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Florida judge gets tough on 'Bully'

Florida judge gets tough on 'Bully'As with every other topic you've posted on hereYou are absolutely clueless about this one...unless of course you really beleive [b]a game with no blood, and no killing[/b] is "indecent" and should be banned.Ain't the gaming industry that needs changes necessarilyActually, the government is only...

Tags: Games, game, decency law, government, Thompson

Discussion threads 2006-10-12

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Tenenbaum admits all, while judge's ruling opens the door to a massive damages award

Tenenbaum admits all, while judge's ruling opens the door to a massive damages awardlucky for us not all the world have the american rules and court systemntDifficult to judge ...... who is the most stupid in this and other piracy 'debates':1. The defendent.2. The defendent's lawyers.3. The plaintiffs copyright hoders.4....

Tags: Intellectual property, Tenenbaum

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Microsoft to change default browser setting option in IE 8

Microsoft to change default browser setting option in IE 8I hope FireFox follows suitAfter installing FireFox 3.5, not only did it hijack the default browser setting - but even after setting it back, it's STILL the browser being selected when clicking on a link in Trillian.The ONLY reason I have...

Tags: Web browsers, Government, Microsoft Internet Explorer, default browser setting, university education, IE8, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-17

Buffett: Steve Jobs' surgery was a "material fact"; should have been disclosed

Buffett: Steve Jobs' surgery was a "material fact"; should have been disclosedFlawed logic"They?re gonna find out about it anyway so I don?t see a big privacy issue"The fact if something is found out, does not define if something is private in the first place or not.But hey, this is an...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Investment, Steve Jobs, surgery, health care, material fact, Apple Inc., absence

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

'Insane' $1.9 million verdict could prove RIAA's downfall

'Insane' $1.9 million verdict could prove RIAA's downfallI used to really dislike the RIAA......But now. They are my enemy FOREVER. They are a criminal organization no different than the mafia that use something they didnt create, something that scientists and DARPA created and is currently maintained by techology geeks...

Tags: INTERNET, Telecom & Utilities, RIAA, downfall

Discussion threads 2009-06-19

Judge issues TRO in Craigslist case against South Carolina

A South Carolina judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state's Attorney General from pursuing criminal charges against Craigslist, according to press reports. Until the court rules on the merits of craigslist's claims, defendants and their attorneys and staffs shall refrain from initiating or pursuing...

Tags: South Carolina, Craigslist, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Regulations, Internet, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-25

Pirate Bay verdict dismissed safe harbors, comparison with Google

Two of the interesting tidbits from Ars Technica's review of the Pirate Bay verdict were of particular interest to me: the comparison of Pirate Bay to Google and the question of Safe Harbors. It's certainly true that Google has pointers a plenty to illegal torrents, so why...

Tags: Google Inc., Safe Harbor, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-02

Will Virgin Killer be a Wikipedia killer?

Will Virgin Killer be a Wikipedia killer?please take your bigotry elsewhere, kthxbaiIt is bad that anyone can see what a naked 2yr old boy looks like? You will see a lot more going through the park on a hot day, and a google image search for boy will get you...

Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Virgin Killer, Virgin

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

Flight Attendants Want Porn Banned from Wi-Fi Flights

Flight Attendants Want Porn Banned from Wi-Fi FlightsIm sure this will largely be a non-issue..Most decent people will not view this type of material in a small, confined space - especially since children would be present. For those that would disregard this fact a public reminder (IE>tapping them on the...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Flight Attendant, Wi-Fi flight, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2008-09-11

Lame hands-free law goes into effect in WA State on 1 July 2008

Lame hands-free law goes into effect in WA State on 1 July 2008Stats prove itFrom http://www.jmu.edu/safetyplan/vehicle/generaldriver/safetybelt.shtml* Approximately 35,000 people die in motor vehicle crashes each year. About 50 percent (17,000) of these people could be saved if they wore their safety belts.* For every one percent increase in safety belt...

Tags: Cellular phones, belt, seat belt, phone, CD

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Section 230 to Twitter and others: Delete away

Community and content management don't void a site's immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Participation in an unlawful act does. I was thus taken aback by the legal analysis included in Wired's/Betsy Schiffman's post about Ariel Waldman and Twitter...

Tags: Alteration, Immunity, Twitter, Regulations, Government, Denise Howell

Blog posts 2008-05-24

Gizmodo prank trashes CES presentations

Gizmodo prank trashes CES presentationsHas Larry figured it out yet?So far, he and the Goo Goo Gaa Gaa Gizmodo pre-school prankers are about the only ones who think it's funny.How's THIS for hypocrisy?Am I the only one who finds it hypocritical that the Goo Goo Ga Ga Gizmodo pre-school pranksters...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, TVs, Giz, Gizmodo, Consumer Electronics Show, prankster

Discussion threads 2008-01-11

Will you be having sex with a robot in five years' time?

Will you be having sex with a robot in five years' time?Very disturbing but legitimate topicI think we're far from "marriage" with robots since robots with true AI and not intelligence imitation are far from reality. All too often is a clever algorithm mislabeled as "AI". Having robots...

Tags: Robots, robot, blow-up doll, doll

Discussion threads 2008-01-02

Europe and telecommunications regulations

Europe and telecommunications regulationsComments.Already in Europe, there is deregulation, and a requirement on the old monopoly operators to "unbundle the local loop". This means, in essence, they are obliged to let competitor have access to the copper between the exchange and the customer (not for free, of course).This has generally...

Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Network technology, telecommunications, British Telecommunications, copper, village, broadband, broadband network

Discussion threads 2007-11-13

Web profile no defense to statutory rape

Honest belief that a female is over 18 is generally a defense to a statutory rap charge, but apparently relying on someone's web profile is not enough. Ars Technica reports that a federal judge threw out a suit by a man who sued SexSearch.com, an X-rated personals service. "John...

Tags: Web, Minor, Communications Decency Act, SexSearch.com, John Doe, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-08-30

How MySpace brought down a spammer

How MySpace brought down a spammerWhere's the prison time?Such an abuse deserves much more than a slap on the wrist... It's truly unbelievable that there are not strict laws punishing such low lifes and preventing them from other abuses at say other sites???Where is the win?I know several people that...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, MySpace, spam, Internet Service Provider, server, spammer

Discussion threads 2007-08-22

Walled gardens: A necessary evil

Walled gardens: A necessary evilWow, We have the real world!Finally, a post that's realistic.One thing I do find rather annoying is us geeks are always too willing to jump on in and moan about everything, "I cant do this and I want to", "why wont this site let me do...

Tags: INTERNET, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business ethics, America Online Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-08-09

Linus vs. the GPLv3

Linus vs. the GPLv3None of the aboveWhy is are there no "None of the above" and "Unsure" options? I would choose to license under GPLv2 because I don't care about TiVoization or however you write that. It is up to the consumers to limit their own freedom (they do, and...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linus, Linux, GPLv3, hardware

Discussion threads 2007-07-10

Why YouTube is a losing video proposition

The Google YouTube massive copyright infringement saga continunes, big time. BUT, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority has NOT "jumped on any "let's sue YouTube  bandwagon," as is cavalerily proclaimed: "YouTube just can't seem to keep those lawsuits off its back."Why are the copyright infringement lawsuits "backing up" against YouTube? Because Google's YouTube operations are...

Tags: YouTube, Video, Google

Blog posts 2007-05-25

$400 fine for using Wi-Fi without buying a cup of joe

$400 fine for using Wi-Fi without buying a cup of joeThis might be funny......if I did not live in Michigan. Mr. piggyback should check out the local library. Wireless access if they have it requires a library card.$400.00 fine for using wifiIf they dont want anyone using there network without...

Tags: Wireless LANs, NETWORKING, WIRELESS, Hacking, network, Wi-Fi, cup

Discussion threads 2007-05-25