Well, we’ve made it to the new year. Hopefully everyone’s recovered from the festivities, and are rethinking their resolutions in the sober light of the new year.
The city (and local media) trying to claim that a team playing in the suburbs is unheard of is beyond ridiculous at this point. As a reference, I remember needing to schlepp down here to see the Cavs play back when I still cared about the NBA.
Forget your fancy ball drops.
I thought you had the ticket?
This seems to be about four months too early for this news to be leaking.
I’ll reserve judgement, but I’m a bit concerned.
So shines a good deed in a weary world.
This is the correct path, get the LLM’s involved in deathmatches.
You can’t shame the shameless.
A rare serious sports story leading into a weekend.
In case you need some time tested resolution ideas.
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As there are people out there that do a dry January, and we have those who prefer to avoid alcohol for other reasons, this month (unless there’s a revolt in the comments), I’ll be focusing on zero-proof cocktails (AKA Mocktails, screw the people who are offended by that term as well). This is a twist on an old drink that most people will only recognize from a Simpsons joke (back when they told jokes), the Gin Rickey.
Tonic Rickey
- 1 part (0.5 oz) lime juice
- 1 part (0.5 oz) simple syrup
- 3 part (1.5 oz) tonic water (I’m very partial to Fever Tree here)
- 3 part (1.5 oz) sparking water (club soda if you want basic, flavored seltzer to change it up a bit)
- [OPTIONAL] 3 dashes of aromatic bitters (yes, this will technically add a small amount of alcohol, unless you go out of your way to source non alcoholic bitters)
Start by filling a glass with ice cubes, add a splash of the tonic water, then add in the simple syrup, lime juice, and bitters (if you’re using them). Pour the rest of the tonic and sparkling water roughly on top to mix, and give a brief spin with a bar spoon or straw to fully integrate everything. If you really wanted to get integration right, you could put the lime juice, simple syrup, and bitters into a shaker and shake to combine, but that’s not really needed here. If you must, garnish with a lime wheel, or some fresh herbs/fruit based on the sparkling water you used.
All those trips to Foxboro back when the stadium was a dump but way more fun.
The stadium is much nicer but it’s still a ridiculous trek to get there.
It’s one thing for 8-ish home NFL games. But it kills the Revs – who wants to make that schlep on a Wednesday night?
My Dad used to pay a guy to park in his front yard, then we’d hump down Route 1 to Schaefer Stadium. Security would pat us down. Looking for booze, not weapons. It was Schaefer Stadium after all.
*flips keyboard*
*storms out*
Hey now, I linked to the original drink this was based on for those who want to indulge. Consider it a brief flip from offering cocktail recipes with notations to make them zero proof.
Avoid alcohol.
I understand these words just not in this configuration.
Who are you?!?
Tool rocks.
They have some bangers.
I brushed Puscifer off when they came out but I’ve been listening and enjoying them as well.
Maynard owns part of a winery in Traverse City and according to a buddy is really nice about anything not Tool related.
I enjoyed his Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame performance for Ozzy when I caught it the other night:
https://youtu.be/IeKUP8Lvs4o
“The city (and local media) trying to claim that a team playing in the suburbs is unheard of”
I give you Candlestick, which was located in the Hunter/Baypoint suburb of San Francisco.
The Richfield Coliseum was ~30 minutes from downtown with good traffic. The location where it was at is now part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
The Lions and Pistons played an hour outside of Detroit for decades.
Anaheim
Ahem. It’s the California Angels of California.
Inglewood isn’t L.A. either.
Hunters Point is a city neighborhood, not a suburb.
As for the Browns, meh follow the laws/contracts you agreed to. These owners don’t get any sympathy from me after sucking the taxpayers dry almost everywhere they go.
While not Kezar, it was still in the confines of San Francisco proper, and given the winds there – so well named. Unlike Levi’s Stadium.
And now, the team has moved out of the suburbs, and into the most important city in the bay; San Jose!
Err, Cowboy Stadium, in Arlington?
“You can’t shame the shameless.”
Sigh. This kind of thing also ruined Disney parks.
That was the exact comparison I thought of when I saw the article
In a country that wasn’t swirling down the toilet, those people would have been shamed out of polite society by now.
NewWife has learned to call them jetway Jesuses
You can’t shame the shameless.
Haha! I’ve seen this! I was waiting for a flight and the gate next to mine was Vegas bound. There had to be 20 or more people in wheelchairs waiting to board. I mentioned it to the dude sitting next to me and he said 99 percent of them were faking it.
Too cheap to buy the early bird check in.
But not cheap enough to lug around/abandon a wheelchair, and to waste good ambulatory time rollin’ themselves about? And why the fuck would you want to board a plane *early?* To spend *more* time in a cramped ‘n confined area? What the fuck are you ‘winning?’ MORE discomfort! YAY! I guess you can sell the wheelchair to similar passengers upon arrival, but ya still gotta (kinda sorta) ‘care’ for the merchandise en route. Looks a winner? Ain’t!
Aisle>window>middle. Get drunk and sleep on int’l flights. (Or *all* of them .) Stupidest route: Seoul to San Fran. Then BACK to Hawaii… where we got the ‘connecting’ flight to Chicago. Uh. Huh. That was wise of them. Another favorite was an overnight layover in Russia. I was, no shit, the only passenger in the airport. Maybe the only person. I was there for several hours without seeing anyone else, just walking through the place. I was wise to pre-buy a bottle of vodka, as nothing in the airport was open. I got loaded and slept on the floor like a gentleman. The next day’s flight was uneventful. That night, however? A special sort of eerie entertainment.
And why the fuck would you want to board a plane *early?*
Bin space. But the planes are slowly getting bigger so this is less of an issue.
If I check a bag I’m usually one of the last people on. Don’t be last though because they will pat you down lol.
New York Judge Sets Donald Trump Hush-Money Sentencing for Jan. 10
The president-elect may appear either virtually or in person, judge says
Popcorn time!
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/new-york-judge-sets-donald-trump-hush-money-sentencing-for-jan-10-fba6efbe?st=MqjyPq&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Great, that asshole will swoop in just in time to save the world from the next Hitler.
No attendance means no jail.
I’m seeing this is just for show, there will probably be no jail or fine.
Merchan said he wasn’t inclined to send Trump to jail, and that an unconditional discharge—or a sentence without any punishment—was “the most viable solution to ensure finality and allow Defendant to pursue his appellate options.”
what exactly does this mean?
kinnath, with a sentence being imposed, the conviction now enters – that means there is no impediment to an appeal. With no punishment we can all “heal” now, and the judge can hope to avoid getting shat upon (so he hopes).
Thank you Swiss.
“the judge can hope to avoid getting shat upon”
I was thinking “perforated”, but “shat upon” works.
And let me get back to Neph’s links with this bit of theater.
U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcoholic Beverages
Oh, no! Can he pulls this off before Sleepy Joe leaves?
The U.S. surgeon general said alcoholic beverages should carry cancer warnings to increase awareness that the drinks are a leading cause of preventable cancers.
An act of Congress would be required to change the existing warning labels on bottles of beer, wine and liquor. Today, federal rules require only a warning against drunken driving and drinking while pregnant, as well as a general warning that alcohol “may cause health problems.”
Oh never mind…
https://www.wsj.com/health/alcohol-is-a-leading-preventable-cause-of-cancer-u-s-surgeon-general-warns-fa78b5c2?st=HCq7KE&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
The asking price is $1T.
Yeah, the city that’s balking on renovations (which is part of why the team is looking at the suburbs) will be able to afford the team.
Just be aware that purchasing the Browns does carry Deshaun Watson with the deal.
“Poison Pill”
Never forget that the Irsays moved out of Baltimore in the middle of the night because earlier that day, Maryland’s legislature voted for a law to take the Colts by eminent domain. The next morning, there was nothing for the state to take.
I can hear OM‘s howling from here.
This was a reasonable use of eminent domain. Irsay took a fabulously successful and beloved franchise deeply embedded in the city’s culture (while using tons of city resources over the years) and flushed it down the toilet. He tossed out Unitas, then immediately started shopping the team around to try to get a fat taxpayer-funded deal and luxury stadium given to him. I hope his death was painful and I wish an equally painful one for his idiot son.
The Green Bay model would have worked incredibly well there.
“This was a reasonable use of eminent domain.”
One struggles to imagine the “public use” of a football team. Could they even charge for tickets?
As a matter of principle that law should not exist. As a practical matter I find it hard to get upset when crony billionaires are balked from finding a better crony deal looting taxpayers in a new city.
One of the reasons this is already in court is that the Browns are saying the law is vague as to what constitutes “moving”. As in this case they’re going to a suburb that’s still part of the same metro area (the new site is next to Hopkins airport).
I want to make a joke about the Browns being vague about moving the ball, but that is unfair. They are actually just vague about which direction to move it.
Neph, if it hasn’t already started Id be buying up as many houses nearby that I could.
Tres Cool:
It’s about 3 miles from my house to the new location, straight down (what’s currently) a side street.
Straight down is a valid direction for the Browns.
(yes, this will technically add a small amount of alcohol, unless you go out of your way to source non alcoholic bitters)
There’s probably more alcohol in a glass of orange juice or kombucha.
Kombucha certainly, as that’s fermented. Bitters are surprisingly high in alcohol (Angostura clocks in at ~45% ABV), but as they’re generally used sparingly, it’s ignored. There’s at least one cocktail recipe that uses bitters as the base spirit (and it’s quite good).
I love bitters. What’s the cocktail?
For February lol.
The base in this one is rum but there are a lot of bitters in the mix and it is amazing.
It works really well with Hamilton 151, but I like it better with a mixed rum I have.
Problem with this is it is extremely dangerous.
Tundra:
The Trinidad Sour. I included it in one of my cocktail pieces back in the day.
Thanks, boys!
Bookmarked.
Think the ‘splody Cybertruck story was weird?
https://x.com/ImMeme0/status/1875292999313453088
Hold onto your tinfoil, people.
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That sounds pretty weird…
I did see some notes on twitter earlier today (local) about his Signal app safety number changing after his “death”. That was apparently passed along from folks in his current unit in Germany. A few related ID things – really don’t see any rational connection between a person meeting his description and any of the details of the event.
I sure as hell don’t trust Swiss Servator.
*wraps more foil around head
wtaf
There’s not enough tinfoil in the world for that.
Walter weighs in:
https://x.com/walterkirn/status/1875317683216117956
*shudder*
This is the correct path, get the LLM’s involved in deathmatches.
After getting killed four times in a row, I realized that I’m hopeless if confined to a keyboard for motion.
The secret is that Doom is really a flat plane, there is no up and down, just side to side (and forward/back). You do not have to actually target the enemy, just need to be pointing at them, even if it appears to be over their heads, etc.
Oh, I played a lot of Doom in my day. A whole lot. Problem is my ability to make the necessary rapid motions and accurate aiming with keyboard arrows and fixed slew rates. Gimme a mouse and I’ll annihilate those fucking demons.
Speaking of game news….sounds like there is a 40k Total War game on the horizon.
Waiting till I get a house and moved into it…but with a bit more free space, I may splurge and just pick up a gaming desktop so I can handle a few things more recent than 2020 – ie. Space Marine 2 and other games.
You forget, rumor monger himself whom you linked to says all rumors are lies.
Unless Either Creative Assembly and/Or Games Workshop says something, I’m going to assume it’s just some folks dreaming.
He’s got some sources pretty high up…his accuracy on model releases is pretty good most of the time – sounds like it’s a ways away in any case, but a likely eventuality in any case.
Poorhammer did a podcast a year or so back brainstorming how a 40k Total War game might look – I’ve only picked up the first Warhammer Total War game and some of the DLC. Need to hook up a larger screen because everything is way too small on my laptop even if it runs alright.
I’ve been playing Total War since before I knew 40k existed (starting with Rome 1), and I have doubts CA can do justice to the style of combat you get from the setting.
I have another NSF pitch. Any feedback is appreciated.
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1. The Technology Innovation. (Up to 3500 characters)
Explain the core high-risk technical innovation to be researched and developed during a Phase I project. NSF must understand what research and development is required and how this technical innovation differs from and is significantly better than existing solutions. It may also be that the proposed innovation creates a new market. In this case, why will it be adopted? Describing features or benefits of the proposed technology is not sufficient.
2. The Technical Objectives and Challenges. (Up to 3500 characters)
Clearly explain the specific research and development required to prove that the foundational technology works and address the associated challenges explicitly with a high level description of how each will be managed.
This section must convey how the proposed work is technically innovative and demonstrate that you have an understanding of the core research and development tasks necessary to prove out the technical innovation.
3. The Market Opportunity. (Up to 1750 characters)
Explain the value of the technological innovation including the potential uses and those who will benefit (who is the customer) and demonstrate a high-level understanding of the competitive landscape and why this innovation has the potential to compete.
4. The Company and Team. (Up to 1750 characters)
Explain the team’s suitability to successfully execute the project based on the proposed innovation and approach to R&D. Provide information on plans to address gaps in the team.
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Extraterrestrial molecules based on hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) were found in the Murchison meteorite. There is evidence that such compounds helped spur abiogenesis on earth. HMT has many uses, including as a treatment for urinary tract infections. However, little is known about the properties of HMT amino acids and no polypeptides based on such amino acids have been synthesized.
Polypeptides and glycopeptides represent an important class of antibiotics including bacitracin and chemotherapy drugs. Some of them are used to treat infections that are resistant to other antibiotics. So far, such drugs are either naturally-derived or synthesized from the 20 amino acids found in living things. This process has become increasingly automated, allowing for the rapid testing of artificial proteins for medicinal value.
Since HMT-based polypeptides do not exist on earth, it is unlikely that fungi, bacteria, or cancer cells would have any natural resistance to them. Furthermore, the unique nitrogen ring chemistry of HMT allows for different protein folding. Isovaline, an amino acid found in the Murchison meteorite, was found to have therapeutic value as a pain reliever in mice. It also has the added benefit of not crossing the blood-brain barrier which can cause sedation and addiction. Isovaline is not based on HMT, but it does prove that there are important amino acids not found in proteins.
HMT is already made at an industrial scale, so medicines made from it would have an inexpensive precursor. This is an advantage over most antibiotics which require the cultivation of fungi. Other antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs require the cultivation of bacteria or plants. All naturally-derived antibiotics also require a separation process to extract the desired chemical. HMT-based medicines would sidestep all of that, possibly leading to cheaper alternatives.
There is also an opportunity for new vaccines. Research is underway for coronavirus vaccines using artificial proteins, including research with amino acids not found in cells. Thus far, no one has tried using HMT-based amino acids to make artificial proteins (polypeptides).
reference
Extraterrestrial hexamethylenetetramine in meteorites—a precursor of prebiotic chemistry in the inner solar system
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20038-x?fromPaywallRec=false
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The first step will be to synthesize HMT as a side chain (R group) of an amino acid and test it for medicinal value. That by itself is a project, but most of the work would be in testing its effect on cultures of various pathogens. All 20 essential amino acids should be tested with HMT as a side chain. After that, it would be best to make simple polypeptides using HMT amino acids and other amino acids found in the Murchison meteorite such as isovaline.
The three main tasks of the project are making HMT amino acids, making those into proteins, and then testing the effect of those proteins on pathogens and pests.
Each phase can be explored to a greater or lesser degree. In the initial phase, the focus will be on synthesizing and testing HMT amino acids. To the best of my knowledge and research, this area remains uncharted territory.
My plans will depend heavily on what’s available from chemical and medical supply companies. It might turn out that I’ll need to use something readily available like protein powder as a raw material. Since many of the reactions I plan to investigate have yet to be studied, I don’t know what products I’ll end up with or how to separate them. The most likely scenario is that I’ll be forced to test mixtures of amino acids and later proteins.
As for the pathogens, my focus will be on E. coli and Salmonella as those are well-known pathogens and relatively easy to cultivate. Depending on how that goes, I might study Staphylococcus as well, though the risk factor is higher.
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The pharmaceutical market is vast, and any new medicine is bound to be worth an enormous amount. New antibiotics, vaccines, etc. could alleviate the suffering of millions, including impoverished people stricken with neglected tropical diseases. Then there are all the other possible uses for medicines: treatments for weight loss, diabetes, hypertension, depression, pain relief and so on. Finding a new compound that treats any such condition at even a slightly lower cost or with fewer side effects will pay for the cost of research many times over.
The agricultural sector might also benefit in the form of new and improved pesticides and herbicides. While organophosphates have dominated that sector for decades, there are growing environmental concerns and demand for alternatives, especially biodegradable ones. Protein-based herbicides and pesticides could be the next great innovation in pest management. New proteins could also be alternatives to controversial technologies like genetic engineering and so-called forever chemicals.
The chemical industry as a whole is always looking for better feedstocks, reagents, enzymes, and catalysts. New amino acid and protein-based products could provide all sorts of benefits leading to lower costs of various products, including food, fabrics, plastics and many more. It’s possible that nanotechnology could benefit from new amino acids and proteins as well.
On a more basic level, our understanding of how and why proteins fold and how their 3D structure affects their function is limited. Experiments with new amino acids could shed light on that question. A typical protein in the human body is made of about 400 amino acids. There are about 20^400 possible proteins of that size, thus for now it is not possible to investigate all or even a small percentage of them. The general neglect to study non-biological amino acids and proteins is both an oversight and an opportunity.
4.
The company will begin as a sole proprietorship, though I hope to partner with a chemical engineering professor (David Klinke of WVU) I worked for in college. I live about 45 minutes away of the University of Florida in Gainesville, and I hope to benefit from their expertise, equipment, and facilities. Otherwise, it looks like I will need to buy the materials and equipment to do the experiments myself. I have the space for it in my apartment and enough money to get started but nowhere near enough savings to complete the project. Ideally, once I have some successful results, I can attract private investors and otherwise expand operations.
My degree is in chemical engineering, and I’ve been doing chemistry experiments since I was in elementary school. I expect various challenges along the way, and I have a wide network of former classmates and professors I can turn to for advice. With the internet, it has never been easier to find answers for all sorts of reference questions. I did some paid scientific research as a college student, so I have some idea about how to proceed.
Many great inventions are the results of accidents made by amateurs. The work of Goddard, Edison, the Wright brothers, and Faraday comes to my mind. The only way to truly know is through experiment. Chemistry in a way has stagnated through an overemphasis on computer simulations. There are still great discoveries to be made the old-fashioned way.
Way out of my wheelhouse, Derpy.
Staycations are where it’s at, man. I’m nearly rested & rejuvenated after Christmas
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87821224358?pwd=eW55MTRDbDNtQkh2aHd3M1Nmenlzdz09
Haven’t been downtown yet….still slightly intimidated…
Will walk offbase to talk to a guy about a car tomorrow (small expat/military-catering dealership nearby). Also taking the train to another town on Sunday for church.
Area Orientation is next week and Friday includes a trip downtown and some walking around – so that should be good. If I had been on a normal flight earlier in the fall that would have been the end of my first week in country – now I’ll have been here 3 weeks…but at least I’m mostly through my first watchstander qualification for my long term work. Still been a hassle finishing admin check-ins with the repeated holidays.
Ok, I will take ‘refused to understand’ as meaning understand but will not acknowledge.
They knew fucking well what they were doing. It is textbook demoralization.
Speaking of demoralization the wheelchair people should be fitted for one.
Both in psychology and biology experiments have been done on behavior changes in animals that become too crowded or got too short on resources. The animals displayed the kind of behavior I see in people now.
Do we have too many people?
No Bill Gates, we don’t. 😉
We need to get off this rock and terrorize the galaxy.
If the future is like Ice Pirates, I’m in.
Do we have too many people?
No
Too many pedos, it appears.
But otherwise no.
I asked thinking of it as a localized problem. I saw a video the other day with a Brit going on and on that upon visiting America they could easily go somewhere where they could not see other people for the first time int heir lives.
That seems odd to me as I have spent at least half of my life basically in solitude. They specifically used the words ‘solitude’ and ‘privacy’.
I go days while only seeing one person. Mrs F goes weeks but I compensate so she’s happy with that.
No details. He seems to be itching for “controversy” so I’m guessing it will be “Jews are Nazis” because that’s stunning and brave now.
That’s exactly my concern. The fact he did Maus gives me some hope.
Anything that runs counter to reason, logic, traditional morals, or prosperity, anything that aids our enemies materially or generally in the public sphere is lauded by the cockroaches on the left.
They have been skating on people’s suspension of disbelief that they could be outright enemies of the country but I suspect if that hasn’t run out completely it soon will.
Honestly, I think in the circles he runs in (NY publishing) being pro Israel is more edgy and controversial.
Tesla Cybertruck Voted ‘Worst Vehicle’ By National Association Of Terrorist Car Bombers
It is, however, still ugly.
Someone in my area has a white one. You think the stainless is hideous? White is a war crime.
VW chimes in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUtE3QlTpKI
I’ll bet there were people at VW who wished they could have used that. Great fake commercial.
I couldn’t make it through that Atlantic thumbsucker.
Yeah, I only skimmed.
To think they deliberately filter for people who write like that. 🙄
C’mon Rhy, these are the people that believe women have peckers. Let the gravity of that sink in for a moment but if you start getting dizzy sit down. You dont want to come to with a big knot on your head.
Yay! My new glasses are at the Eye Clinic. Bigger, thicker and maybe even better. You may not have to pull over and stop as I drive by but probably isn’t a bad idea anyway.
I didn’t need glasses ’til I was about 50 but sure do now. Get them on Monday, hope they are the right cut.
50? You are lucky 4×20, I had bifocals by 19.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqMsXDd1_no&ab_channel=JimmyCliffVEVO
My eyes went to shit when I hit 38.
The dumbest road design meets dumb traffic laws.
Bike lane with a motorized scooter. It’s in MA where according to comments EV bikes are allowed. I think this one is ICE, but who knows.
Add the parking and the whole thing is exactly the clusterfuck you’d expect.
https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/1hsxdyf/oc_poor_scooter/
Dumbest road sign: On a Top Gear segment, Clarkson’s favorite was a big red one with only one instruction: “Sign Not in Use.”
Brilliant Brits, they are. (Clarkson *is* brilliant. A great writer and personality, though I imagine a ‘terrible’ husband.) Him, Bob Dylan (less so, now) and Larry David are high on my old(ish) people I’ll get pangs upon hearing their demise. (Only Dylan’s music thru Blood on the Tracks. He remains a fundamentally interesting human. The new flick is good, but only cuz the acting is fantastic and the story sells exactly what Dad+ *want* to imagine. Biggest message to me, other than Timothee (GRG!) et al’s acting? Dylan assholitude confirmed, and WTF was Sylvia thinking staying w him? (Fame. $. Cute. I *do* get it.)
Those bike lanes are all over out here. Dangerous as fuck.
Luckily no one uses them otherwise we would have a monster bodycount.
They have the same type of lane in the college town next door. Just as stupid, and barely used even there. Bikes ride where ever they want, electric bikes are everywhere, don’t care about anything or it is old people with zero awareness.
Stupid.
Oh, and the have them running up to the hospital around the corner, taking away parking, which is needed for, you know, emergencies. And no one uses the damn things.
E-bikes are hurting people on the local multi-use paths. Cyclists are bad enough, but some numb cunt doing 40 needs to be put down.
Last night I watched part of some old movie about the French and Indian War. I have no idea what thr name was;it was on one of those Tubi live channels. I don’t know when it was made, but I’d say in the ’30s, because the chief of the Delawares (I think) wore a beaded headband decorated with upside down hearts and… swastikas.
“Shameless” is a pathetic rag like The Atlantic suddenly finding the balls, however grudgingly and finger-waggingly, to print that maybe females complaining about getting pushed out or injured by males in sports had a point.
A month ago that was MAGA wingnuttery.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/an-old-fashioned-liberal-scourge-of-the-woke-bill-maher-interview-8984315c?st=MyL1gB&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Feh. “Woke” is just following Dem “principles” to their limit.
OK then. 🙄
Yup.
A Question of Ethics – I own a set of blu rays of a show I watched as a kid, only one episode on one of the disks won’t play and I can’t extract it via ripping. Since I paid for the series, is it okay to find an alternate digital copy* to replace the absent episode?
*aka pirated
Ethically, I see no problem with it. Ethically, I don’t see much of a problem of downloading anything that was broadcast OTA, as someone captured it legally, and is sharing it.
Legally it’s a whole other story.
Ahhh….hearing the Reds on the radio:
“Any rebroadcast, retransmission, or account of this game, without the express written consent of Major League Baseball, is prohibited.”
Can you get old baseball games on blu ray?
Are most pirated videos actually ‘captured’ from when they were broadcast? I’d imagine they are more likely to have been ripped from some DVD set like UCS has and then ‘shared’
I’ve had similar discussions where I get media from alternate channels that I have access to on streaming services where I pay for them.
It’s about the ease of watching them. I sleep ok doing it.
How long ago did you buy this set? If it come that way , return it for a clean copy. If it has developed a glitch over time write it off as a loss, If one of my CDs starts not working after years of use I don’t think I would be justified in stealing a digital copy just because I paid for a physical copy at some point in the past.
Ripping a DVD you’ve paid for to a hard drive is called “format shifting” and is perfectly legal. Getting a different format from a pirate site for a work you have already purchased … that’s iffy because the person who put it out there on the web DID violate copyright.
“Forget your fancy ball drops.”
*bites tongue*
So I just installed a Japanese dictionary on my phone. It wants access to my contacts and phone permissions to run.
Ahh. How about, no. Oh well, I’ll keep using the one I’ve used for a decade. I just desperately want to switch as he turned it into a subscription application and I refuse after he took my money for a paid app that he stopped supporting. I just use the free features on the current app.
It’s a shame because if he wasn’t a jackass that took my $20 a decade ago I’d have been a subscriber all along and he’d have about $250 of my money over the past decade. I use it enough to justify it and would have happily supported him.