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by slowpoke 15y ago
You can even change the search engine for that. Try about:config --> keyword.URL
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by slowpoke 15y ago
Good point, and I'm actually trying to get one since a while. But alas, my bank doesn't offer them yet (though they are in the process of slowly introducing them).
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by slowpoke 15y ago
I seriously would like to do this as well. But once again[1] I am faced with a choice between what I don't have (a credit card) and what I refuse to use (Paypal). Sigh... [1] It's not the first time I want to donate to something, but am fac
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by slowpoke 15y ago
The closest I could think of is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrimethInc._N%C2%A9!_license . But I think I'll stick with the GPL and WTFPL.
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by slowpoke 15y ago
>We understand there are many differing opinions on the SOPA regulations. That's a funny thing to say, because so far I've seen nothing but unequivocal disagreement with the bill from everyone who isn't a corporate shill. Granted, thi
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by slowpoke 15y ago
You are indeed correct, and I usually agree with RMS on this[1]. It's a bit hard to answer posts talking about IP without using the term yourself, though. Also, while it's clear that there are different motivations behind Copyright, Patents
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by slowpoke 15y ago
>Most sane people support sane IP legislation. Sane IP legislation is no IP legislation. I don't know why we are still clinging to the ridiculous concept of being able to own abstract concepts. The true insanity is IP in the first pla
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by slowpoke 15y ago
This will most likely result in heavy downvotes, but I don't think child pornography is a problem. At all. There's something else we should be fighting, and the Internet has nothing to do with it: child abuse. I also find it highly ridiculo
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by slowpoke 15y ago
Any victory for anybody in the patent mess is a loss for everybody, period.
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by slowpoke 15y ago
Not that I have seen it, but if it works, it ain't stupid.
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by slowpoke 15y ago
I agree to a point, but there's a reason I included "world progression" into that point. I do have to admit I'm a bit biased on this since I've read a lot of supplementary materials which flesh out the games a lot (there are mangas for Ocar
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by slowpoke 15y ago
I disagree with the "turn-based". There are loads of RPGs which aren't strictly turn-based or even feature action-oriented battles. Games such as Final Fantasy and Xenosaga would fall into the former category (which really is blurring the l
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by slowpoke 15y ago
Replacing Satan with Lucifer isn't really going to help us in the long run. I'd prefer no corporation running the government.
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by slowpoke 15y ago
No, but we're not in Ancient Rome anymore.
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by slowpoke 15y ago
I've already seen it happening. Not necessarily devaluing, but hiring one developer instead of three because an open source app can be used. How does that devalue developers? Heck, why would you consider this a problem at all? Do you cons
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by slowpoke 15y ago
>The hard part is fixing it. That's my point. It's impossible to fix it. Representative democracy is broken to its very core. It will inevitably lead to concentration of power towards groups or individuals who do NOT have the interest
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by slowpoke 15y ago
>then we just have to vote some new people into Congress and overturn the law. No. Just no. That's so delusional it's not even funny anymore. It doesn't matter who "you" vote into congress, it's the same shit with different assholes.
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by slowpoke 15y ago
I'd say that piracy creates way more jobs than it does destroy them. Maybe not only American jobs, sure, but we live in a globalized world. Nationalism won't do away with that, either. Also, who's loosing their job, really? RIAA lawyers? En
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by slowpoke 15y ago
>Apple isn't "forcing" anyone to accept their terms, people choose to accept them in return for certain products and services from Apple. The thing is, many people do not even know about, much less understand the ramifications of buyi
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by slowpoke 15y ago
>We know first-hand that the Internet powers the American dream. It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it[1]. Wake the fuck up. There is no American Dream, exceptions prove the rule. It's a convenient
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by slowpoke 15y ago
Programs doing stuff against the user's will on his/her computer are what generally is classified as malware.
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by slowpoke 15y ago
>Second, you don't have to be a merchant to hate PayPal. Exactly. I refuse to use it more due to ethical reasons[1] than anything else, but there are a metric shit-ton of reasons for not supporting and using Paypal. We need more (viab
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by slowpoke 15y ago
>It's time to let go and trust the developers of the software you're using to know when updates are stable, or when you really need a critical bug or security fix (if you don't trust them, why are you running their software anyway?).
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by slowpoke 15y ago
>I hope unnoticeable updates become the norm for all desktop software. As long as you can turn that off, sure. I don't like software bypassing my package managers. Firefox is so far the sole exception I'm okay with since I'm using the
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by slowpoke 15y ago
The thing is, most fields that apply math do not need to "deeply understand" math. I think it is highly arrogant to imply that everyone needs a deep understanding of math to use the tools it provides. For most people which aren't mathematic
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by slowpoke 15y ago
>Copyright made it possible for an artist to make a living without having a wealthy patron. Excuse me, but that is bullshit. You seem to have exactly zero clue about the origins of copyright. Since I've explained this countless times
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by slowpoke 15y ago
>From a historical perspective, why is the notion of intellectual property any less legitimate than the notion of real property? In both cases, we are granting to a private concern the exclusive right to exploit something that used to
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by slowpoke 15y ago
Well, and Sony got their deserved payback when they pulled that feature for no valid reason whatsoever.
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by slowpoke 15y ago
>I won't deny that many mathematicians have a hard time expressing themselves in natural-language speech and writing. Yes, that's exactly what I've been getting at. As I said in other comments, I respect math as a field. What I'm poin
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by slowpoke 15y ago
True, I shouldn't argue like this. Thanks for pointing out that fallacy. What I've been trying to convey is that I've come with what I think is a sensible position, and often got responses that ranged from fervent opposition to (very occasi

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