They have a debian based version, it's pretty awesome. It's still a beta fork atm, but it's rock solid so far

Having lived in a house with radiators, bleeding registers is like a once every 5 years type of task. There's a much larger leak in the system, you should talk to your apartment manager.

Still a drop in the bucket, but these are fine numbers I can get behind

Hey, I resemble those remarks

Because I don't have the capital, and jumping into forming a large worker cooperative is incredibly risky. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to, but I've found my niche and it's organizing unions within the tech industry.

I'm trying to reframe the point of the discussion, which is about IP. Nitpicking the example is counterproductive, because it's absurd to assume that no one would ever pay for a piece of software.

If game companies stood to make no money, why would they bother with such a large production?

I'm a games industry professional. I would continue to do this work as an unpaid job if my basic needs were met on a societal level.

You think you're asking a neutral question, but you're not. Companies operating within capitalism will behave in the interests of capitalists. IP laws aren't required for the AAA studios other than to domineer control over an idea. A game like Call of Duty is a titan made by 1000s of professionals. One of those games gets launched every year. By shear force of momentum, there are very few companies that could ever replicate it in any fashion.

Now imagine if COD was made by a company in which IP didn't exist, all the profits went to the workers rather than shareholders, and that the workers have a say in the launch schedule. Would you be willing to pay for a game in that instance?

It's illegal in the US too. That doesn't stop them from calling me and everyone I know.

There's an extremely common cold call scam where a VOIP calls you to notify you about your car warranty expiring, and for the low, low price of 100s of dollars they'll give you an extended car warranty.

There are some truly beautiful areas to drive through. But that also means it would be beautiful for buses and trains too

Cut the top off of a 2 liter bottle and put the bread bag through the neck, spread it around the neck, then put on the bottle cap.

Das Kapital described crypto before digital computers were even an idea. His work is still relevant.