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Thanatosian posted:See, this is a man with a Ludovico machine in his living room. You got me. I am just not as good at fighting the power as you. ETA on how much longer before you bring down The Man and/or get a job that allows you to afford the services you actually use?
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Thanatosian posted:Blinking during commercials is theft. You deserve the death penalty if you don't have a Ludovico machine in your living room.
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twodot posted:If you agree to not blink during commercials, then you should not blink during commercials. Personally I think that sounds like a really bad deal, and I wouldn't engage in an agreement where I needed to not blink during commercials. As of 2012, it would require 76 days of reading 8 hours a day to read all of the EULAs you agree to in a year (source). I can only imagine it's gone up since then. For all most of us know, we are agreeing not to blink. Or breathe. Or allow our hearts to beat.
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Thanatosian posted:As of 2012, it would require 76 days of reading 8 hours a day to read all of the EULAs you agree to in a year (source). I can only imagine it's gone up since then.
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regulargonzalez posted:Ultimately I think it boils down to whether your word means anything. If you willingly enter into a contract with a company, you can either follow the obligations on your end or not, depending on if you think your word has any value. I feel like most people here would be absolutely rioting if their employer didn't honor the strictest interpretation of their employment contract (I.e., if their employer said "well, we aren't going to pay you for the first 3 hours you work each week, and tbh it's not theft, you never got paid for that time so we're not technically stealing any asset you own"), but also people are great at double-think and will consider that COMPLETELY different than if they themselves don't live up to the details of a contract they willingly entered into. Corporations are not people and respect must go both ways. I'll give a person the benefit of the doubt that my trust in them will be repaid and if I do right by them then they'll do right by me. All I trust a business to do is rip me off at every opportunity and I will not hesitate to repay them in kind.
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George H.W. oval office posted:Imagine licking the boots of any company just lmao
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To clarify, if they rip you off would you want the legal system to protect your rights? That is, should the legal system be used as a remedy to enforce adherence to contracts that are voluntarily entered into?
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Aug 7, 2019 04:55
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Yes, but sadly that is not the case in ameria.
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Turtlicious posted:Yes, but sadly that is not the case in ameria. That's a separate topic, policy vs implementation. But as far as policy is concerned, my understanding is that in your view the legal system ideally should enforce contracts to ensure compliance, yes?
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Bruh, under the current US legal situation the only thing the streaming site can do to you for blocking ads is to boot you off the site. They can't actually afford to sue you to recover pennies in damages, and they can't call the cops on you or get you jailed over it.
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regulargonzalez posted:That's a separate topic, policy vs implementation. But as far as policy is concerned, my understanding is that in your view the legal system ideally should enforce contracts to ensure compliance, yes? Lmao I'm sorry, I'm not going to spend my last moments on this precious dying earth educating you how the world works. Turtlicious fucked around with this message at 06:00 on Aug 7, 2019 |
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This "discussion" is some of the gooniest poo poo I have seen in a long time on this (or frankly any) site and that is saying a lot.
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regulargonzalez posted:To clarify, if they rip you off would you want the legal system to protect your rights? That is, should the legal system be used as a remedy to enforce adherence to contracts that are voluntarily entered into? Dude, it's not even legally clear that EULAs are enforceable.
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Aug 7, 2019 07:38
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Imagine worrying about the ten minutes in ads you might see in a day. Oh heavens.
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regulargonzalez posted:You got me. I am just not as good at fighting the power as you. ETA on how much longer before you bring down The Man and/or get a job that allows you to afford the services you actually use? kill your parents rand paul 2020
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Hipster_Doofus posted:This "discussion" is some of the gooniest poo poo I have seen in a long time on this (or frankly any) site and that is saying a lot. It may be saying a lot, but did you get it written down and signed?
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Gobbeldygook posted:Yes, there's a VR megathread over in games, there is also a thread for PSVR specifically. 
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Hey guys, earnin app lets me get a cheap payday loan without going to a payday loan place. Don’t need a payday loan? Watch this ad anyway, you loving communist.
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EdwardSwifferhands posted:Imagine worrying about the ten minutes in ads you might see in a day. Oh heavens. imagine watching ads lol
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Why do 18-wheelers on the highway try to pass each other so often? I'm posting from behind a pair of jerks. 
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Cause they're loving assholes 
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Because speeding up or slowing down costs them money in terms of gas to move that much mass and inertia. Its why they will use literally 10 miles to overtake one another and be happy loving up traffic the entire time at 10 mph under the limit. I drive for work i cannot understate how happy i am my job will make them unemployed
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Someone recommend me a vacuum cleaner that isn't terrible. The last to I've bought have crapped out inside a few months. Should I get that one Patrick Stewart can lift with his pinky finger?
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The Moon Monster posted:Someone recommend me a vacuum cleaner that isn't terrible. The last to I've bought have crapped out inside a few months. Should I get that one Patrick Stewart can lift with his pinky finger? Ive been very happy with my Dyson Balls. (5 years/medium sized apartments)
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The Moon Monster posted:Someone recommend me a vacuum cleaner that isn't terrible. The last to I've bought have crapped out inside a few months. Should I get that one Patrick Stewart can lift with his pinky finger? We've liked the Miele Twist that the Wirecutter recommended back when it was the Sweethome.
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The Moon Monster posted:Someone recommend me a vacuum cleaner that isn't terrible. The last to I've bought have crapped out inside a few months. Should I get that one Patrick Stewart can lift with his pinky finger?
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The current rec I see is the Shark Navigator and it’s good
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When leaving your house for a few weeks, is there anything recommended that should be done? Such as unplugging certain electronics like the fridge and keep the fridge / freezer door open?
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Busy Bee posted:When leaving your house for a few weeks, is there anything recommended that should be done? Such as unplugging certain electronics like the fridge and keep the fridge / freezer door open? You could turn off (at the power point) anything that doesn't need to be on standby, like your tv, but I don't know why you'd turn your fridge and freezer off. Don't you still have stuff in them? If not, I guess you could empty and defrost them before you go if you want to and have the time?
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Busy Bee posted:When leaving your house for a few weeks, is there anything recommended that should be done? Such as unplugging certain electronics like the fridge and keep the fridge / freezer door open? If you have a gas hot water service, it should have a setting on it where you can stop it from keeping your water hot, but still keep the pilot light on. Remember to turn it back on and give it an hour or two before you try to have a hot shower when you get home.
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George H.W. oval office posted:The current rec I see is the Shark Navigator and it’s good I got rid of one of these not too long ago, and I do not recommend it if you have dogs. Started out fine but just got weaker and weaker. I like my current Kenmore canister, very powerful and it takes forever to fill up the bag (which is less messy to deal with.) Only got it in April though so I can't speak to long-term use.
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Tiggum posted:You could turn off (at the power point) anything that doesn't need to be on standby, like your tv, but I don't know why you'd turn your fridge and freezer off. Don't you still have stuff in them? If not, I guess you could empty and defrost them before you go if you want to and have the time? I mean, how long does defrosting take? And what does that even entail? I thought it'd be as easy as just unplugging the fridge and keeping the doors open?
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Busy Bee posted:I mean, how long does defrosting take? And what does that even entail? I thought it'd be as easy as just unplugging the fridge and keeping the doors open? Any remotely modern fridge keeps itself defrosted, so it's as easy as unplugging it, period. Definitely keep the doors open though, lest the residual moisture make something gross happen.
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Is there some way to set a maximum volume on my computer so I can have the volume set loud enough to hear the ridiculously quiet videos some people upload but I won't be deafened by the next video I play?
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Tiggum posted:Is there some way to set a maximum volume on my computer so I can have the volume set loud enough to hear the ridiculously quiet videos some people upload but I won't be deafened by the next video I play? This is called dynamic range compression and, at least on Windows, it's got a somewhat crappy built-in one https://pureinfotech.com/normalize-sound-volume-windows-10/
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Are cooling weighted blankets actually cooling or do they just kinda mitigate some of additional heat from laying underneath 20 lbs? I was thinking about getting one but I sleep hot and don't want to set my AC cooler every night in the summer to compensate. I sleep under a standard (I guess?) down comforter and no top sheet now.Busy Bee posted:I mean, how long does defrosting take? And what does that even entail? I thought it'd be as easy as just unplugging the fridge and keeping the doors open? I think they were questioning if you want to spend the time to empty out your freezer and fridge before leaving for a few weeks. If you don't have anything in there, just unplug it and open the doors, but really you could do that overnight if you wanted to. Whats weird about your question is the fact that most people have stuff in their freezer and fridge that will last longer than a few weeks and unplugging your fridge before a medium length trip isn't really a common thing.
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I'm trying to find an old flash game site. It was called something like 555that'sfive5s.com. Every game on it was a troll, like one where you seemed to be playing against AI that was actually just your past moves, another where the game was simply "stand there and do nothing for every level", another that could be an Eliza bot but also could secretly be another player, etc.
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That sounds really fun. I hope it's still around and someone knows.
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Gobbeldygook posted:I'm trying to find an old flash game site. It was called something like 555that'sfive5s.com. Every game on it was a troll, like one where you seemed to be playing against AI that was actually just your past moves, another where the game was simply "stand there and do nothing for every level", another that could be an Eliza bot but also could secretly be another player, etc. I'd suggest trying the help me remember the name of a game thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2925708 Yeah, you're after the website name not any of the particular games but that's your best bet for searching here I think.
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Motherboard chat reminded me - I have 4 HDD's that were encrypted with TrueCrypt years ago (on Vista ffs), and the motherboard fried on that machine. But, I'm pretty sure they're permanently gone, because I made a keyfile with the random mouse movement generator. And, of course, I didn't save the keyfile to any sort of external drive. Its on C. So I think what I need to to is get the unencrypted windows partition to boot, in then launch truecrypt, and it'll then locate the keyfile. But how can I get the vista partition to boot on a machine that doesn't have the correct (assigned?) motherboard? Sorry if I'm unclear. It's been years since I've used TrueCrypt, and have forgotten most of the terminology. I have a HDD dock, and a win10 Laptop, and yes, I know the password if that's useful info.
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