Sorry about my rage post earlier, here’s a more reasonable post about my feelings on SOPA amd PIPA…
Gabe Newell, the head of Valve, which I believe is one of the greatest video game companies in existence today, had this to say about the problems of pirating:
“The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It’s by giving those people a service that’s better than what they’re receiving from the pirates… . If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate’s service is more valuable.”
Why do these large corporations seek shelter from the government when they have no on else to blame but themselves if piracy is a problem to them? These music and movie industries are in trouble because they’ve put themselves there. These people who think they can overcharge for movies and music, then get completely defensive and offended when others offer their services at a better rate and quality than they can provide.
Do they really think that they can stop pirates? I don’t believe even they’re stupid enough to believe so. The internet has millions of ways to share files outside Megaupload. All the government has done is mildly inconvenient pirates and captured seven people, in comparison to the millions of providers and the billions of downloaders that are out there. They did it for show, I believe, wanted to flex their big government muscles and act like they’re in power of the situation. They essentially cut off the head of a Hydra in an attempt to scare away the Hydra later.
I believe the motto of capitalism and especially the United States is: ‘Competition is the life-blood of the economy’, right? Well, Hollywood, you’ve met your largest competitor. It’s up to you now, do you adapt or do you die?
Newell’s rule!
(via yomommasofat)
Actual conversation from Sunday afternoon:
Me: I don’t know if I can wear this. It’s awesome, but it covers up my sick beard, and it makes me look like the rabbit guy from Donnie Darko
Kate: The mask has a beard…and a mustache.
Well played, Davis.
For no particular reason, I was thinking about “Intelligent Qube” today. I imagine that explaining this one to my future children will be a lot like how “Pong” was explained to me.
Long Term Goals:
- Re-design my personal website
- Finally implement that top-secret thing for Bloody Good Horror that we’ve been talking about/planning for about 2 years now
- Win an 8-4 on Magic Online
- Do more talks/presentations/sessions on whatever I can
- Start/complete that essay idea I had some time ago that I think would be great.
- Write well and write often.
- Travel somewhere that I haven’t been before.
Short-Term Goals:
- Turn into a goddamn werewolf in Skyrim.
