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Re: FBI and Austria's C4 Hit Z-Library with a New Wave of Domain Seizures

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Post by spacechild1 » Thu, Nov 09, 2023, 8:30 AM UTC

VierScar wrote: post #39

nonrandomstring wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That will be a very reasonable thing to expect in a few years. Based on the rate of advancement of memory density and LLM tech I wrote this [0] a while back. Containment of "the human corpus" (all significant written works since antiquity) is a lost cause for the authorities. Stunts like this Australian thing are symbolic rituals by the dying publishing industry against a downhill battle. For a brief window you'll ha…

> Stunts like this Australian thing You mean OP's Austrian thing? Or something else? Australia's the one with the kangaroos and Austria the one with famous painters.

> Austria the one with famous painters

As an Austrian, I hope you are talking about Klimt and Schiele.

Re: FBI and Austria's C4 Hit Z-Library with a New Wave of Domain Seizures

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Post by nonrandomstring » Thu, Nov 09, 2023, 10:08 AM UTC

spacechild1 wrote: post #41

VierScar wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Stunts like this Australian thing You mean OP's Austrian thing? Or something else? Australia's the one with the kangaroos and Austria the one with famous painters.

> Austria the one with famous painters As an Austrian, I hope you are talking about Klimt and Schiele.

:) I'm afraid that very funny comment might be lost on a few people. Forgive me for being so crude [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paintings_by_Adolf_Hitler

Re: FBI and Austria's C4 Hit Z-Library with a New Wave of Domain Seizures

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Post by preisschild » Thu, Nov 09, 2023, 10:43 AM UTC

FirmwareBurner wrote: post #14

blueflow wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That was Switzerland

Austria is also a neutral country.

Not really. We are part of the EU and are a western country.

Neutrality is just something the Austrians tell themselves to make them "proud" of their country.

Source: Am Austrian.

Re: FBI and Austria's C4 Hit Z-Library with a New Wave of Domain Seizures

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Post by pbjtime » Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 8:38 AM UTC

_lvbh wrote: post #4

Why spend so much effort taking down societally good sites rather than taking down real criminals?

Because law enforcement has always existed to serve and protect corporate interests. I'm old and not trying to be edgy. It's just so. The things they do that seem like protecting people are only doing so to maintain order but ultimately everything they actually do is in the name of maintaining private profit.