We do that sometimes, we take out digital books and things from our local library. Plus, i do try and buy collections of shows she really likes if they're affordable. She's on this big kick for Paw Patrol and we got a big pack of dvds for her of episodes that weren't on our available streaming platforms. Admittedly, I'm a holdover from the old school where when you pay for something, you owned it, so it's been a difficult trek for me switching to streaming culture. Old habits die hard and i'm too used to falling back on piracy when i either can't stream or can't afford a purchase. Working on that though. I pirate a lot less than I used to, and i'd like to envision myself as part of a world where i absolutely feel like i don't have to.
what I silently wonder is, though... what exactly is the REAL difference between torrenting and renting from the library? Just saying...
Convenience?
9 times out of 10, i can get what i'm looking for without piracy. I'm not going to claim i wasn't a huge pirate back in the day, but these days i usually can find anything without it. When i say i occasionally have to resort to torrents, it's in the case of a single episode or series that got pulled from a streaming service and just isn't available anywhere else. Movies are easier, i'm more likely to just buy a download to my Xbox One since that's basically my media center. Tangent, it's really the console that's done the most to curb my piracy habits. I was that guy that said over and over "I just want it to play games, all this media shit is unnecessary, i'm never gonna use it!" Then we had a kid, and it has become the epitome of entertainment convenience. So anybody who ever wanted an example of me having to eat crow, there you go.
Knowledge.
It’s easier for most people to use Kanopy or Hoopla.
It really is amazing what you can get from the library. I didn’t know until recently that I could take out DIGITAL books from my local library downloaded to my Kindle. They also have a DRIVE-UP service; I order online and someone delivers it to my lazy ass out front in my car. INCLUDING DVDs! OF CURRENT STUFF!
Last edited by allegro; 04-22-2019 at 11:51 PM.
What's really messed up is in the UK library's are vanishing at an alarming rate (i haven't had a local one for years!) this soon won't even be an option for us!
I try not to pirate, but as an anime fan it's sometimes the ONLY option, especially with some show's not making it over here (like FLCL's new season, never got a UK stream release, but was available in the US...WTF?!) or show's just being pulled from streaming services and only for sale on DVD from ebay for silly prices (Like Kill La Kill, i still haven't even finished that!) on top of that with so many different streaming services just for anime, all asking for the same price, it's no wonder people move to pirate...and the same is happening with regular streaming sites now, too many streaming services want a piece of the pie which is causing people to be really picky with what service(s) they use or just dropping them completely.
Today, we decided that the constitution doesn't allow you to put a chalk mark on someone's tire, but it allows you to buy a semiautomatic rifle.
I think it's time we admit the constitution has maybe stayed up a little past its bedtime.
Yeah, i really don't get that. Like, i see the chalk thing as some mild entrapment, but unconstitutional? I can't see the connection there.
Luckily, there appear to be a ton of them listed online.
Including many in London.
Last edited by allegro; 04-23-2019 at 06:00 PM.
As silly as it sounds there used to be alot more when i was growing up. You almost had one for every school in each area. I'm also pretty sure a few of those have closed (last time i was in bexley i saw one being turned into a Tesco) and i know a couple are due to be closed soon (community efforts to keep them pending)
I don't know if this belongs here or Europe Lurches to the Right, but British PM Theresa May is resigning.
Colorado is awesome:
Colorado Caps Insulin Co-Pays At $100 For Insured Residents
As nearly 7.5 million Americans contend with covering the skyrocketing costs of insulin to manage the disease, diabetics in Colorado will soon have some relief.
A new law, signed by Gov. Jared Polis earlier this week, caps co-payments of the lifesaving medication at $100 a month for insured patients, regardless of the supply they require. Insurance companies will have to absorb the balance.
The law also directs the state's attorney general to launch an investigation into how prescription insulin prices are set throughout the state and make recommendations to the legislature.
Colorado is the first state to enact such sweeping legislation aiming to shield patients from dramatic insulin price increases.
"One in four type 1 diabetics have reported insulin underuse due to the high cost of insulin ... [t]herefore, it is important to enact policies to reduce the costs for Coloradans with diabetes to obtain life-saving and life-sustaining insulin," the law states.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ton/ar-AABUqOb
Honestly, i'm not surprised. I've lived in Ohio my whole life, and while there is definitely a solid conservative core, the state as a whole is pretty well represented by all skin colors. I went to school in Pennsylvania and there were a lot more racists there than here in Ohio, at least overtly.
Yeah YouTube is the most fucked-up of all.
Link to entire thread.
Last edited by allegro; 05-30-2019 at 09:49 PM.
jesus.
I was about to start defending youtube with a free speech argument, but then I watched the video. Now I wanna beat this Crowder dude's ass.
Interestingly enough, ANOTHER youtube channel I watch that leans right, but discusses interesting occult imagery in pop culture (which is why I watch it,) ALSO really pissed me off yesterday. They were making fun of the same dude, and it REALLY fucking offended me.
Last edited by elevenism; 06-05-2019 at 12:07 PM.
Yeah, screw bullies.
YouTube has now gone full "we have no idea what we are doing" by demonotizing the above dipshit, even though they defended their stance to not do anything hours before, while also demonotizing anything with these kind of things in their videos...both good and bad! News and documentary channels are now being mass demonotizing and in some cases deleted...they've full on shit the bed "you wanna talk difficult issues, well sorry not on here, this is a safe (advertiser) space now...but we'll continue to let all the racists/flat earthers/anti vaxers make content and push their merch though, we'll just keep our ads from them"
fucking hell.
More and more evidence that YouTube is a steaming hot garbage magnet.
CNN is reporting that Saudi Arabia wants to murder a now 18 year old boy who they detained at the age of 13 for participating in a bike riding protest demanding human rights at the age of 10.
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019...-penalty-intl/
WWE will be broadcasting their Super ShowDown event later today from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
I wish we had a “dislike” or “sad” button, cause I’d hit it immediately on the above post.
Wtf.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48555889
Not sure how UK law works, but if hate crimes are a thing...charge them all and give them plenty of time to sit and think about it. I'm going to be furious if any of them get off easy based on age.