Hypnadogic Pup @Fuego@awoo.space

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/dutch-rights-group-fined-for-not-paying-royalties

Hollywood-funded anti-piracy association Brein, the people who made the "you wouldn't download a car" ad, tried to stiff Melchior Rietveldt, the musician who composed the music for it, out of the vast bulk of his royalties. They told him the ad would only be shown at a local film festival, then stuck the ad on a bunch of DVDs and acted like they had full right to.

So, like, if you're ever wondering if anti-piracy capitalists hate piracy? The answer is "no". They'll steal and lie seven days a week and twice on Sundays. They just hate seeing people enjoy media without paying them.

you know what's really nice? sincerity. im tired of being in other places and having everything anyone says be couched behind a brand or a veil of ironic joking. i really appreciate that about mastodon's culture - the capacity for people here to just be sincere with each other. i hope the new folks can feel that as well

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People are converting Bird/Lime scooters into personal vehicles for $32. 🛴

1. Steal a Bird off the street (easy)
2. Buy a $32 kit on eBay
3. Rip out Bird's board, replace with yours
4. Profit

https://scootertalk.org/viewtopic.php?p=1643&fbclid=IwAR0-b9xJKny5r5adXwc6gocfXbqZ9scA1fpgX5t8L7f7afbT9RZU33Exqnk#p1643 https://twitter.com/nickabouzeid/status/1070036774871650304/photo/1

To any kids out there who just failed some finals for whatever reason — maybe you’re working to pay bills or you joined too many extracurricular clubs — don’t give up. You are not your test scores. Don’t compare yourself to anyone else. You’ll do all right, just enjoy your winter break. Almost there.