LocalH

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by LocalH 1y ago
> An example, the fire department isn't for profit. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/firefighting-in-the-1800s_b_2...
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by LocalH 1y ago
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by LocalH 1y ago
IP infringement is not and never has been "theft" or "stealing".
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by LocalH 1y ago
Parents do not "own" their children, at all .
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by LocalH 1y ago
The same company that has a weird dichotomy between sometimes using other industry-standard data formats, but at times either succeeding (UMatic, Betacam, Professional Disc, Video8/Hi8) and sometimes failing (Betamax, Memory Stick) to
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by LocalH 1y ago
Even if the place is jacked, if you have enough staff, this could be one trustworthy person (under camera surveillance) that has other functions throughout the day.
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by LocalH 1y ago
This is why I'm still skeptical about the claims that it's "impossible" for there to be a CP/M easter egg in CP/M, as Kildall claimed there was (although I think the likelihood of the same egg in MS-DOS is zero
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by LocalH 1y ago
According to https://www.pagetable.com/?p=774 that is actually in the original source written like that (as I would assume the copy of the source Steil posted about in 2015 was not sanitized).
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by LocalH 1y ago
Ok, so the scanned version was indeed 8080 BASIC. However, the 6502 source has been available unofficially since at least 2015. https://www.pagetable.com/?p=774 Nice to see it out there under the MIT license, certainly. Thi
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by LocalH 1y ago
They're easy to find if you want them. If you ever owned any of the relevant machines, then I'd say you're even morally in the correct. Feel free to send Commodore or Cloanto some cash for your use if you feel so inclined. Cl
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by LocalH 1y ago
I remember having a package in the old C64 days (can't remember the name of it though), and the assembler used "LDAIM" for "lda #" etc. Not identical syntax, but it's not outside of the realm of feasibility.
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by LocalH 1y ago
If you make a program that uses the same syscall setup as another, but the code is different and not copied, is it "based on" the original, or independent work?
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by LocalH 1y ago
A piece of software closely matching the interface of a different piece of software doesn't automatically make the former based on the latter, except in an abstract sense (in which almost all ideas are derivative in some ways, because
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by LocalH 1y ago
I think it was released in scanned form from a printed document (or maybe that was 8080 BASIC), this is the first I've seen in digital text form.
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by LocalH 1y ago
> Committing a crime might well result in your movement being curtailed, and addressing crime is definitely within the remit of limited government. I expect televised footage of perp walks for the business owners and CEOs who hire "
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by LocalH 1y ago
Apple owns all of the related trademarks, and licenses the relevant ones to Apple Records.
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by LocalH 1y ago
I largely agree with the sentiment behind the statement you're referring to, but I disagree with its framing. Piracy has never been stealing, nor theft, in the entire period of time when "piracy" has existed as a term for &
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by LocalH 1y ago
"Accept" or "Not Now". Weasel words that mean they'll spam you about it again at some point.
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by LocalH 1y ago
Malware is the excuse. I went, without super skill, 40 years while only contracting two viruses ever (one was Kakworm, the other was inert at the time because I was an Amiga user who kept a copy of Scorched Earth on a floppy, which never in
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by LocalH 1y ago
Say "double UTF-8" out loud ;)
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by LocalH 1y ago
That's not the argument, and you know it. It's not complaints that cross-platform binaries don't run, it's that Apple gatekeeps development in terms of users actually being able to use the fruits of that development (w
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by LocalH 1y ago
In such circles, clout can be more lucrative than money
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by LocalH 1y ago
> but modern science has actually determined that cheaters do not have any discernable skill (otherwise they’d use it). This is flippant, but incorrect in a general sense. Those who cheat are often near the top of their chosen game, and
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by LocalH 1y ago
Emulators are unambiguously legal as long as the emulator author doesn't distribute copyrighted software without permission, and as long as no encryption is involved (recent action by Nintendo have made that bit a little unclear).
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by LocalH 1y ago
The NES itself contains no code. Any NES emulator that ships with no software, or software under proper license (such as homebrew) is unambiguously legal. Does your PC, and the OS that drives it, suddenly become inherently illegal if you, a
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by LocalH 1y ago
Control
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by LocalH 1y ago
I played with it a bit and 65% or so seemed more accurate to my memories
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by LocalH 1y ago
I think being in debt is too normalized. I know there are specific financial instruments, that if one is savvy, can use to be in debt but come out ahead. But for the average person, I do not think mortgages and loans should be so widespread
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by LocalH 1y ago
At the earlier stages that qualify you for the in-person tourneys, it's probably the players' hardware. Once you get to the later levels, it's in-person on Epic-provided hardware. But there are tons of Fortnite players. Getti
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by LocalH 1y ago
Competitive gaming can be serious business. For example, in Fortnite, the top player in each major region can receive between $27k and $180k from the FNCS tournament, depending on the region.

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