if you used a camera to paint a picture its not real art
How you know the law is unfair to your average user / individual publisher:
"Websites that are blocked by mistake can ask the court to modify the order. However, unlike Issa’s bill, which offers up to $250,000 in compensation, the DEFEND IP Act has no payout for collateral damage."
So in other words there is basically zero chance that a small guy is going to be able to get stuff blocked, but the ~7 hollywood studios (do we even have 7 left???) will be able to basically block any site they like without consequences even if it's non-infringing or primarily non-infringing because the little guy won't have the funds / lawyers on staff / etc to defend against the over-blocking that is inevitable and has occurred in EVERY country that has implemented a censorship regime.
Lets not forget that this also is one of the tactics that is used against political opponents. Particularly the authoritarian kinds (and yes- the very folks we have in congress too!). They have pushed for financial "sanctions" and used such censorship (of a financial nature) in Canada (Prime Minister Justin Trudeau froze the bank accounts, credit cards, and donations of those he disliked for protesting thanks to a highly regulated financial system) and the US against those they oppose. Europe has done the same thing for that matter, but it isn't just who you think. It's a large number of groups from "conservatives" during democrat administrations to folks previously involved in the legal porn industry (bank accounts being shut down by order of republican administrations).
In Canada which does have a censorship regime and site blocking like this bill proposes has attempted to add (?and maybe has?) other non-piracy sites to the list including gambling sites. Censorship doesn't end.
Guys, I need help trying to find a particular PC game and I don't even know what it was called or exactly what genre it was.
So as we all know, big box stores (or maybe even stores in general) don't sell physical PC games anymore, but a few years ago, when they still carried some games like The Sims 4, there was a game in a brown jewel case still being sold in many places. It stood out because it seemed to be old, but was still in print. It must have been a full version of those casual shareware games that used to come with your PC back in the mid-2000s. It must have been a puzzle game, a virtual board game, a game show game, or a collection of those. I just know it existed but never cared about it, but now want to know about it for historical purposes.
If anyone has any idea what it was, please tell me.
I really want to know how this protects free speech or consumers, this literally makes zero sense, talk about propaganda (internet censorship bill / site blocking):
"'By enacting this legislation, our country can deploy a highly effective tool to protect creators and consumers from overseas digital piracy, all while safeguarding free speech and preserving the open internet,' MPA Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin says. "
Bill to censor the US internet:
You heard SOPA was back? Right??? And the copyright cartel are back with a vengeance now that they've succeeded at getting other governments around the world to introduce censorship regimes. Now there isn't just one bill in the US either, but two. The copyright cartel's cronies (representatives in the house and senate) have introduced a 2nd US bill to censor the internet in just the past week!
"The DEFEND IP Act. The proposal comes less than two weeks after Rep. Darrell Issa's competing proposal, and both bills allow rightsholders to obtain court orders requiring ISPs and large DNS resolvers to block foreign pirate sites."
If you haven't written your representative(s) don't wait! It's never too early to start writing and let them know that you don't support this bill or any other that would introduce censorship to the internet.
Here is the full story:
Guys, I need help trying to find a particular PC game and I don't even know what it was called or exactly what genre it was.
So as we all know, big box stores (or maybe even stores in general) don't sell physical PC games anymore, but a few years ago, when they still carried some games like The Sims 4, there was a game in a brown jewel case still being sold in many places. It stood out because it seemed to be old, but was still in print. It must have been a full version of those casual shareware games that used to come with your PC back in the mid-2000s. It must have been a puzzle game, a virtual board game, a game show game, or a collection of those. I just know it existed but never cared about it, but now want to know about it for historical purposes.
If anyone has any idea what it was, please tell me.
Oh yeah, there is also no built-in camera or microphone constantly recording everything you say or do.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but it seems like the true winner of the 9th generation console war is the fucking Evercade (Steam devices will never count; they're specialized gaming PCs).
* Actually affordable by most people right now
* Actually has games even if most are re-releases
* Physical media is main focus
* Games actually come with manuals as a standard
* Fully playable offline
* Games are released as finished products
* The EXP and Super Pocket models are the only traditional handhelds (having an exclusive library and being able to fit in your pocket) on the market right now (Playdate is a shitty gimmick and doesn't count)
* Literally has an arcade cabinet variant
* Some Evercade ports are actually the definitive official versions of their respective games (Duke Nukem and Banjo Kazooie being the most notable)
* Supports indies but isn't trying to be saturated with shovelware indie titles
* Native ports show that the system is capable of more demanding games. I bet they could even port Dreamcast and GameCube games via the original or decomp source code
* And most importantly, it is the only console/handheld this gen that is guaranteed to offer the exact same experience 10/20+ years from now as it does in the present day
And I remember when the thing first came out, I thought it was the most pointless console ever. I mean who wants to buy a system that only plays emulated re-releases of decades-old games? Though this is before indies arrived on it, but I disregarded it as a cheap cash-in on the success of systems like the NES Classic. However, they have probably become the most vindicated console as time goes on.
One more post about Discord and the age ID thing, but this time looking into how the alternatives have failed to capture market share and going over some of the background to this whole fiasco.
https://pleromanonx86.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/so-discord-did-the-age-verification-thing/