LillyPip

Pretty sure it’s the lifts in his shoes. He’s worn them for years because he can’t bear to be under a certain height. They tip him slightly forwards. That plus the corset.

It’s really weird, but not one of the many signs of dementia he shows, just vanity.

The fuck has anything in this thread had to do with bigotry? Bigotry against what? Software? Hockey?

Or do you just call everything that offends you ‘bigotry’?

Sigh, okay, I’ll try it again.

Like I do every time there’s a huge update. Will this time be different? I hate Adobe, but the Gimp has yet to live up to its promise to replace it. I’d love to never give Adobe another cent, but we’ll see.

I am all for war if – and only if – the politicians and billionaires fight it themselves.

Cage matches between the elites and oligarchs of each nation. To the death.

Then I’ll get behind it.

Again, I meant for profit companies, like Nintendo.

Volunteer led orgs are different. Particularly those run by socialists.

e: most volunteer/socialist orgs don’t have ‘customers’.

I wasn’t justifying it. Perhaps that came across the wrong way.

They’re selling shit they never asked their users for and that’s bullshit, and should be illegal. Especially with children’s data.

My point was they’re doing it.

I’ve been in software design and development for decades. Sorry, but you are wrong.

The reason these companies are so profitable is because they sell your data.

Whales are fine, but that’s not their only revenue stream. People freely give up their data to them and that’s stupidly valuable. If you think these companies aren’t selling it, you’re very naive.

And to be clear, you’re saying this in response to an article pointing out they’ve been selling your data.

Yeah. Tell that to these fanatical lunatics. They’ll kill us all for their apocalyptic fantasies.

Yeah, I didn’t think I needed to make clear I meant with for profit companies like Nintendo.

A good pair of shoes costs more, but your feet are worth it. And cobblers are still a thing.
Buy good shoes and have them repaired. This costs much less than buying cheap shoes every few years.

Same with tailoring. Buy a nice coat and have it fixed rather than buying a new coat. Slightly higher outlay up front, but it lasts far longer and is far cheaper than having to buy a new one when your shitty coat wears out in a few years.

Most people have never experienced the difference with quality goods. They seem more expensive, but are actually less expensive in the long run.

Buy nice things then use cobblers and tailors to prevent rebuying later.

Look, you can’t force Jesus to come back by following the rules.

Yeah, but many players don’t pay, especially the huge player bases of children. They can subsidise that by selling your data.