This may just be a semantic argument. Media production can consider it piracy, but that’s irrelevant as it had no legal standing. Without a law prohibiting something, it’s legal. And the fact that they sued and lost means it was never illegal and the media companies can declare it “piracy” or “treason against Columbia Pictures” or whatever they want until they’re blue in the face but no one cares.
The VCR was invented, marketed, and sold to do this very thing. When the VCR first came out (same for betamax) they didn’t sell pre-recorded tapes because the only way they had to make those was to manually record them individually in real-time which was prohibitively expensive. That’s also why movie rental places caught on: early VHS movies were too expensive for most to afford. But not too expensive for a business to rent hundreds of times.
Suffice to say: if recording TV was piracy, it wasn’t illegal and the people bitching had no way to enforce their will.
That linux distro tester is really cool. Bazzite is also pretty neat. Thanks for sharing!
Whatever linux version is on the Steam Deck wasn’t bad to use when I needed Desktop mode. It was pretty similar experience-wise to windows (no mac experience).
I could see the new Steam Machine essentially just being a Steam Deck in a box. That’d allow it to have beefier hardware but it could use the same software and interface. Add a new tab for HTPC services and a quicker way to get to desktop mode and you’re done. It would be another hardware platform but there’d be a lot less design if they were similar in architecture.
Yes! I already have a full gaming desktop attached to my main 4k HDR OLED tv for watching streaming services that don’t have apps on the actual TV (and adblocking). If I could replace that with an HTPC that has gaming capability that’d be great!
VPN is very available but this would probably still stop the majority. It’s like locks: it won’t keep everyone out, just enough not to try.
So what you’re saying is Belgium put out a free app for Android and Apple devices that allows people to call for help. Previous methods still exist like 3 digit phone codes for emergencies.
That is mostly untenable for the average person. In the past a modest music budget was 1-2 albums a month plus the radio for discovery and word of mouth. That was it.
Streaming platforms give you access to practically everything that’s even remotely popular for the price of 1 album a month. If you want to consume a lot of music and especially a lot of new (to you) music, online streaming is one of your best options. And I know what sub I’m on, just addressing that you said “buy”.
Navidrome server streaming to Symfonium through Wireguard using music downloaded with Soulseek and suggestions generated by Listenbrainz. No, it’s not as convenient for the average user.
Understanment of the century. If you end up listing 5 different pieces of software to replace 1, then it’s going to be something for enthusiasts only.
There is no way you can use Spotify and think it has a low amount of music. There are precious few things I’ve looked for it doesn’t have.
Do you get ads is you pay for it?
Also: there’s unofficial clients? Does it use it’s algorithms or library?
Spotify sucks? What are some good alternatives that have a similar amount of content and suggestions?
You bought the audiobooks on Spotify, and then they limited your listening time? What the fuck? Do you have a subscription? DIdn’t even know they sold audiobooks; just thought they had some free ones.
Right. Steam figured out piracy ages ago. There’s only 3 main contingent of software pirates:
Steam mitigates #1 by having and promoting publishers to list regional pricing and encouraging/enabling sales. Steam can’t really do anything concrete about #2, but they try by offering services like the Workshop and Remote Play/Together. And they solved #3 by having a store that actually works and doesn’t add in invasive DRM (steam DRM is publisher-enabled).
Which is weird because neither of those things are illegal. You can absolutely tape the radio. You just can’t distribute it. Just like you can copy your own media for your own use as much as you want.