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• On the post: Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Very Mad At Disney For Its Speech, Funds At Least One SLAPP Suit

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2024 @ 10:48am

  slightly changing the subject to Netflix

  Netflix also gets accused of "wokeness" alongside Disney, but it's interesting that they had a Dave Chapelle special where he was transphobic AF, and it was so successful that Netflix gave him another one where he was ableist. I mean, if Netflix is "woke", granting Chapelle two specials where he makes bigoted jokes is a very weird way of showing it. Maybe the logical conclusion is that Netflix just likes money, and same with Disney.

• On the post: More Confusion Over Xbox Exclusives As Reports Of Game Ports Start Leaking

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2024 @ 10:31am

  I'm not a console gamer either (unless you count the Nintendo Switch). The PC and the Steam Deck have all the games I need, in addition to Nintendo's exclusives on the Switch. Also, I have a playdate which I play occasionally. It's like the Nintendo Wii in that it's behind the times in terms of specs, but it makes up for it with a control scheme gimmick which unlocks new gameplay styles.

• On the post: More Confusion Over Xbox Exclusives As Reports Of Game Ports Start Leaking

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2024 @ 10:07am

  Related to Emulators…

  Some of my chiptunes are ROMs and formats which are compatible with emulators for NES and the Super NES, so I'm really grateful for the emulation community. It just shows you that emulation isn't just for piracy!

• On the post: Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Very Mad At Disney For Its Speech, Funds At Least One SLAPP Suit

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2024 @ 10:00am

  slight disagreement

  A space sex worker is an honest gig, which is what the complete opposite of what Gina Carano is doing with her frivolous and Quixotic lawsuit.

• On the post: Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Very Mad At Disney For Its Speech, Funds At Least One SLAPP Suit

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2024 @ 09:58am

  All I got to say is…

  FUCK YOU Gina Carano, and FUCK YOU Elon Musk! You're making me like Disney and I hate that you're doing that to me!

• On the post: More Confusion Over Xbox Exclusives As Reports Of Game Ports Start Leaking

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 09 Feb, 2024 @ 09:39am

  Agreed. I've bought and played Sony Playstation "exclusives" such as Marvel's Spider-Man, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart, and God of War (which I have yet to start playing) and I hadn't bought a PS4 or PS5. I don't need to do so now.

• On the post: Techdirt Podcast Episode 379: Is the Internet Killing Culture? (No. Don’t Be Stupid.)

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2024 @ 02:45am

  I wouldn't make music if it weren't for the internet

  I wouldn't be in the chiptune scene without the internet, I wouldn't make money without websites such as bandcamp, distribution services such as CDBaby, song publishers such as Songtrust, and music streaming services such as Spotify.

• On the post: Bluesky Opens Up

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2024 @ 04:42pm

  mentally-ill biological males and females who delude themselves into believing they’re the opposite sex

  which is the complete opposite of mainstream psychological and medical expertise on transgender healthcare. Go fuck yourself, transphobe.

• On the post: Bluesky Opens Up

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2024 @ 04:40pm

  If I was to sign up to Bluesky I would immediately set my moderation to block all racist and misogynistic posts by white males.

  The joke's on you, seeing as you can set up mute-lists for that kind of thing on Bluesky! You just own-goaled your own argument!

• On the post: Bluesky Opens Up

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2024 @ 04:38pm

  Somebody once told me this pearl of wisdom

  Real life is governed by idiots. Courtrooms are governed by idiots but they have rules involved.

• On the post: Bluesky Opens Up

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2024 @ 04:15pm

  Thank you!

  Hyman, I want to thank you for doing this, because that means you're going to be thrown into various contraptions (in Bluesky-speak, that means be put on mute-lists).

• On the post: Bluesky Opens Up

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2024 @ 04:14pm

  have a job, or play video games, or learn a new language,

  What a coinkidink, these are all things I do (with the latter two being hobbies of mine!)

• On the post: Palworld Modder Changes ‘Pokémon’ Mod To Include Generic Characters Instead

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2024 @ 04:41am

  See, you misunderstand. The US Constitution doesn't guarantee that there must be copyrights and patents, but that Congress has the abilities to make those laws. If congress abolished copyright law and patents, that would also comply with the US constitution (but it would go against all the IP treaties we signed, so maybe not).

• On the post: Sorry Appin, We’re Not Taking Down Our Article About Your Attempts To Silence Reporters

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2024 @ 12:18pm

  If the anonymous comment option were removed, I would probably end up either commenting less often or finally creating an account.

  But see, there are reasons to be anonymous, such as the Singaporean who criticizes his government. Do you really want to compromise that person's safety by revealing their identity? I wouldn't!

• On the post: Nintendo DMCAs ‘Palworld’ Mod That Puts Actual Pokémon Into The Game

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 30 Jan, 2024 @ 08:48am

  I don't get why you included Vimeo, they still exist…

• On the post: Cable Giants Insist That Forcing Them To Make Cancellations Easier Violates Their First Amendment Rights

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2024 @ 08:48am

  Well, they did have that whole "States' rights" argument.

• On the post: Palworld Is a Great Example Of The Idea/Expression Dichotomy

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2024 @ 08:34am

  It used to be the opposite, where Japanese IP law was pretty much the same but there was a huge Doujin (or fan-made) culture of independent and fan games which literally violated copyright of the major AAA studios and Anime/Manga creators but they didn't sue because lawyers in Japan are soooooo expensive. I guess once © infringement became a criminal act in Japan that's when the party stopped.

• On the post: This Week In Techdirt History: January 21st – 27th

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2024 @ 04:43am

  They're not males. And once they take Hormone Replacement Therapy, they lose muscle mass. Also, there has never been a case where a trans woman athlete won over a cis woman athlete of equal capability. Third, this is definitely about bigotry, seeing as the outrage over trans woman competitors extends to competitions like Irish Step Dancing, Darts, and Chess (!). You just want trans women and girls not to have a public life at all.

• On the post: Clingy Guy Who Filed A SLAPP Suit Against Women He Dated Has Lawsuit Thrown Out… Immediately Refiles (Oh, And Also Gets Convicted For Tax Fraud)

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 27 Jan, 2024 @ 05:21am

  King Crimson, you might say?

• On the post: The Sky Is Rising 2024 Edition: Rather Than Destroying Culture, The Internet Has Saved The Content Industries

  

  Leah Abram ( profile ), 23 Jan, 2024 @ 04:31am

  You don't like Mike Masnick's Think Tank's reports. Okay. See ya. You don't have to be here, you know.

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