Easy solution. “The Internet Archive” should rebrand itself to “Archiving the Internet” to confuse everyone who talks about how “AI” should be able to steal books.
Easy solution. “The Internet Archive” should rebrand itself to “Archiving the Internet” to confuse everyone who talks about how “AI” should be able to steal books.
Agreed about changing the copyright law.
Until that happens though, they must not be allowed to have it both ways - call us “pirates” when we copy their shit without paying for it, and tell us that paying for shit they copy is “impossible”.
Maybe. Probably. Who can keep track?
Libraries are still a thing. You can still go there to borrow a book, read it, and return it, so that others can read it.
Public libraries are under assault from every direction.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/03/us/book-bans-librarians.html (apologies for nyt link)
https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/5/5/23711417/republicans-want-to-defund-public-libraries-book-bans
Pretty soon you either won’t find the books, or even the libraries themselves. Piracy is the only way they are leaving to us.
your Communist inspired Fantasy Football League
You mean OUR Communist inspired fantasy football league, comrade.
I’m one of those people that couldn’t get past the middle part. Plus, something about that engine gives me terrible motion sickness after 30 minutes of playing.
I’m a software developer. All my relatives assume that I know how to troubleshoot every computer problem they have. From cleaning up crapware-ridden ancient Windows XP laptops to replacing failed hard drives, they call me for help.
I mean I do, but that’s not the point!
Wait 5 second, they will tell you.
I take it as “received a diploma from an accredited educational institution”.
Louis Rossmann’s 20-minute rant on needless cloudification of shit incoming in 3… 2… 1…
Alright, As You Wish.
I have a whole separate list for arcade games.
I have not kept up with gaming much for the past decade, so my list is going to be very dated. In no particular order:
No console games on my list, because PCMR! :P
[Edit] Almost forgot Star Control 2!
Well true, the engine may be good for 300k miles. But if it sits parked all the time, the body will rust long before you get to “fully use” it.
Driving it, believe it or not. Even a car that’s used to commute to work every day still sits parked most of the day.
DDG was working earlier today, but for the past hour it just throws an error “There was an error displaying the search results. Please try again.”
Treats servers badly. Both in restaurants and in IT infrastructure.
Nothing and I mean nothing will kill this faster than some leaked chats, emails, and browsing history of a few politicians.
Pichai & Co would totally have blocked videos if Hitler demanded it back during WW2. They should embrace their new motto - “Anything for a buck!”
Grow a pair, you spineless shits, and stop kowtowing to brutal dictators!
All of them. I dislike every marketing tactic ever invented.