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Comment Re:Another reason to not buy Sony kit (Score 1) 80

Consumers are going to stop buying everything eventually. Because the enshittification isn't limited to a single vendor. And there does not seem to be any market pressure to provide more features and more services for less cost. We're on a direct route to rentier capitalism, and I'm afraid I have no suggestions on how to avoid ending up there.

Comment Re: Consequence culture (Score 1) 148

That's typical in most countries. Famously in the UK, but also much of Europe. And this concept of Free Speech has arrived in the US. Well really, it's been like this in the US for as long as I've been alive, but I think people are starting to realize what load of hogwash the promise of free speech is.

Comment it's hopeless (Score 1) 139

Stuff that isn't compliant will be easily available anywhere near one of California's major ports. Many of these ports are significant foreign-trade zones that not only avoid Federal customs inspections, they of course completely side-step any California state regulation thanks to the supremacy clause.

A nation-wide ban might be more effective. But really, replacing your 3D printer's software with a different package is trivial and often a prerequisite to even getting it set up in the first place.

This law belongs in the dust bin along with California's age verification requirements for devices. It's bone headed legislation that isn't going to yield any positive results, at best it inconveniences everyone, at worse it gums up the economy and puts California beyond other markets.

Comment Just like steam (Score 2) 8

This shitty business model is just what Steam is doing. I'm not suggesting they are going out of business but if they did we'd be screwed. If you don't get an OFFLINE installer, you don't own your game. I have hundreds of games from GOG, and a few from ITCH.IO but I don't buy games on Steam for fear they will pull an Nozama and leave me high and dry.

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