Posts by jpaskaruk@mastodon.social
 (DIR) Post #AWKTxyPpBFr4eOPYTw by jpaskaruk@mastodon.social
       2023-06-02T10:54:27Z
       
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       @joshuafoust @redrufus @SocialistStan  As I recall, Napster was the flashpoint while Limewire, Soulseek, and a few other knockoffs got themselves up and the whole thing kept rolling just fine while word got around about bittorrent and we protected usenet's low profile, for a while.It is quite laughable to think they'll keep data of any kind from propogating, if people find it useful.If this works at all, it's with everyone having the same access to it. Anything else will be blood and fire.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWKTy1HmVcChYJffrU by jpaskaruk@mastodon.social
       2023-06-02T11:01:28Z
       
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       @joshuafoust @redrufus @SocialistStan The story of Napster is not so much about The Capital stopping us from taking music recordings without paying, as what they did in reaction: They became equity partners in Spotify, which places them in a conflict of interest position where they have the choice of taking money from Spotify as royalties for streams (which they must share) OR as dividends, which they keep.In other words, they kept all their bottom line intact and took it from the artists.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWKTy7MFvtLeNvoKfY by jpaskaruk@mastodon.social
       2023-06-02T11:05:32Z
       
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       @joshuafoust @redrufus @SocialistStan Soulseek is still here, by the way, I had no idea but it's true: https://github.com/slskd/slskd/They can pick out any individual Spartacus to make him an example, but they can't stop us all from doing whatever we're gonna do.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWc9Nh0mFIaKygYQAS by jpaskaruk@mastodon.social
       2023-06-12T11:53:40Z
       
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       @Linux People seem to be gathering at huggingface.co to work on FOSS versions of all the things, but they're a company too, so...
       
 (DIR) Post #AWj6vaOxDXqeSvtdXE by jpaskaruk@mastodon.social
       2023-06-15T20:29:35Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts I'd give you even odds of capturing the brony market and having a steady convention income for the rest of your life.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWrXwvLX5B3fk1q0My by jpaskaruk@mastodon.social
       2023-06-19T22:10:00Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts It's a little known fact, though, that wearing socks and sandals together actually *cures* cancer.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWxnt9mKErlYLBIlJg by jpaskaruk@mastodon.social
       2023-06-22T20:44:19Z
       
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       @ParadeGrotesque If any children have lost parents, that sucks. Other than that, the whole thing is objectively hilarious, from CEO office to Davey Jones' locker.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWzoz3hsDOMpW7W8JM by jpaskaruk@mastodon.social
       2023-06-23T20:13:17Z
       
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       @ParadeGrotesque Come on now, it's never too soon. This is capitalism, faster is always better.