BartyDeCanter

@BartyDeCanter@piefed.social

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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What happened to us Pirates? We used to sail the web and never even thought about reprecussions just sharing. Now it seems like it costs to be a pirate like a VPN and such. WTH happened?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Thanks! I figure all this grey in my beard should be good for something.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What happened to us Pirates? We used to sail the web and never even thought about reprecussions just sharing. Now it seems like it costs to be a pirate like a VPN and such. WTH happened?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Oh definitely. And it really depends on your ISP. Before the ISP consolidation it took enough work that sending out those letters to every small local ISP that they wouldn’t bother for Jane Rando who downloaded a few episodes here and there. Now that (in the US at least) most people use one of two or three ISPs who all have a cozy corporate relationship, it’s harder to fly under the radar. But if you have a good privacy-forward ISP it’s not a worry.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What happened to us Pirates? We used to sail the web and never even thought about reprecussions just sharing. Now it seems like it costs to be a pirate like a VPN and such. WTH happened?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
The Piracy Eras:
1. Pre-DMCA: The golden age of piracy, no one worried about anything.
2. Post-DMCA: Possible prosecution from big copyright, but also hard to track individuals down, so not a lot of worry.
3. iTunes Music Store: Did more to end music piracy than any legal action. Cheap enough and easy enough that a lot of people stopped bothering. Pirate Bay for the rest.
4. Torrent tracking/poisoning and ISP consolidation: More prosecutions against small pirates put more of a damper on it.
5. Cheap Streaming: Did to everything what iTMS did to music piracy
6. Expensive Streaming: Now. Bringing back pirates, but people are more cautious due to 4.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Must have apps⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Just use M-x M-butterfly
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What gaming console you owned disappointed you the most and why ?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Looking back… none of them. I had an OG Gameboy, GBA, PS2, Wii, 3DS, and now a Switch 2. My favorite was probably either the first Gameboy or the 3DS. I loved all of the weird streetpass stuff when I was traveling for work. But I have great memories of all of them, and the S2 has been a lot of fun with my kids.