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Fully working 270€ Nest Dropcam will no longer be supported. (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 110 points 8 months ago (4 children)

If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing. [yes, from the same guy who gave us “enshittification”]

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago

Doctorow's not wrong.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago

from the very link you posted (emphasis mine):

As Tyler James Hill wrote: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I'd heard and used both phrases before but didn't realize they had the same author. Coincidentally, I recently reread one of his books, Little Brother, also by chance of reading about it on a Lemmy comment.

It's no surprise the author of that book has these views. I think I'll read more of his work.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

He is currently featured in a Humble Bundle, so if you read digital books (I use a tablet, my wife a ebook reader, but you can also use a phone or laptop) then you can get many of his books cheaply (without DRM, of course).

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/cory-doctorow-novel-collection-tor-books-books

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Fantastic, I'll certainly be making use of that. I've never been one for digital reading - I printed out Little Brother and read it that way - but with no DRM how could you complain. I appreciate the link.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

recommend Walkaway (completely unrelated to the subreddit, they went in a very … *cough* different direction)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

On your recommendation, I picked up a copy from my library this morning. Only had time for the first chapter, but I'm already liking it. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This Doctorow fellow seems like he has some interesting things to say.