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Post by jjav »

kevingadd wrote: post #611
jstanley wrote: post #607

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Why is piracy of games for a 20-year-old console a problem? Is anyone still selling new games for those consoles?

The rightsholder wants to be able to sell the game to you again on a new platform to keep collecting revenue off it

If that's the motivation, it's pretty misguided, since it is a completely different motivation to buy. I buy (or pirate if I can't) the old games for nostalgia fun, not so much for the gameplay or graphics. I then also buy the new game for the modern experience & gameplay.

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Post by crtasm »

fnord77 wrote: post #414
da_chicken wrote: post #405

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> People really do just want a one click solution for creating adult content, and consuming adult content. Once they know it's possible, people want a one click solution for anything. The subject being taboo has nothing to do with it. This is one reason why Youtube, Spotify, Steam and Netflix did such a good job combatting piracy for music, video games, and movies, while ROM sites are still a ubiquitous problem for 2…

there'd probably be a netflix for ROMs if there were enough demand (I imagine the copyright holders would get onboard if the demand and $$ was there)

Until then, archive.org has lots playable in-browser.

e.g. https://archive.org/details/internetarcade

https://archive.org/details/sega_genesis_library

https://archive.org/details/atari_8bit_library_games

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Post by neil_s »

polote wrote: post #474
caractacus wrote: post #466

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A long-term trend of less sex and more porno? Could you show some stats on this? I only question that line because I can't even deal with the rest of your post.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...

Thanks for sharing that link! Interesting that the study notes that the drop in sexual activity was mostly in low-income/underemployed men, and students. So probably not the demand side of OF.

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Post by jedberg »

lobocinza wrote: post #635
jedberg wrote: post #464

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Netflix is getting into games for a reason. It's unclear if they only play to make new ones or also license old ones. But I agree with you, I'm surprised Steam doesn't have a way to get old ROMs.

> Steam doesn't have a way to get old ROMs. Licensing hell.

I am sure it is, but I figure if anyone can crack that nut, it's Valve.

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Post by PartiallyTyped »

dfdz wrote: post #569
boublepop wrote: post #356

In reality they always knew it made no sense, but the amount of free PR they got from every major news outlet across the world posting essentially: “Popular pornographic app only available for a short while!” Is absolutely insane, and made the full circus with it all. It’s like Red Bull leaning into the “dangerous drink” coverage.

Here my conspiracy theory, which closely related to what you are saying. The BBC was investigating OnlyFans and found damaging stuff[1]. The leadership at OnlyFans was trying to think of a way to avoid the resulting bad press so they come up with the brilliant idea of announcing an upcoming Ban on all sexual material. This will keep distracted while they work on improving their content moderation. When ready, they ca…

The cynic in me believe they may be involved in a honeypot operation, which will ensure they continue operating while not having to deal with backlash.

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Post by TedDoesntTalk »

asdff wrote: post #605
pelasaco wrote: post #246

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In Germany, all Craftsmen are just laughing. Tiler, Carpenter, electrician, etc.. all of them have enough to do, can choose their clients and their wages. I understand that HN always will tend to talk about CS, but Craftsmen are doing their 40k/year, easily. The Salary potential is just increasing.

In Germany there must be an undersupply of these laborers. Come to California and you will find electricians with years of experience, all sorts of craftsman, woodworkers, tilers, roofers, hvac specialists, approaching you with your three cans of paint and asking you for work in the home depot parking lot. Maybe that's just what happens though when you get your working experience in another country like Mexico or El…

> approaching you with your three cans of paint and asking you for work in the home depot parking lot. Maybe that's just what happens though

Where in live in the US, the housing market is exploding. It is impossible to find these workers, licensed or not.

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Post by samstave »

rootsudo wrote: post #36

My biggest shock was how much "PR" was generated on Reddit, and how many sexworkers really do use the platform. I knew it was a thing, I knew of the memes, but to see both sides in arms over a company vs branding, creating their own website and content - and vanity domain as well. People really do just want a one click solution for creating adult content, and consuming adult content. And the memes, I think they're pr…

The RES addon has been a godsend for reddit for YEARS.

I love to browse by /r/all -- but I have spent a long while +Filtering out so many subreddit - and running it with Res and adblock etc... I have a super sleek and fun experience on Reddit with my 15-year-old account...

Some memes are cool - most are lame.

I have never been interested in 4chan nor twitter (I think twitter is the new "National Inquirer type" -- I think of tweets as those horrific multi colored snippet boxes on the front of tabloids.

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Post by PartiallyTyped »

moksly wrote: post #447
duckmysick wrote: post #386

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> There are US laws that I can’t remember the names of which make financial institutions legally responsible (probably bad English) for crimes that happen on platforms they sell their services to. How is it enforced? Any high-profile cases?

No idea, I just know about it because I work in the public sector of Denmark where we build our national digital identity system in corporation with banks, and we had a notice of changing terms some time back. I didn’t get too into it because it wouldn’t affect us, but I remember briefing over it because it had some sort of eye catching headline.

>corporation

I think you mean collaboration.

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Post by [deleted] »

knicholes wrote: post #514
Saris wrote: post #300

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You still need to pass through a bank to convert it to anything usable.

How will the banks know the crypto came from porn, though? Receive payments either to your own wallet or straight to Coinbase, convert to USD, transfer to your bank, and we're done, right? What am I missing?

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