don_quiquong

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   by don_quiquong 5mo ago

   Eh, I'm no big fan of the eSafety Office but if it was taken to an election there'd either be vague general support or just a lack of interest - no big opposition outside maybe The Greens and civil/digital rights groups.
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   by don_quiquong 1y ago

   Australia is doing 2 way arms trade with Israel, UK is helping Israeli planes refuel and doing recon for them. Seems pretty paltry
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   by don_quiquong 1y ago

   Just imagining the world without Gary Tan and his ilk...
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   by don_quiquong 1y ago

   People who pirate in the year 2025 are almost definitely going to be spending more on music (physical media, merch, tickets, etc) than the average Spotify subscriber. This was true ~20 years ago and given the ease of Spotify and the relativ
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   by don_quiquong 1y ago

   Part of what's wrong with the industry. Steve Albini had a flat fee and was one of the most sought after recording engineers (aka producer but he hated the term). And that was based on the quality of his work moreso than his modest, fl
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   by don_quiquong 1y ago

   I mean the use of lidarr is a dead giveaway. Don't need to snoop his history to put 2 and 2 together
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   by don_quiquong 1y ago

   Maybe a market-based approach is inherently flawed for things like art, research, various services (health, education, etc)
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   by don_quiquong 1y ago

   >There's a fair market value for the art Fair ain't got nothing to do with it. Markets don't give a shit about 'fair'.