Cogs can think.

Update: ‘More about crazy news by Kelly McNeill’. Hey don’t look at me, they’re his words.

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Yesterday, I wrote a very difficult and harsh editorial about Apple trying to silence the press. I drew a comparison between the goals of the killers of Fortuyn/Van Gogh, and Apple’s goals in trying to force ThinkSecret/AppleInsider to disclose sources. In essense, they are the same: to stymie free speech.

I still stand by that editorial for the full 120%. The moment companies can force members of the press to disclose sources, is the moment the press is dead. Currently, it’s only about computers; but if Apple wins this case, then this case will be used in the future as jurisprudence for more serious matters, i.e. Watergate II.

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Obviously, Kelly McNeill, the guy who sucks each Apple’s employee’s cock, has completely taken the article out of its context, claiming that I said that the murders in itself were the same as Apple sueing ThinkSecret et. al.; this is of course utter nonsense, as I’m talking about Apple’s goals (namely, to stymie free speech and free press)– and oh surprise, what were the goals of the two killers? Exactly– to stymie free speech.

The means are different; however, the goals are the same.

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Kelly also mentions some more nonsense. For instance, he says we at OSNews delete comments we disagree with; utter bogus of course, as we are a website moderated by the community themselves. I haven’t removed a comment in ages (and the ones we do remove, are the obvious trolls, i.e. “Windoos i5 t3h 5uxx0r22!!!oneone” etc.), so he is compeltely off base there– especially taking into account how he has removed multiple comments on his Apple newssite, and of course how he is saying “This is Thom” after each comment on his Apple newssite that dares to critisize Apple.

Kelly McNeill is mentally ill, but regular readers of my blog already know that.