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    Image of PN - gooapplesoft PN - gooapplesoft
    11/24/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    i can see why these didnt become posts but check this video out dan :

    [www.theonion.com]

    i put it in the tips as well.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/24/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    That live lawsuit was always on tenuous ground anyways. It's nice to see MS give people a big fuck you for that.
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    Edited by Nathan Obbards at 11/24/09 12:49 AM Nathan Obbards was starred Nathan Obbards was unstarred
    Image of Mrs. Stephen Fry Mrs. Stephen Fry
    11/23/09

    In reply to Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
    This is the kind of article where I prefer to read the featured discussions only. Thank god for that button.

    There are some enormous boneheads out there.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/23/09

    In reply to Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
    Wait, you mean he's scared that the music he produced, wrote, recorded, and was paid for repeatedly from over 30 years ago might be pirated... When it is already being pirated... And that he won't get paid for it.

    Maybe he should have gotten that pre-nup last marriage after all if he's that worried about money.
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    Image of reddyroc reddyroc
    11/23/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: he's got to make his losses back somehow right?

    Kanye West giving Sir Paul McCartney financial advice...

    "If you aint no punk holla We Want Prenup. WE WANT PRENUP!"
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    11/23/09

    In reply to Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
    I understand the internets. "It's a series of boobs.".
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/23/09

    @Gary_7vn: I thought it was like a great big highway that you could just drive a dump truck of data onto.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/23/09

    @Gary_7vn: You know what is also a series of tubes? Sewers and waste management systems.

    I find this very fitting considering how utterly useless 99+% of the internet truly is.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/23/09

    @Lite: Yeah, I know what you mean. A couple weeks ago, my septic router burst. There was 4chan all over my new carpets. The smell was horrible.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/23/09

    @OCEntertainment: I've heard that at that point it's a total loss, and that you just have to condemn the site. Especially if you get any /b/ on it.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/23/09

    In reply to Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
    Mr. McCartney, I would like to inform you of some internet trends of which you may previously be unaware. It has come to light in recent statements that you may be ill-acquainted with some of the goings-on on the internet and have thusly made some poor business decisions as a result. No one could fault you, I suppose, as you were merely ignorant of how the internet works, but suffice to say for your own benefit, and indeed the benefit of all those on the internet, I feel it imperative to inform you of your error:

    Using the word "wap", Mr. McCartney, is a surefire way to become an internet meme. Real fast.
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    Image of Mayor McRib Mayor McRib
    11/23/09

    In reply to Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
    You say you got a real solution.
    We'd all love to see the plan. You ask me for a contribution. We're doing what we can. But when you want money for people with minds that hate. All I can tell is Paul your have to wait. Don't you know it's gonna be all right."
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    Image of Gann Gann
    11/23/09

    In reply to Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
    Imagine no possessions
    I wonder if you can
    No need for greed or hunger
    A brotherhood of man
    Imagine all the people
    Sharing all the world...

    You may say I'm a dreamer
    But I'm not the only one
    I hope someday you'll join us
    And the world will live as one
     Reply
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/23/09

    @Gann: you know that's not a beatles song, right?
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    Image of Joe Stoner Joe Stoner
    11/23/09

    @Gann: And now John's dead. You think Paul is going to follow that path?
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    Image of Gann Gann
    11/23/09

    @lostarchitect: Yeah, just seemed to fit though....
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/23/09

    In reply to Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
    I understand why Sir Paul is worried about someone wapping his music onto the internet. He feels that he is somehow being gypped. Not to worry. I'm sure he'll set some price on licensing but the lawyers will jew the price down.
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    Image of fakejezuzdiaz fakejezuzdiaz
    11/23/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Sir, your lack of political correctness is appalling... slurring both gypsy's and jews in the same sentence simply makes you sound like a 'tard... what are you a woman?!?

    [insert sarcasm]
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    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    11/23/09

    In reply to Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
    Sorry Paul, who do I make the check out to? Oh CASH? You sly devil
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/23/09


    @BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: I loved "All You Need Is Cash." I think it has some of Paul's best work.
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    11/23/09

    In reply to Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
    Dear Foley, he's serious, isn't he?

    News Flash, sir Paul: People are pirating your music right now. Holding out from legitimate means of distribution isn't going to change that.
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    Image of fakejezuzdiaz fakejezuzdiaz
    11/23/09

    In reply to Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
    I simply can't wap my head around it!
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    Image of BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech
    11/13/09

    In reply to MPAA Shuts Down Entire Town's Wi-Fi Over Single Illegal Download
    To the douchebag that downloaded and watched "From Justin to Kelly," I hope it was worth it. #wifi
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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    11/13/09

    In reply to MPAA Shuts Down Entire Town's Wi-Fi Over Single Illegal Download
    From what I saw on slashdot the town took it down voluntarily and that the title of the article was just misleading. #wifi
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    Image of vlatro vlatro
    11/13/09

    @bagellord: Yeah a small town in a budget crunch, run by elected officials would rather voluntarily comply than face a court order. No surprises there.

    Here's the real issue. Over free, public wifi networks, it's virtually impossible to find out who is committing the piracy. The MPAA is scared sh*tless that the trend towards public municipal networks like those proposed for big cities (New York, L.A., Las Vegas etc), some of which are currently under construction, will provide a safe haven for pirates, shielding them from any legal actions.

    So we look at the MPAA's playbook. Find the most vunrable target and bring charges. Get a compromise ruling from a low level judge and build on the precident set by that case. This buys some time while they push for legislation requiring users of a public network to register to access the service, making them easier to ID.

    Small town with only a few users... They have an ideal target there. The town officials decided to fall on this grenade for the rest of us. They'll comply with requests and back down from the fight, keeping it out of the courts for as long as they can. Rather than fight back through the courts, (where they may very well lose), they'll stall long enough to wage a PR war. Once the public is sufficiently outraged and the local jury pool influenced, their poised to win any legal battle. The MPAA will back down, declaring it a victory for themselves, but in reality, they won't get what they want. #wifi
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    Image of Twilightred Twilightred
    11/15/09

    @vlatro: Well said. The precedent this sets is frightening; a public, government entity has been coerced by a private organization into making decisions with public resources that are beneficial to said organization. #wifi
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    11/13/09

    In reply to MPAA Shuts Down Entire Town's Wi-Fi Over Single Illegal Download
    Meanwhile teabaggers and Becktard "conservatives" are crying about their fear of "big government".

    While industry cabals and multinational corporations hire think analysts and consultants to find new and exciting ways to figuratively, if not literally rape every man, woman and child. And, as corrupt and inefficient as it can be, "big government" is the only thing that comes close to stopping them. And in this case, it seems to have failed.

    What I don't understand is why the city would listen to the MPAA at all. What terrible precedent does this set? Who gave the MPAA this sort of power over government?

    Furthermore. How does the MPAA actually know about the download? There is zero information concerning how the MPAA became aware of the download. #wifi
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/13/09

    @Voyou_Charmant: You get a heart click solely for introducing me to the word "Becktard". Good on you, sir. #wifi
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