 2014 @ 01:25pm

  Re: Liberal / Conservative vs Constutitional

  Democrats / Republicans two sides to the same coin.
  They don't care about the oath to the Constitution. Most have been bought and sold by corporate and other interests.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Robots In Spaaace

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 24 Jan, 2014 @ 05:30am

  I thought it was called Jelly Donut...

  Not "Pinnacle Island"

• On the post: Happy Birthday Betamax, Old Friend; Here's To The Thirty Years Of Innovation You Enabled

  

  RyanNerd ( profile ), 17 Jan, 2014 @ 12:41pm

  I still have my Betamax machine

  It's in my garage next to my 8-track player. Good times. Good Times!!!

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