Second, I was unaware that pointing out a problem also required prescriptive solutions to that problem. I've never encountered this mindset before and can't imagine living in a world so paralyzed by an inability to comment on an issue without providing the detailed fix to it.
They are/were also a media darling specifically when it came to the reception the company has received in many corners of the corporate finance and trading market world. I can't tell you how full my Twitter account is with knowledgeable folks wondering why people were buying crypto when they could invest in Peloton instead....
Are you really this stupid? These assholes were nearly within reach of being able to cause wholesale harm to a large swath of the duly elected government.
As a side note: "This isn't a big deal, because something like it happened in the days of Andrew Jackson!" is a bold take, in how completely fucking blind and deaf it is.
You know what's actually really dope about America, you pathetic dope? Once Michelle Obama became the EX First Lady, she did turn into an ordinary regular every day citizen.
She's not the richest of the rich, she isn't the poorest of the poor, she is revered by some, reviled by others, and she gets one fucking vote and nothing more. An every day citizen.
"Do you know, for instance, that 18 states have joined with Texas in a direct challenge to the HOW of mail-in ballots at the Supreme Court? NOT the fraud, simple uncontestable fact that Legislatures didn't approve the changes. -- Why not analyze that and see if you've any cause for glee"
Nah, you can go read PA's response yourself, because it's complete takedown of the bullshit TX suit is GLORIOUS....
yeah, pretty much. The point of my post wasn't that this is brand new, but that it's becoming a more prevalent trend. Ultima Online and Eve are great games. They're also niche games.
GTA5 is a cultural force and not IT'S adopted this model. That's a thing, whether you want to acknowledge so or not....
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"There's plenty of reasons why consoles are still better than PCs for a lot of gamers, no matter how hurt your butt is over the fact."
I own both gaming rigs AND 2 different consoles and I don't understand this sentiment IN THE LEAST....
On the post: Chinese Govt. Arrests More Pro-Democracy Icons In Hong Kong, Including Music Stars
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First, wrong author.
Second, I was unaware that pointing out a problem also required prescriptive solutions to that problem. I've never encountered this mindset before and can't imagine living in a world so paralyzed by an inability to comment on an issue without providing the detailed fix to it.
On the post: Take-Two Interactive Appears To Be Morphing From Game Publisher Into IP Troll
Re: Re: Take two abandoned the application, not Hazlelight
To button this up, I looked at the court documents themselves. Hazelight abandoned its original app, as stated in the post.
On the post: Miramax Survives Copyright Dispute Over 'Pulp Fiction' Poster Initiated By Opportunistic Photographer
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Doh, fixed. Thank you!
On the post: Nintendo Killed Emulation Sites Then Released Garbage N64 Games For The Switch
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"But the continued revisionism of ROMUniverse as some innocent site is silly."
Where in the sweet hell did you see THAT? I have a series of post on this very site slamming RomUniverse for being infringing d-bags....
On the post: Facebook AI Moderation Continues To Suck Because Moderation At Scale Is Impossible
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Yikes, thank you for pointing that out. Either my synapses misfired there or the AI I built to write these posts for me sucks as bad as Facebooks!
On the post: Public Backlash Leads Tulsa Park To Stop Bullying Coffee Shop Over Trademark
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Ew, my fault, and thank you for pointing out the typo. I fixed it.
On the post: Twitch, Others, Ban Amouranth Yet Again, Once Again With Zero Transparency
Re: Regular readers?
See the "likely"? Congrats, you may be an outlier!
Or I am be assuming too much :)
On the post: Court Orders Injunction Against RomUniverse To Permanently Shut Down, Destroy Nintendo ROMs
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Uh, Yers?
On the post: Streamer Raptors Continue To Test Twitch's Appropriate Content Guideline Fencing
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Whoops, this was me....
On the post: Peloton Is Having A Rough Week: Product Safety Recalls And News Of Customer Data Exposure
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They are/were also a media darling specifically when it came to the reception the company has received in many corners of the corporate finance and trading market world. I can't tell you how full my Twitter account is with knowledgeable folks wondering why people were buying crypto when they could invest in Peloton instead....
On the post: US Navy On The Hook For 'Pirating' German Company's Software
Re: Re: How much?
Whoops! Thank you for catching and pointing that out. I will go in and edit it now :)
On the post: SCOTUS Refuses To Hear Case Between Jack Daniels And VIP Products Over Doggy Chew Toy
Re: Previously unreleased correspondence
That was....beautiful. Why are there tears in my eyes?
On the post: Politics Is Not A Game
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Are you really this stupid? These assholes were nearly within reach of being able to cause wholesale harm to a large swath of the duly elected government.
As a side note: "This isn't a big deal, because something like it happened in the days of Andrew Jackson!" is a bold take, in how completely fucking blind and deaf it is.
On the post: Politics Is Not A Game
Re: Re: Re: Re: Hysterical Blatherings
You know what's actually really dope about America, you pathetic dope? Once Michelle Obama became the EX First Lady, she did turn into an ordinary regular every day citizen.
She's not the richest of the rich, she isn't the poorest of the poor, she is revered by some, reviled by others, and she gets one fucking vote and nothing more. An every day citizen.
I wonder why that isn't something you can grasp?
On the post: NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Signs Law Banning Sale Of Confederate Flags That Will Absolutely Get Nullified
Re: Wait...
Are familiar with the difference between a law enacted by a state and a business that has its own free speech rights?
Yes, of course you are, you're just a trolling idiot....
On the post: AZ GOP Goes Full Bullshit: Claims It took Down Violence-Inciting Tweet Over Copyright Concerns
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I mean, even just the preamble is gold....
On the post: AZ GOP Goes Full Bullshit: Claims It took Down Violence-Inciting Tweet Over Copyright Concerns
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https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22O155/163367/20201210142206254_Pennsylvania%20Opp%20to%20 Bill%20of%20Complaint%20v.FINAL.pdf
On the post: AZ GOP Goes Full Bullshit: Claims It took Down Violence-Inciting Tweet Over Copyright Concerns
Re: So you have half the country on the run?
"Do you know, for instance, that 18 states have joined with Texas in a direct challenge to the HOW of mail-in ballots at the Supreme Court? NOT the fraud, simple uncontestable fact that Legislatures didn't approve the changes. -- Why not analyze that and see if you've any cause for glee"
Nah, you can go read PA's response yourself, because it's complete takedown of the bullshit TX suit is GLORIOUS....
On the post: GTA5: A Living World Eyeing A Decade Of Rabid Play Instead Of Just A 'Game'
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yeah, pretty much. The point of my post wasn't that this is brand new, but that it's becoming a more prevalent trend. Ultima Online and Eve are great games. They're also niche games.
GTA5 is a cultural force and not IT'S adopted this model. That's a thing, whether you want to acknowledge so or not....
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