TiVo Tells You How To Defeat Their DRM To Keep You From Canceling
Want to cancel your TiVo? When you call to tell them about it, they might just try to teach you how to defeat their DRM in order to keep you as a customer. That’s what happened to Tino, and he wrote all about it…. read more | digg storyStudy: P2P effect on legal music sales “not statistically distinguishable from zero”
According to an article by Ken Fisher over at Ars Technica, “A new study in the Journal of Political Economy by Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf has found that illegal music downloads have had no noticeable effects on the sale of music, contrary to the...AACS Hack Blamed on Bad Player Implementation
Ars Technica article. According to a statement from the AACS LA, AACS has not been seriously compromised. read more | digg storyAACS Attack: a Clear and Present Danger to DRM
Group that represents AACS downplays attack, however reality presents a stark future. read more | digg storyFollow me on Twitter
Finally, the teachers of Massachusetts see the benefit of standardized tests. Does this mean they're ready to test, trace, and track low-proficiency in vulnerable communities? https://twitter.com/AFTMass/status/1291760864572452865
AFT Massachusetts President @beth_kontos Calls on DESE to Test, Trace and Track COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools https://shar.es/abGmaU @AFTunion
This story should lead every national newscast. Public officials setting aside common sense for fear of the political repercussions of coronavirus. @foxnews @cnn @msnbc @OANN
This is a gut-wrenching tragedy and reflective of the fact we've placed coronavirus fears ahead of everything else in society, including common sense.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2020/08/06/released-jail-height-pandemic-alexandria-rape-suspect-allegedly-killed-his-accuser/#click=https://t.co/ykZZf1WgOM
There are always bake sales. I'll bet that wall of moms can bake a mean apple pie.
@teespring just shut down our t-shirt fundraiser. Why? Because our shirts contain the word "antifa." A thread:
Defunds LAPD. Calls police 8 times to his home since April. Claims calls are fake news, then tweets the excuses for the calls he made.
Just own it, Mike. The call transcripts will leak next and everyone will know.
No, Bill, this is as false as the tampon story you broke. I have NEVER asked LAPD for patrols at my house. https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1291898304154882048
Oh, a columnist for @TeenVogue. Now, this makes more sense.
If my rent money is paying for my landlord's mortgage, shouldn't I be part owner?
I guess we all agree now. Schools should be open.
Don't bend to the rage mob. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/retail/if-youre-in-love-with-trader-joes-its-stances-can-also-break-your-heart/
Here is the analysis from Brookings Institution:
School reopening plans linked to politics rather than public health
Is partisanship playing a role in school reopening?
www.brookings.edu
Locations with lower percentages of people who voted for Trump are less likely to reopen schools in-person
But school reopening plans were not statistically related to recent COVID-19 cases per capita:
New Data: "School reopening plans linked to politics rather than public health"