They denuvo the shit out of their games, so it's actually pretty hard to pirate them nowadays.

It says "charged," not "committed." Every president has probably committed felonies.

We were notified through a c/Mildly Infuriating post. True pirates are used to having to make some effort to get their content!

Good to know just so I know to go to an instance that doesn't block this community. I don't blame .world for being careful. This is indeed the Fediverse working as intended.

Unless your account is on lemmy.world, you wouldn't notice it.

Yeah, really. I get why some instances want to be selective, but it was a bit jarring to me just how many were when I was looking for a way to try Lemmy out.

Something about living long enough and becoming the villain...

EDIT: Phew, my age is showing trying to use a meme phrase! This didn't convey what I intended. I meant to say that .world has been unfairly vilified by some. Will be more judicious in using this phrase in the future!

And besides closing registrations, many others required that you request it, then wait for approval. Of course most went with the path of least resistance - I know I did (using an alt account now because of the DDOS attacks).

Republicans always roll 1 on perception checks.

For whoever's curious, the actual text is "So they got hitched as soon as possible. And they lived horribly ever after, scaring the socks off all who fell afoul of them."

"Is this the kind of conduct that the Republican party or the American people want for someone who's going to be president?"

Yes to Republican party, no to American people.