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Offline Polpolion

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #40 on: July 01, 2009, 05:43:49 pm
Quote from: Blue Lion on July 01, 2009, 05:36:33 pm
Quote from: redsniper on July 01, 2009, 05:33:18 pm
Quote from: FUBAR-BDHR on July 01, 2009, 05:18:45 pm
Quote from: colecampbell666 on July 01, 2009, 05:14:53 pm
I would download a car if I could.

Why? If you could download a car you could just upload yourself where you needed to go so no car required.
No, internet matter transfer only works on non-living things.

So like reverse terminator tech?

Like the Bulk Matter Transmitter from SMAC.
 

Offline colecampbell666

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #41 on: July 01, 2009, 05:44:01 pm
Quote from: Angelus on July 01, 2009, 05:27:49 pm
Quote from: FUBAR-BDHR on July 01, 2009, 05:18:45 pm
Quote from: colecampbell666 on July 01, 2009, 05:14:53 pm
I would download a car if I could.

Why? If you could download a car you could just upload yourself where you needed to go so no car required.

...and hope the place where you want to go to doesn't have a firewall... :P

OT: Pirating stuff is bad, but so are copy-protect-crap like securom other stuff like that wont let you play a game that you actually paid for, because it doesn't like your DVD drive or the fact that you have a burning software installed.
And that's my main reason for torrenting. Stardock made Sins for under 1 million dollars. They sell copies for 20$. They are perfectly content. Now why does EA have to add Securom, sell titles for 70$ a pop, and try to gyp you out of resale? What can one person possibly do with so much money? Even with 30 million in the bank the interest is going to be 1 million annually, why do you need more than that?
Gettin' back to dodgin' lasers.
 

Offline azile0

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #42 on: July 01, 2009, 06:09:53 pm
$5 for access to the site will still attract millions of people, and will generate the revenue to pay off the game designers.
« Last Edit: July 01, 2009, 06:14:07 pm by azile0 »
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Offline iamzack

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #43 on: July 01, 2009, 06:14:45 pm
Only if you have internet-friendly money. Some of us are still reliant on cash.
WE ARE HARD LIGHT PRODUCTIONS. YOU WILL LOWER YOUR FIREWALLS AND SURRENDER YOUR KEYBOARDS. WE WILL ADD YOUR INTELLECTUAL AND VERNACULAR DISTINCTIVENESS TO OUR OWN. YOUR FORUMS WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE US. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
 

Offline TESLA

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #44 on: July 02, 2009, 08:39:32 am
Quote from: iamzack on July 01, 2009, 06:14:45 pm
Only if you have internet-friendly money. Some of us are still reliant on cash.

 :D these are recessionary times  :D
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Offline Polpolion

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #45 on: July 02, 2009, 10:36:23 pm
Come to think of it, why do people seed torrents? It's not like they have anything to gain from it. Given that they're seeding, they already have the game, whether legit or not, and seeding only chews up computer and internet usage. It's in their personal interest not to seed.

Surely internet pirates of all people aren't being altruistic!
 

Offline Blue Lion

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #46 on: July 03, 2009, 04:20:23 am
How much money does it cost to seed? I've never done it so I don't know what fees are usually involved.
 

Offline Mikes

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #47 on: July 03, 2009, 06:40:20 am
Quote from: thesizzler on July 02, 2009, 10:36:23 pm
Come to think of it, why do people seed torrents? It's not like they have anything to gain from it. Given that they're seeding, they already have the game, whether legit or not, and seeding only chews up computer and internet usage. It's in their personal interest not to seed.

Surely internet pirates of all people aren't being altruistic!

I guess it's a community / codependency thing. Everyone "doing their part" so the pirate machine as a whole keeps running ? lol.

I doubt anyone who is seeding never downloads stuff on their own, so there goes altruism ;) lol.
 

Offline colecampbell666

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #48 on: July 03, 2009, 11:13:20 am
Quote from: Blue Lion on July 03, 2009, 04:20:23 am
How much money does it cost to seed? I've never done it so I don't know what fees are usually involved.
None if you have an unlimited connection.
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Offline redsniper

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #49 on: July 03, 2009, 11:21:47 am
Well.... I mean... there's still your internet bill. But yeah, it shouldn't cost any more.
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Offline Blue Lion

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #50 on: July 03, 2009, 01:14:22 pm
I'm just curious when the effort of altruism comes in. It seems to be a fairly simple process.
 

Offline iamzack

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Reply #51 on: July 03, 2009, 01:30:02 pm
It's not altruism. It's common sense. If nobody seeds, there's no pirating.
WE ARE HARD LIGHT PRODUCTIONS. YOU WILL LOWER YOUR FIREWALLS AND SURRENDER YOUR KEYBOARDS. WE WILL ADD YOUR INTELLECTUAL AND VERNACULAR DISTINCTIVENESS TO OUR OWN. YOUR FORUMS WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE US. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
 

Offline Blue Lion

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #52 on: July 03, 2009, 01:52:36 pm
That was kinda my point.
 

Offline iamzack

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Reply #53 on: July 03, 2009, 02:07:26 pm
YAARRR
WE ARE HARD LIGHT PRODUCTIONS. YOU WILL LOWER YOUR FIREWALLS AND SURRENDER YOUR KEYBOARDS. WE WILL ADD YOUR INTELLECTUAL AND VERNACULAR DISTINCTIVENESS TO OUR OWN. YOUR FORUMS WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE US. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
 

Offline Polpolion

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #54 on: July 03, 2009, 02:08:37 pm
Quote from: iamzack on July 03, 2009, 01:30:02 pm
It's not altruism. It's common sense. If nobody seeds, there's no pirating.

Huh. I don't seed. Doesn't seem to make a difference. I guess I'm just lucky.
 

Offline iamzack

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #55 on: July 03, 2009, 02:18:51 pm
Quote from: thesizzler on July 03, 2009, 02:08:37 pm
Quote from: iamzack on July 03, 2009, 01:30:02 pm
It's not altruism. It's common sense. If nobody seeds, there's no pirating.

Huh. I don't seed. Doesn't seem to make a difference. I guess I'm just lucky.

That's like being a waiter who is a ****ty tipper.
WE ARE HARD LIGHT PRODUCTIONS. YOU WILL LOWER YOUR FIREWALLS AND SURRENDER YOUR KEYBOARDS. WE WILL ADD YOUR INTELLECTUAL AND VERNACULAR DISTINCTIVENESS TO OUR OWN. YOUR FORUMS WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE US. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
 

Offline Polpolion

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #56 on: July 03, 2009, 02:40:27 pm
Quote from: iamzack on July 03, 2009, 02:18:51 pm
Quote from: thesizzler on July 03, 2009, 02:08:37 pm
Quote from: iamzack on July 03, 2009, 01:30:02 pm
It's not altruism. It's common sense. If nobody seeds, there's no pirating.

Huh. I don't seed. Doesn't seem to make a difference. I guess I'm just lucky.

That's like being a waiter who is a ****ty tipper.

Well, not really. But I guess I see what you're trying to say.

It's just weird. The internet seems like the only place I've seen groups that require communal work like this thrive. IRL, everyone just gets lazy and the program dies after the founder leaves.
 

Offline iamzack

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Reply #57 on: July 03, 2009, 03:17:31 pm
Arguably, IRL society requires communal work. People get jobs, pay taxes, raise children properly, etc. Few enough people fail that society continues.
WE ARE HARD LIGHT PRODUCTIONS. YOU WILL LOWER YOUR FIREWALLS AND SURRENDER YOUR KEYBOARDS. WE WILL ADD YOUR INTELLECTUAL AND VERNACULAR DISTINCTIVENESS TO OUR OWN. YOUR FORUMS WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE US. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
 

Offline Polpolion

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #58 on: July 03, 2009, 03:29:53 pm
Quote from: iamzack on July 03, 2009, 03:17:31 pm
Arguably, IRL society requires communal work. People get jobs, pay taxes, raise children properly, etc. Few enough people fail that society continues.

The difference is that most people would die if they decided to not be part of society.

Not very many people are totally self-sufficient.
 

Offline Aardwolf

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Re: Pirate Bay going legit
Reply #59 on: July 03, 2009, 05:14:28 pm
And what do we call those people? Leeches.
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