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• On the post: Appeals Court Says Tasers Can Be Excessive Force

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2009 @ 11:39am

  Re: Re:

  I can not really imagine the 6th grader (11 YEAR OLD) being so threatening to the officer while shoving him with one hand, that the level of force used was necessary.
  
  You say, "Can you imagine the student perhaps grabbing the officer's gun during a physical struggle?" I wasn't aware that we were punishing people for pre-crimes, like something from a Philip K. Dick short story. You're ridiculous.

• On the post: Nestle's Kit Kat Bars Give Consumers An RtB In Japan

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 06 Nov, 2009 @ 09:56am

  Reason to ...

  To me this sounds like a reason to avoid Kit Kat, rather than a reason to buy, but to each there own. 200 different varieties is a bit of choice overload.

• On the post: AT&T Sues Verizon Over 'There's A Map For That' Ad Campaign

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2009 @ 10:25am

  Re: attention

  I think everyone is overlooking the idea that if AT&T thinks the commercial implies that they have no coverage other than (limited) 3G, they are getting what they want whether the lawsuit works or not. It seems clear that Verizon did nothing wrong, but AT&T wants to refocuse attention to the fact that they have both 3G and non-3G coverage, which is more than the commercial's maps show.

• On the post: The Perils Of Extrapolation: Who Knows What The Next Disruptive Innovation Will Be

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 21 Oct, 2009 @ 09:30am

  Extrapolating

  Another danger of extrapolating:
  http://xkcd.com/605/
  
  Don't forget to mouse over the image to see the extra message.

• On the post: Three Economic Nobel Laureates In A Row Recognizing Power Of Infinite Goods

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 15 Oct, 2009 @ 10:56am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  The first page of a google search for both "dead good" and "dead good idiom" reveals nothing about the meaning of that phrase.

• On the post: Obama Administration: New State Secrets Rules = Really, You Can Trust Us

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 24 Sep, 2009 @ 02:50pm

  Re: Re: Uh Oh!

  Exactly! Who neds computers to track licens plate numbers to find people who have hit-n-runs. Well, that's just one example, but you get the idear. Them police should just git red of the gush darn computers all together. Yeehaw.

• On the post: Austin Police Chief To Go After Anonymous Commenters

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2009 @ 10:07am

  libel against specific officers

  This article could have done a better job of clearing stating the facts presented in the original article. Most of the comments here insist there can't be any impersonation going on because, after all, the supposed police comments are anonymous. However, you find out it was specific officers who had their identities falsely used if you take the time to read the linked article.

• On the post: Intelligence Analyst Charged With Hacking For Logging Into An Account Sent To Him Via Email

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2009 @ 09:46am

  Re: Trespassing?

  Except that in this case someone who you thought owned the house gave you the key, showed you how the lock worked, and invited a bunch of people over.

• On the post: Smashing Pumpkins Latest To Embrace Free Music… With A Reason To Buy

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2009 @ 01:52pm

  Re: Does anyone even remember them

  If you really want to criticize the point that SP is a big name band, you'd be better off stating that the band should now be called the Billy Corgan Experience, rather than the Smashing Pumpkins.
  
  I still think this is amazing news though.

• On the post: Elderly Classic Rock Musicians Don't Like Music Video Games

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2009 @ 01:34pm

  Re: Can't have it both ways

  I think this should get some sort of best comment award.

• On the post: Street Performer Explains His Experience Connecting With Fans, Giving Them A Reason To Buy

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2009 @ 08:36am

  Re: Masnick's Law, revisted.

  Hahaha, exactly!

• On the post: What's Wrong With Paying Homage To A Literary Classic By Writing A Sequel?

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2009 @ 12:18pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: My only issue as a writer

  I've read and reread your comment, and have no idea how in the world your metaphor relates to the topic of book sequels. I'm curious what you meant.

• On the post: Man Claims Copyright On Mental Math Trick

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2009 @ 09:48am

  Re: Re: Re: booklet

  Well, authors are allowed to copyright books all the time. I generally agree with Mike's views of copyright, but don't really see the problem with this instance when given the details provided in the News Observer story.

• On the post: Is Piracy Also Increasing The Quality Of New Movies?

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 29 Jun, 2009 @ 10:05am

  movie industry != music industry

  Sadly, I see file sharing having the opposite effect in the movie industry than it does in the music industry. For file sharing to not hurt the profit of movies, the theater has to offer something that home viewing cannot. With the increasing emphasis on large screens and special effects, other aspects of movies are more likely to get neglected.
  
  I want more than just all Michael-Bay-style explosions in my movies, so I hope I'm wrong.

• On the post: Is Piracy Also Increasing The Quality Of New Movies?

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 29 Jun, 2009 @ 09:52am

  Dark Knight

  I don't think that argument holds much weight. The point of the article is that file sharing leads to sharing of ideas to influence future movies, which I can sort of agree with. Dark Knight was a great movie for a number of reasons: great acting, special effects, big name actors. Then there was the extra press surrounding Heath Ledger's death, which sure didn't hurt the movie. All this lead to a huge amount of hype, with file sharing/pirating being a side effect of the movies popularity.

• On the post: Even The Phoenix Police, Responding To Emergencies, Can Get Dinged By Speed Cameras

  

  Matt S ( profile ), 06 May, 2009 @ 12:24pm

  Speed camera executive

  Well, here is something we can all laugh about -> http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE5455JK20090506