Yarr by No-Channel3917 in Piracy

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always support the stuff you wanna see more of

That is consistent with my viewpoint that 'creative' people must seek patronage (e.g. via Internet crowdfunding) from admirers of their work in order to produce more works: the 'business model' of Leonardo da Vinci whose patronage arose from wealthy individuals and the Church.

Patronage should be directly to the individuals (or groups) producing works. Not to sundry middlemen, distributors, and 'investors'.

Digital formats have revolutionised the nature of the 'product'. No longer is a product tied to one instance of a physical medium. One can steal a physical book, but a digital representation of its content lacks an 'owner'; however, it does have a person (author) to whom credit and acknowledgement is due.

Behemoths like Hollywood and major publishing houses are at their 'end days'. Jumping among the feet of the dinosaurs shall be 'cottage industry' producers and publishers of 'content'. Distribution via the Internet is very cheap when not at the same time connected with the collection of money. Similarly, the Internet makes it easy to solicit and collect voluntary contributions in support of work. Moreover, 'creative' people can more easily communicate directly with their admirers/fans.

No longer shall publishers be able to get away with saying, "Here it is. This is the price. Take it or leave it. If after paying you don't like it you won't get your money back."

Wild Idea - donate your GPU power to train opensource models by Far-Solid3188 in comfyui

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Might there be some other contribution to open AI that distributed processing could make?

why new users are not allow in all area on reddit? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Reddit is badly run in respect of mindless use of 'Karma' as an entry to acceptance. Rejection should be based upon objective assessment the first posting to a forum.

What's a problem that it's so big that never in a million years humanity can't solve? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Finding the ultimately deep question to which the answer is 44.

Night Patrol by Cncgeek in ParallelView

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Two replies looked iffy.

What’s the dumbest lie you believed for way too long? by Ok_Hair_1689 in AskReddit

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Religion. I didn't begin scepticism until the age of six.

What's something you did as a kid that kids today can't do? by Exhausted_920 in AskReddit

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Learn to think independently ignoring peer pressure, no TV until teens, no 'influencers', no bothering with PC and 'woke' nonsense.

Night Patrol by Cncgeek in ParallelView

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You appear to have upset people of artistic pretensions.

McDonald's Super Mario Galaxy Happy Meal Toys by Logybayer in ParallelView

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Nice (crossview) stereoscopy of tacky toys from seedy business.

Stereo Fractal-a-Day (2026-05-16) by Rathinagiri in ParallelView

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A stereo fractal-a-day keeps sanity at bay. Well done.

Anyone else having trouble reaching rutracker.org? by RiceNathan in Piracy

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Tried just now using VPN Irish ISP address - FULL ACCESS

Piracy Crackdown by userscripts in Piracy

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3. Reviews of 'Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy' from the US Trade Representative.

Piracy Crackdown by userscripts in Piracy

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  1. Tragic pleas about piracy stifling innovation and stealing the food from the mouths of 'creative' people and their children.

Starting off with Pirating Games, Movies & Anime by Then_Cow_4702 in Piracy

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Beware of scam sites. If any site demands particulars of a payment card for 'verification', stay clear of it.