Ad block is NOT piracy. And use Ublock Origin.

Doesn’t Kasa phone home to China?

I’m so glad the Lions got the Jared Goff contract done. But by this time next year it won’t look outrageous. Same thing happened the last time we resigned Stafford.

Ironically, that is why I wanted Stadia to succeed. It would have forced many game companies to consider Linux.

But Google screwed the pooch.

It the same mechanism. They can do it, they just don’t want to.

They can. I buy and gift games to my son all the time.

That info can go stale quickly as content licensing changes. I’ve ran into that plenty.

There are still plenty of good deals in streaming if you have shifted to on-demand. If you want live TV or sports, they’re out to gouge the fuck out of you. Luckily my Wife came around to on-demand only and an antenna. Of course, they’re trying hard to take away the antenna option from everyone with ATSC 3.0.

Other thing to remember is these have been largely unenforceable for decades, unless you did something like take client lists, source code, etc from your former employer.

And I hope this didn’t come off as negative or condescending.

Professional sports players are not barred from seeking employment with other teams after their contracts are over or terminated with their original team. This has zero bearing on sports.

Have to remember how non-competes work. They barred you working for competitors in the same field AFTER your employment ended.

Attacking piracy AND competition in one fell swoop! Capitalism!

There are lots of streaming platforms, but no real competition. Because the studios and networks hide behind the streaming services and price gouge like crazy. They know people will blame the streaming service.

Think that is just a Google thing. I took, got sick of it and use Duckduckgo instead.

But you’re not thinking of the CEO’s next yacht! Or the shareholders!

Those are the costs of doing business, and can be greatly exaggerated. And other counties produce profitable drugs even with price restrictions. We’re so accustomed to price gouging, that we don’t recognize it.

When I was a broke teenager I pirated games. But back then there wasn’t any online play (80s).

Now I primarily pirate movies and TV shows. And most of that is ripping DVDs and Blu-ray discs, which I still buy when I really like something. Then supplement with torrents.

But I’ve never debated the ethics. Was it Thoreau that said something that the effect of, if you engage in civil disobedience, even against unjust laws, you must be ready to accept the consequences.

The NFL wants you to not tackle them.

This isn’t about preventing injuries. This is about letting the refs call a penalty on any tackle. This rule is too vague.

“Fuck the players, we want more offense!”

For the NHL and MLB you’re just fucked. Those leagues completely failed negotiations. Maybe Amazon picking up a big chunk of Bally’s will get us our teams on Prime. Maybe.

In general, all the major sports leagues (except maybe Premier League) are firmly stuck in the past and view cable as great. Maybe we’ll see some better options when each league re-negotiates the TV deals. But even when that happens, expect the NHL to fuck it up somehow.