In addition to what you, the building of dependency is nefarious and going unnoticed by many people from what I’ve seen. output almost always has a flaw, a missing fact or something ambiguous
So they're like journalists. Every time I know the details of a news story via a personal connection, I discover that the news reporting gets something important wrong.
Makes sense, I suppose. So much of what's on the internet is written by journalists, so if you train your AI models on that... you get the inaccuracy that comes from believing journalists.
FTFY: it's not "charging users fees of up to $1500 in high-capacity areas."
It's high DEMAND areas. If they had the capacity, it wouldn't be a problem.
That's the clincher for Sony. If killing physical discs improves the bottom line, they really couldn't give a flying f*** about the 20%-ers.
(Not that they give much of a f*** about the interests of the 80%-ers either, but that's capitalism for you)
But unlocking should otherwise be automatic once devices are paid off...
... but only if the the customer is moving to another massive telecom incumbent.
Yeah, the monkeys aren't generally the problem here. We're very much aware from the outside that it's the ring-leaders, the clowns, and the ringmaster who've spent insufficient time in the hall of mirrors.
(Wow, what a tortured metaphor!)
It's amazing that a country so completely built upon immigration and the suppression of the natives should have the hubris to look at its own founding principals so poorly whilst at the same time playing in a vaudeville show on the subject of the country's 250th birthday.
(Yes, I know, non-US citizens need not comment as it's not our dog-and-pony show, but, ya know, perhaps some people should look in the mirror sometimes!)
That was the point at which BAM corporate lost ALL credibility. If you're gonna lie, you absolutely have to be consistent in your lies ... and consistency with reality is the best defense in the first place.
As I said before, you and StS are assuming that an American-English specific usage of 'legos' is the way 'everyone knows' it is said. It is not. (certainly not in British English, though I can't speak for Australian, NZ or any of the many other kinds of English)
In the end, I don't care what you think about this, and I don't think I can fix the USA (not even the USA citizenry appear to be able to do that right now), you're just wrong.
We've been having exactly this debate for generations, ever since some people started taking photographs instead of painting landscapes and portraits.
And then again when people started using digital cameras instead of film.
And thirdly when professional photographers realised they could make very good photographs with iPhones.
Can you take sloppy pictures with a phone camera that are worthless when compared to a Van Gogh? Of course, but it seems the mainstream has moved on to understand that, with a great deal of artistry and skill, one can take extremely artistic photographs with a pin-hole camera.
Come on folks, we've been dealing with people citing the danger to children for all this moralistic crap for decades. Now we have the perfect opportunity to actually use the above phrase for the real benefit of said children.
Have at it!
(and Gd-damn fck the lazy cunts in Congress who're letting the Orange Gibbon and his shit-stirrers get away with all of this crap!)
Have we gone too far along the toxic reactions? It seems the devs made a polite request, even if they really shouldn't have done. No threats of penalty or a law suit.
Yes, they were wrong, but to excoriate them in the manner that appears to have happened is a toxic over-reaction to an (apparently) mis-guided mistake. It's like handing out a five year prison sentence for a jay-walking misdemeanour.
Now I see!
FTFY: it's not "charging users fees of up to $1500 in high-capacity areas." It's high DEMAND areas. If they had the capacity, it wouldn't be a problem.
tl;dr: it depends
No shit, sherlock!
Oh, that's deep.... so deep.
Time for someone to submit an FOIA request for Herr, sorry I mean, Mr Candeub's browser history. "If you've nothing to fear, you've nothing to hide!"
That's the clincher for Sony. If killing physical discs improves the bottom line, they really couldn't give a flying f*** about the 20%-ers. (Not that they give much of a f*** about the interests of the 80%-ers either, but that's capitalism for you)
sub-text
@the Monkeys
Yeah, the monkeys aren't generally the problem here. We're very much aware from the outside that it's the ring-leaders, the clowns, and the ringmaster who've spent insufficient time in the hall of mirrors. (Wow, what a tortured metaphor!)
Fascinating (& horrifying) view from the outside
It's amazing that a country so completely built upon immigration and the suppression of the natives should have the hubris to look at its own founding principals so poorly whilst at the same time playing in a vaudeville show on the subject of the country's 250th birthday. (Yes, I know, non-US citizens need not comment as it's not our dog-and-pony show, but, ya know, perhaps some people should look in the mirror sometimes!)
Microsoft: the leopard who's spots never change
Embrace, extend, extinguish
That was the point at which BAM corporate lost ALL credibility. If you're gonna lie, you absolutely have to be consistent in your lies ... and consistency with reality is the best defense in the first place.
As I said before, you and StS are assuming that an American-English specific usage of 'legos' is the way 'everyone knows' it is said. It is not. (certainly not in British English, though I can't speak for Australian, NZ or any of the many other kinds of English) In the end, I don't care what you think about this, and I don't think I can fix the USA (not even the USA citizenry appear to be able to do that right now), you're just wrong.
Nope
It is 'LEGO bricks'. It's not marketing, it's how the language works (outside of the USA, it seems).
Film and Digital cameras
We've been having exactly this debate for generations, ever since some people started taking photographs instead of painting landscapes and portraits. And then again when people started using digital cameras instead of film. And thirdly when professional photographers realised they could make very good photographs with iPhones. Can you take sloppy pictures with a phone camera that are worthless when compared to a Van Gogh? Of course, but it seems the mainstream has moved on to understand that, with a great deal of artistry and skill, one can take extremely artistic photographs with a pin-hole camera.
Won't somebody think of the CHILDREN!
Come on folks, we've been dealing with people citing the danger to children for all this moralistic crap for decades. Now we have the perfect opportunity to actually use the above phrase for the real benefit of said children. Have at it! (and Gd-damn fck the lazy cunts in Congress who're letting the Orange Gibbon and his shit-stirrers get away with all of this crap!)
No worries
Don't worry, Cassidy will fall on his feet into some nice cushy job in the private sector. So it's all good. /s
Oh, well done, sir. Perfect way to illustrate my point.
Toxicity
Have we gone too far along the toxic reactions? It seems the devs made a polite request, even if they really shouldn't have done. No threats of penalty or a law suit. Yes, they were wrong, but to excoriate them in the manner that appears to have happened is a toxic over-reaction to an (apparently) mis-guided mistake. It's like handing out a five year prison sentence for a jay-walking misdemeanour.
Assume away
The AC's comments jibe with my own training on the subject, so you can take your assumptions and stuff 'em where the sun don't shine.
No thanks
No thanks; there's no telling what disease I might catch!!