Gawker Media: Only terrorist furriners have rights

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  August 21st at 12:11 AM  | 

You may recall that during the Bush administration and the Presidential campaign, Gizmodo was constantly harping on wiretaps of terrorists. Specifically, Gizmodo claimed that the Bush-era program constituted “domestic spying,” that telecommunications firms spied as well, and that they ‘won’ out over the American people on the matter. They were practically in hysterics, hiding under sheets and crying into a camera “Leave the phones alone, | Read More »

California Court ratifies takesies-backsies doctrine

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  July 31st at 04:45 PM  | 

Most people, when we sign a contract, we understand that we’re supposed to follow through with what we promise. Contracts are one of the pillars of our economy, without which we would have the mess you see in any lawless banana republic. Alameda County, California is going bananas though, as a county Superior Court judge has ruled that wireless phone service providers may not enforce | Read More »