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I totally believe pirating is not stealing, but this really is. Tech people are probably the highest paid profession now, you still dont want to pay for your wi
by rr808 1y ago
I totally believe pirating is not stealing, but this really is. Tech people are probably the highest paid profession now, you still dont want to pay for your wifi?
- alluro2 1y agoThis person just shared (for free) tons of experience, knowledge and insight into thinking/problem-solving process, for others to enjoy and learn from - and your only comment is attack on them for "stealing" somehow, by not sending e.g. 300 WA messages, but instead kilobytes of HN content? How much would you calculate was stolen this way? Based on which factors? As a side note, those pesky "tech people" are most certainly not THE most paid profession, now or ever.
- Barbing 1y agoI wouldn’t be upset to see a disclaimer that this was done as a proof of a technical concept and not to save a buck. For readers, I totally understand trying at once but it would be odd if e.g. someone I know who makes six figures told me they exploited this on every leg of their journey. We wouldn’t want to fill our water cups with soda even if it only costs the restaurant a penny.
- sandblast 1y agoSo this, in your opinion, causes more damage than violating someone's copyrights? This is quite literally just using a resource than would otherwise be wasted. Of course, the electricity use is lower if less people use this network, but this is negligible.
- Barbing 1y ago>just using a resource than would otherwise be wasted I take care with this line of reasoning. It could be extended to a college class with an extra seat at the back, a chairlift at a ski resort on a slow day, that kind of thing. Using either can lead to theft of services charges.
- aftbit 1y agoBack in high school, I sat in on plenty of college classes with an extra seat at the back. Nobody seemed to mind.
- sandblast 1y agoOh, it absolutely can lead to charges (same as piracy referred to in the comment I responded to), which doesn't change the fact that it is using a resource that would otherwise be wasted. A college class is a perfect example. Not every illegal act is unethical.
- BeFlatXIII 1y agoBeing cheap is a good thing.
- velocity3230 1y agoHe paid for the airline ticket. That included food, airport taxes, landing fees, etc. The WiFi access is negligible in the overall scheme of things.