Comment: War on general purpose computing (Score 1) 856
Comment: Re:Hangin's too good for him (Score 1) 95
Comment: Re:TeX Sucks (Score 1) 300
Comment: Re:mixed feelings (Score 1) 300
Comment: Re:Huh? (Score 2) 211
Define "best"
Is it best because a user making a legitimate parody or review is likely to get a strike on their account because the automated ContentID system cannot tell the difference between a straight copy and what ought to be fair use?
Is it best because hateful crazies can get your account closed with a flood of phony copyright complaints?
Comment: You dirty rotten criminal! (Score 1) 255
Comment: Drones, you say? (Score 2, Funny) 66
I can get a diploma in Zerg showing I can drone hard? Awesome...
*Reads submission again*... oooh. That kind of drones. That's a lot less awesome.
Comment: Vorpality! (Score 1) 469
Comment: Re:Well no shit (Score 2) 118
Comment: Re:How about the US-Canadian/US-Mexico border? (Score 2, Interesting) 597
Comment: Re:I consider that a pretty good analogy... (Score 2) 248
That's a fixable problem. For example, you could read this article by phk in ACM: https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2030258
In particular note:
Clause 1. If you deliver software with complete and buildable source code and a license that allows disabling any functionality or code by the licensee, then your liability is limited to a refund.
Comment: Re:Wat (Score 4, Insightful) 127
Comment: Re:Greengrocers apostrophe? (Score 5, Informative) 214
Comment: A name for this (Score 1) 277
I really like the name that phk (of FreeBSD and Varnish fame) came up with for permissions required for apps like that: chernobyl bits.
It has a really nice ominous and "this is wrong and you shouldn't do it" ring to it.