Oh, let me try!

"The more you look like a samurai, the better your chances of survival."

There's no problem accessing the IP from Comcast's route server (route-server.newyork.ny.ibone.comcast.net). Seems to indicate that it's closer to the access network.

*I* don't mind people smoking on the weekends, but it's still illegal. Change the law if you want to. And from my experience, yes, an initial positive drug screening is not a final result.

How is this a problem? An initial positive is not the final thing.

Innocent until proven guilty, no? The burden of proof lies with the accuser.

And then they can sue him again for the money they lost in this litigation. Profit loop!

The TPB case is however not a blatant disregard for copyright laws. The case is very important and sets a precedence for the legality of these kinds of services. It has never been tried before and was widely believed to be permitted. The new rulings does change this, but they haven't been made final yet. They can still appeal to the Swedish supreme court (and most probably will).

Even though Piratpartiet does host Piratebay (at least provide transit for), TPB does not operate under "parliamentary immunity" if not for other reasons so for the reason that Piratpartiet is not a member of the Swedish parliament.

They lose IPv4 address space. But I guess thay've made a cost analysis and concluded that the goodwill outweights that loss. I think it's awesome nonetheless (even though the win is negligible).

Actually, there was (don't now if "they" registered for this election) a party called "Kalle Anka-partiet" (Donald Duck Party). It is a traditional alternative to blank votes. The Donald Duck Party is run by a bearded old homeless guy from Malmo. "They" promise to give people wider sidewalks and free beer.