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New comment by b345 in "The lost joy of music piracy"

b345 — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:36:24 +0000

If there was a mainstream way of supporting artists directly and having permanent ownership of music, piracy would be punching down and could possibly be a taboo practice. But as the current order stands, its punching up and fucking the suits more than artists and I really like that.

New comment by b345 in "The lost joy of music piracy"

b345 — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:32:54 +0000

Funny because that is exactly how capitalism works.

New comment by b345 in "Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz"

b345 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:47:19 +0000

When I say most people, I mean most people. Media reports of polling data: - https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/52279-net-favourability-to... - https://news.gallup.com/poll/702440/israelis-no-longer-ahead... - https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/01/an-inside-job-... - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/italy-japan-most-people-h...

New comment by b345 in "Your phone is about to stop being yours"

b345 — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:36:29 +0000

If they're not surveilling what apps are being sideloaded, why is the bypass managed by google play services? There are at least 2 better options: - An option to not install the update which would fuck with my device - An option to use the OS layer instead of google play services for this fuckery. i disable gplay services the moment I get my hands on a new phone.

New comment by b345 in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"

b345 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:52:49 +0000

What makes you think what the US, most probably at the behest of occupiers of Palestine, is going to do wonders for sentiment of the general public towards the US military industry? The anti-military sentiment is justified and will probably grow as more people wake up to the terrorising and dual faced nature of the US.

New comment by b345 in "PC Gamer recommends RSS readers in a 37mb article that just keeps downloading"

b345 — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:52:11 +0000

I do. I have turned off UBlock Origin at the learnopengl site as well others where the ads are unobtrusive enough to not block the view completely or require several actions on my part to view the contents. It also helps that the content is not "SEO optimised" bullcrap.

New comment by b345 in "$96 3D-printed rocket that recalculates its mid-air trajectory using a $5 sensor"

b345 — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:37:41 +0000

Holodomor was the result of several unfortunate events including the Ukranian kulaks burning their produce to protest collectivisation, a natural famine and misjudgement of the State.

If the responsibility of Holodomor lies solely with the USSR, the nexus between the NATO and occupied Palestine are responsible for at least a billion deaths, going by your intellectual honesty standards. I have factored in death due to military interventionism, gun laws, and capitalism related deaths (death from being uninsured, hunger, poverty).

New comment by b345 in "$96 3D-printed rocket that recalculates its mid-air trajectory using a $5 sensor"

b345 — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:54:56 +0000

The Russian revolution is not a good example if you are talking about the October revolution. It cannot be stated objectively that it turned out to be worse, and, in fact, for many replacing the czars with the Bolsheviks led to a lot better living conditions.

New comment by b345 in "Polymarket gamblers threaten to kill me over Iran missile story"

b345 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:54:44 +0000

How does one say that a media worker is fair game, but a journalist is not? Both are classified as civilians under international law [1]. There are several airstrikes as the method of execution of these journalists as well. Good job cherry-picking the "favourable" examples. Also, I don't know what you're on about, but ICC is clearyly investigating Israeli war crimes of targeted journalist executions [3]. [1]: https://cpj.org/2023/10/journalist-casualties-in-the-israel-... [2]: https://cpj.org/data-methodology/ [3]: https://ifex.org/iccs-israel-palestine-investigation-will-in...

New comment by b345 in "India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app"

b345 — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:52:14 +0000

GoI has not clarified anything. The Telecom Minister has only provided verbal clarification, that too, after the issue gained traction on the internet.

New comment by b345 in "India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app"

b345 — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:47:36 +0000

A state intervention in the form of mandatory app installation that no user can deny is a danger, especially given that the current government has allegedly used cyber surveillance to plant "evidence" in the computers of dissidents like Stan Swamy who subsequently died in custody.

New comment by b345 in "Canva’s affinity strategy: Normies over power users"

b345 — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:38:54 +0000

DaVinci Resolve is on Linux and so are a lot of good free software like Krita, Blender etc.

New comment by b345 in "Seattle Amazon workers plan walkout over return to office, layoffs"

b345 — Tue, 23 May 2023 03:37:13 +0000

Why should it be when you can be laid off even when the corporation is making record breaking profits

New comment by b345 in "A digital payments revolution in India"

b345 — Sun, 21 May 2023 08:11:55 +0000

Getting cash is hard where there are no ATMs and you aren't offering any services

New comment by b345 in "Google to reduce workforce by 12k"

b345 — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:15:50 +0000

Nope, pretty sure Google is not the one being milked here.

New comment by b345 in "The underground movement trying to topple the North Korean regime"

b345 — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 07:16:00 +0000

Wish there was one for the US too.

New comment by b345 in "South Dakota first to ban TikTok on state-owned devices"

b345 — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 05:18:11 +0000

Anecdotal evidence. Maybe it's what you were recommended based on your watch history or other data points. YouTube recommends me anti-China content all the time.