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The irony! He could have stuck with filesharing and useful (albeit controversial) technology, but he had to chase after pure hype companies aimed at internet noobs, like Facebook. …

You seem to be making some assumptions. 1. You assume the story will go "cold" if he's living in another country. Why? How do you know this? 2. You assume he is seeking "protection…

They could have done what they thought was right in the interests of the Internet as a free, unregulated medium and by extension their business which depends on the Internet, even …

Amen. Especially when the system is itself nuts and many of those who prop it up are nuts. "Freedom", by my definition, is thinking from a place of 1. personal responsibility and 2…

Because its government thinks having an enemy or several is the way to mobilize the population. It unifies people toward a common aim: e.g., beating the "evil empire" (to steal Rea…

It's disappointing to see you write this, codex. I thought you were a pretty smart guy. You seem sure that a trial in the US would be a mega-press event. You mean, like the Manning…

The only way to know if a law is "constitutional" or not is to subject it to challenge it in the (non-secret) court system. If a law cannot be challenged because either its existen…