Posts by wizard@spacewizard.space
(DIR) Post #9o04eB2gg3cwAgyrPU by wizard@spacewizard.space
2019-10-16T20:33:34Z
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HACKERS: Hey, github is owned by Microsoft and is ipso facto evil. Let's move to Gitlab!GITLAB: We explicitly endorse evil and ban employees from complaining about ithttps://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/16/gitlab_employees_gagged/
(DIR) Post #9ol9Xd5GRyUf5yAl0q by wizard@spacewizard.space
2019-11-08T17:55:52Z
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@cosullivan I've been here for a year or two and I never knew only hashtags were searchable
(DIR) Post #9pDWxTrLZ3tjjngJFo by wizard@spacewizard.space
2019-11-18T15:16:11Z
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@y0x3y I know one but I don't know how well they speak English; we communicate in Esperanto.
(DIR) Post #9ptUj9KKT07XamGGSu by wizard@spacewizard.space
2019-12-11T17:30:33Z
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@jalcine @maxeddy "Whatever they sold you, don't touch it! Bury it in the desert! Wear gloves!"https://xkcd.com/2030/
(DIR) Post #9sjzeYYNIGpy6BEVV2 by wizard@spacewizard.space
2020-03-06T19:58:33Z
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@strypey so am I allowed to vote Bernie in the primaries *without* being a conspiracy theorist, or is it actually required? Cause I feel like Bernie is my next best choice after Warren, so I'd be inclined to vote for him, but I don't know whether my brain is qualified. For example, I've never listened to Joe Rogan and I believe the earth is round.
(DIR) Post #9tZG3DJ0Z3lII2xrsG by wizard@spacewizard.space
2020-03-31T13:31:29Z
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@sir Yes, this makes total sense, because of course every copyright holder is an evil megacorporation out to deprive you of the culture you richly deserve, as opposed to an independent artist struggling to put food on the table.
(DIR) Post #9tZN2wpOWkpUrfvwGG by wizard@spacewizard.space
2020-03-31T14:49:13Z
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@sir Hey, if you can abolish capitalism so artists can get paid without the copyright system, awesome, that is a great alternativeLet me know when you've got that done OK?
(DIR) Post #9tZNImx90gW2s56zg0 by wizard@spacewizard.space
2020-03-31T14:51:07Z
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@sir what?
(DIR) Post #9tZNdoDrU76ktFxF8S by wizard@spacewizard.space
2020-03-31T14:56:54Z
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@sir ok, whatever that is you are planning to do to make sure artists get paid anyway, let me know when you've got that done and I'll totally get onboard with a general abolition of copyright.Cause there are hella problems with copyright but there is no alternative for ordinary working artists right now and copyright abolitionists don't seem to prioritize it and don't seem to acknowledge that not every copyright holder is fucking Disney
(DIR) Post #9tZew3yZLq80BK5k2K by wizard@spacewizard.space
2020-03-31T18:06:01Z
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@xj9 @sir Actually selling physical records without copyright doesn't make any sense because copyright is the only thing establishing that the artist has an exclusive right to sell their digital records. Same with streaming royalties, without copyright the streaming service has no reason to pay you royalties. And digital sales: you only ever get to sell one copy, after that people can openly offer it for distribution without penalty. Same with merch. All this *requires* copyright.
(DIR) Post #9tZf7IzNsBvPvgpjZg by wizard@spacewizard.space
2020-03-31T18:03:48Z
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@xj9 @sir The fact that it's fairly easy to invade people's privacy doesn't mean we are "de facto beyond privacy" and penalties for stalking, doxxing, involuntary porn, etc need to be eliminated. "It's very easy to do a thing, and difficult to keep people from doing a thing" doesn't mean "that thing is OK and laws against it need to be eliminated."
(DIR) Post #9tZffM8Eh8KDWSD6x6 by wizard@spacewizard.space
2020-03-31T18:18:24Z
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@sir @xj9 OK, an artist technically has the ability to sell a CD of their (or anyone else's) work, and people can buy it from the artist (or anyone else). Great, that really helps.Still reduces the artist to hoping their fan club is sufficiently benevolent to voluntarily support them at a sustainable level. Which, well, sometimes they are.
(DIR) Post #9tsFDOGDGyD0rHIvBI by wizard@spacewizard.space
2020-04-09T17:22:46Z
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@kev comment from lobste.rs is top notch:"I find the name “static site generator” kind of subconsciously promotes the idea of this just being all about some static files that move from here to there. What they usually come with though is a super complicated, fragile, and regularly updating toolchain that puts at risk your ability to generate the static part that was supposed to be simple. ..."(1/2)