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• On the post: Google Still Says Our Post On Content Moderation Is Dangerous Or Derogatory

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 11 Jan, 2019 @ 09:31am

  Re: Re: Re: Nebulous systems

  There goes the adsense for this page.

• On the post: If You're Blaming Facebook For The Election Results, You're An Idiot

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 09 Nov, 2016 @ 10:53am

  I almost tried to shame my facebook friends and family about their "wrong articles" as I realized that FiveThirtyEight and Politico tabs I had open had been wrong as well.
  
  It's all been clickbait and the hook was in my mouth too.

• On the post: FBI Director: Our Electronic Voting System Is Such A Complete Mess, It Would Be Difficult To Hack

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2016 @ 11:05am

  Oh Onion, You got me again.

• On the post: Another Terrorist Watchlist Leaks, This One Compiled By Thomson Reuters

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 30 Jun, 2016 @ 09:51am

  From Thomson Reuters site link in this article
  

  
  In many cases, false positives have been reduced from 30% to 15%.
  
  
  This does NOT strike confidence

• On the post: Grammy's Can't Get Streaming Or Audio Right, But Assure You That Free Spotify Is Kinda Like ISIS

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2016 @ 07:54am

  Let me interrupt your Free Music Stream

  "Let me interrupt our prime-time streaming of 19 performances of free music stream to everyone for free around so I can tell you that people paying for music aren't paying enough"

• On the post: Congressional Reps Submit Bill Banning Encryption Bans

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2016 @ 06:02am

  You say you want a Revolution?

  So in the 90's we blocked the export of strong crypto to keep us safe, now the plan in the 2010's is to block the import of strong crypto?
  We're 180º from where we started, but not in the direction we thought.

• On the post: Boom: House Rejects Fast Track… For Now

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 12 Jun, 2015 @ 11:54am

  Re: "T"

  Insightful, Thanks johnjac!

• On the post: Boom: House Rejects Fast Track… For Now

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 12 Jun, 2015 @ 11:52am

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• On the post: Chris Christie: Your NSA Fears Are Bullshit And Civil Liberties Advocates Are Extremists

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 20 May, 2015 @ 08:41am

  Give me a better candidate or give me death.

  
  Tim,
  You will be missed.
  Yours Cynically,
  Reality

• On the post: NSA Director: If I Say 'Legal Framework' Enough, Will It Convince You Security People To Shut Up About Our Plan To Backdoor Encryption?

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 24 Feb, 2015 @ 12:44pm

  What's good for the goose:

  Let's try an empathy exercise with the NSA director:
  Would he be comfortable the NSA using an encryption method that allowed Congress to hold keys they promise will only be use legally?
  
  If not, why not?

• On the post: Sony Demands Twitter User Remove Posts Containing Images Of Leaked Documents

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 22 Dec, 2014 @ 01:53pm

  Value of tweets

  Obviously Sony knows the value of tweets, I'm sure Mr. Broeksmit would be willing to sell his tweet stream for $2 Million.

• On the post: Supreme Court Quotes Eminem As It Explores The Difference Between Free Speech And 'True Threats'

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 02 Dec, 2014 @ 08:45am

  I sure hope the court has the money to pay the fees for all the lyrics they are using.

• On the post: Reuters, Re/code Care So Very Much About 'Conversation' That They're Asking Commenters To Leave

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 21 Nov, 2014 @ 09:36am

  Isn't this also about getting more inbound links from social media, to drive more traffic.
  While I agree with everything Karl says here, I think they want more traffic from facebook and twitter.

• On the post: FISA Judge To Yahoo: If US Citizens Don't Know They're Being Surveilled, There's No Harm

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2014 @ 12:33pm

  The problem with peeping-toms

  The problem with peeping-toms is that we keep finding out they exist. If we can just devise a program to help peeping-toms better cover their tracks no one has to know they're being stalked, and everyone will be okay.

• On the post: Latest In Cable Astroturfing: If You Squint, Twist, Spin And Mislead With Apples To Oranges Comparisons, US Broadband Is Great!

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2014 @ 02:03pm

  No really

  No really THIS POST isn't about #GamerGate

• On the post: CIA Apparently 'Impersonated' Senate Staffers To Gain Access To Documents On Shared Drives

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2014 @ 01:11pm

  At this point I have to think the directive was "Keep doing stuff to make this story as confusing as possible so the public won't be able to follow it"

• On the post: CIA Can't Let You Know How Much It Paid For A Single Amiga Computer In 1987 [Updated]

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2014 @ 09:31am

  It doesn't make sense until you realize that this is the CIA security question for master password resets:
  What was the price of your first computer?

• On the post: What Makes You Tell Others About Techdirt?

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 03 Aug, 2014 @ 07:44am

  I read 98% of the stories. I miss a few percentage points due to 1) every once in a while not having enough time or 2) Prada Law stories. I'm 100% sure the Prada Law stuff is super interesting but because of #1, I missed out on parts and had a hard time catching up on the confusing story.
  
  I share stories when they explain viewpoints well. Vox has popularized "explainer journalism" but TechDirt has been doing it for years. I share something when I can say "Here is an example of why I think there are problems with copyright, or overvaluing ideas, or why all content is advertising, and on and on.

• On the post: Quentin Tarantino Tries, Tries Again Against Gawker: Claims Direct Infringement Because Gawker Knew Page Numbers

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 02 May, 2014 @ 12:21pm

  If GI Joe taught us anything, it is "Knowing is half the Battle"

• On the post: Why Do So Many People Describe Aereo 'Complying' With Copyright Law As The Company 'Circumventing' Copyright Law?

  

  johnjac ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2014 @ 10:58am

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