Jeff Rivett

@jrivett

Computing professional: developer, writer, server admin.

Burnaby, British Columbia
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Joined June 2008
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  1. Aug 18

    That's some fine police work there, Chatsworth PD. And by 'fine' I mean stupid, mean, and utterly incompetent.

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  2. Aug 16

    It ain't irony, but is is extreme, corporate-grade hypocrisy. will send their attack lawyers after anyone who dares to use their 'property' (and fair use be damned), but now the shoe is on the other foot.

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  3. Aug 14

    If you like playing old console and arcade games, keep this in mind: HATES you.

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  4. Aug 7

    Pai admits DDoS of the FCC never happened, then blames Obama for his own lies. Seriously.

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  5. Aug 6

    Yet another study shows that not treating your best customers as criminals is the best way to combat 'piracy'.

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  6. Aug 4

    I just started using Duo Security's excellent Two Factor Authentication on some of my sites. So of course now I hear that Cisco is buying Duo. Despite assurances to the contrary, I predict that Cisco will mess up Duo's services.

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  7. Jul 31

    When corporate lawyers run amok: having learned nothing from the ridiculous Dancing Baby DMCA case, Universal Music is right back at it, forcing a Prince tribute video off Twitter.

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  8. Jul 31

    I just subscribed to Digitally Imported (an electronic music Internet radio provider) because of their enlightened attitude towards 'piracy', as outlined in this TorrentFreak post.

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  9. Jul 14

    This video should end any remaining debate over whether to encrypt ALL web sites.

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  10. Jul 10

    I'm sure Netflix is just thrilled that AT&T is planning to 'fix' its new property, HBO.

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  11. Jul 5

    Axel Voss, the guy behind the EU's Copyright Directive, can't understand why people are complaining about it.

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  12. Jul 5

    Full text of the EU Copyright Directive reveals that it's even worse than expected.

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  13. Jun 20

    It's difficult to sympathize with traditional newspapers like the Boston Globe, when they publish nonsense like this interview with Jonathan Taplin, about regulating the Internet.

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  14. Jun 12

    The EU parliament is moving forward with copyright changes that seem likely to force thousands of sites and services to shut down -- or stop doing business in EU countries altogether.

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  15. Jun 11

    BREAKING: The repeal of just went into effect. Your cable company now has even more power to screw you over and censor online content. But Congress can still stop this. Go to to contact your reps now! via

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  16. Jun 9

    Behold the extreme idiocy of revenge porn purveyor Craig Brittain's self-penned lawsuit against Twitter.

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  17. Jun 9

    Techdirt debunks recent statement from EU publishers group defending the extraordinarily-misguided copyright proposal that could soon become law in the EU.

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  18. Jun 8

    Piracy tracking group MUSO is the latest music industry group to wake to the fact that 'pirates' are in fact the best customers.

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  19. May 30

    And now the FBI and DOJ are in damage control mode, replacing references to inflated numbers of locked phones on their web sites: "Due to an error in the FBI's methodology..." Considering how vehemently they insisted on the BS numbers, perhaps a public apology is in order?

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  20. May 23

    Not surprising: the FBI's claims about all those phones they can't unlock are mostly bullshit.

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