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I really think that part of what is changing is that the hardware people run games on is becoming less and less differentiated in both power class and capability. And the hardware that does bring a large performance gap is very expensive.

They keep trying to make Linux more appealing.

Can this be done in a browser extension? I’m basically wondering why people don’t tell other people about Paywall bypass software on Lemmy. Is it because it sucks? Doesn’t exist?

Such software seems like it would be very Lemmy, and very Linux, and very piracy, and very anarchic. So why am I not already aware of any?

Thanks!

I always assumed that wasn’t the case because Paywall bypass extensions are not linked in a reply when someone screams about paywalls in a thread on Reddit or Lemmy. Why is that possible, but not possible with a browser extension?

Are soft paywalls uncommon?

Of course that’s criminal.

Make it Post it notes, free standing signs, whatever. I mentioned signs too, for a reason.

So there is no subscriber at all? How do they get past the wall that requires the payment?

It’s fun how I got a few replies, and none of the answered my very precise question.

At first glance, this does not bypass paywalls. It archives web pages.

People conflate the two services because some of them bypass paywalls as they archive.

I specifically asked for about paywall bypass on purpose.

So I should be able to go down to my local GameStop and write the same sorts of things on game boxes and put up signs saying the same things?

That’s speech too.

Just because this is digital, it does not give a pass IMO. These are private spaces still. They are not administered by the public.

Burchett is a moron.

Is there a reason self hosted paywall bypass tools don’t exist? Is it because these services pay for access?

Well, they obviously play… oh, I see

Edit: looks like we got downvotes from a Roblox fan.

Yeah, I’m glad I’m not alone in having that vibe about Phil.

I’m guessing based on the downvotes, he does.

Does he say the same word over and over in a run on sentence to be purposefully confusing for effect? It’s his favorite bit to do. Bubble bubble bubble.

There’s another patent suit with Disney+ over HDR, or maybe the same thing, in Germany right now, too.

just one more AI model, please, that’ll do it, just one more, just you wait, have you seen how fast things are improving? Just one more. Common, just one more…

I don’t think someone has the right to sell someone else’s product without permission. It’s as simple as that.

Note that this is differentiated from piracy. Y’all are muddying waters and sabotaging the cause when you entertain the idea that selling bootleg dvds should be equivalent to someone downloading something from the internet with no money changing hands. Regardless of constructed reasons related to availability.

No, but they shouldn’t be allowed to sue for physical piracy on products they do not produce physically.

This is nonsense.

I can’t just go and sell physical copies of Stardew Valley because the person who makes the game does not sell physical copies for XYZ platform.

Just like I can’t go and sell digital copies of something I don’t own the rights to just because it’s only available in physical form.

Y’all are doing that thing where you feel you have the right to other people’s labor. And going further and saying you have the right to profit from other people’s labor because they didn’t package their labor the way you want.

“Learn to work like this now or you will be left behind.” The “experts” say.

So, companies should be legally forced to produce DVDs?

Also, piracy is one thing. Selling pirated content is another.

Some of this has the color of people feeling entertainment is a human right or something.