i had some neighbors in virginia who did fansubs and they really lived their lives around the animes. their entire apartment was full of mangas and dictionaries and posters and whatnot. they talked all the time about getting back to the mother country and one of them had come up with an entire cast of characters and their accompanying synth soundtrack that would play in the background in the 2d hand-drawn sprite fighting game that he was eventually going to find someone to program for him.
they were nothing if not dedicated. and smart/ talented enough that i'd imagine that they could pull off a good fansub.
this explains so much
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Will I don't think I ever proposed a model of "Your product, only free."
I was simply wondering why, in this age of instant information transfer, it takes so long for legitimate copies of translated media to appear.
You have really ascribed a sinister motive (piracy) to my wonderings! I don't want to pirate things, I have money! I would buy them if they were released in a format that more engenders itself to the speed at which I consume media (i.e. very quickly, and impatiently)
Will I don't think I ever proposed a model of "Your product, only free."
I was simply wondering why, in this age of instant information transfer, it takes so long for legitimate copies of translated media to appear.
You have really ascribed a sinister motive (piracy) to my wonderings! I don't want to pirate things, I have money! I would buy them if they were released in a format that more engenders itself to the speed at which I consume media (i.e. very quickly, and impatiently)
basically, arch wants all the pornographies right now
even the serbian ones
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oh god Echo
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Irond WillWARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!!Cambridge. MAModeratormod
so you believe that it is possibile that there are distinct genetically-based behavioral or cognitive differences between different races of people or different genders of people?
because the example of "racism" you gave was drawing a possible causal vector between low IQ scores of blacks and a genetic tendency to perform poorly on IQ tests.
Even if solid evidence of this hypothetical genetic etiology were found, it would have so little relevance on most common political or ethical discussions that emphasizing that evidence would itself be a racist or sexist position. Just because I think that an idea is being given too much weight doesn't mean I think the idea is factually untrue. However, in this case, there is no solid evidence of genetic etiology of cognitive differences between men and women or between black and white people.
The fact that we're having this discussion (that you're more interested in the truth value of the statement "there are genetic differences between X and Y groups" rather than the relevancy or context) pretty much demonstrates my point perfectly.
i'm not really interested in whether or why black folks do poorly on IQ tests.
i'm mostly interested in how you're carving out your particular position on racial or gender differences as not only the only factually right one, but the only morally feasible one.
In fact, Will, I think that is why I get agitated with your postings: You tend to ascribe some ridiculous strawman motive to behaviors you disagree with
See: This genetics argument, the digital media argument, the "nerd entitlement" argument
I don't ignore genetic basis, I just think it is less useful, and more difficult to pin down than a sociocultural one
I want instant media that I purchase legitimately, not to pirate media
I don't just rabble against social norms because the man; I legitimately feel like they are arbitrary and damaging
Will I don't think I ever proposed a model of "Your product, only free."
I was simply wondering why, in this age of instant information transfer, it takes so long for legitimate copies of translated media to appear.
You have really ascribed a sinister motive (piracy) to my wonderings! I don't want to pirate things, I have money! I would buy them if they were released in a format that more engenders itself to the speed at which I consume media (i.e. very quickly, and impatiently)
basically, arch wants all the pornographies right now
even the serbian ones
I want to see that film
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Will I don't think I ever proposed a model of "Your product, only free."
I was simply wondering why, in this age of instant information transfer, it takes so long for legitimate copies of translated media to appear.
You have really ascribed a sinister motive (piracy) to my wonderings! I don't want to pirate things, I have money! I would buy them if they were released in a format that more engenders itself to the speed at which I consume media (i.e. very quickly, and impatiently)
basically, arch wants all the pornographies right now
even the serbian ones
See, if there were people as dedicated to that stuff as otaku are to Haruhi Suzumiya, then I'd say there's a problem.
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Will I don't think I ever proposed a model of "Your product, only free."
I was simply wondering why, in this age of instant information transfer, it takes so long for legitimate copies of translated media to appear.
You have really ascribed a sinister motive (piracy) to my wonderings! I don't want to pirate things, I have money! I would buy them if they were released in a format the more engenders itself to the speed at which I consume media (i.e. very quickly, and impatiently)
Other people will, too. If you make it just as easy to get something legally then some people will buy your stuff rather than pirate it. GOG sells DRM-less games. You could just get these games for free, you could even perhaps find the GOG installers themselves, but people do buy from GOG and you can even search for Master of Orion or Planescape Torment, whatever, and see that the GOG versions haven't been leaked on places like Pirate Bay. Good will goes a long way.
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Will I don't think I ever proposed a model of "Your product, only free."
I was simply wondering why, in this age of instant information transfer, it takes so long for legitimate copies of translated media to appear.
You have really ascribed a sinister motive (piracy) to my wonderings! I don't want to pirate things, I have money! I would buy them if they were released in a format that more engenders itself to the speed at which I consume media (i.e. very quickly, and impatiently)
It gets even worse when you're not American. Some shows have gotten a lot better at getting faster releases on DVD, and a lot of shows get syndicated on European channels within a week or two, but that doesn't help if you don't watch TV.
But a whole lot of shows still require you to wait 6-18 months after the US DVD release before they're on DVD in Europe.
Will I don't think I ever proposed a model of "Your product, only free."
I was simply wondering why, in this age of instant information transfer, it takes so long for legitimate copies of translated media to appear.
You have really ascribed a sinister motive (piracy) to my wonderings! I don't want to pirate things, I have money! I would buy them if they were released in a format that more engenders itself to the speed at which I consume media (i.e. very quickly, and impatiently)
basically, arch wants all the pornographies right now
Will I don't think I ever proposed a model of "Your product, only free."
I was simply wondering why, in this age of instant information transfer, it takes so long for legitimate copies of translated media to appear.
You have really ascribed a sinister motive (piracy) to my wonderings! I don't want to pirate things, I have money! I would buy them if they were released in a format that more engenders itself to the speed at which I consume media (i.e. very quickly, and impatiently)
It gets even worse when you're not American. Some shows have gotten a lot better at getting faster releases on DVD, and a lot of shows get syndicated on European channels within a week or two, but that doesn't help if you don't watch TV.
But a whole lot of shows still require you to wait 6-18 months after the US DVD release before they're on DVD in Europe.
Which is my point- a lot of industries don't seem to understand the fact that they can instantly deliver their product to any point in the world at any time.
The market is huge, and it exists for every media, not just "ololz animes basement kids with no dollars"
Decided to check out GOG cause people keep bringing it up.
Doesn't have any of the close combat games.
Fail.
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You know besides the well implemented DRM one of the reasons why Steam is so successful is because Steam is viewed as a friend, Steam is popular, it's cool to be on Steam and have big Steam libraries and take advantage of the great sales. And I think this is a big reason why GOG is successful too.
It's socially beneficial to yourself to support these services, you gain cred with the community. If you pirate you become the Other.
Will I don't think I ever proposed a model of "Your product, only free."
I was simply wondering why, in this age of instant information transfer, it takes so long for legitimate copies of translated media to appear.
You have really ascribed a sinister motive (piracy) to my wonderings! I don't want to pirate things, I have money! I would buy them if they were released in a format that more engenders itself to the speed at which I consume media (i.e. very quickly, and impatiently)
basically, arch wants all the pornographies right now
even the serbian ones
See, if there were people as dedicated to that stuff as otaku are to Haruhi Suzumiya, then I'd say there's a problem.
I'm as dedicated to you as they are to Haruhi <3<3
Also, you have an email if you haven't seen it yet.
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Will I seriously hope you are not going to start arguing the Bell Curve.
no, i'm not. i didn't read the book.
but i remember when that book was published, the reflexive response from the right was to say "well yeah we know that black people are stupid" and the reflexive response from the left was to try to nibble away at his statistics or data.
and it basically seemed like an enormous exercise in confirmation bias on both sides. the left was not going to ever accept evidence of any kind of cognitive difference between races, and the right was going to do the opposite, even if it meant having to eat some crow about how smart askinazi jews are.
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I thought GOG was verboten and they lost all of their good will with their little charade.
In fact, I think that was the point of my statement that certain industries don't "get" the internet.
You can deliver your product, very cheaply and efficiently, to anywhere in the world, and additionally you can connect with people all around the world to help localize instantly and in realtime.
So why are you taking so long?
This has nothing to do with piracy, and everything to do with speed of product transfer.
These are previous seasons that I already own on DVD. I'm talking about purchasing episodes from the current season like iTunes has for a bajillion other shows.
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I thought GOG was verboten and they lost all of their good will with their little charade.
I wasn't aware of such a thing. They apologized, in any case, and acknowledged how they handled the transition was poor. People are certainly excited about Planescape: Torment becoming available on GOG.
I want instant media that I purchase legitimately, not to pirate media
I had this argument used against me once: I am a Swede. I have a high-bandwidth internet connection. The Pirate Bay is Swedish. Thus, I am of course a pirate that downloads shit 24/7 when I complain about TV shows taking so long to get here.
I have a penis, and I know where the vagina is located on a woman. Clearly this makes me a rapist.
Will I seriously hope you are not going to start arguing the Bell Curve.
no, i'm not. i didn't read the book.
but i remember when that book was published, the reflexive response from the right was to say "well yeah we know that black people are stupid" and the reflexive response from the left was to try to nibble away at his statistics or data.
and it basically seemed like an enormous exercise in confirmation bias on both sides. the left was not going to ever accept evidence of any kind of cognitive difference between races, and the right was going to do the opposite, even if it meant having to eat some crow about how smart askinazi jews are.
You are hilariously misinterpreting not only what that work contained, but the critical response to it.
I am now pretty good friends with Michael C. Hall's cousin Nick. He lives down here in Durham!
I may go to his wedding! Michael C. Hall probably will be there! I may get to meet him!
Sweet.
Mike, I will pay you to capture Michael C. Hall (how did he get to be one of those celebrities where the middle initial is always included?) and bring him to me. I plan on having him narrate an autobiographical anime I've been working on for the past 10 years. It is currently 220 hours long. I'll feed him crackers and Mtn Dew.
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I mean, IQ probably does have some genetic basis, but the idea that differences in IQ would somehow correspond to the entirely unscientific 19th century constructions of race is an idea so stupid it would be hilarious if it weren't so commonly believed
so why do physically provable things like tsachs or sickle-cell anemia or hypertension or blood type correspond to these entirely unscientific 19th century constructions of race?
i'm not really convinced that race is that much of a thing, or that classical groupings make much sense. but it feels to me that it's being kind of desperately disregarded.
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I am now pretty good friends with Michael C. Hall's cousin Nick. He lives down here in Durham!
I may go to his wedding! Michael C. Hall probably will be there! I may get to meet him!
Sweet.
this explains so much
be sure to kiss him and get a picture before he cuts out your spleen and eats it
9/11 who?
gj
I was simply wondering why, in this age of instant information transfer, it takes so long for legitimate copies of translated media to appear.
You have really ascribed a sinister motive (piracy) to my wonderings! I don't want to pirate things, I have money! I would buy them if they were released in a format that more engenders itself to the speed at which I consume media (i.e. very quickly, and impatiently)
It's genetic, i can't help it.
I'm just glad he kicked the big C...
both his own and that horrible new show.
You said you'd never forget!
basically, arch wants all the pornographies right now
even the serbian ones
i'm not really interested in whether or why black folks do poorly on IQ tests.
i'm mostly interested in how you're carving out your particular position on racial or gender differences as not only the only factually right one, but the only morally feasible one.
See: This genetics argument, the digital media argument, the "nerd entitlement" argument
I don't ignore genetic basis, I just think it is less useful, and more difficult to pin down than a sociocultural one
I want instant media that I purchase legitimately, not to pirate media
I don't just rabble against social norms because the man; I legitimately feel like they are arbitrary and damaging
I want to see that film
GOTO 20
See, if there were people as dedicated to that stuff as otaku are to Haruhi Suzumiya, then I'd say there's a problem.
Other people will, too. If you make it just as easy to get something legally then some people will buy your stuff rather than pirate it. GOG sells DRM-less games. You could just get these games for free, you could even perhaps find the GOG installers themselves, but people do buy from GOG and you can even search for Master of Orion or Planescape Torment, whatever, and see that the GOG versions haven't been leaked on places like Pirate Bay. Good will goes a long way.
It gets even worse when you're not American. Some shows have gotten a lot better at getting faster releases on DVD, and a lot of shows get syndicated on European channels within a week or two, but that doesn't help if you don't watch TV.
But a whole lot of shows still require you to wait 6-18 months after the US DVD release before they're on DVD in Europe.
no nono eweewewewew nononono
Which is my point- a lot of industries don't seem to understand the fact that they can instantly deliver their product to any point in the world at any time.
The market is huge, and it exists for every media, not just "ololz animes basement kids with no dollars"
Doesn't have any of the close combat games.
Fail.
It's socially beneficial to yourself to support these services, you gain cred with the community. If you pirate you become the Other.
I'm as dedicated to you as they are to Haruhi <3<3
Also, you have an email if you haven't seen it yet.
no, i'm not. i didn't read the book.
but i remember when that book was published, the reflexive response from the right was to say "well yeah we know that black people are stupid" and the reflexive response from the left was to try to nibble away at his statistics or data.
and it basically seemed like an enormous exercise in confirmation bias on both sides. the left was not going to ever accept evidence of any kind of cognitive difference between races, and the right was going to do the opposite, even if it meant having to eat some crow about how smart askinazi jews are.
You can deliver your product, very cheaply and efficiently, to anywhere in the world, and additionally you can connect with people all around the world to help localize instantly and in realtime.
So why are you taking so long?
This has nothing to do with piracy, and everything to do with speed of product transfer.
These are previous seasons that I already own on DVD. I'm talking about purchasing episodes from the current season like iTunes has for a bajillion other shows.
I wasn't aware of such a thing. They apologized, in any case, and acknowledged how they handled the transition was poor. People are certainly excited about Planescape: Torment becoming available on GOG.
I had this argument used against me once: I am a Swede. I have a high-bandwidth internet connection. The Pirate Bay is Swedish. Thus, I am of course a pirate that downloads shit 24/7 when I complain about TV shows taking so long to get here.
I have a penis, and I know where the vagina is located on a woman. Clearly this makes me a rapist.
Holy shiiiiiiiiiiit
That is pretty awesome
Kiss him for me
You are hilariously misinterpreting not only what that work contained, but the critical response to it.
This is rather telling.
They got Planescape: Torment, so now everyone loves them again.
Mike, I will pay you to capture Michael C. Hall (how did he get to be one of those celebrities where the middle initial is always included?) and bring him to me. I plan on having him narrate an autobiographical anime I've been working on for the past 10 years. It is currently 220 hours long. I'll feed him crackers and Mtn Dew.
so why do physically provable things like tsachs or sickle-cell anemia or hypertension or blood type correspond to these entirely unscientific 19th century constructions of race?
i'm not really convinced that race is that much of a thing, or that classical groupings make much sense. but it feels to me that it's being kind of desperately disregarded.