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- Comment on Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store 6 days ago:
The fascist US obviously won’t do shit, but Europe ought to outlaw this blatant anti-trust violation.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
That’s a future CEO’s problem.
- Comment on 'Ad Blocking is Not Piracy' Decision Overturned By Top German Court 1 week ago:
But see, that’s what I’m saying: the court was wrong to consider that 25th box a thing that needed ticking to begin with. There was nothing that needed re-opening because if the computer owner’s property rights were as secure as they’re supposed to be the reason given for sending the case back to the lower court should’ve been considered irrelevant!
- Comment on 'Ad Blocking is Not Piracy' Decision Overturned By Top German Court 1 week ago:
No, it’s even worse than people realize.
This isn’t just about ad-blocking; it’s about computer owners’ fundamental property rights (or lack thereof). It shouldn’t fucking matter if the ad-blocker modifies the website’s code, because both pieces of software are running on the owner’s machine and he has the right to modify his property in any way he sees fit.
It is no different than a book owner crossing out printed text and writing in the margins: that copy of the book is his modify as he wants, and copyright doesn’t fucking enter into it as all because there’s no copying or distribution happening to begin with.
What the German court gas done here is opened the door to copyright holders trying to colonize shit they don’t own, stealing control from the actual owners.
- Comment on The New Yorker Asks: Is the A.I. Boom Turning Into an A.I. Bubble? 2 weeks ago:
When mainstream media starts asking if something is a bubble, it’s not only already been one for quite a while already, but it’s about to pop.
- Comment on ChatGPT Is Still a Bullshit Machine 3 weeks ago:
WDYM, “still?” That implies they’re trying to make it something else, but they’re not.
- Comment on Meta illegally collected data from Flo period and pregnancy app, jury finds 3 weeks ago:
No, I think the ones persecuting women for murder for seeking an abortion would be a different agency. ICE will be the ones using this data as a way to target pregnant brown women for deportation.
- Comment on DuckStation dev dropping support for Linux 4 weeks ago:
Crypto laws aren’t copyright. Protesting an unjust law via civil disobedience is entirely different from hypocritically breaking a law you yourself rely on just because you wanna.
- Comment on Ubisoft Wants Gamers To Destroy All Copies of A Game Once It Goes Offline 1 month ago:
Fuckwads who thinks like that shouldn’t be granted copyrights.
- Comment on PNG is back! 2 months ago:
Wasn’t JPEG XL sabotaged by patents or something?
- Comment on Reminder that you do not own digital games 2 months ago:
You own your individual copy of the game software, end of. It doesn’t fucking matter if it’s on a disc or a digital download.
- Comment on Reminder that you do not own digital games 2 months ago:
It’s not ever true. It is always a lie pushed by copyright-maximalist shysters who hope the public is too cowed to call them on their bullshit.
- Comment on Reminder that you do not own digital games 2 months ago:
Every place that actually gives a shit about property rights.
- Comment on Humble Bundle have launched their 2025 Pride Month games bundle 2 months ago:
I remember when the minimum tip to Bundle was $0. I remember because I used to set it to something like:
- $1/game going to developer for games that had native Linux versions
- $1/game going to charity for games that didn’t (+more to meet any minimums to get the whole bundle)
- $0 tip
And I often picked a different charity than the default.
- Comment on Humble Bundle have launched their 2025 Pride Month games bundle 2 months ago:
Even Humble Bundle itself is pretty enshittified compared to how it used to be. They used to give you a lot more control over which charities you supported etc.
- Comment on Showing your ID to get online might become a reality 3 months ago:
The problem with the cookie law wasn’t the concept of it, it was the EU’s failure to crack down on malicious compliance.
They should’ve revised the law to make it opt-out by default.
- Comment on Trump's New Streaming Service Truth+ Is a Conspiracy Theorist's Dream Come True 3 months ago:
Emoluments Clause, anyone?
- Comment on Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again 3 months ago:
- Comment on Here's the source code for the unofficial Signal app used by Trump officials 3 months ago:
From the article, direct links to the code:
- Comment on Feds Threaten Wikipedia After Right-Wing Media Uproar 3 months ago:
Wikipedia, archive.org, and any similar essential services ought to be migrating their hosting and organizational headquarters to outside the US ASAP.
- Comment on Ubisoft argues players don't own their games in wake of The Crew lawsuit 4 months ago:
Thanks for the correction.
- Comment on Ubisoft argues players don't own their games in wake of The Crew lawsuit 4 months ago:
If buying isn’t owning, pirating is stealing.
- Comment on Why I recommend against Brave. 5 months ago:
I mean, he created JavaScript. It’s hardly a surprise that he’s a piece of shit.
- Comment on Reddit could soon punish users for upvoting violent content. 5 months ago:
“Violent” needs scare quotes, because it’s obviously subjective and ripe for abuse.
- Comment on Automation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You Thought. 6 months ago:
IMO the only strategy with even a small chance of success would be direct action (e.g. organizing a mob to invade stores, rip the digital price tags of the shelves, and destroy them), but of course that would have incredibly high attrition so I doubt enough people would be willing to do it.
- Comment on A 3D printed keyboard case for Steam Deck 8 months ago:
That’s just a laptop with extra steps.
- Comment on Cybertruck's Many Recalls Make It Worse Than 91 Percent of All 2024 Vehicles 8 months ago:
Frankly, the cybertruck rust is 100% inexcusable. Elon Musk is absolutely incompetent compared to John Delorean, who managed to pick the right stainless steel alloy even while being distracted by both the Troubles and cocaine smuggling.
- Comment on New rules bring PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay under federal oversight 9 months ago:
About fucking time. It’ll be nice for the two months it lasts…
- Comment on Trump’s FCC chair is Brendan Carr, who wants to regulate everyone except ISPs 9 months ago:
They’ll pick a special occasion for it (e.g. an Enabling Act), but they’re gonna do it.
- Comment on Trump’s FCC chair is Brendan Carr, who wants to regulate everyone except ISPs 9 months ago:
can’t do shit right now with a 3-2 democrat majority, at least.
You say that as if the Republicans won’t gleefully jettison the filibuster on day 1.
