Digital media means that there is an ongoing service behind it.

I could download my file and be done with it. If I throw away or damage my super fragile bluray I’m not entitled to a new copy. I don’t even need to be able to redownload (although it’s a nice service). It means there is an ongoing service behind it because they decide it and because they are afraid I will share with my friends - which is about as difficult as finding the media elsewhere online.

With no more cash coming in, the service goes bankrupt.

Same issue with physical media. Suddenly your expensive factory is idle, your employees don’t produce anything. We still get to buy movies and not rent them perpetually.

Why I don’t get is why they fight so hard to promote piracy though. It’s not enough that it’s free, it also has to be easier?

Denmark. I bought something from the US. About 300 DKK. I had to pay for shipping. About 300 DKK. I had to pay the toll. I had to pay a mandatory 120 DKK fee for the postal service to charge the toll. I had to pay taxes on the fee. I had to pay taxes on the purchase. I had to pay taxes on the shipping.

In the end I paid about 1000 DKK for a 300 DKK package.

Lemmy.ml sucks. I really need to move on.

An Enermax keyboard has been my daily driver as a programmer for my career that started in 2007. It still works just fine and I still have no reason to change to something else. Lots of reasons not to, since I like the classic keyboard layout and the flat laptop keys.

Not sure if lemme.ee has the same ridiculous filter as lemmy.ms lemmy.ml or if some kind of slur starting with r was employed. I assume it’s the former, but I don’t think other instances have that filter on…

Why were the doors locked though? These people came expecting a horribly bland experience, but got LOTR instead! WIN!

Oh, he’ll just change the unit test if it fails.

So not Signal, or…?

On second thought, nevrmind.

But then how will I avoid breaking rules in the future?

That won’t be an issue.

My only argument I can come up with is that other people have friends, so $25 will be less than going to the cinema because they don’t have to pay that price for each person watching. It’s still ridiculously expensive though.

They’ll offer 7 years, and a new phone if you use it for the duration. Then after two years they’ll go “nah, never mind” and drop it altogether.

Or a HURD.

Clones.

Funny you should mention cars. https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/

Well, neither is iso…

singular they/them has been in use for literally centuries

Even if has been in use since forever, a more appropriate word can be introduced now.

Given your username it’s probably for the best.

Should have named it after sheep.