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• On the post: The Gutenberg eBook: Once Again, The Bible Is At The Forefront Of Publishing Technology

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2012 @ 07:24am

  Strange it seems...

  Strange it seems that the Bible has always been at the forefront of publishing and printing technology and practices, while pornography is always at the forefront of publishing and video and image technology. Perhaps the two are more related than we know?

• On the post: US Returns JotForm.com Domain; Still Refuses To Say What Happened

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 06:55am

  Reparations?

  Correct me if I am wrong, but Jotform won't be able to bring a civil action against either the Gov or GoDaddy correct? Do they have any other options of attempting to recover money from damages?

• On the post: Righthaven Loses Again, Has To Pay More Attorneys Fees… And Has Lawyer Scolded By The Court

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 11 Nov, 2011 @ 09:15am

  Anyone know...?

  Anyone know if RH's assets have actually been seized yet or when it is set to happen? I'd be interested to see an account of how it goes...

• On the post: Police Caught Tasing Teen Without Warning

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 28 Sep, 2011 @ 05:31am

  Re: Re: This may be the wrong crowd to mention it...

  No I'm not commenting on the particular usage in this case. Yes shooting someone in the face with the taser present new risks, and that should be addressed in this case. But overall usage of taser and pepper spray is much safer than physical force. My point was that people are very quick to condemn their usage at all, and I thought people should realize the risks of not having them available.

• On the post: Police Caught Tasing Teen Without Warning

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 27 Sep, 2011 @ 08:14am

  This may be the wrong crowd to mention it...

  ... but people need to realize that the risk of injury is much greater when physical restraint and force is used. I know pepper spray and taser might seem to be more dangerous, but the risk of lasting injury is MUCH lower(if I remember the statistics about 60% lower) than if the police have to wrestle someone to the ground.
  
  I'm not commenting on the usage here, and policies should be in place for their usage. I'm just saying that before you go condemning their usage overall, please know that the alternative will mean more injuries and unnecessary deaths than they ever cause. (side note: I have been both tased and pepper sprayed. Yes it sucks when it happens, but then you man up and grow a pair)

• On the post: Trolls: The Town Drunks Of The Internet

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 08 Jul, 2011 @ 10:08am

  Hmmm

  I wonder what it says then about 12 step programs that are founded on anonymity...
  
  "Hello my name is AC and I'm an anonymous troll..."

• On the post: If Jay Maisel's Photograph Is Original Artwork, Then So Is The Pixelated Cover Of 'Kind Of Bloop'

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 27 Jun, 2011 @ 01:07pm

  Re: The Rise of the Unprincipled

  I read this :
  "The problem is, almost no one understands the underlying principles of just about anything anymore. They only see 2 inches in front of their own face and thats IT."
  
  And I thought "Yeah, that does sum up the Info Technology field...

• On the post: Sony Admits That Playstation Hacker Got Tons Of Info, Including Passwords

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 26 Apr, 2011 @ 07:41pm

  IT
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  $@#%@!

• On the post: If You're Going To Ask People To Pay For Your App, NYT, You Should Make Sure It Doesn't Suck

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2011 @ 06:36am

  Yet another example of the lawyers and marketing people dictating design, rather than people with half a brain.

• On the post: Did Limewire Shutdown Increase Music Sales?

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2011 @ 06:21am

  Screams of horror...

  If Taylor Swift is the American yardstick of market health then we are all surely doomed! Doomed I say!

• On the post: NYT: You Can Access Our Site For Free From Twitter, But Don't Tell Anyone That

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2011 @ 06:28am

  Re:

  So wait...
  You can get the full digital access for $35, or you can get full digital access plus home delivery for $12-15.
  
  I just woke up, and the dream where I was trying to return a truck after borrowing it to go to a hardware store to cook a flambe using a blowtorch and trashcan makes more sense.

• On the post: The Story Behind The Hackers Behind The Largest Credit Card Number Heist

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 25 May, 2010 @ 08:09am

  Re: Re: Hackerz - TJX got what they deserve

  Apparently, you're what Prozac and grammar courses are designed for...

• On the post: UK Police Arresting People Just To Add To DNA Database?

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 29 Nov, 2009 @ 10:11pm

  Re: DNA Replication

  Just because you saw it on law and order doesn't mean it is true

• On the post: Shouldn't Intent Be A Part Of Criminal Law?

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 02 Oct, 2009 @ 05:15pm

  Not always necessary

  Just because intent cannot always be shown, does not mean that cases should be dismissed because of lack of intent. Granted, in this case, the prosecutor should bite his tongue and not charge the grandmother, since any jury would likely acquit her of wrongdoing. However, to say that something should not be a crime because intent was lacking would suddenly mean that many crimes would go unpunished. Arsonists would be freed early because they could not be held responsible for the death of someone inside the building they torched, and drunk drivers could not be held responsible for the family of four they killed because they had not intended to do so.

• On the post: Even After Being Disbarred, Jack Thompson Can File Misguided Mistargeted Lawsuits

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2009 @ 05:28pm

  Must be karma

  Must be some sort of weird cosmic karma. I referenced JT in a post elsewhere yesterday, and today there is a news story about him.

• On the post: If Your Computer Detects You Laughing At This Patent Drawing, You May Have Infringed On The Patent

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2009 @ 03:10pm

  Re: Re: No Worries

  Conversely does that mean that Tyler Perry sitcoms will be tagged as tragedies when no one is found to be laughing at them?

• On the post: Why Should A TV Show Need Permission To Include A University Logo?

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 10 Jul, 2009 @ 06:23am

  Re: Flawed Logic

  I disagree but I'm too tired right now to actually write out why.

• On the post: DC Police Chief Says It's 'Cowardly' To Monitor Speed Traps With Your iPhone

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 10 Jul, 2009 @ 05:48am

  Re: Okay

  'if Washington DC was a utopia'
  
  LOL. I actually had to find something to start eating, just so I could read that sentence again and choke on it while chortling.

• On the post: Blizzard The Latest To Kill Features, Call It An Upgrade

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 02 Jul, 2009 @ 01:38pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  FATALITY! Formerly Anonymous Coward wins!

• On the post: Taiwan Regulators Tell Dell It Must Sell Mispriced Monitors At $15

  

  WarOtter ( profile ), 02 Jul, 2009 @ 05:15am

  Re:

  You actually will see the higher mispriced items as stories and such on consumer websites like consumerist.com; since these up-priced items are usually way over inflated, they are easily spotted as either a mistake or simply a bad deal, and the shopper will just move on. When there's a good deal though, news will spread.

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