The Wang-Out: You look adopted.

[Cosmic]

@talk about taking down social networking sites: THEY CAN'T TAKE DOWN TWITTER. HOW ELSE WOULD PEOPLE FIND OUT ABOUT BREAKING STORIES?

Like it or not it's where a lot of news comes from nowadays. Eyewitness accounts and freedom to distribute information means the big stories can be out there for public consumption faster than a news agency can get a reporter on the scene.

[Littledood]

But most of our stuff was on Megaupload. :/

Oh balls, I didn't think about that... DAMMIT, BRING BACK MEGAUPLOAD!

[Gypsy]

To be fair, I have found out about breaking new stuff via twitter than news sources.

It's the only reason I have a twitter account.

Like it or not it's where a lot of news comes from nowadays. Eyewitness accounts and freedom to distribute information means the big stories can be out there for public consumption faster than a news agency can get a reporter on the scene.

I guess I worded myself wrong...

Edit: Basically, serious all caps post was serious. I would be mad.

[Cosmic]

Do keep in mind the Megaupload founder was living in a huge fuck off mansion in New Zealand and had a garage full of expensive sports cars with custom license plates. This isn't exactly a teenage kid downloading Lil Wayne albums in his bedroom. They repeatedly ignored DMCA takedown notices, paid their more prolific uploaders actual money to share the latest film and music releases and as a company were making more profit in a single year than any of you will see in your lifetime, all off the back of filesharing. They're not as innocent as they first appear.

[Gypsy]

Do keep in mind the Megaupload founder was living in a huge fuck off mansion in New Zealand and had a garage full of expensive sports cars with custom license plates. This isn't exactly a teenage kid downloading Lil Wayne albums in his bedroom. They repeatedly ignored DMCA takedown notices, paid their more prolific uploaders actual money to share the latest film and music releases and as a company were making more profit in a single year than any of you will see in your lifetime, all off the back of filesharing. They're not as innocent as they first appear.

Yeah. I am assuming if the government is doing this they have proper legal grounds. They wouldn't want to lose. I was waiting for more and more to come out as potentially a court case occurred. I imagine this will be settled out of court though.

[Slacker Magician]

Do keep in mind the Megaupload founder was living in a huge fuck off mansion in New Zealand and had a garage full of expensive sports cars with custom license plates. This isn't exactly a teenage kid downloading Lil Wayne albums in his bedroom. They repeatedly ignored DMCA takedown notices, paid their more prolific uploaders actual money to share the latest film and music releases and as a company were making more profit in a single year than any of you will see in your lifetime, all off the back of filesharing. They're not as innocent as they first appear.

Plenty of drug distributors that make even more money.

[Gypsy]

Some Mexican guy is #1 iirc. Recently read an article about him.

[Tassadar]

Plenty of drug distributors that make even more money.

Yeah but how often do you look out for drug busts in the news?

Drug dealing is a much older and more established illegal way to make money, when a is taken down in the wake of the SOPA votes it will get more news coverage.

Also how long were the FBI trying to get MU for?

[Gypsy]

Drug use can never be stopped, much like I believe, file-sharing. Not trying to liken the 2, just saying.

[Englebert3rd]

Yeah but how often do you look out for drug busts in the news?

Drug dealing is a much older and more established illegal way to make money, when a is taken down in the wake of the SOPA votes it will get more news coverage.

Also how long were the FBI trying to get MU for?

Not to mention, drug dealing basically destroys lives. File Sharing, what's gonna hurt? Someone's green wallet?

[Slacker Magician]

Yeah but how often do you look out for drug busts in the news?

I didn't even find out about this stuff with MU until a good time after the fact.

[Inferno.]

I cannot sleep at all. I hate my life.

I can't stop thinking about driving. Brain please switch the fuck off. Thanks.

[Gypsy]

I cannot sleep at all. I hate my life.

I can't stop thinking about driving. Brain please switch the fuck off. Thanks.

Take some sleep meds?

[Inferno.]

I don't have any.

[Drageuth]

It's 20 hours a week as well, plenty of over time opportunity so it could be up to 40 hours a week.

20 * 5.93 * 4 * 12 = £5700 ish. Which is not bad at all!

Check your math. There are 52 weeks in a year, not 48. Unless you plan on taking a month off.

20 * 5.93 * 52 = £6167.

No, you Americans just won't be able to access it. Think: China Internet.

Meanwhile I'll be sitting atop my pile of roms and money smoking a huge cigar and laughing.

I fucking love Canada.