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« on: October 05, 2017, 11:08:30 PM »
why does BBC have a pidgin version?
https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/world-41317443
Jogging woman wey dey always poo-poo for somebody dormot
This is objectively the best way to read the news.
I thought it was some racist meme the whole time I was reading it.
The legitimization of ebonics is the original dindu meme
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« on: October 05, 2017, 07:49:28 PM »
Tangent, but what is the practical difference between recording something on DVR or even old-school VHS, and piracy? Is it because the show is readily available on some medium that you already have access to, such as cable or public channels? In that case, would that mean I have a right via fair use to pirate any show or movie that I'd have access to on whatever channels I subscribe to, like cable or HBO? Maybe someone would argue that it's the scale that is important, but one act of file sharing is as illegal as 1,000.
DVR/VHS recordings are for personal use; it only becomes an issue when you start distributing it to others.
This goes back to many pirates' legal defense that downloading is fine, and the real issue is uploading. Ignoring the fact that leeching typically requires seeding, if a person downloads a movie but never distributes it, has he/she done anything wrong, and how is that different from a DVR? Mostly asking your opinion, since I don't expect you to research the legal explanation of it.
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« on: October 05, 2017, 07:42:17 PM »
why does BBC have a pidgin version? https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/world-41317443Jogging woman wey dey always poo-poo for somebody dormot This is objectively the best way to read the news.
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« on: October 05, 2017, 07:22:31 PM »
Tangent, but what is the practical difference between recording something on DVR or even old-school VHS, and piracy? Is it because the show is readily available on some medium that you already have access to, such as cable or public channels? In that case, would that mean I have a right via fair use to pirate any show or movie that I'd have access to on whatever channels I subscribe to, like cable or HBO? Maybe someone would argue that it's the scale that is important, but one act of file sharing is as illegal as 1,000.
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« on: October 03, 2017, 06:10:38 AM »
I'm not saying piracy is positive, but it's often altogether benign.
Not to ignore the rest of your post, but this is probably the most honest way to describe piracy that I've seen. I know that when I pirated, I would start for one specific thing, then follow up with a bunch of stuff that happened to be available, so I can see that being the case for others.
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« on: October 02, 2017, 09:40:45 AM »
Go to the Godzilla hotel in Tokyo
Didn't know that was a thing. What's it like?
The outside
The inside
God bless Nippon
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« on: October 02, 2017, 05:30:18 AM »
Go to the Godzilla hotel in Tokyo
Didn't know that was a thing. What's it like?
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« on: October 02, 2017, 05:28:46 AM »
There is literally nothing hypocritical or asinine about it.
You don't need video games, so you shouldn't get them for free.
You need food, so you should get it for free. Not complicated.
Self actualization is the apex of Mazlow's hierarchy of needs, though.
the idea behind the hierarchy of needs is that you can only achieve self-actualization once all the other needs have been fulfilled, starting with basic physiological needs (food clothing shelter) at the very bottom, not because they're the least important, but because they're the most important
but i'm sure you understand that, which makes your response confusing
Yeah I'm pretty tired and just meant it to be smarmy. I concur that video games should not be free; I'm more concerned with the compensation of the creator than the payment of the user, if that makes sense at all.
When it comes down to it though, the vast majority of pirates would sooner go without altogether than pay for what they're downloading.
So, from a material standpoint, the result nets zero.
But is that because they already have the luxury of easy access to that free content? It's easy to say, "I only pirate what I wouldn't buy", but if you removed piracy as a means to get games, how many do you think would fall back to finding deals online, like CD keys, steam, Humble Bundle, etc.? Do you seriously think most would just give up gaming? How many do you think would outright just accept paying full price to continue their favorite hobby? Probably a large percentage.
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« on: October 02, 2017, 04:38:39 AM »
There is literally nothing hypocritical or asinine about it.
You don't need video games, so you shouldn't get them for free.
You need food, so you should get it for free. Not complicated.
Self actualization is the apex of Mazlow's hierarchy of needs, though.
the idea behind the hierarchy of needs is that you can only achieve self-actualization once all the other needs have been fulfilled, starting with basic physiological needs (food clothing shelter) at the very bottom, not because they're the least important, but because they're the most important
but i'm sure you understand that, which makes your response confusing
Yeah I'm pretty tired and just meant it to be smarmy. I concur that video games should not be free; I'm more concerned with the compensation of the creator than the payment of the user, if that makes sense at all.
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« on: October 02, 2017, 01:36:53 AM »
There is literally nothing hypocritical or asinine about it.
You don't need video games, so you shouldn't get them for free.
You need food, so you should get it for free. Not complicated.
Self actualization is the apex of Mazlow's hierarchy of needs, though.
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« on: October 02, 2017, 01:34:27 AM »
I am now this site's biggest weeb, hmu
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« on: September 30, 2017, 04:34:24 PM »
Yeah so this guy actually turned out to be a pretty big POS. Nothing illegal or anything but just several dick moves in a row for his own monetary gain.
There are tons of allegations of abuse, assault, etc. Dude was undeniably a piece of shit.
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« on: September 29, 2017, 05:13:41 PM »
Who the hell is Villenueve
Sicario, Prisoners, Enemy, Arrival, Incendies
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« on: September 29, 2017, 03:01:54 PM »
I got one this morning...pretty fucking cool. Won't be able to play it for a week or so, though.
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« on: September 29, 2017, 03:01:06 PM »
Is Deckard being a replicant still canon?
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« on: September 26, 2017, 07:23:14 PM »
The paper states there's a 40% loss in sales for blockbuster films...that's pretty fucking huge, and arguably a source of cinema as a dying medium bloated with massive budgets for shitty reboots/sequels/licensed films, with ticket costs doubling in the past two decades.
I really just struggle to see how you can look at any pirating community, where a typical member has hundreds or thousands of pirated films, games, albums, etc., and not come to the conclusion that sales were lost from those downloads. This isn't a case of someone not purchasing luxury goods outside of their disposable income -- media like this is literally designed to be widely marketable, even to poor people.
I don't see how shitty reboots and sequels have anything to with piracy. I also don't see how $20 a ticket is widely marketable "even to poor people".
Piracy leads to 40% loss in blockbuster tickets sold —> studios produce safer films that are more guaranteed to sell tickets like reboots and sequels. Not sure where you can find a $20 ticket; even decent theaters in NY are under that, and theaters aren't the only way to consume film. If this and similar studies are to be believed, pirates typically pay more for media than non-pirates...so if you're justifying piracy because people can't afford media, then they'd probably save more money not pirating. Also, I've pirated a ton and I don't oppose it. I'm just saying it's pretty dumb to headline that piracy doesn't affect sales when there's a demonstrable 40% loss in ticket sales.
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« on: September 26, 2017, 04:45:10 PM »
The paper states there's a 40% loss in sales for blockbuster films...that's pretty fucking huge, and arguably a source of cinema as a dying medium bloated with massive budgets for shitty reboots/sequels/licensed films, with ticket costs doubling in the past two decades.
I really just struggle to see how you can look at any pirating community, where a typical member has hundreds or thousands of pirated films, games, albums, etc., and not come to the conclusion that sales were lost from those downloads. This isn't a case of someone not purchasing luxury goods outside of their disposable income -- media like this is literally designed to be widely marketable, even to poor people.
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« on: September 25, 2017, 07:36:43 PM »
It's fine. It's more Trek-y than the reboot, but it's like Orville with a stick up its ass. The theme song reminds me of Fringe, which is neat. I'm a little confused by the lead woman being named "Michael".
Also
>klingon warrior accidentally killed by nerd with a jetpack
c'mon.
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« on: September 22, 2017, 05:41:43 PM »
I wouldn't mind staying in touch on other platforms. Shoot me a PM if you'd like. I'll be inactive from this site for a while when I leave in a couple weeks, so that applies to others, too. Probably wouldn't mind having my account scrubbed at some point, either.
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« on: September 19, 2017, 09:42:41 AM »
Spooky muzzies eh OP?
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« on: September 18, 2017, 09:40:05 PM »
 Blue cheese
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« on: September 17, 2017, 06:14:46 PM »
This game does one thing spectacularly, and that is alienating solo players even more than the first
-playing PvP is a team shooting shit fest
-still no access to nightfalls, trials, raid, can't replay story missions without a fireteam (fixed)
-guided games is absolutely useless, unless you don't mind being queued for an hour
-clan benefits are overwhelming, essentially giving free high level gear
-many heroic public events are (almost) impossible to complete or even trigger alone
If you're a solo player you can enjoy playing low level strikes endlessly. Fun.
D1 endgame was never geared towards solo play, though. It's no surprise that this isn't either. As much as I'd love the ability to play the entire game solo and offline, that's just not what Destiny is about.
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« on: September 14, 2017, 07:27:40 PM »
KJU is a smart guy living one of the easiest lives on the planet. He's not dumb enough to kick off a war in which the very first shot in retaliation would be through his skull.
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« on: September 14, 2017, 09:20:57 AM »
Verb is anime Jesus
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« on: September 12, 2017, 11:50:49 PM »
The military is for high school dropout fascists
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« on: September 10, 2017, 10:56:43 AM »
Who is buying it for PC?
I'd love to but (((BUNGiE))) locks progress to networks so im going to have to go with Xbone
Were there any benefits carried over from importing a destiny 1 character? And is it not possible to using a destiny 1 character on D2 PC?
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« on: September 09, 2017, 09:42:41 PM »
Chicken or the egg?
Do fascist/authoritarian/etc. governments disarm the citizens to increase oppression unhindered, or do governments teetering on fascism/authoritarianism/etc. disarm their citizens under good pretenses and later realize they have much more capacity to oppress them?
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« on: September 09, 2017, 11:46:45 AM »
$14k for a used 3?
lol nope
That's pretty typical for that year, trim, and mileage. I'm expecting to negotiate down to 13 or so.
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« on: September 08, 2017, 08:01:35 PM »
What sites are you using? And if you don't mind, how much are you asking for?
The used car market is kind of shit these days. Most people just lease now.
Craigslist, FB, cars.com, zero hits I'm asking a 14.5 based on what's available in the area, KBB, and Edmund's.
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« on: September 08, 2017, 07:26:55 PM »
Milage?
Undercoated?
Maintenance history?
Post pic
24.5k No Previous owner had a fender bender, otherwise clean 
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