I literally watch TV through a capture card right now out of stubbornness and principle. Anything I want to record, I can just hit a button and safely keep. No DRM preventing me from taking screenshots, I can manipulate the picture to hide obnoxious graphics or ads (great for sports); the sense of control is extremely gratifying.

When record companies make a fuss about the danger of “piracy”, they’re not talking about violent attacks on shipping. What they complain about is the sharing of copies of music, an activity in which millions of people participate in a spirit of cooperation. The term “piracy” is used by record companies to demonize sharing and cooperation by equating them to kidnaping, murder and theft.

i tried to get into streaming but i grew increasingly uncomfortable with paying forever as titles appear and disappear at the whim of suits. how could that possibly be a pleasant UX for customers?

i’d take the hassle of having discs or managing a server any day of the week over paying these goons for access to their files which they happily negotiate away for financial reasons. it’s just a disgusting paradigm. when netflix was starting streaming, i thought (i was like 15) we were emerging into a great new age, where every show you could ever want was on one beautiful service.

now they won’t even let you share accounts or screenshot the fucking show (a pig-headed anti-piracy measure which is mind-blowingly stupid given every single show on there is available for free if you know where to look ANYWAY. what are they DOING.)

fuck streaming, fuck netflix, fuck spotify. crash and burn. topple like the house of cards you are.

and it’s not even a functional dictatorship; meaningful bills get held up in the wheels of power for ages and ages, but they have the will to pass this grossly authoritarian bullshit within a week. sick.

if i’m not burning alive by 50 i’m gonna be really disappointed by all these headlines

can’t believe people’s insanely smug reaction to this. the government is banning an app that 100+ million americans use and presumably enjoy. that is insane, full stop.

that’s all aaron bushnell right there. most noble american act of the 20th century

i’m so glad i don’t have to worry about retirement

why are people still so backwards about this? what’s the point? everyone uses caffeine and/or alcohol and that’s fine but weed is horrible and bad? just blatantly denying reality

damn, it feels like the end of the world is coming

that’s certainly how to sound secure in your government and not fascist or totalitarian at all

i know she’s trying to get charged because that’s how these work, but how do you in good conscience do this to her?

i mean i guess anyone working those jobs had their soul removed already anyway

was very upsetting when the twin towers or pearl harbor exploded spontaneously

it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you.

saying this at all is fucking insane! even the implication that you needed to say this is why maybe you shouldn’t say it!

“I was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion of the hospital in Gaza yesterday, and based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you.”

about as bad as the nfl refs lately

explosion is a fucking hell of a way to describe a bombing

seeing the headlines flip over the last 3 hours has been absolutely fucking mindblowing. this is insane. this is the most insane thing i’ve ever seen happen in real time, what in the fucking hell

oh this’ll really do it this time. disinformation. galling.

it’s honestly just painful hearing about civilized countries these days. take me into the cave, strap me in

holy shit, a wind powered ship. what a marvel of modern tech