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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zeroes.ca/@steven" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>steven</span></a></span> I guess those doing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaaS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> have suffered such extreme <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BrainRot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainRot</span></a> that they actually believe their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marketing</span></a> bs!</p><ul><li>Like it rarely makes sense to do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> bs and charge per user/device <em>unless there's like actual, recurring costs</em> (i.e. it's a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ManagedService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManagedService</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eMail</span></a> where very real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Storage</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bandwith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bandwith</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> costs exists...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TLDW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TLDW</span></a>: </p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Piracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Piracy</span></a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Service</span></a> Problem.</p><ul><li>Gabe Newell</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmufgTp6EQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=SWmufgTp6E</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p> <p>Piracy will exist as long as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> will exist.</p><ul><li>As long as media will be <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/overpriced" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overpriced</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/delisted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>delisted</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/pulled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pulled</span></a> from shelves or get <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OutOfPrint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OutOfPrint</span></a>, Piracy will be inevitable.</li></ul><p>If it was my decision <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copyright</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/patents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patents</span></a> would be contingent on the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> being produced and offered for sale.</p><ul><li>In fact I think every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/claim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>claim</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/losses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>losses</span></a> should be tossed by any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/judge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judge</span></a> whenever there was no <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> way to obtain a new copy of some content.</li></ul><p>Espechally since we live in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AgeOfAbundance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgeOfAbundance</span></a> and nowadays the cost for distributing even a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AAA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Game</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Movie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Movie</span></a> is merely the cost of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Storage</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bandwith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bandwith</span></a>, so at worst a whole Euro if we're talking <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayAsYouGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayAsYouGo</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Akamai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Akamai</span></a> with no minimums to get stuff distributed.</p><ul><li>We'd be in the single digit cents if we use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P2P" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>P2P</span></a> technology like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BitTorrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BitTorrent</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IPFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPFS</span></a> to keep stuff available.</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Copywrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copywrong</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Copyrightmafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copyrightmafia</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bunnyanarchy.org/users/talviunelias" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>talviunelias</span></a></span> the question is not what <em>required</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> but what <em>did not</em> !</p><p>If you're stuck on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EDGEland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDGEland</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> speeds you need <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PerformanceProxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerformanceProxy</span></a> because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MNOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MNOs</span></a> amd <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MVNOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MVNOs</span></a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/throttling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>throttling</span></a> not by negotiating a lower <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bandwith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bandwith</span></a> or lower <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PacketRate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacketRate</span></a>, but by just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/dropping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dropping</span></a> packets.</p><p>And that fucks up everything, sith data speeds beingbeffectively on-par with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Iridium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iridium</span></a>!</p><p>OFC they did that to force people to pay more for overpriced data packages...</p><p>I just said <em>"Fuck you!"</em> and when I didn't <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Browse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Browse</span></a> purposefully started <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BitTorrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BitTorrent</span></a>|ing a shitload of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> and espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distros because with forced disconnects and absurdly low speeds, even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DownloadManagers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DownloadManagers</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/jDownloader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jDownloader</span></a> didn't work amd I needed to up date my shit anyway...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Linux_Is_Best" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Linux_Is_Best</span></a></span> Why am I not surprised?</p><p>They don't like <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NetNeutrality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetNeutrality</span></a> :loading: and I guess they prioritize <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VPNs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VPNs</span></a> as to not piss off <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a>-customers.</p><p>Personally I just stick with actual <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLA</span></a>|s and guaranteed <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bandwith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bandwith</span></a>|s instead.</p>
青い暗闇<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.coop/@eloquence" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eloquence</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mig5.pub/@mig5" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mig5</span></a></span> </p><p>Makes sense.<br>I usually try to severly limit unnesseccary cross server calls, as they are hogging <a href="https://koyu.space/tags/bandwith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bandwith</span></a> better used elsewhere.</p>
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