It is. Taking from a service without paying for it, and actively avoiding the service making money via advertising is basically the same as watching a film without paying for it.

Both ways, you consumed a service and the people providing it got nothing, but it cost them something to create and provide it.

I heard a new one this year (or new to me anyway) which basically has the word “joy” over and over. Googling is failing me, as the word joy is used for pretty much anything Xmas related.

Anyway, as it was new, I don’t hate it yet.

For added confusion we have pigs in blankets in the UK too, but it’s small sausages wrapped in bacon instead.

As an Englishman I don’t even know what they are, I’ve only ever heard them mentioned on US television

Rtf is far more lightweight than docx. It’s closer to markdown.

One man controlling access to a sizable percentage of the world’s internet access doesn’t solve much.

The Animatrix described it fairly closely

I’ve seen this before, but didn’t realise they got milkdrop working. I bought an MMX compatible processor specifically to be able to run this, back in the day.

https://youtu.be/0MDQp3fG4OI?si=tiVqzoE0m4p8F2Iu

Sorry it’s a short, couldn’t find a proper clip

Alan Davis?

Interesting that they note that the installation and upkeep are expensive. I wonder if they’ve factored the upkeep into the energy expenditure. Flat roofing is far worse than a pitched room for needing replacement etc.

Basically, it sounds good, but the research needs to consider the full lifecycle of these projects.

I like this, but having skimmed it I didn’t find a description I connected with.

For whatever reason, I feel the world isn’t “just”, but I personally will have a better life if I do good things. It’s rooted in selfishness rather than celestial balance.

Not necessarily true. Presumably there would be a terms of service you’d know about before takeoff. And any of it could easily be voluntary rather than mandatory.

You’ve never bought anything with “made in china” on the label?

I had a lot of fun pasting that into dalle the other day, created some funny stuff.

RM

That sounds like a problem worth solving, and I can’t think of a reason it would be the case without using the words “kickbacks” and “corruption”

Why do they need to ask? I ask as in the UK we all get our power from “the grid”, and don’t have much say over what the energy mix is there.

It does still allow for catch-up at the end of the run though. I prefer to binge watch, but now I wait a few months for it all to be released and then watch it. Which still doesn’t allow for week to week discussion, but fits my watching patterns better.

Not if you randomly jumple and replace the switches before typing each password